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Movie Review :: Hallmark’s All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong

May 10, 2026Chuck Duncan 2 Comments
Promotional poster for the movie "All's Fair in Love & Mahjong" featuring five smiling people arranged against a vibrant pink background. Fiona Gubelmann as Ronni and Paul Campbell as Ben, a man and a blonde woman stand in the center, flanked by three other women. On the left is Tamera Mowry-Housley as Carly, top right Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe as Shelley and below her Melissa Peterman as Melissa. Decorative mahjong tiles featuring illustrations of a green bird, a letter E, and pink flowers float in the background, accented by thin, horizontal glowing yellow lines.

Hallmark’s newest romance is an infomercial in disguise… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Derek Kwan, Drama, Eden Summer Gilmore, Fiona Gubelmann, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Love & Mahjong, May for Moms, Melissa Peterman, Paul Campbell, Romance, Tamera Mowry-Housley, William C. Vaughan, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Secrets of the Matriarch

May 9, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A delayed and retitled thriller finally sees the light of day… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Christy Tate, Drama, Ellen B. Williams, Eric Olson, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Monanik 'Moe' Dugar, Mystery, Revenge is a Mother, Sarah Sampino, Skye Coyne, The Secrets of the Matriarch, Thriller, Zach Zebrowski

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Dating App Nightmare

May 8, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment
A promotional image titled "THE DATING APP NIGHTMARE" featuring a collage of overlapping smartphone screens. Each screen displays a cinematic, close-up portrait of one of three women, Haley Pullos as Sarah, Nicky Whelan as Kate and Charisma Carpenter as Rena with serious expressions, set against a dark, moody background illuminated by red and blue light.

LMN cashes in on the dating app danger genre in the most tenuous way… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Brennan Mejia, Charisma Carpenter, Charlie Tacker, Drama, Haley Pullos, Isabel Fox, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Nicky Whelan, Nikolas Elrifi, Revenge is a Mother, Ric Plamenco, Shikena Stanton, The Dating App Nightmare, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Somebody’s Watching Me

May 4, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment
A promotional graphic for "Somebody's Watching Me" featuring Kirsten Comerford as Lori, a woman with highlighted blond hair swept back held by four Bobby pins looking off to the side, set against a dark background with blurred city lights and horizontal light streaks.

Careful what you say when you don’t know someone’s watching… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Drama, Jayne Heitmeyer, Jesse Collin, Kirsten Comerford, Lifetime, Mark Anthony Krupa, Mystery, Rachel Sellan, Somebody's Watching Me, Sunday Night Thrills, Susan Hamann, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Behind Closed Doors

April 26, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment
Title card for Lifetime's 2026 film "Behind Closed Doors" featuring Jenny Pudavick as Morgan Marsh, Dennis Andres as Grant, Magalie Langrais as Lizzy Marsh and Chris Hong as Kevin Marsh with serious expressions against a dark, moody background, with a glowing, partially open door positioned between them and the film title in large, distressed yellow typography.

A tense stand-off holds you in its grip but disappoints with the ending… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alison Mackay, Behind Closed Doors, Chris Hong, Colton Royce, Dennis Andres, Drama, Jenny Pudavick, Jordan Mazeral, Lifetime, Magalie Langrais, Robin Craig, Thriller, Winston as Princess

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Murder in the Dark

April 19, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s latest thriller has an interesting premise… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Geffen, Alli Wulfert, Ashley Murray, Cristina Jones, Drama, James Chrosniak, Lifetime, Luna Vintner, Murder in the Dark, Mystery, Thriller, Vincent Alvas

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s To Philly with Love

April 19, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A pleasant but ho-hum romantic drama that’s instantly forgettable… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Brett Wolfe, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Lawrene Denkers, Michael Dickson, Monica Rodriguez Knox, Mylene Carino, Precious Chong, Rebecca Dalton, Romance, Spring Into Love, Stephen Huszar, To Philly with Love

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Ten Thousand Reasons for Revenge

April 13, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An interesting bank heist thriller with a twist out of left field… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Addisyn Grace Cain, Drama, Ian Reier Michaels, Lifetime, Meredith Riley Stewart, Myles Cranford, Mystery, Rizal Patagoc, Robert Keli, Sunday Night Thrills, Ten Thousand Reasons for Revenge, Thriller, Yanis Kalnins

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Home Makeover Nightmare

April 11, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A deadly dull thriller that makes no sense in the end… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Chelsea Rose Cook, Diane Robin, Drama, Eliza Roberts, Home is Where the Harm Is, Home Makeover Nightmare, Jackée Harry, Jon Briddell, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Lorinda Hawkins Smith, Mystery, Randy Jay Burrell, Robert Brian Wilson, Savoy Bailey, Thriller, Tom Sandoval

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s A Season to Blossom

April 5, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark tries to pass off Autumn as Spring in its latest tepid romance… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Season to Blossom, Anita Brown, Carlo Marks, Drama, EaeMya ThynGi, Emily Tennant, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Laura Soltis, Mark Humphrey, Romance, Spring Into Love, Tasha Sims

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Don’t Trust the Couple Upstairs

April 4, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A decent thriller, a puzzling title, and one scene that gives it all away… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Mitchell, Anna Talakkottur, Brenna Skalski, Denise Culbreth, Don't Trust the Couple Upstairs, Drama, Home is Where the Harm Is, John D. Babcock III, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Rob LaColla Jr., Tess Cline, Thomas King, Thriller, William Brock

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Picture Perfect Sister-In-Law

March 30, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A decent thriller with a title that nearly gives it all away… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adam Harper, Alec Adams, Analisa Wall, Christie Campo, Conor Marsh, Dean Feldman, Drama, Eddie Davenport, Lifetime, Mystery, Picture Perfect Sister-In-Law, Riley Hough, Roy Coulter, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s A Royal Setting

March 29, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark revisits its royal theme in a movie that is saccharine sweet and too derivative… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Royal Setting, Dan Jeannotte. Ed Pinker. Ferelith Young, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Jen Lilley, Laurie Paton, Robyn Stevan, Romance, Sarah Orenstein, Spring Into Love

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Little Boy Who Went Missing

March 28, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A kidnapping tale with a twist and questionable plot devices… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Britton Webb, Drama, Jace Greenwood, Laurie Fortier, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Luke Omalza, Made up search, Marila Lombrozo, Matt Campanella, Mystery, Quinn Boza, Smith Gilbert, Spring Breakdowns, The Boy by the Pool, The Little Boy Who Went Missing, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Who Could Kill a Sweet Old Lady?

March 23, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A thriller you can’t tear your eyes away from for all the wrong reasons… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alexandra Harris, Aliyah Celeste, Brent Longmire, Drama, Johnny Horn, King (Killer), Laurie Cummings, Lifetime, Mystery, Phillip Andre Botello, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller, Who Could Kill a Sweet Old Lady?

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    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
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    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
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    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
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    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  ★★✩
    TO PHILLY WITH LOVE  ★★✩
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