Directed by Michael M. Scott. With Joey Lawrence, Emily Hampshire, Linda Darlow, Marilu Henner. An attractive pair agrees to be each other's supposed significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families at bay.
The definition of irony:
Two characters in a Hallmark Holiday movie coming out of an off-off-off=Broadway play that was obviously not good. One asks the other how they liked it:
I think the cast did a good job with material that was obviously a little bit far-fetched.
Raven Black begins on New Year’s Eve with a lonely outcast named Magnus Tait, who stays home waiting for visitors who never come. But the next morning the body of a murdered teenage girl is discovered nearby, and suspicion falls on Magnus. Inspector Jimmy Perez enters an investigative maze that leads deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go.
Directed by Jessica Hobbs. With Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Gillian Anderson. Amid a growing challenge to her power, Thatcher fights for her position. Charles grows more determined to separate from Diana as their marriage unravels.
I spent some time tonight looking at Substack as a platform. It’s impressive just how many people I follow on Twitter use it as yet-another-platform to be on. I wonder how much duplication of content they’re generating? How I wish that everyone could simply have one canonical place to follow them.
One thing I find myself wanting is a discovery-based follow button for Microsub that would allow me to input either my own following list or even my Twitter account which would then parse through my Twitter follows to allow me to quickly follow the personal websites that appear in people’s Twitter website and bio fields.
Directed by Jessica Hobbs. With Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin. Charles is caught in a deadly avalanche, prompting both him and Diana to reevaluate their commitment to their troubled marriage.
Directed by Kevin Fair. With Marc Bendavid, Rachel Boston, Venus Terzo, Willa Milner. Andy's family has built Rose Parade floats for generations. When her Dad gets sick, Andy's forced to supervise the construction and decoration of their client's float and deal with a demanding businessman whose company commissioned it.
Rating: ★½
A Pasadena Hallmark movie?! I’m in!
Orange Hill College in South Pasadena? Who knew?
“You have a heart flutter”… Fill in the bingo card!
Kind sir? Can you help us wrap up this Christmas tree.
Really? What century is this?
Directed by Ed Thomas. With Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel. A curator's body is found in a shallow grave. The team investigate her death. Mathias comes under suspicion when another dead body is discovered. An independent officer is appointed to investigate the death and invites DS Owens to help him.
Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Joe Biden forges ahead with his transition to the White House as President Donald Trump shows no signs of conceding. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham calls for a reset on the nation’s COVID-19 response as cases surge across the country. And music legend Dolly Parton reflects on a year marked by a pandemic and why she is creating more than ever before.
