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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #301 :: April 30 to May 6

It's not a huge movie week, but there are certainly a few notable films that made their debuts including a noir classic, two shorts by a popular comedy trio and one from a cartoon cat and mouse duo, a movie ...
/ / Arabesque, Baby Blue Marine, Badman's Territory, Bhowani Junction, Captain America: Civil War, Hilda Crane, I Shot Andy Warhol, Keanu, Lost Command, Mission: Impossible III, Movies, Movies by the Decade, No Retreat No Surrender, The Craft, The Pom Pom Girls, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Roaring Road, Under Two Flags / No Comments on Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #301 :: April 30 to May 6
The text "Kimberly Akimbo" in large, bold white letters with a dark blue outline, centered beneath an arc of yellow stars and a rainbow against a teal background. The logo is flanked on both sides by silhouettes of roller coaster cars carrying passengers.

Theatre Review :: Kimberly Akimbo Tour at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre

When you say, 'I'm going to see Kimberly Akimbo', to anyone who has little familiarity with musical theatre beyond the big name shows that dominate Broadway and tour the country, you'd most likely be met with, 'What's a Kimberly Akimbo?' ...
/ / Ann Morrison, Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway Across America, Darron Hayes, Emily Koch, Gabby Beredo, Jim Hogan, Kimberly Akimbo, Kimberly Akimbo Baltimore Review, Laura Woyasz, Marcus Phillips, Max Santopietro, Musical Review, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Stage, Touring Shows Review / No Comments on Theatre Review :: Kimberly Akimbo Tour at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre
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Theatre Review :: The Book of Mormon Tour at Washington DC’s National Theatre

By now The Book of Mormon musical is well known, starting first in 2011, written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone from South Park along with Robert Lopez, at the time known for co-creating Avenue Q. The Broadway nerdiness was ...
/ / Airfrica Airways, Broadway Across America, Broadway at the National, Charity Arianna, Craig Franke, Ethan Davenport, Jacob Aune, Jarius Miquel Cliett, Jonathan Grunert, Matt Stone, Musical Review, NETworks Presentations, Shafiq Hicks, Stage, The Book of Mormon, The Book of Mormon DC Review, The National Theatre, Touring Shows Review, Trey Parker / No Comments on Theatre Review :: The Book of Mormon Tour at Washington DC’s National Theatre
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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Moonlight Murders

Lifetime brings us a film fitting of the 'Sunday Night Thrills' theme, a serial killer thriller that is anything but standard issue with interesting characters and a tragic ending that completely catches you off guard. The Moonlight Murders revolves around ...
/ / ★★★, Clayton Louis, Courtney Elvira, Drama, Harley Bronwyn, Home Viewing, John Hardy, Lauren Cole, Lifetime, Mystery, Russell Bradley Fenton, Shane Michael Costa, Sunday Night Thrills, The Moonlight Murders, Thriller / No Comments on Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Moonlight Murders
Title card for Lifetime's 2026 film "Behind Closed Doors" featuring Jenny Pudavick as Morgan Marsh, Dennis Andres as Grant, Magalie Langrais as Lizzy Marsh and Chris Hong as Kevin Marsh with serious expressions against a dark, moody background, with a glowing, partially open door positioned between them and the film title in large, distressed yellow typography.

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Behind Closed Doors

Lifetime delivers another gripping thriller, Behind Closed Doors, that is unfortunately deflated by an ending that just leaves you wondering what happened. Behind Closed Doors stars Dennis Andres as a man named Grant Dreyer who, when first seen, is running ...
/ / ★★, Alison Mackay, Behind Closed Doors, Chris Hong, Colton Royce, Dennis Andres, Drama, Home Viewing, Jenny Pudavick, Jordan Mazeral, Lifetime, Magalie Langrais, Robin Craig, Thriller, Winston as Princess / No Comments on Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Behind Closed Doors
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Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s I’ll Be Seeing You

