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Author: Chuck Duncan

Dynasty :: A Little Father-Daughter Chat

June 12, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Money can’t buy happiness… or can it?… continue reading

Dynasty, Television, TV Commentary A Little Father-Daughter Chat, another major network, Dynasty Season 4

Spiral :: Digital Giveaway

June 11, 2021Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag Lionsgate, Spiral

The Courier :: Blu-ray Giveaway [BOSTON]

June 11, 2021Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag Lionsgate, The Courier

Movie Review :: In the Heights soars

June 10, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The film version of the Broadway hit is visually and musically amazing… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco, Drama, Gregory Diaz IV, In the Heights, Jimmy Smits, Leslie Grace, Marc Anthony, Melissa Barrera, Musical, Olga Merediz, Stephanie Beatriz, Warner Bros. Pictures

Legendary Season Finale :: Elektric Jungle & Ballroom 5000

June 10, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A new Ultimate Superior House is crowned but bad behavior mars the Semi-Finals… continue reading

Legendary, Television, TV Commentary Ballroom 5000, Bebe Rexha, Elektric Jungle, HBO Max, Legendary Season 2, LGBT+, Tiffany Haddish

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #46 :: June 9•15

June 9, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Broadway Limited, Clash of the Titans, History of the World Part I, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Little Big Horn, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Super 8, The Mephisto Waltz, They Might Be Giants

There is absolutely nothing amusing about The Amusement Park

June 9, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A restored George A. Romero film is only for the completists… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Drama, George A. Romero, Horror, Lincoln Maazel, Lutheran Society, Shudder, The Amusement Park, Thriller

Pose :: Series Finale

June 7, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A devastating loss gives way to hope… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary another major network, LGBT+, Pose Season 3, Series Finale

TV by the Decade :: June 6•12

June 6, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Fear Factor, Switched at Birth, The Glee Project, The Protectorotector, The PrTime Squad, Time Squad, Witchblade

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It delivers the scares

June 6, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The third film in the franchise really stands up to the first… continue reading

★★★, Movies Eugenie Bondurant, Horror, John Noble, Julian Hilliard, Mystery, Patrick Wilson, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Ruairi O'Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, Shannon Kook, Steve Coulter, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Thriller, Vera Farmiga, Warner Bros. Pictures

Dynasty :: New Hopes, New Beginnings

June 4, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Fallon misplaces Liam and learns it’s all about family… continue reading

Dynasty, Television, TV Commentary another major network, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Dynasty Season 4, New Beginnings, New Hopes, Wakeema Hollis, Wil Traval

Legendary :: Ovah! & Ice Haus

June 4, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s getting shady on the runway in this week’s two episodes… continue reading

Legendary, Television, TV Commentary Adam Lambert, Demi Lovato, HBO Max, Ice Haus, Legendary Season 2, LGBT+, Ovah!

Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #45 :: June 2•8

June 2, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Movies, Movies by the Decade City Slickers, Evolution, Final Exam, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Jungle Fever, Just a Gigolo, Romanoff and Juliet, Shining Victory, Swordfish, Taste of Fear, The Last Sunset, The Lion of Judah, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The Young Graduates, Tuck Everlasting, Y tu mamá también

Pose :: Something Old, Something New

May 31, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An episode full of tears … happy tears… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary Angelica Ross, another major network, David Zayas, Jeremy McClain, LGBT+, Pose Season 3, Something Old Something New

TV by the Decade :: May 30•June 5

May 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

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

Television, TV by the Decade, TV Commentary Braceface, Franklin & Bash, Kristin, Liquid Television, Love Bites, Night Flight, Platinum Hit, Single Ladies, Six Feet Under, Teen Wolf, Unwrapped

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✦ WHAT TO WATCH ✦

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

FRI / MAY 22
  3:00 A - Josh Johnson: Symphony - HBO Max
  3:00 A - Ladies First - Netflix
  3:00 A - Mating Season - Netflix
  8:00 P - Everyone Has Something to Hide - LMN
  9:00 P - The Yogurt Shop Murders - HBO Max

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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