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Author: Chuck Duncan

The Comedy of Terrors is a mixed bag but looks great on Blu-ray

October 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Four cinema legends team up to scare us silly… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing American International Pictures, Basil Rathbone, Beverly Hills, Boris Karloff, Comedy, Horror, Joe E. Brown, Joyce Jameson, Kino Lorber, Peter Lorre, The Comedy of Terrors, Vincent Price

Poe’s The Raven flies to Blu-ray

October 28, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Three horror greats deliver a hoot of a good time… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing American International Pictures, Boris Karloff, Comedy, Fantasy, Hazel Court, Horror, Jack Nicholson, Kino Lorber, Olive Sturgess, Peter Lorre, The Raven, Vincent Price

Doom Patrol :: Subconscious Patrol

October 28, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The episode dives deep into what makes our ‘heroes’ tick… continue reading

Doom Patrol, Television, TV Commentary Bethany Anne Lind, Braelyn Rankins, Catherine Carlen, Doom Patrol Season 3, HBO Max, JoAnn Willette, Micah Joe Parker, Phil Morris, Richard Gant, Stephanie Czajkowski, Subconscious Patrol

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #66 :: October 27 to November 2

October 27, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade Duck You Sucker!, Dumbo, Halloween II, How Green Was My Valley, I Monster, King of Kings, Little Man Tate, Looker, Monsters Inc., Platinum Blonde, Puss in Boots, Saturday the 14th, Shock Treatment, The Mask, The One, The People Under the Stairs

We’re Here :: Del Rio, Texas

October 26, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Coming out stories are highlighted on a visit to a small Texas border town… continue reading

Television, TV Commentary, We're Here Del Rio Texas, HBO, LGBT+, We're Here Season 2

Chapelwaite :: The Gathering Dark

October 25, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Seeing is believing for the people of Preacher’s Corner… continue reading

Chapelwaite, Television, TV Commentary EPIX, The Gathering Dark

TV by the Decade :: October 24•30

October 24, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Allen Gregory, Battlestars, Fitz and Bones, Gimme a Break!, Grimm, Lewis & Clark, Love Sidney, The Electric Company, Today's FBI, Truth or Scare

Doom Patrol :: Bird Patrol

October 22, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The mystery of Laura DeMille is solved… continue reading

Doom Patrol, Television, TV Commentary Anita Kalathara, Bethany Anne Lind, Bird Patrol, Catherine Carlen, Daniel Annone, Deja Dee, Doom Patrol Season 3, Gina Hiraizumi, Hannah Alline, HBO Max, Jim E. Chandler, Karen Obilom, Micah Joe Parker, Miles Mussenden, Wynn Everett

American Horror Story Double Feature: Death Valley :: The Future Perfect

October 21, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An innovative season concludes with a ‘Twilight Zone’-ish ending… continue reading

American Horror Story, Television, TV Commentary American Horror Story Season 10, another cable network, Briana Lane, Cody Fern, Craig Sheffer, Death Valley, Double Feature, Eric Nenninger, Matt Nolan, The Future Perfect, Vincent Foster

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #65 :: October 20•26

October 21, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade Bones, Curly Sue, Donnie Darko, Galaxy of Terror, High Heels, House Party 2, K-PAX, Margin Call, Nightmare, Spooks Run Wild, The Ace of Hearts, The Adventures of Tintin, The Blue Veil, The Last Picture Show, The Pit, Thirteen Ghosts, Two Evil Eyes

We’re Here :: Temecula, California

October 19, 2021Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

The episode subtly focuses more on mothers than the subjects… continue reading

Television, TV Commentary, We're Here HBO, LGBT+, Temecula California, We're Here Season 2

Chapelwaite :: Hold the Night

October 18, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The siege of Chapelwaite begins… continue reading

Chapelwaite, Television, TV Commentary EPIX, Hold the Night

TV by the Decade :: October 17•23

October 17, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Justice League, Man Up!, Once Upon a Time, Pardon the Interruption, Unscripted with Chris Connelly

Halloween Kills is more trick than treat

October 15, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The film suffers from ‘Second Chapter Syndrome’… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Andi Matichak, Anthony Michael Hall, Dylan Arnold, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Kyle Richards, Suspense, Thomas Mann, Thriller, Universal Pictures, Will Patton

Doom Patrol :: 1917 Patrol

October 15, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Piffle paffle… continue reading

Doom Patrol, Television, TV Commentary 1917 Patrol, Anita Kalathara, Catherine Carlen, Charity Cervantes, Doom Patrol Season 3, Gina Hiraizumi, Hannah Alline, HBO Max, John Getz, Micah Joe Parker, Miles Mussenden, Wynn Everett

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✦ WHAT TO WATCH ✦

Our picks of premieres, streaming & airing.
- All times listed EDT -

SAT / MAY 23
  8:00 P - True Justice Eye For an Eye - Hallmark
  8:00 P - When I Said I Do - Lifetime

SUN / MAY 24
  3:00 A - Bad Thoughts - Netflix
  9:00 P - The Chi - SHO
11:00 P - Rick and Morty - A/S

MON / MAY 25
  3:00 A - QI - BritBox
  3:00 A - Summerwater - Acorn
  8:00 P - AMAs - CBS
  8:00 P - World War II - History
  9:00 P - Lives of Benjaman Kyle - ID
  9:00 P - Maine Cabin Masters - Magnolia
  9:00 P - Meals in Minutes - FYI
10:00 P - The Chef's Garden - FYI
10:00 P - Top 10 - Food

Jurassic Park (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital)

TUE / MAY 26
  3:00 A - Jae-seok's B&B Rules! - Netflix
  3:00 A - Wingman - Apple TV
  9:00 P - Castle Impossible - HGTV
  9:00 P - Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle - ID

WED / MAY 27
  3:00 A - Good Girl Guide to Murder - Netflix
  3:00 A - Kylie: Tension Tour - Netflix
  3:00 A - My Two Cents - Netflix
  8:00 P - Brilliant Minds - NBC
  8:00 P - Rise & Fall of Roman Empire - History
10:00 P - Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch - Disc.

THU / MAY 28
  3:00 A - Deli Boys - Hulu
  3:00 A - Marilyn & The Mob - Sundance Now
  3:00 A - Murder Mindfully - Netflix
  3:00 A - The Four Seasons - Netflix
  3:00 A - The Kid Who Stops Time - Netflix
  3:00 A - Viral Hit - Netflix

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FRI / MAY 29
  3:00 A - Brazil '70 - Netflix
  3:00 A - Calabasas Confidential - Netflix
  3:00 A - Propeller One-Way - Apple TV
  3:00 A - Rafa - Netflix
  3:00 A - Smothered - Shudder
  3:00 A - Star City - Apple TV
  8:00 P - Love After Lockup - WE
  8:00 P - Miss You, Love You - HBO
  9:30 P - This Is Poly - WE

SAT / MAY 30
  8:00 P - Key to the Castle - Hallmark
  8:00 P - Where the Heart Lands - Lifetime
  9:00 P - American on Purpose - CNN
  9:00 P - Heart & Hustle: Houston - OWN
  9:00 P - Storage Wars - A&E

SUN / MAY 31
  3:00 A - Tribute to Eddie Murphy - Netflix
  8:00 P - Checkmate - Lifetime

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