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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

★★★, Home Viewing Anana Rydvald, Brandon Knox, Bryce Winter, Cameron Brodeur, Candice Lidstone, Death at the Dinner Party, Drama, Eden Broda, Lifetime Movie Network, Lisa Langlois, LMN, Mark Day, Martina Ortiz Luis, Mystery, Revenge is a Mother, Russell Yuen, Thriller

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

★★, Home Viewing Christy Tate, Drama, Ellen B. Williams, Eric Olson, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Monanik 'Moe' Dugar, Mystery, Revenge is a Mother, Sarah Sampino, Skye Coyne, The Secrets of the Matriarch, Thriller, Zach Zebrowski

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

★★, Home Viewing Brennan Mejia, Charisma Carpenter, Charlie Tacker, Drama, Haley Pullos, Isabel Fox, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Nicky Whelan, Nikolas Elrifi, Revenge is a Mother, Ric Plamenco, Shikena Stanton, The Dating App Nightmare, Thriller

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

★★★, Home Viewing A House Built on Lies, Alexis Koetting, Ansh Pandey, Darryl Hopkins, Diana Salvatore, Drama, Home is Where the Harm Is, Ian Kilburn, Kate Corbett, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mary Lewis, Mystery, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave

April 18, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A cautionary tale about the pitfalls of owning a rental property… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Adam Huss, Alex Trumble, Brittany Bennett, Ciarra Carter, Drama, Home is Where the Harm Is, Kevin Scott Allen, Lifetime Movie Network, Lilith Mesidor, LMN, Molly Flanagan, Randy Jay Burrell, Tenny Conroy, The Guest Who Wouldn't Leave, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Home Makeover Nightmare

April 11, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A deadly dull thriller that makes no sense in the end… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Chelsea Rose Cook, Diane Robin, Drama, Eliza Roberts, Home is Where the Harm Is, Home Makeover Nightmare, Jackée Harry, Jon Briddell, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Lorinda Hawkins Smith, Mystery, Randy Jay Burrell, Robert Brian Wilson, Savoy Bailey, Thriller, Tom Sandoval

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Don’t Trust the Couple Upstairs

April 4, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A decent thriller, a puzzling title, and one scene that gives it all away… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Mitchell, Anna Talakkottur, Brenna Skalski, Denise Culbreth, Don't Trust the Couple Upstairs, Drama, Home is Where the Harm Is, John D. Babcock III, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Rob LaColla Jr., Tess Cline, Thomas King, Thriller, William Brock

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Little Boy Who Went Missing

March 28, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A kidnapping tale with a twist and questionable plot devices… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Britton Webb, Drama, Jace Greenwood, Laurie Fortier, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Luke Omalza, Made up search, Marila Lombrozo, Matt Campanella, Mystery, Quinn Boza, Smith Gilbert, Spring Breakdowns, The Boy by the Pool, The Little Boy Who Went Missing, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s My Daughter Was Taken

March 21, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Too much plot and too many red herrings distract from the story… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alexandra Petrachuk, Ash Catherwood, Brett Geddes, Chimwemwe Miller, Dennis Andres, Edwige Jean-Pierre, Eric Davis, Juliette Schroeder, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, My Daughter Was Taken, Patrice Goodman, Scott Gibson, Wicked Revenge

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Let’s Murder Like It’s 1999!

March 14, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

If nothing else, this has the best title of an LMN movie in years… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Angie Holmes, April Martucci, Britt George, Camila Banus, Christopher Frederick Thomas, Courtney Elvira, Evan Hufferd, John Hardy, Josie Juliette Wert, Let's Murder Like It's 1999!, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mitchell McCollum, Wicked Revenge

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Sinister Secret Ingredient

February 28, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

You might think by the title that this is a cooking thriller, but it’s not… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Barbara Sandlin, Betsy Hume, Brandi Price, Danielle Ruffin, Ginger Gilmartin, Gwen Mowdy, Justin Ross Martin, Kinlee, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Lorrie Chilcoat, Michelle Williams, Sabrina Miller, Sinister Secret Ingredient, Wicked Revenge

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Who Took My Family?

February 21, 2026Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

When your family disappears, who do you trust?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alison Haselden, Chelsea Buck, Daryl Meyer, Gina Vitori, Jorge Alberto Sanchez, Kyle Kankonde, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Roy Lynam, Steven McCormack, Who Took My Family?, Wicked Revenge, Yago Lupi

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Wrong Baby Daddy

February 14, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Arguably the best of the recent ‘The Wrong’ movies thus far… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Caryn Richman, Ciarra Carter, Drama, Grisselle Escotto, Jamie Bernadette, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Matthew Pohlkamp, Mystery, Sam Schweikert, Shireen Crutchfield, The Wrong Baby Daddy, Thriller, Vicente Perdomo, Vicious Valentines, Vivica A. Fox

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s An Unstable Marriage

February 13, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

This murder mystery has an obvious suspect… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adam Harper, Alicia Blasingame, An Unstable Marriage, Avery Hobson, Donald Ome, Drama, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Sheena Colette, Skye Coyne, Sully Christian, Thriller, Vicious Valentines

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Woman Before Me

January 31, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

What could have been a decent thriller is undone by a goofy motive… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Aaron Berg, Deadly Resolutions, Drama, Lifetime Movie Network, Lisa Tirone King, LMN, Made up search, Michelle Mazza, Mystery, Peter Reznikoff, Phillip Andre Botello, Tayler Hamilton, The Woman Before Me, Thriller, Tom Moynahan

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    FRIENDS UNTIL THE END  ★★✩
    DEATH AT THE DINNER PARTY  ★★★
    MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS YOUR SON'S FACE  ★✩✩
    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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