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Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Accused: The Karen Read Story

January 11, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s true life drama leaves us hanging… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Accused: The Karen Read Story, Christiaan Westerveld, Drama, Josh Blacker, Katie Cassidy, Kendra Anderson, Kurt Evans, Lifetime, Luke Humphrey, Paul Jarrett, Ripped from the Headlines, Ryan Robbins, Sebastien Roberts, Shaw Madson, Thriller

Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s The Pastor Who Preys

January 10, 2026Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

This thriller seems standard but packs a nifty twist… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amanda Nicholas, Analisa Wall, Annette Saunders, Clark Sarullo, Daniel Stine, Deadly Resolutions, Drama, Erika Monet Butters, Lifetime Movie Network, LMN, Mystery, The Pastor Who Preys, Thriller, Trevor Lyons, Wade Hunt Williams

Movie Review :: Lifetime Network’s Mama’s Little Murderer

January 5, 2026Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Lifetime’s decent thriller has a ridiculous title… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Drama, Ian Kilburn, Isaac Kragten, Lauren Vandenbrook, Lifetime, Mama’s Little Murderer, Noah Perchard, Paul Thompson, Sara Canning, Sunday Night Thrills, Thriller

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 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 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 :: The Housemaid is 2025’s best ’90s movie

December 17, 2025Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

Three water bottles in the mini-fridge out of three… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Drama, Elizabeth Perkins, Lionsgate, Michele Morrone, Sydney Sweeney, The Housemaid, Thriller

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

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