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Mystery

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Past Is Never Buried

January 3, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

LMN’s new thriller for the new year will keep you on your toes… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Bonnie Jean Tyler, Deadly Resolutions, Drama, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Nicole Britton, Owen Correll, Philip Boyd, Preston James Hillier, Sean Garick, The Past Is Never Buried, Thriller, Ulisses Gonsalves, Wade Hunt Williams

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Nurse Who Knew Too Much

December 29, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

This slow burn serial killer drama has a twist out of left field… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Anthony Carvello, Carla Kidd, Drama, Hailey Rutledge, James Arthur Sims, Lifetime, Marc-André Drôlet, McKensie Lane, Mystery, Rob Eubanks, Sarah Shearburn, Sunday Night Thrills, The Nurse Who Knew Too Much, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Child They Hid

December 27, 2025Chuck Duncan 3 Comments

It takes a while for the title to make sense in this forgettable thriller… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Cherie Price, Drama, Grace Patterson, Joe Burns, Jonathan Stoddard, Justine Renee, Kate Szekely, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Missy Skinner, Mystery, Robert Peters, Rosco Nash, Sam Harding, Slay Bells, Suzanne R. Neff, The Child They Hid, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Where Pretty Girls Die

December 19, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Some too-obvious acting spoils the twists in LMN’s latest thriller… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ben VanderMey, Branden Greenberg, Britt George, Dillon Peyerk, Drama, John Machesky, Kim Sandwich, Kylie Delre, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Slay Bells, Thriller, Where Pretty Girls Die

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s My Mother the Madam

December 12, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘My Mother the Madam’ feels like three different movies at the same time… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Andre Boyer, Bryant Carroll, Drama, Gina Vitori, Isabella Hofmann, Jesse Kove, Jon Osbeck, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Monica Lacy, My Mother the Madam, Mystery, Phil Abrams, Philip Boyd, Slay Bells, Susan Gallagher, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Do You Fear What I Fear

December 5, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

LMN gets into the holiday spirit with a frustrating mystery… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Charlene Amoia, Christmas, Ciara Hanna, Do You Fear What I Fear, Drama, Elke Berry, Fred Galyean, Josh Henderson, Justin Cole, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Marc Lucia, Michael Silberblatt, Mystery, Nicole Stubbs, Slay Bells, Suzanne R. Neff, Thriller, Zane Haney

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Secret Life of a Good Wife

November 29, 2025Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

Haylie Duff directs another mystery-thriller that keeps its secrets close to the vest… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Bryan Frank, Deena Dill, Drama, Hateful and Grateful, James Corso, Janet Decker, Jason Frederick, Katy Wilson, Kennedy Martin, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Paul Van Scott, Secret Life of a Good Wife, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Body in the Locker

November 24, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s twisty thriller will keep you guessing… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Briauna James, Chris Hong, Dale Samms, Dina Renon, Drama, Jayne Heitmeyer, John Koensgen, Kirsten Comerford, Lifetime, Mystery, Puja Uppal, Robert Notman, Sasha Barry, Sunday Night Thrills, The Body in the Locker, Thriller, Tori Barban

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Whispers of a Secret Life

November 22, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

Words cannot adequately describe LMN’s latest thriller… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Andrea Conte, Aniela McGuinness, Ava Grace Vazquez, Brittany Cavaco, Cait Moira, Chris Maher, Drama, Hateful and Grateful, Julia-Kate Hill, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Sean Tapiero, Thriller, Trevor Lyons, Whispers of a Secret Life

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s A Young Father’s Nightmare

November 15, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

LMN’s abduction thriller is saved by a decent cast… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Young Father's Nightmare, Allen Burns, Alyona Real, Analisa Southworth Wall, Andrew Reid, Drama, Hateful and Grateful, John Castle, Kate Dailey, Kellan Jackson, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Stephen Manley, Thriller, Zion Mortensen

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Relative Danger

November 8, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

LMN’s twisty thriller is totally satisfying, even with some plot holes… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Dale Samms, Debra Hale, Dennis Andres, Drama, Hateful and Grateful, JaNae Armogan, Jayne Heitmeyer, Kirsten Comerford, Laura Provenzano, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Niki Kerro, Relative Danger, Samantha Brown, Thriller

Movie Review :: LMN’s My Mother Looked Just Like You

November 7, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

LMN’s new thriller has a twist you’ll never see coming… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adelle Drahos, Avery Joy Davis, Barbara Beneville, Drama, Hateful and Grateful, Jack Fineo, Jenny Heaton, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Maya Compton, My Mother Looked Just Like You, Mystery, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Dancing with a Murderer

October 25, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

LMN’s latest piles on the red herrings… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andrew Fultz, Aubree Bouché, Dancing with a Murderer, Drama, Eric Hanson, Jonathan Drew, Karen Thornhill Owen, Lauren Pike, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Shocktober, Temara Payton, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s The Prep School Disappearance

October 20, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime turns out a pretty nifty, if complicated, thriller… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Brennan Clost, Brett Geddes, Drama, Kamilla Kowal, Lifetime, Magalie Langrais, Matt Wells, Melissa Bray, Mystery, Sunday Night Thrills, Tara O'Brien, The Prep School Disappearance, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Her Life is On the Line

October 18, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

LMN’s new thriller comes with a jaw-dropping twist… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Adam Huss, Aliza Kate Barlow, Andrew Fultz, Carly Diamond Stone, Drama, Her Life is On the Line, Jessica Morris, Kylen Chen-Troester, Lauren Cole, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Shocktober, Thriller

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