Previews

Nice Girl Rueben usually reviews Lifetime movies for us, but when the chance came to screen An Amish Murder, I grabbed it. The Lifetime movie is based on the novel [easyazon-link asin=”B00375LMT8″]Sworn to Silence[/easyazon-link] by Linda Castillo, a murder mystery I read a few years ago that stuck with me in a way few books do, and I had to see …

BECKETT AND CASTLE DIVE INTO THE RAUCOUS MUSIC INDUSTRY AFTER THE MURDER OF AN UP AND COMING DJ, ON ABC’S “CASTLE” Taylor Cole and Michael Irby Guest Star “Under the Influence” – When an up and coming DJ is killed at a pop star’s album release party, Beckett and Castle must dive into the raucous world of New York’s music industry. …

It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and lose sight of one of the real joys of this time of year: connecting with friends and family. In Help for the Holidays, Summer Glau tries to remind a family how important they are to each other, and gets her own Christmas wish in …

The latest holiday made-for-TV movie from Lifetime comes in the form of It’s All About Christmas Eve, starring Haylie Duff (7th Heaven) as junior event planner Evelyn “Eve” Wright and Chris Carmack (The O.C.) as Aidan Green, the founder of a Facebook-like company. As the film opens, Eve is overseeing an unusual Bar Mitzvah with a Christmas twist (you can’t …

The quest for perfection is sold to us, especially women, on a daily basis. The barrage of ads, TV shows, self-help books, etc. that tell us how to have the perfect body, perfect wardrobe, perfect job, perfect hair, perfect relationship, perfect life…it’s everywhere! Lifetime’s new original movie, Holly’s Holiday, takes a jab at all those expectations without getting preachy about …

How is it that Andrew McCarthy can make even the cheesiest, most-cliched characters sexy and romantic? He somehow manages to make Straight From the Heart (Hallmark, 2003) a must-watch movie even though I cringe through most of the dialogue and plotting. Fortunately, his latest Hallmark project keeps the romance and loses (most of) the cheese. In Come Dance With Me, …

The season finale of the Cinemax original series HUNTED is on tonight and it is a doozy. In the episode, “Snow Maiden” Sam’s (Melissa George) cover is blown and she is placed in terrible danger. Meanwhile, Byzantium is forced to take evasive action against Jack Turner (Patrick Malahide). Events take an unexpected turn as Jack reveals what he plans to …

Haven’s fantastic Season 3 may be coming to a close soon but they will not being going gently into that good night. With all of the mysteries Audrey has been investigating—the Bolt Gun Killer, the search for her son, The Guard and her own past in Haven—this has been one crazy ride. Tonight’s episode, “Last Goodbyes” finds Audrey awakening to …

In The Hallmark Channel’s latest original holiday movie, skittish hearts are on a deadline if there’s going to be A Bride For Christmas. Arielle Kebbel and Andrew Walker star in this charming tale of a commitment-wary pair who find their way to each other. When we meet Jessie (Kebbel), she’s preparing for her third wedding, but first marriage. Yep, she’s …

If you’ve ever been single during the holidays, you know what a challenge that can be. It’s the season of events with family, friends, and co-workers, and going stag can be daunting. In The Hallmark Channel’s latest original movie, Joey Lawrence and Emily Hampshire decide to avoid the single drama by pretending to be Hitched for the Holidays. It’s the …