Ian J. Ball
2024-12-24 17:43:43 UTC
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Permalinkmuch, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie:
soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to
ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop
shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems
likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers
JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like
Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it
can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.
Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long).
Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of
weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I
was a mom...
Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly
filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer
Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a
important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key
supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to
the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse
action) being probably the best of the lot.
The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial
killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the
former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't
say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit
wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise"
department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term project.
There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints
at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.
The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film
is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for
whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet
unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for
this one to be released.
Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who
calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!),
David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana
Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to
"protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all
in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless
they stay.
It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo"
supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing
in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat
similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.
What did you watch?