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Author: Chuck Duncan

Hotchka Contest :: One Battle After Another 4K Blu-ray Giveaway

January 23, 2026Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag Academy Awards, One Battle After Another, Oscars, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #287 :: January 22•28

January 22, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade Annapolis, Anything Goes, Because of Him, Big Bully, Big Momma's House 2, Defense of the Realm, Fifty Shades of Black, Helen of Troy, Hell on Frisco Bay, Kung Fu Panda 3, My Chauffeur, Nanny McPhee, The Court Jester, The Finest Hours, The First Year, The Trip to Bountiful

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Night She Disappeared

January 19, 2026Chuck Duncan 4 Comments

An urban legend may be more than just a myth… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ava Weiss, Chris Violette, Drama, Jesse Collin, Lifetime, Lucia Berger, Marissa Bondi, Michael Strickland, Mystery, Rachel Sellan, Sergio Di Zio, Shanna Armogan, Sunday Night Thrills, The Night She Disappeared, Thriller, Tim Progosh

TV by the Decade :: January 18•24

January 18, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Baskets, Chelsea Does, Courting Alex, Dance in America, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Floogals, High School Musical, Moesha, Number 1 Single, Planet Earth, Recipe for Deception, Savannah, Skating with Celebrities, The Lazarus Man, The Redd Foxx Show, The X-Files, Tracey Takes On, War & Peace

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco

January 18, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

After nearly 34 years, a victim finally tells her story… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Biography, Chloe Lanier, Dillon Casey, Drama, I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Indy Lesage, Jonas Janz, Lifetime, Maddy Hillis

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Love on the Amazon

January 18, 2026Chuck Duncan 3 Comments

A meandering jungle cruise ends in an improbable romance… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Jaicy Elliott, Love on the Amazon, Omar Palaez, Persephone Brada-Redman, Rafael de la Fuente, Raissa Xavier, Romance, Winter Escape

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Don’t Trust the Quiet Ones

January 17, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A pretty decent thriller with a pretty terrible title… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Body of Influence, Colby Frost, Deadly Resolutions, Dennis Andres, Don't Trust the Quiet Ones, Drama, Jess Brown, Kaylin Woolley, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Maya Misaljevic, Mystery, Puja Uppal, Sasha Barry, Sean Bexton, Tawnia Aghaei, Thriller

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #286 :: January 15•21

January 15, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade 13 Hours, A Cock and Bull Story, Chatterbox, Dirty Grandpa, End of the Spear, From Dusk Till Dawn, Iron Eagle, Our Man Flint, Runaway Train, The Boy, The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Harvey Girls, The Invisible Ray, The Oregon Trail, The Sea Beast, Troll

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Secrets on the Ranch

January 12, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Some secrets don’t stay buried — literally… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amanda Ip, Camille Stopps, Dawn Ford, Dawn Lambing, Drama, Jesse Collin, Laura Provenzano, Lifetime, Matthew Stefiuk, Morgan Bedard, Mystery, Peter Nelson, Secrets on the Ranch, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller, Xavier Sotelo

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s A Melbourne Match

January 11, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

Hallmark goes to the Land Down Under for a new charming romance… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing A Melbourne Match, Alinta Chidzey, Dannii Minoque, Drama, Gyton Grantley, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Jessica Clarke, John Orcsik, Mallory Jansen, Michael Logo, Romance, Ryan Corr, Winter Escape

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Accused: The Karen Read Story

January 11, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s true life drama leaves us hanging… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Accused: The Karen Read Story, Christiaan Westerveld, Drama, Josh Blacker, Katie Cassidy, Kendra Anderson, Kurt Evans, Lifetime, Luke Humphrey, Paul Jarrett, Ripped from the Headlines, Ryan Robbins, Sebastien Roberts, Shaw Madson, Thriller

TV by the Decade :: January 11•17

January 11, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Angie Tribeca, Batman, Billions, Colony, Crumbs, Daktari, Eleanor and Franklin, Greatest Party Story Ever, Idiotsitter, LEGO Nexo Knights, Love Monkey, Mercy Street, Rockabye, Second Chance, Shadowhunters, South Beach, The Adams Chronicles, The Bionic Woman, The Lion Guard, The Right of the People

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Pastor Who Preys

January 10, 2026Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

This thriller seems standard but packs a nifty twist… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amanda Nicholas, Analisa Wall, Annette Saunders, Clark Sarullo, Daniel Stine, Deadly Resolutions, Drama, Erika Monet Butters, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, The Pastor Who Preys, Thriller, Trevor Lyons, Wade Hunt Williams

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #285 :: January 8•14

January 8, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade Beer Barrel Polecats, Bio-Dome, Black Moon Rising, Caesar and Cleopatra, Charlie Chan's Secret, Last Holiday, People Are Funny, Ride Along 2, The Adventures of Frontier Fremont, The Gentle Rain, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, The Yankee Señor, Three Live Ghosts, Underworld: Evolution

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Mama’s Little Murderer

January 5, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s decent thriller has a ridiculous title… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Drama, Ian Kilburn, Isaac Kragten, Lauren Vandenbrook, Lifetime, Mama’s Little Murderer, Noah Perchard, Paul Thompson, Sara Canning, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller

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    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
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