WHAT’S HOT ON HOTCHKA RIGHT NOW

Hallmark pulled a fast one on is this week by passing off a previously Hallmark Movies Now (now rebranded Hallmark+) 'Christmas in July' movie as a Hallmark Channel 'Countdown to Christmas' movie. Unfortunately, this one is a bit convoluted and ...
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Thrillers are an interesting genre -- in some ways they are considered 'elevated' horror, but usually a big differentiating factor is that it’s about the suspense and potential danger than a crazed or supernatural monster with a lot of jump ...
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I’ve never seen Dancing with Wolves but I’ve seen plenty of other 'a white person becomes a part of the local tribe' movies, including the most famous example -- Avatar. These are not necessarily bad movies because of this conceit ...
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In 2017, the movie Wonder was released, based on the 2012 children’ book of the same name by R. J. Palacio about a boy with a genetic disorder and the bullies that hurt him -- it actually did pretty decently, ...
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This was a big week for new films making their debuts with quite a few featuring screen or directorial debuts, and many getting recognized by the Oscars and Golden Globes. 1924 saw Harold Lloyd respond to protests about the length ...
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Lifetime ventures away from the 'Ripped from the Headlines' stories with the latest Sunday mystery movie, The Life I Can't Remember, which borrows its central storyline from the classic soap opera trope -- amnesia. The story starts with an unknown ...
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Lifetime's 'Ripped from the Headlines' movies are generally based on some actual, but vague, crime story with the facts and the characters almost always completely fictionalized. The newest 'Totally Unbelievable Movie', Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story, is actually ...
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What is more fun than a holiday party? Why, crashing a holiday party, of course! You get to meet people you would have never met before, you might find yourself actually helping someone out, and there may even be some ...
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Jane Austen's classic second novel, Pride & Prejudice, is more than one hundred years old so most of the world is pretty familiar with the story by this point in time, with the novel being required reading in school, not ...
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In a relatively minor week with a handful of new series premieres, we did get two shows with short runs that have gone on to become cult classics with devoted fans. The first is a sci-fi show from 1984 that ...
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Here we are in mid-October, the little ghouls and goblins are still awaiting the special night to knock on doors and load up on sweets. But with Hallmark, the Countdown to Christmas has started with their first new movie of ...
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Awards seasons is creeping up on us with several nominated and award winning films making their debuts this week across the decades. Sadly, the majority of 1924's movies are now lost. A 1944 film kicks off the awards recognition with ...
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