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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Opening in Movie Theaters on Friday June 12, 2026 is 'The Furious'

THE FURIOUS distribution in the U.S. is from LIONS-GATE (2025). This movie hit the festival circuit and is being compared to "The Raid" (2011). In terms of action, but both stories are totally different. I'm a huge fan of "Raid" and its' sequel.

"The Furious" looks like a lot of fun with solid action. I might be heading into a movie theater to watch it.

Below is an animated movie poster "The Furious" (2026).

Hong Kong Action.

Below is a clip from "The Furious" plus the movie trailer (2026).

Podcast 'Dateline' Five Miles From Home 'She's the Only One Missing' Episode Two

Dateline (NBC). "Five Miles From Home".... "After a discovery in the desert, investigators start with Mickie’s inner circle."

Podcast 'Dateline' Five Miles From Home 'Mickie' Episode One

Dateline (NBC). "Five Miles From Home".... "When a popular high school junior doesn’t make it home from track practice, her family springs into action."

Podcast 'Dateline' episode 'A Killing in Midtown'

Classic Podcast '20/20' True Crime Vault 'One Last Chance: The Trial of Scott Peterson' 2021

20/20 (ABC).... "Eighteen years after being convicted of his pregnant wife's murder, Scott Peterson may receive a new trial."

(OAD 5/14/21).

Saturday Night 'Dateline' with Andrea Canning June 13, 2026 at 10/9 p.m.

Monday, June 8, 2026

Film Review 'Neglected' is cliche with no originality 1-out-of-5* Stars

NEGLECTED from INAUGURAL Entertainment (2026). This mystery thriller was said to be a "Theatrical Dump." Which means that the studio didn't believe in the movie. It got a limited release back on May 8, 2026 and "bombed" over that weekend.

I walked into an empty theater here at Albuquerque to watch this. I was completely sold by the movie trailer.

The story is simple. The son of a veteran police detective is kidnapped by a serial killer. That son is buried alive and the killer wants the dad to solve three of his murders. The son has 8 hours to live.

What a great premise right?.... Right..... That's where it ends because this film rips off so many thrillers from the 1990's.

Spoiler: What made me laugh was when the serial killer gave up clues. All the detective did was have a flashback and he solved each murder. It was so damn easy.

Spoiler: What made me laugh even more.... The veteran detective freaks out over those gruesome murders. Like he had never seen anything like this in his long career. I could go on, but I will not.

Clearly this was an independent movie. It was filmed in 12 days. David Lipper served as producer, screenwriter and director. He's also in this as an actor. He clearly was influenced by 1990's thrillers. Especially "Seven" (1995) with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt.

That is all fine, but why not go in a new direction? An example is..., let the detective "sweat" it out and re-open these murder cases on his own. Let him become a real detective and don't give him any clues....

You can watch "Neglected" over at Prime Video.

Black Comedy Trailer 'Above the Line' coming soon.!

Trailer 'Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert' coming soon.!

Trailer 'Gangland' coming soon.!

NOTE: This trailer on the surface is darkly lit. I think the reason is because most scenes were filmed at night. I had to watch it three times to see it clearly. Independent cinema.

It is set in Oklahoma and there are Native Indigenous influences here. Interesting.

Trailer 'Time of Death' coming soon.!

Prime Trailer 'Ride or Die' streaming July 15, 2026

Trailer 'Drifter' coming soon.!

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Podcast 'Dateline' Premium 'After the Verdict: The Butterfly' with Andrea Canning

Dateline Premium with Andrea Canning.... "In the summer of 2021, charismatic young art student Katelyn Markham vanished from her Ohio townhouse. Her father, Dave Markham, set out to find his daughter with the help of her fiancé, John Carter."

"It would take two years for her remains to be found and a decade longer before someone close to Katelyn was held responsible: her fiancé, John."

"In this episode, Andrea talks with Dave about Katelyn’s Law, a bill which aims to remove the statute of limitations for those accused of abusing a corpse and how he hopes it will help other families find justice. Plus, he tells Andrea about his upcoming plans with the dogged investigator who solved Katelyn’s case."

Saturday Night '48 Hours' episode 'The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett'

48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett" (7-6-2026).

Click on the CBS logo for 48 HOURS.

CBS.

Top Box Office 'Scary Movie 6' Laughs to Number #1 with $55 Million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / 6-7-2026 / ESTIMATED

1. Scary Movie - $55,000,000

2. Masters of the Universe - $29,308,000

3. Backrooms - $25,942,933

4. Obsession - $25,600,000

5. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act - $11,580,000

6. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - $10,000,000

7. Michael - $7,700,000

8. The Breadwinner - $3,400,000

9. Pressure - $3,000,000

10. The Devil Wears Prada 2 - $2,800,000

Movie Poster 2025.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Love. Honor. Betray.'

20/20 (ABC).... "On New Year's Eve in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Army Sergeant Kemia Hessel's husband is murdered. Police video shows a distraught Hessel, but investigators believe she arranged her spouse's death."

This is a rebroadcast.

(OAD 2/16/24)

Friday night 'Dateline' episode 'A Killing in Midtown'

DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "A Killing in Midtown" (6-5-2026). Did you watch it?

Click on the logo below for DATELINE.

NBC.

Friday, June 5, 2026

Podcast 'Dateline' True Crime Weekly

True Crime Weekly....

Dateline anchor Lester Holt shares his new reporting on the case of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
In Cleveland, 13 years after a mother was stabbed to death, her divorce attorney is on trial for her murder.
In Dateline Round Up, updates from the trial of Larry Millete, a San Diego man accused of buying magic spells, then murdering his wife.
Plus, an expert on ankle monitors answers the question: How useful are they, really?

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