Hallmark Channel's 'Spring into Love' theme sends one of its top male stars on a girls' road trip -- and one guy -- down the Pacific Coast in the charming I'll Be Seeing You. Stacey Farber, last seen on Hallmark ...
/ / ★★★, April Amber Telek, BJ Harrison, Christine Ebersole, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Home Viewing, I'll Be Seeing You, John Prowse, Pete Graham, Romance, Spring Into Love, Stacey Farber, Tom Pickett, Tyler Hynes, Uncategorized / No Comments on Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s I’ll Be Seeing You
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TV by the Decade :: Apr 26•May 2

Only a handful of new series made their debuts this week across the decades starting with a 1956 Summer replacement variety show on its third network in four years, a 2006 MTV comedy series inspired by the success of its ...
/ / Blowin' Up, Dexter's Laboratory, Houdini & Doyle, Space's Deepest Secrets, Television, The Eddy Arnold Show, The Loud House, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary / No Comments on TV by the Decade :: Apr 26•May 2
Title card for LMN's 2026 film "A House Built on Lies" with large, bold white and red lettering. A dramatic low-light scene featuring Kimberly-Sue Murray as Daisy, Diana Salvatore as Louise and Ansh Pandey as Zack in an indoor setting. In the foreground, Daisy, a woman with long, dark wavy hair looks over her shoulder with a tense expression. In the background, Zack and Louise stand watching, all illuminated by moody, warm lighting.

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s A House Built on Lies

I don't know why LMN's newest 'Home is Where the Harm Is' movie, A House Built on Lies, has such a low rating on IMDb, but after the dreadful offerings from the previous two weeks this one is Citizen Kane ...
/ / ★★★, A House Built on Lies, Alexis Koetting, Ansh Pandey, Darryl Hopkins, Diana Salvatore, Drama, Home is Where the Harm Is, Home Viewing, Ian Kilburn, Kate Corbett, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mary Lewis, Mystery, Thriller / 1 Comment on Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s A House Built on Lies
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #300 :: April 23•29

While Movies by the Decade celebrates its own milestone -- 300 editions -- there are a few cinematic milestones to celebrate this week as well. One 1926 silent film with a Technicolor sequence survives today, a 1936 film features the ...
/ / Akeelah and the Bee, Captain January, Cemetery Man, Crimewave, Eat My Dust!, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Hollywood Boulevard, Lost City of the Jungle, Movies, Movies by the Decade, Our Miss Brooks, Out of Sight, Stay Hungry, The Midnight Sun, The Notorious Bettie Page, The Quest, The Truth About Cats & Dogs, United 93 / No Comments on Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #300 :: April 23•29

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Murder at the Merriweather

Business, pleasure and long lost friendships do not go hand-in-hand in Lifetime's latest 'Sunday Night Thrills' movie, Murder at the Merriweather. Haley Lohrli and Margo Parker star as besties Sophie and Rena, respectively, employees at a fancy-schmancy inn called The ...
/ / ★★★, Carson Polish, Drama, Edina Loskay, Haley Lohrli, Home Viewing, James Chrosniak, John Ryan McLaughlin, Lifetime, Margo Parker, Murder at the Merriweather, Mystery, Nancy Harding, Peter Zizzo, Scott Striegel, SMeet Doshi, Sunday Night Thrills, Taylor Anne Danehower, Thriller / 1 Comment on Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Murder at the Merriweather

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Murder in the Dark

Lifetime really goes in an interesting direction with its latest thriller, officially known as Murder in the Dark, but try to find out any information about the movie online and you have to look under what was the original title, ...
/ / ★★, Alex Geffen, Alli Wulfert, Ashley Murray, Cristina Jones, Drama, Home Viewing, James Chrosniak, Lifetime, Luna Vintner, Murder in the Dark, Mystery, Thriller, Vincent Alvas / No Comments on Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Murder in the Dark

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s To Philly with Love

Following the delightful A Little Park Music, Hallmark's next 'Spring into Love' movie has an interesting premise driven by a historical mystery, but with little chemistry between its leads, the romance is lacking. And with the country about to celebrate ...
/ / ★★, Brett Wolfe, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Home Viewing, Lawrene Denkers, Michael Dickson, Monica Rodriguez Knox, Mylene Carino, Precious Chong, Rebecca Dalton, Romance, Spring Into Love, Stephen Huszar, To Philly with Love / No Comments on Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s To Philly with Love