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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s The Hockey Mom’s Revenge

December 28, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime gets back to business with a pretty decent thriller… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Addy Wheeler, Andrew Wheeler, Drama, Kate Dailey, Lifetime, Luke Pfluger, Luke Shelton, Mark Justice, Molly Ryman, Sport, The Hockey Mom's Revenge, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s A Pickleball Christmas

December 21, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime cashes in on the latest sports craze and crams some Christmas into it… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Pickleball Christmas, BJ Harrison, Brandi Alexander, Christmas, Drama, It's a Wonderful Lifetime, James Lafferty, John Cassini, Lifetime, Lynda Boyd, Matty Finochio, Patti Allan, Romance, Sport, Tess Atkins, Zahf Paroo, Zibby Allen

Movie Review :: Him is style over substance

September 18, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Him’ is so incomprehensibly bad it should have been titled ‘Hmmmm’… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Him, Horror, Jim Jefferies, Julia Fox, Marlon Wayans, Sport, Thriller, Tim Heidecker, Tyriq Withers, Universal Pictures

Movie Review :: The Boys in the Boat goes for the gold on Blu-ray

July 14, 2024Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

If you can’t get enough sports dramas, here’s another solid offering… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amazon MGM Studios, Biography, Callum Turner, Courtney Henggeler, Drama, Hadley Robinson, Jack Mulhern, James Wolk, Joel Edgerton, Peter Guinness, Sport, The Boys in the Boat

Creed III reinvents while pleasing old fans

March 2, 2023Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut in the franchise’s ninth film… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Creed III, Drama, Florian Munteanu, Jonathan Majors, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Michael B. Jordan, Mila Davis-Kent, Phylicia Rashad, Sport, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris

Embattled punches its way to escape an abusive cycle

January 1, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Embattled’ truly has something good at heart, even if it’s a bit muddled in execution… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Ava Capri, Colin Mckenna, Darren Mann, Donald Faison, Drama, Elizabeth Reaser, Embattled, IFC Films, Karrueche Tran, Saïd Taghmaoui, Sport, Stephen Dorff

The Way Back is a great, overlooked sports drama

March 31, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Way Back’ included most sports drama tropes but handled it with care that made the film one of the best of the year so far… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Al Madrigal, Ben Affleck, Drama, Glynn Turman, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins, Sport, The Way Back, Warner Bros. Pictures

The Art of Self-Defense Review :: The oddest karate movie I have seen

August 4, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Riley Stearns’ newest film is one of the best films of the year… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alessandro Nivola, Bleecker Street, Comedy, Drama, Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Sport, The Art of Self-Defense

The Russian Five perfectly captures what it takes to win a Stanley Cup

April 28, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Russian Five’ was an insightful documentary showcasing what a bold GM and owner did to get five Russian hockey players to the NHL… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Documentary, Gunpowder & Sky, Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Sport, The Russian Five, Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov

Fighting with my Family brings the punches and the heart

February 24, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The film is filled with inspirational moments lead by an outstanding cast… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Dwayne Johnson, Fighting with my Family, Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, MGM, Nick Frost, Sport, Stephen Merchant, Vince Vaughn, Zelina Vega

Creed II is a predictable if supremely crowd pleasing sequel

November 21, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Creed II’ can’t match the first entry, but it’s not bad… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Creed II, Dolph Lundgren, Drama, Florian Munteanu, MGM, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Sport, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson

Oscar winner I, Tonya skates to home video

March 13, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Marvel in Allison Janney’s award winning performance… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Allison Janney, Biography, Caitlin Carver, I Tonya, Julianne Nicholson, Margot Robbie, Neon, Paul Walter Hauser, Sebastian Stan, Sport

I, Tonya is a dark comic triumph that points a finger squarely at us

December 26, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

Margot Robbie shines as the damaged, talented athlete in ‘I, Tonya’… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Allison Janney, Biography, Caitlin Carver, I Tonya, Julianne Nicholson, Margot Robbie, Neon, Paul Walter Hauser, Sebastian Stan, Sport

Battle of the Sexes brings back the 1970s in style

October 1, 2017Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

‘Battle of the Sexes’ shows that even as times change, some things stay the same… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alan Cumming, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Battle of the Sexes, Bill Pullman, Biography, Elizabeth Shue, Emma Stone, Fox Searchlight, Jessica McNamee, LGBT, LGBT+, Sarah Silverman, Sport, Steve Carrell

Hands of Stone goes in interesting directions but ends up ultimately disappointing

August 26, 2016Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Hands of Stone’ sheds light on a real life legend, but isn’t particularly engrossing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Ana de Armas, Biography, Edgar Ramirez, Ellen Barkin, Hands of Stone, John Turturro, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Reg E. Cathy, Robert De Niro, Rubén Blades, Sport, The Weinstein Company, Usher Raymond

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HOTCHKA MOVIE REVIEWS

✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    MERCY  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BUGONIA  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    HIM Watch on Apple TV. ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    WEAPONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    OH, HI!  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES  ★★★
    MURDER AT THE MERRIWEATHER  ★★★
    MURDER IN THE DARK  ★★✩
    TO PHILLY WITH LOVE  ★★✩
    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    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  ★★✩
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