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Villainess Review: Vera Chenoweth (Beware the Night Nurse)
Out of all of July's Lifetime films, the one I was the most excited for (that wasn't in the VC Andrews universe), was this one: Beware the Night Nurse. It looked like it would be quite delicious, and it didn't disappoint. After we see a scene of a woman chasing a cloaked villainess who had taken her baby, we go back a month and are introduced to the main players in this tale: Claire and Zach Mitchell, who are the proud parents of baby Owen, who was born via a surrogate, Liz Chenoweth. The couple had taken in Liz, who was working as a paralegal, with her backstory only revealing that she had quite a troubled upbringing.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Reviewing VC Andrews' Dawn (Part 3: "Twilight's Child")
The preview for Part 3 of VC Andrews' Dawn had me quite intrigued, and this was coming after a Part 2 that ended with such a bang. The ultimate tease was that Dawn would find herself tormented by the very monsters who plagued her immensely, to the point where she would become the very thing that she had been haunted by. Reminds me of Harvey Dent's line in The Dark Knight: "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Speaking of movies, it's nice to see the word "Twilight" in the title of a movie that's actually good and not annoying as hell. But I digress.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Caitlyn Lynch (Medium)
There are a select number of episodes of Medium that I do recall watching when they aired, and among that collection is the three-parter, "How to Make a Killing in Big Business." Though Allison Dubois found herself back working at the DA's office by this point, Part 1 saw her contacted by a woman named Caitlyn Lynch, who was offering Allison a job at her workplace, the prestigious Lydecker Corporation. The pay's immensely high, though even after meeting with Caitlyn, who reveals that she has the same gifts that Allison has, Allison's not sure about accepting, especially since there's a big serial killer case occurring at the same moment.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Lacy Settle (Nightmare School Moms)
I was excited for Nightmare School Moms for a number of weeks, but my excitement increased very recently for a reason I will state later on. I have to say this; I've always been fascinated by Lifetime's themed titles. A long time ago Lifetime gave up the "Perfect" films, and then we had the "Met Online" themed films (i.e. The Boy She Met Online, The Girl He Met Online, and my favorite of the bunch, The Wife He Met Online) and the "At 17" group. Very recently, Lifetime's giving us the "Nightmare Moms" films, and previous entries include PTA, Neighborhood, and Pageant, with School being the latest addition.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Reviewing VC Andrews' Dawn (Part 2: "Secrets of the Morning")
You know, I found myself already enjoying this latest VC Andrews installment while I was halfway into the first film. I still say the Ruby series is the best one, though if Dawn comes out on DVD like Ruby did, well, I may be buying that as well. So there's my endorsement. Now for the brief recap.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Reviewing a Pair of Killer Villainesses from "Meet the Killer Parents"
Similar to Shohei Ohtani this season, Tubi seems to hit it out of the park every time they come to the plate. Their latest big time home run came in the form of Meet the Killer Parents, and this was the film I was looking forward to the most out of Tubi's batch of July films. The film centers on Grace Perkins, a young woman who was in a relationship with wealthy Rob Whitby, and only has her best friend/roommate, May, in her life, as Grace lost her parents at a young age. May is wary, but happy for Grace, who ends up going to Rob's house to meet his parents.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Dr. Joan Allenby (Columbo)
I love Columbo, I really love that show. I love so much about Columbo. I adore the howcatchem format, I'm enthused by how nearly every episode kicks off with the central killer's path to committing their murderous deed, I even love that each episode is basically at movie length: close to 90 minutes. One of the reasons why I'm a huge fan of the Peacock series, Poker Face, is because it's a modern day Columbo--from the format to the big name guest stars, to its central character.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Rose (A Mother's Sacrifice)
It surprises me that this film, similar to 2004's Deception, didn't air on Lifetime, because the feel is definitely there. I watched this on Tubi because I'm trying to finally whittle down my vast list on there (I have it down to 12 movies), and this movie truly delivered. A Mother's Sacrifice centered on Kathrin Beck, a divorced mother of a teenage daughter, Josey Beck, and we quickly see that it's an "oil and water" relationship between those two. A heated argument that some can attribute to teenage angst, but afterwards, Kathrin's attempt to contact Josey results in Kathrin hearing distress from Josey.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Marion (Sins of the Preacher's Wife)
It's that time in the calendar year where my emphasis on Lifetime movies increases. The NBA crowned their champions, the NHL awarded the Stanley Cup, and while I'm enjoying baseball and spending time on Vocal cooking up my own Lifetime-esque stories (like this one), I'm also enjoying this month's batch of actual Lifetime movies, with the last one of this month being Sins of the Preacher's Wife.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Tina Walcott (Catch Me If You Can)
While I was on Tubi a few months prior, I stumbled on to this film, which was shown under the title, Deadly Game, but was actually titled, Catch Me If You Can. After a long while, I gave this a watch, and this was quite the thrilling comedy, which centered on two characters: one, detective Norm Gannon, and two, 12-year-old Nathan Thomas. How do these two characters intertwine? Well...witnessing a murder would definitely do it.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Stephanie Carson (Motive)
One of my all time favorite crime shows is, without question, Motive--mainly because of the format. While most shows use the traditional "whodunit" format, Motive is one of the select few shows that use the "howcatchem" format, meaning that we know who the killer is from jumpstreet. The most famous "howcatchem" program is, of course, Columbo, though we've also seen it played out in select episodes of Monk, Matlock, and on the Peacock series, Poker Face (which is basically a modern day Columbo). Regarding this series, while the killer and victim are revealed in the series, the true motive still has to be determined.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Gemma (Sabotaging the Squad)
I really love Lifetime Movie Club's string of original films; they've been doing this for two years now. Some of them are films that I learned a few months in advance, and that includes the latest one, Sabotaging the Squad (originally titled, Cheer, Drama, Murder). The film already starts off on a dastardly tone, as we see a woman, revealed to be named Krista, is attacked, and--as the film reveals--killed...by someone she apparently knows. We later see our main protagonist, Missy Clark, whose daughter, Arielle, is on the 360s, a cheerleading squad that Missy was once a part of in high school.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
