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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Friends Until the End

May 18, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A group of six women, Liz Fenning as Amey, Stephanie Saji as Kersten, Sarah Malfara as Jules, Nemma Adeni as Taryn, Nemma Adeni as Taryn and Stephanie Saji as Kersten in stylish attire pose in a dimly lit, wood-paneled library filled with bookshelves, with the large yellow text "Friends until The end" overlaid on the left side of the frame.

An Agatha Christie-style thriller about friends, brunch, and murder… continue reading

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Death at the Dinner Party

May 16, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A promotional image for "DEATH AT THE DINNER PARTY" featuring the title in bold, red-yellow lettering. On the right, Candice Lidstone as Andrea Gibbs, a woman with dark hair looks off to the side with a serious, concerned expression. The dark background contains out-of-focus, glowing blue and red bokeh lights, suggesting a crime scene or emergency.

A murder takes second place to the movie’s real ick factor… continue reading

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s My Granddaughter Has Your Son’s Face

May 11, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

This movie makes no dang sense… continue reading

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

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

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

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

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story

May 3, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Promotional graphic for "Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story" featuring a car's rearview mirror. The reflection inside the mirror shows Stana Katic as Martha Carelli, a woman with a distressed expression and Tyler Tomás Perez as Michael Anderson, a man positioned behind her.

A gripping true life thriller that is almost complete fiction… continue reading

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s Kentucky Roses

May 3, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Promotional image for "Kentucky Roses" featuring Andrew Walker as Ash Taylor, a man in a grey suit and Odette Annable as Sadie, a woman in a pink dress standing together. Behind them is a large golden horseshoe against a background of a blue sky with soft clouds. Vibrant red roses with green leaves are positioned in the foreground, and the title "KENTUCKY ROSES" is written in white, elegant lettering across the bottom.

Hallmark syncs up its latest romantic movie with the real Running of the Roses… continue reading

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Moonlight Murders

April 27, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Title card for "The Moonlight Murders" featuring Harley Bronwyn as May, a woman with dark hair looking back with an alert expression, standing in front of Clayton Louis as Zeke, a man wearing a dark hoodie. The background is a moody, blue-toned night scene.

A novel serial killer thriller with a shockingly tragic end… continue reading

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

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s I’ll Be Seeing You

April 26, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Promotional graphic for Hallmark's 2026 film "I'll Be Seeing You," featuring smiling man Tyler Hynes as Mark Appleyard and Stacey Farber as Amy standing on either side of a small vintage-style van named Mable, set against a warm circular yellow and orange background.

A surprise road trip impacts four travelers in different ways… continue reading

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s A House Built on Lies

April 25, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

Title card for LMN's 2026 film "A House Built on Lies" with large, bold white and red lettering. A dramatic low-light scene featuring Kimberly-Sue Murray as Daisy, Diana Salvatore as Louise and Ansh Pandey as Zack in an indoor setting. In the foreground, Daisy, a woman with long, dark wavy hair looks over her shoulder with a tense expression. In the background, Zack and Louise stand watching, all illuminated by moody, warm lighting.

An everything but the kitchen sink plot is sure to keep you guessing… continue reading

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

April 20, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

Unpleasant characters don’t get what they deserve… continue reading

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