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Author: Chuck Duncan

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

April 20, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Unpleasant characters don’t get what they deserve… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Carson Polish, Drama, Edina Loskay, Haley Lohrli, 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

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

April 19, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s latest thriller has an interesting premise… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Geffen, Alli Wulfert, Ashley Murray, Cristina Jones, Drama, James Chrosniak, Lifetime, Luna Vintner, Murder in the Dark, Mystery, Thriller, Vincent Alvas

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

April 19, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A pleasant but ho-hum romantic drama that’s instantly forgettable… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Brett Wolfe, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Lawrene Denkers, Michael Dickson, Monica Rodriguez Knox, Mylene Carino, Precious Chong, Rebecca Dalton, Romance, Spring Into Love, Stephen Huszar, To Philly with Love

TV by the Decade :: April 19•25

April 19, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hotchka looks back at key TV premieres by the decade… continue reading

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Act of Vengeance, Bridges to Cross, Comedy Knockout, Containment, Forensic Files, Get Blake!, La Fea Más Bella, Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Power Rangers Zeo, Soul of the Game, The Night Manager, The Poppy is Also a Flower, There Goes the Motherhood, Wonder Woman

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave

April 18, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A cautionary tale about the pitfalls of owning a rental property… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Adam Huss, Alex Trumble, Brittany Bennett, Ciarra Carter, Drama, Home is Where the Harm Is, Kevin Scott Allen, Lifetime Movie Network, Lilith Mesidor, LMN, Molly Flanagan, Randy Jay Burrell, Tenny Conroy, The Guest Who Wouldn't Leave, Thriller

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #299 :: April 16•22

April 16, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hotchka looks back at new movie releases across the decades… continue reading

Movies, Movies by the Decade Absolute Beginners, American Dreamz, At Close Range, Beverly of Graustark, Jackson County Jail, Make Mine Music, Murder on a Bridle Path, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, The Blue Dahlia, The Huntsman: Winter's War, The Night of the Grizzly, The Swan, The Virginian, Wise Guys

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Ten Thousand Reasons for Revenge

April 13, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An interesting bank heist thriller with a twist out of left field… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Addisyn Grace Cain, Drama, Ian Reier Michaels, Lifetime, Meredith Riley Stewart, Myles Cranford, Mystery, Rizal Patagoc, Robert Keli, Sunday Night Thrills, Ten Thousand Reasons for Revenge, Thriller, Yanis Kalnins

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s I Have to Kill My Neighbor

April 12, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Finally, a Lifetime thriller that doesn’t take itself seriously… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Brynn Godenir, Darren Martens, Darren Ross, Derek Kun, Drama, I Have to Kill My Neighbor, Lauren Cochrane, Lifetime, Made up search, Monique Marcker, Mystery, Ray Strachan, Sarah Luby, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s A Little Park Music

April 12, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark finally delivers a movie that feels like Spring and is a total joy… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing A Little Park Music, Adam Stafford, Beau Mirchoff, Briana Buckmaster, Burkely Duffield, Drama, Ellie Harvey, Everett Andres, Frances Flanagan, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Kendall Cross, Laci J. Mailey, Louis Lay, Mystery, Romance, Spring Into Love, Stephanie Petallano

TV by the Decade :: April 12•18

April 12, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hotchka looks back at key TV premieres by the decade… continue reading

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary American Grit, Celebrity Cooking Showdown, Confirmation, Dramaworld, Game of Silence, Kong: King of the Apes, Mega Movers, S.T.R.O.N.G., The Dude Perfect Show, What About Brian

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Home Makeover Nightmare

April 11, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A deadly dull thriller that makes no sense in the end… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Chelsea Rose Cook, Diane Robin, Drama, Eliza Roberts, Home is Where the Harm Is, Home Makeover Nightmare, Jackée Harry, Jon Briddell, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Lorinda Hawkins Smith, Mystery, Randy Jay Burrell, Robert Brian Wilson, Savoy Bailey, Thriller, Tom Sandoval

Theatre Review :: The Wizard of Oz at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, MD

April 10, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The 1939 movie musical comes vibrantly to life… continue reading

Stage David Bosley-Reynolds, David James, Emily Signor, Heather Marie Beck, Jeffrey Shankle, Jordan B. Stocksdale, MaryKate Brouillet, Moritz Vincent-Lowry, Musical Review, Robert Biedermann 125, The Wizard of Oz, Tina Marie DeSimone, Toby's Dinner Theatre

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #298 :: April 9•15

April 9, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hotchka looks back at new movie releases across the decades… continue reading

Movies, Movies by the Decade A Message to Garcia, All the President's Men, Anything Goes, Critters, Devil Bat's Daughter, Dragonwyck, Family Plot, Fear, Green Room, James and the Giant Peach, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Scary Movie 4, The Jungle Book, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Theatre Review :: The Wiz tour at Washington DC’s National Theatre

April 8, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s a brand new day for the classic musical… continue reading

Stage Alan Mingo Jr., Aliyah Cladwell, Broadway Across America, Broadway at the National, Cal Mitchell, D. Jerome, Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Kyla Jade, Musical Review, Phoenix Assata LaFreniere, Sheherazade, The National Theatre, The Wiz, The Wiz Washington DC Review, Touring Shows Review

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Kidnapping My Own Daughter

April 6, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A gripping mystery with plenty of twists to keep you guessing… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Angelina Capetola, Catherine Saindon, Chris Violette, Debra Hale, Drama, Esther Vlessing, Jesse Collin, Karen Cliche, Kathryn Kohut, Kidnapping My Own Daughter, Lifetime, Mystery, Nate Colitto, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller

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    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPING MY OWN DAUGHTER  ★★★
    A SEASON TO BLOSSOM  ★★✩
    DON'T TRUST THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS  ★★✩
    PICTURE PERFECT SISTER-IN-LAW  ★★✩
    THE MAN IN THE WINDOW  ★★★
    A ROYAL SETTING  ★★✩
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