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Movie Review :: Hallmark’s The 5-Year Christmas Party

October 28, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark really goes out of the box with this fantastic ‘Countdown to Christmas’ movie… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Brenda M. Crichlow, Christmas, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Jeff Avenue, Jordan Fisher, Katie Findlay, Katrina Reynolds, Olly Atkins, Robyn Bradley, Romance, The 5-Year Christmas Party, Zenia Marshall

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 :: Lifetime’s Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story

October 27, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime delves into the recent past for its latest ‘Ripped from the Headlines’ movie… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amara Sanoy, Annaston Munro, Biography, Crime, Drama, Emilie Ullerup, Farrah Hahn, Heather Locklear, Josh Blacker, Lifetime, Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story, Nolen Dubuc, Ripped from the Headlines, Rowan McInnis, Savannah Miller

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

Movie Review :: The Wasp

October 25, 2024Jeremy Fogelman 1 Comment

The Wasp delights in its elevated small-story vibe with an excellent pair of leads… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Dominic Allburn, Drama, Jack Morris, Leah Mondesir-Simmonds, Naomie Harris, Natalie Dormer, Olivia Juno Cleverley, Shout! Studios, The Wasp, Thriller

Movie Review :: The Convert

October 25, 2024Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Convert’ takes another stab at the ‘noble foreigner’ genre with mostly positive results… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Antonio Te Maioha, Drama, Guy Pearce, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makoare, The Convert, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Vertigo Releasing

Movie Review :: White Bird

October 25, 2024Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘White Bird’ is a sequel that focuses on a WW2-era story about the capability of kindness… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ariella Glaser, Biography, Bryce Gheisar, Drama, Family, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Lionsgate, Orlando Schwerdt, War, White Bird

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s The Life I Can’t Remember

October 21, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s amnesia mystery is easy to forget… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Alex James, Andrew Steel, Crime, Drama, Gabriel Pranter, Lifetime, Melanie Au-Yeung, Morgan Bradley, Mystery, Patrick M.J. Finerty, The Life I Can't Remember, Theodore Martello, Tryphena Wade

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story

October 20, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s new ‘Ripped from the Headlines’ is one of its most lurid yet… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Belle Furguson, Crime, Drama, Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story, Jackie Cruz, Joselyn Picard, Lifetime, Matreya Scarrwener, Matthew MacCaull, Ripped from the Headlines, Sebastien Roberts, Thriller

Movie Review :: The Hallmark Channel’s Holiday Crashers

October 20, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Crashing holiday parties has never been so fun — or disastrous… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Chris McNally, Christmas, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Daniella Monet, Daylin Willis, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Heather-Claire Nortey, Holiday Crashers, Jag Bal, Keith MacKechnie, Luvia Petersen, Lyndsy Fonseca, Romance

Movie Review :: Hallmark’s ‘Twas the Date Before Christmas

October 19, 2024Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

The Countdown to Christmas has begun with true holiday spirit… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing 'Twas the Date Before Christmas, Amy Groening, Christmas, Christopher Jacot, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Drama, Hallmark Channel, Karen Waddell, Mimi Kuzyk, Patrice Goodman, Peter Bou-Ghannam, Robert Buckley, Romance, Sean Cullen

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s ‘based on a true story’ The Killer I Picked Up

October 15, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s latest ‘Ripped from the Headlines’ movie is a modern cautionary tale… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Crime, David D'Lancy Wilson, Drama, Eden Cupid, Joanne Boland, Kolton Stewart, Lifetime, Nicole Volossetski, Patrice Goodman, Raven Dauda, Ripped from the Headlines, The Killer I Picked Up, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Nobody Dumps My Daughter

October 13, 2024Chuck Duncan 5 Comments

Lifetime really shows up this week with a ‘Truly Unbelievable Story’… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Aiden Howard, Ana Ortiz, Bradley Stryker, Crime, Drama, Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson, Jasmine Vega, Kwesi Ameyaw, Lifetime, Nobody Dumps My Daughter, Ripped from the Headlines, Sheila E., Thriller, Zak Santiago

Movie Review :: Love never dies on Hallmark’s Haunted Wedding

October 13, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Hallmark’s ‘Haunted Wedding’ is ghostly fun… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cassandra Potenza, Comedy, Dan De Jaeger, Dominic Sherwood, Drama, Erik Athavale, Fall Into Love, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Halloween, Halloween, Haunted Wedding, Janel Parrish, Lauren Cochrane, Romance, Sharon Bajer

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Betrayed by Love

October 7, 2024Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

‘Betrayed by Love’ is an efficient whodunit with two major flaws… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alexandra Sophia Ruiz, Andrew Fultz, Ashley Ahlquist, Betrayed by Love, Cayman Cardiff, Christopher Hatfield, Crime, Drake Cummings, Drama, Elyse Mirto, Jessica Ruth Bell, Lifetime, Marc Herrmann, Mystery, Ripped from the Headlines, Sara Ball, Thriller

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    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
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