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

May 11, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment
A dramatic film poster titled "My Granddaughter Has Your Son's Face" featuring Robbie Silverman as Pastor David, a man in a sweater vest on the left, Vail Bloom as Suzanne, a woman in a close-up profile in the center, and Tatum Jennings as Carly, a young blonde woman on the right holding a baby, uncredited actor in Luna's role, all presented with a textured, moody atmosphere.

This movie makes no dang sense… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Drama, Jennice Butler, Kyle-X Storm, Lifetime, Lirelle Gardere, Montel Bush, My Granddaughter Has Your Son's Face, Mystery, Peyton Windham, Robbie Silverman, Sunday Night Thrills, Suzie Haines, Tatum Jennings, Thriller, Tim Bensch, Vail Bloom

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’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

★★★, Home Viewing Dove Meir, Drama, Gavin Keoni Spinner, Ian Choi, Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story, Lauren O'Quinn, Lifetime, Michael Shenefelt, Ripped from the Headlines, Stana Katic, Thriller, Tyler Tomás Perez

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

★★★, Home Viewing Clayton Louis, Courtney Elvira, Drama, Harley Bronwyn, John Hardy, Lauren Cole, Lifetime, Mystery, Russell Bradley Fenton, Shane Michael Costa, Sunday Night Thrills, The Moonlight Murders, 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 at the Merriweather

April 20, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

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

★★★, Home Viewing Carson Polish, Drama, Edina Loskay, Haley Lohrli, James Chrosniak, John Ryan McLaughlin, Lifetime, Margo Parker, Murder at the Merriweather, Mystery, Nancy Harding, Peter Zizzo, Scott Striegel, SMeet Doshi, Sunday Night Thrills, Taylor Anne Danehower, Thriller

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 :: 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 Network’s I Have to Kill My Neighbor

April 12, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Finally, a Lifetime thriller that doesn’t take itself seriously… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Brynn Godenir, Darren Martens, Darren Ross, Derek Kun, Drama, I Have to Kill My Neighbor, Lauren Cochrane, Lifetime, Made up search, Monique Marcker, Mystery, Ray Strachan, Sarah Luby, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Kidnapping My Own Daughter

April 6, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A gripping mystery with plenty of twists to keep you guessing… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Angelina Capetola, Catherine Saindon, Chris Violette, Debra Hale, Drama, Esther Vlessing, Jesse Collin, Karen Cliche, Kathryn Kohut, Kidnapping My Own Daughter, Lifetime, Mystery, Nate Colitto, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller

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 :: Lifetime Network’s The Man in the Window

March 29, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A winning thriller with a top-notch cast… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Al Sapienza, Bryan Arion, Deborah Rennard, Drama, Dylan Walsh, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jonetta Kaiser, Joseph Curtis Callender, Lifetime, Made up search, Mystery, Teri Polo, The Man in the Window, 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?

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s I Killed Him in My Sleep

March 22, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Sensationally misleading title aside, this is a gripping thriller… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Abigail Breslin, Aliyah O'Brien, Bathany Brown, Benjamin Joel Arcé, Drama, I Killed Him in My Sleep, Josh Collins, Kendall Cross, Landon Liboiron, Lifetime, Michael Eklund, Mystery, Ramon Terrell, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Seemingly Perfect Family

March 16, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

There ain’t nothing perfect or seemingly perfect about this family… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Anna Morgan Neugent, Bourke Floyd, Brennen Suttle, Drama, Lifetime, Paul Ryden, Rylee Reagan, Sarah Nicklin, Sunday Night Thrills, The Seemingly Perfect Family, Thriller, Violet SinClair

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    DEATH AT THE DINNER PARTY  ★★★
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    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  ★★✩
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