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Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Deadly Girls Trip

March 8, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime stars assemble for a taut thriller with some nifty twists… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Trumble, Charlotte Hemmings, Crime, Deadly Girls Trip, Drama, Kate Dailey, Kristi Murdock, Lesa Wilson, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Lydia Chandler, Maya Brim, Mystery, Nick Schroeder, Thriller, Twisted Fate

Blu-ray Review :: You’ll Never Get Rich

March 8, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A middling movie is notable for its star power… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cliff Nazarro, Columbia Pictures, Comedy, Donald MacBride, Fred Astaire, Frieda Inescort, Guinn Williams, John Hubbard, Musical, Osa Massen, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Romance, You'll Never Get Rich

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Abducted in the Everglades

March 3, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Tori Spelling surprises with the intense ‘Abducted in the Everglades’… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Abducted in the Everglades, Antoni Corone, Crime, Drama, Joseph Cannon, Lifetime, Nick Ballard, Nick Flaig, Nikki Nunziato, Thriller, Tommi Rose, Tori Spelling

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s The Royal We

March 2, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark is booking viewers for some ‘Royal Weekends’ in March… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Adam Woodward, Carolyn Backhouse, Charlie Carrick, Comedy, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Jacinta Mulcahy, Mallory Jansen, Michael Howe, Nicola Posener, Rae Lim, Romance, Royal Weekends, Simon Kunz, Simon Shackleton, The Royal We

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Killing the Competition

March 2, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Melissa Joan Hart can do much better than ‘Killing the Competition’… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Anmalya Delva, Anzu Lawson, Crime, Cyrus McReynolds, Drama, Eddie Mills, Killing the Competition, Lifetime, Lily Brooks O'Briant, Lucas Randazzo, Melissa Joan Hart, Thriller, Valerie Loo

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Perfect Killer

March 1, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

You might need a map to navigate the twists and turns of ‘The Perfect Killer’… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ben Steele Caldwell, Crime, Drama, JaNae Armogan, Jason Reilly, Jean-Paul Najm, Kirsten Comerford, Laura Provenzano, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Lora Burke, Mystery, Sayla de Goede, The Perfect Killer, Thriller, Tonjha Richardson, Twisted Fate

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

February 24, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Despite its bland title, Lifetime’s latest thriller would make Stephen King proud… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Brandon Brooks, Crime, Drama, Lifetime, Mark Justice, Murder at the Lighthouse, Rod Kasai, Shelli Manzoline, Skye Coyne, Thriller, Tyler Noble

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s My Amish Double Life

February 24, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

This ‘Inspired by Actual Events’ thriller is better than it ought to be… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Crime, Drama, Gary Modlish, Lesa Wilson, Lexi Minetree, Lifetime, My Amish Double Life, Nick Clark, Rachel Coopes, Thriller, Ty Trumbo

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Sisterhood, Inc.

February 23, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Loveuary’ comes to an end with a movie that asks what is more important, family or career… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Adam Grupper, Allison Chu, Comedy, Daniella Monet, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Jackie Hoffman, Judy Kain, Leonidas Gulaptis, Loveuary, Rachel Leigh Cook, Romance, Rosa Gilmore, Simon Belz, Sisterhood Inc., Steve Schirripa

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Wrong Obsession

February 22, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

This is The Wrong Time to jump on this movie franchise train… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Ciarra Carter, Crime, Daniel Joo, Diane Robin, Drama, Gina Hiraizumi, Grisselle Escotto, Jensen Atwood, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Matthew Pohlkamp, Meredith Thomas, Morgan Bradley, The Wrong Obsession, Thriller, Vivica A. Fox

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Date at Your Own Risk

February 17, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s dating thriller has no thrills … or IMDb listing… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Arlene Duncan, Date at Your Own Risk, Drama, Lanette Ware, Lifetime, Mary Antonini, Mystery, Patricia Lavres, Shane Marriott, Thriller, Vanessa Grace Jackson

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Trapped in the Spotlight

February 16, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s riff on the 1981 cult classic thriller ‘The Fan’ is better than expected… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Crime, Drama, Eden Cupid, Emmanuel Kabongo, Glen Michael Grant, Lifetime, Melyssa Ford, Monique Coleman, Romaine Waite, Sammy Jo Higgins, Scott Cavalheiro, Thriller, Trapped in the Spotlight

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Return to Office

February 16, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark’s third ‘Loveuary’ movie explores romance in the workplace… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Catherine Barroll, Christopher Shyer, Comedy, Drama, Erik Gow, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Janel Parrish, Jennifer Higgin, Kavan Smith, Loveuary, Return to Office, Romance, Scott Michael Foster

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s The Wish Swap

February 9, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Two charming leads and a clever script make this one a keeper… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Drama, Emily Tennant, Eric Keenleyside, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Iris Quinn, Jake Foy, Jason Fernandes, Loveuary, Matt Hamilton, Melena Rounis, Molly Saunders, Nathan Witte, Pascale Hutton, Reese Alexander, Romance, The Wish Swap, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story

February 8, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s Gloria Gaynor biopic isn’t quite the emotional rollercoaster we expected… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Biography, Drama, Francesca Bianchi, I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story, Joaquina Kalukango, Lance Gross, Lifetime, Music, Pendo Muema, Voices of a Lifetime

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    SINNERS    ★★★
    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
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    LOVE IN THE CLOUDS  ★★✩
    THE BABY MY HUSBAND LIED ABOUT  ★★★
    SECRET LIFE OF THE DEAN'S WIFE  ★★✩
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    HATS OFF TO LOVE  ★★✩
    SNATCHED FROM THE CRIB  ★★✩
    I LOVE LUCY (1951-1957) ★★★
    MURDER AT THE DERBY  ★✩✩
    FAME: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★★
    SINS OF MY HUSBAND  ★★✩
    DESIRE: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★✩
    GET RICH OR DIE TRYING  ★★★
    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
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