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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Boy with My Son’s Face

March 15, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A gripping thriller about every parent’s worst nightmare… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Anna Jacyszyn, Drama, Georgia Bradner, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Italia Ricci, Lifetime, Lincoln Grant, Luke Camilleri, Made up search, Mystery, Roark Critchlow, Shiraine Haas-Blake, Siobhan Williams, Stephanie Izsak, The Boy with My Son's Face, Thriller

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s A Make or Break Holiday

December 21, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

A break turns into a break-up, and Mr. Christmas makes his debut… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing A Make or Break Holiday, Brittney Wilson, Christmas, Comedy, Countdown to Christmas, Craig Geoghan, Drama, Evan Roderick, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Hunter King, Jennifer-Juniper Angeli, Jessica Ocampo, Linda Darlow, Marlee Walchuk, Roark Critchlow, Romance

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s The Christmas Cup

December 1, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A friendly competition becomes complicated when romance is involved… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Ben Rosenbaum, Christmas, Countdown to Christmas, Dayleigh Nelson, Drama, Farrah Hahn, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Plus, Harlow Robbins, Jaeda Lily Miller, Jonas Janz, Michael Teigen, Natasha Burnett, Rhiannon Fish, Roark Critchlow, Romance, Tetiana Ostapowych, The Christmas Cup

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s I’ll Never Let You Go

August 17, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s tale of infidelity becomes a tale of terror… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alana Hawley Purvis, Ana Pacheco, Antonio Cupo, Drama, Hana Huggins, I'll Never Let You Go, Julian Lao, Lifetime, Marnie Mahannah, Meagan Good, Roark Critchlow, Thomas Cadrot, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Little Girl in the Woods

July 13, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s survival thriller is a real nail-biter… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Alana Hawley Purvis, Amy Trefry, Caitlyn Stryker, Camille Atebe, Drama, Edward Lafferty, Juliette Hawk, Justine Warrington, Lifetime, Little Girl in the Woods, Mystery, Roark Critchlow, Tavia Cervi, Thriller

Movie Review :: LMN’s Taste of His Own Poison

July 12, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Taste of His Own Poison’ is an edge of your seat rollercoaster ride… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alana Hawley Purvis, Blake Williams, Crime, Drama, Dylan Kingwell, Jonathan Hawley Purvis, Juliette Hawk, Justine Warrington, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, Nolen Dubuc, Rhonda Dent, Roark Critchlow, Sizzling Summer Nights, Taste of His Own Poison, Thriller

Movie Review :: LMN’s The Baby My Husband Lied About

May 10, 2025Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

LMN’s latest thriller has a lot of twists to keep you guessing… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Clayton James, Crime, Dave MacKinnon, Drama, Karen Kruper, Lauren Jackson, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Matt Hamilton, Mystery, Revenge is a Mother, Roark Critchlow, Shaye Quinn, The Baby My Husband Lied About, Thriller, Yoshié Bancroft

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Searching for a Serial Killer: The Regina Smith Story

November 10, 2024Chuck Duncan 3 Comments

Lifetime’s latest true life story mixes tragedy with triumph… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Blair Penner, Brittany Clough, Christly Charles, Christopher Russell, Crime, Drama, Hanna Krostewitz, Karrueche Tran, Lauren Jackson, Lifetime, Ripped from the Headlines, Roark Critchlow, Searching for a Serial Killer: The Regina Smith Story, Ted Cole, Thriller

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
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    MERCY   ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID   ★★★
    BUGONIA   ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE   ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER   ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT   ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY  ★★✩
    HIM  ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS   ★★✩
    NE ZHA II  ★★★
    WEAPONS   ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS  ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN  ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR  ★★★
    OH, HI!   ★★✩
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✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPING MY OWN DAUGHTER  ★★★
    A SEASON TO BLOSSOM  ★★✩
    DON'T TRUST THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS  ★★✩
    PICTURE PERFECT SISTER-IN-LAW  ★★✩
    THE MAN IN THE WINDOW  ★★★
    A ROYAL SETTING  ★★✩
    THE LITTLE BOY WHO WENT MISSING  ★★✩
    WHO COULD KILL A SWEET OLD LADY?  ★★✩
    I KILLED HIM IN MY SLEEP  ★★★
    TWO FOR TEE  ★★★
    MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKEN  ★★✩
    THE SEEMINGLY PERFECT FAMILY  ★★✩
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