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Drama

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Pretty Hurts

June 29, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s beauty pageant drama takes a turn in ‘very special episode’ territory… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Andrew R. Shaw, Cyane Gan, Drama, Hannah Westerfield, Hayley Gosserand, Haylie Duff, John Lindstrom, Kaci Barker, Lifetime, Megan McFarland, Michael Bonini, Pretty Hurts, Rachael Markarian, Sarah Borne

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s My Boyfriend’s Wife is Dead

June 28, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

For once, an LMN movie with a completely accurate title… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Aiden Patrick Griffin, Annette Hobbs, Brianna Cohen, Donny Boaz, Drama, Jessica Pacheco, Kylie Cunningham, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, My Boyfriend's Wife is Dead, Mystery, Neil Mulac, Nicole Marie Johnson, Thriller, Unhappily Ever After

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

June 27, 2025Chuck Duncan 3 Comments

LMN and Vivica A. Fox are so ‘Wrong’ for the 28th time… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Alicia S. Mason, Drama, Hector David Jr., Jackée Harry, Jamie Bernadette, Jensen Atwood, Jeremiah Blakely, Jon Briddell, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Maria Tornberg, Mystery, Silvia Baldassini, The Wrong Marriage, Thriller, Unhappily Ever After, Vera Lee, Vivica A. Fox

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s A Home to Die For

June 23, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s newest thriller has an out-of-the-blue twist… continue reading

★, Home Viewing A Home to Die For, Brianna Cohen, Drama, Johnny Ramey, Julia Terranova, Lifetime, Margaux Karayianni, Mystery, Peru Kavalieri, Romina Katsikian, Thriller, Vaggelis Papadakis

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Villa Amore

June 22, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

Hallmark’s ‘Passport to Love’ series takes us to the Italian countryside for another romance… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alessandra Roca, Aurora Cancian, Barbara Venturato, Carlo Calderone, Comedy, Drama, Eloise Mumford, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Jonathan Dylan King, Kevin McGarry, Megan Gay, Passport to Love, Roberto Attias, Romance, Villa Amore

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Dateless to Dangerous: My Son’s Secret Life

June 22, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s drama is a powerful warning about teens and social media… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alexander Elliot, Alexandra Chaves, Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life, Drama, Husein Madhavji, Jodie Sweetin, Kolton Stewart, Lifetime, Nikki Roumel, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Shattered Vows

June 21, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Shattered Vows’ is confusing at times but will keep you guessing… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Christie Leverette, Courtney Elvira, Crime, David Rucker III, Drama, James Bobo, Jia Gay, John Castle, Kabby Borders, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Maddyn Kendall Grewe, Mystery, Rae DeRosa, Shattered Vows, Thriller, Unhappily Ever After, Will A. Holland

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s The Boy Who Vanished

June 16, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An abducted son returns to his family, but is it really him?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Aiden Howard, Crime, Drama, Gord Pankhurst, Grace Beedie, Jesse Moss, Kingston Goodjohn, Lifetime, Maia Michaels, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Tegan Moss, The Boy Who Vanished, Thriller, Vincent Ross

Movie Review :: Lifetime Original Movie Girl in the Attic

June 15, 2025Chuck Duncan 4 Comments

Lifetime’s thriller is a disturbing tale of abduction and grooming… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Beth Fotheringham, Crime, Drama, Girl in the Attic, Jean Louisa Kelly, John Cassini, Keenan Tracey, Lifetime, Ripped from the Headlines, Shiraine Haas, Sidney Quesnelle, Sophia Carriere, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s To Barcelona, Forever

June 15, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark’s ‘To Barcelona’ event concludes with an equally delightful sequel… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alejandro Tous, Alex Sorian Brown, Alison Sweeney, Ashley Williams, Comedy, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, José Emilio Vera, Miguel Brocca, Paloma Montero, Passport to Love, Romance, To Barcelona Forever

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Bride or Die

June 14, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Bride or Die’ is one of the most tedious thrillers ever… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Bride or Die, Claire Woolner, Crime, Drama, Kara Royster, Kelley Jakle, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mark Hapka, Mary Kate Wiles, Mystery, Rachele Schank, Robert Laenen, Thriller, Unhappily Ever After

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Seduced by His Lies

June 9, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The title gives it all away… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ashleigh Rains, Christopher Russell, Crime, Darlene Cooke, Diana Salvatore, Diane Salvatore, Dillon Casey, Drama, Lauren Lee Smith, Lifetime, Mystery, Seduced by His Lies, Simon Wong, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s To Barcelona, With Love

June 8, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark’s ‘Passport to Love’ month kicks off with a delightful rom-com… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alejandro Tous, Alison Sweeney, Ashley Williams, Comedy, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Javier Santos, Nacho Nugo, Passport to Love, Romance, To Barcelona With Love

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story

June 8, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s new ‘Ripped from the Headlines’ story is a gripping tale… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Crime, Deja Dee, Drama, Jana Kramer, Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story, Lifetime, Lily Talevski, Rachel Stubington, Ripped from the Headlines, Robyne Parrish, Ross Crain, Sarah Hudson, Steve Guttenberg, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Secret Life of my Other Wife

June 7, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Everyone has a ‘Secret Life’ in the latest LMN thriller… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alana Hawley Purvis, Axel Mars Django Hensen, Benjamin J Stevens, Drama, Emma Johnson, Giles Panton, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Secret Life of my Other Wife, Teagan Vincze, Thriller

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