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Movie Review :: Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane on Hallmark+

December 13, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The second ‘Cherry Lane’ sequel is beginning to stretch the concept a bit thin… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Benjamin Ayres, Catherine Bell, Christmas, Countdown to Christmas, Dani Alvarado, Drama, Erica Durance, Hallmark Plus, Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane, James Denton, Julie Gonzalo, Noah Bromley, Romance, Ryan Rottman, Serge Houde, Tim Carlson

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Leah’s Perfect Gift

December 9, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark celebrates the holidays with a Hanukkah-Christmas mash-up… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Barbara Niven, Barry Levy, Bree Woodill, Cecilly Day, Christmas, Christopher Shyer, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Drama, Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick, Hallmark Channel, Leah's Perfect Gift, Maia Beresford, Robyn Ross, Romance, Sidney Quesnelle

Movie Review :: Lifetime Original A Very Merry Beauty Salon

December 8, 2024Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

Lifetime’s latest holiday film questions if love can come before business… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Very Merry Beauty Salon, Arrington Foster, Ashli Auguillard, Christmas, Cocoa Brown, Comedy, Donna Biscoe, Drama, It's a Wonderful Lifetime, Lifetime, Romance, RonReaco Lee, Tia Mowry

Movie Review :: Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane on Hallmark+

December 7, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark+ launches the first of three ‘Cherry Lane’ sequels this holiday season… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Annabelle Borke, Brandi Alexander, Christmas, Corey Cott, Countdown to Christmas, Drama, Hallmark Plus, Jonathan Bennett, LGBT, LGBT+, Romance, Sarah Dugdale, Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane, Shannon Kook, Vincent Rodriguez III

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Deck the Walls

December 1, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark is becoming Disney with its dead parents movies… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ashley Greene, Carolyn Hennesy, Christmas, Claybourne Elder, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Danny Pellegrino, Deck the Walls, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Lindsay Pulsipher, Mia Marina, Paul Anthony McLean, Romance, Wes Brown, Whitney Palmer

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

November 30, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

If you’re new to Hallmark movies, this one is just plain weird… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Christmas, Countdown to Christmas, Debbie Macomber's Joyful Mrs. Miracle, Drama, Georgia Waters, Hallmark Channel, Logan Carriere, Matthew James Dowden, Max Lloyd-Jones, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Rachel Boston, Romance, Tanner Novlan

Movie Review :: Hallmark Mystery’s Christmas Under the Lights

November 28, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

They say you can’t go home again, but can you… or should you… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Antonio Cayonne, Christmas, Christmas Under the Lights, Drama, Hallmark Mystery, Heather Hemmens, Hilary Jardine, Marco Grazzini, Miracles of Christmas, Romance

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Christmas at Plumhill Manor

November 17, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s gets into the holiday spirit with a lackluster premiere… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Caroline Colomei, Christmas, Christmas at Plumhill Manor, Comedy, David Shaw Parker, Dominic Andersen, Drama, It's a Wonderful Lifetime, Kyle Pryor, Lifetime, Maria Menounos, Matilda Flower, Romance, Stewart Alexander

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Jingle Bell Run

November 17, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark borrows from ‘The Amazing Race’ for a less-than-amazing movie… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andrew Walker, Ashley Williams, Brad Harder, Caitlin Howden, Christmas, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, David James Lewis, EaeMya ThynGi, Emilio Merritt, Hallmark Channel, Jingle Bell Run, Romance, Teana-Marie Smith

Movie Review :: Hangdog

November 12, 2024Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Hangdog’ stars Desmin Borges in a story about finding what was lost, in more ways than one… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Barbara Rosenblat, Comedy, Desmin Borges, Drama, Good Deed Entertainment, Hangdog, Kelly O'Sullivan, Mr. Tibbs, Steve Coulter

Movie Review :: In Fidelity

November 8, 2024Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘In Fidelity’ takes a tragic situation and attempts to build a tragicomic story on top of it… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Cara Buono, Chris Parnell, Comedy, Dennis Haysbert, Drama, Entertainment Squad, Illeana Douglas, In Fidelity, Willow Shields

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s A Kidnapping in Amish Country

November 3, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime goes back to Amish Country with less than thrilling results… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Kidnapping in Amish Country, Benjamin Sutherland, Crime, Drama, Elise Bauman, Jorja Cadence, Lifetime, Ripped from the Headlines, Ryelyn Cressman, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Our Holiday Story

November 3, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark’s second time-spanning love story this season feels as long as the ten years the story covers… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Christmas, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Drama, Gavin Langelo, Hallmark Channel, Lisa Durupt, Nikki DeLoach, Our Holiday Story, Princess Davis, Romance, Sydney Scotia, Warren Christie

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Don’t Scream, It’s Me!

October 28, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A prison break gone wrong makes for a slightly tense Lifetime thriller… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Crime, Django Hansen, Don’t Scream It’s Me!, Drama, Eva Tavares, Juliette Hawk, Kaylah Zander, Kennedy Rowe, Lifetime, Matt Hamilton, Nathanael Vass, Riley Ellis-Buckle, Roark Critchlow, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Operation Nutcracker

October 26, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Daddy issues and Christmas spirit fail to spark holiday cheer… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ann Pivu, Ashley Newbrough, Cassie Cho, Christmas, Christopher Russell, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Darryl Hinds, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Jennifer Dale, Kent Sheridan, Lara Amersey, Mia SwamiNathan, Operation Nutcracker, Patrice Goodman, Romance

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✦ 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. ★★✩
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✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    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  ★★✩
    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPING MY OWN DAUGHTER  ★★★
    A SEASON TO BLOSSOM  ★★✩
    DON'T TRUST THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS  ★★✩
    PICTURE PERFECT SISTER-IN-LAW  ★★✩
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