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Author: Chuck Duncan

Dynasty :: But I Don’t Need Therapy

August 14, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s a fight between Kirby and Fallon for the title of Queen of Denial… continue reading

Dynasty, Television, TV Commentary another major network, But I Don't Need Therapy, Dynasty Season 4, Ramon De Ocampo

Schmigadoon! :: How We Change

August 13, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The season (series?) concludes with a lot of heart… continue reading

Schmigadoon!, Television, TV Commentary Apple TV Plus, How We Change, Schmigadoon! Season 1

The Good Fight :: And the détente had an end…

August 13, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Judge Wackner oversteps his bounds and David Lee fires a warning shot… continue reading

Television, The Good Fight, TV Commentary And the Détente Had an End..., Elaine May, Julie Halston, Max Casella, Paramount Plus, Stephen Lang, The Good Fight Season 5, Wanda Sykes, Wayne Brady

Riverdale :: Strange Bedfellows

August 12, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Riverdale’ picks up the pieces after a four month break… continue reading

Riverdale, Television, TV Commentary another major network, Azura Skye, Juan Riedinger, Martin Cummins, Nathalie Boltt, Phoebe Miu, Riverdale Season 5, Ryan Robbins, Strange Bedfellows

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #55 :: August 11•17

August 11, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade A Place in the Sun, An Eye for an Eye, Deadly Blessing, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Final Destination 5, Gallipoli, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, Lost Continent, Mystery Date, Pardon Us, Rat Race, The Borrower, The Commitments, The Doctor

The Suicide Squad is insane

August 9, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

James Gunn’s reboot/sequel gets it mostly right… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Alice Braga, Daniela Melchior, Flula Borg, HBO Max, Idris Elba, Jai Courtney, Jennifer Holland, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena, Margot Robbie, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Sean Gunn, Steve Agee, Sylvester Stallone, The Suicide Squad, Tinashe Kajese, Viola Davis, Warner Bros. Pictures

TV by the Decade :: August 8•14

August 8, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Dead Last, DisMissed, Doug, Rugrats, Scaredy Squirrel, Sumurai Jack, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Tia & Tamera

Dynasty :: Go Rescue Someone Else

August 7, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

We finally learn who is resting in peace… continue reading

Dynasty, Television, TV Commentary another major network, Dynasty Season 4, Go Rescue Someone Else, Luke Cook

Schmigadoon! :: Tribulation

August 7, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The hills are alive with the sounds of tribulation and strife… continue reading

Schmigadoon!, Television, TV Commentary Apple TV Plus, Jane Krakowski, Schmigadoon! Season 1, Tribulation

The Good Fight :: And the fight had a détente…

August 7, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Words and perception are the focus of a powerful episode… continue reading

Television, The Good Fight, TV Commentary And the fight had a détente..., Andy Karl, Denis O'hare, Kristine Nielsen, Mary Testa, Mo Rocca, Paramount Plus, Stephen Lang, The Good Fight Season 5, Wayne Brady

Blu-ray Review :: She Done Him Wrong (1933) is done right

August 4, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Mae West shimmies and ‘She Done Him Wrong’ shimmers on Blu-ray… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cary Grant, Comedy, David Landau, Drama, Gilbert Roland, History, Kino Lorber, Mae West, Noah Beery, Owen Moore, Paramount Pictures, She Done Him Wrong, Universal Pictures

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #54 :: August 4•10

August 4, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade All Over the Guy, American Pie 2, Come September, Condorman, Delirious, Double Impact, Heavy Metal, Hold That Ghost, Huckleberry Finn, Johnny Got His Gun, Manpower, Night Nurse, Night of Dark Shadows, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Help, The Others

I’m No Angel earns its wings on Blu-ray

August 1, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray of the 1933 classic is heavenly… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cary Grant, Comedy, Edward Arnold, Gertrude Michael, Gregory Ratoff, I'm No Angel, Kent Taylor, Kino Lorber, Mae West, Music, Paramount Pictures, Romance, Universal Pictures

TV by the Decade :: August 1•7

August 1, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary All About Us, Friends With Benefits, Hillbilly Handfishin', Insomniac with Dave Attell, Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Take the Money and Run, The Krypton Factor, The Nightmare Room, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Book passage on the Jungle Cruise

July 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Disney may have a new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ on their hands… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Comedy, Dwayne Johnson, Edgar Ramirez, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Jungle Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Veronica Falcón, Walt Disney Pictures

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HOTCHKA MOVIE REVIEWS

✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    MERCY  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BUGONIA  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    HIM Watch on Apple TV. ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    WEAPONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    OH, HI!  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    FRIENDS UNTIL THE END  ★★✩
    DEATH AT THE DINNER PARTY  ★★★
    MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS YOUR SON'S FACE  ★✩✩
    ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE & MAHJONG  ★★✩
    THE SECRETS OF THE MATRIARCH  ★★✩
    THE DATING APP NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPED IN HER OWN HOME  ★★★
    KENTUCKY ROSES  ★★★
    THE MOONLIGHT MURDERS  ★★★
    BEHIND CLOSED DOORS  ★★✩
    I'LL BE SEEING YOU  ★★★
    A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES  ★★★
    MURDER AT THE MERRIWEATHER  ★★★
    MURDER IN THE DARK  ★★✩
    MORE HOME VIEWING REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

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