Ashley Williams Talks Make Her Mark
The Hallmark family of networks isn’t just telling stories for and about women. It’s also empowering women to be the architects of those stories behind the scenes. As we’ve watched over the last couple of years, Hallmark leading ladies like Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert, Kimberley Sustad, and Nikki DeLoach have...
Mandy-Spencer Phillips Talks Producing Hallmark Movies, Netflix Trilogies, and More
Last month at the Television Critics Association event, we learned that the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (soon to be rebranded Hallmark Mystery) franchise, The Cases of Mystery Lane, will return with a second installment later this year called Death Is Listening. The film, starring Aimee Garcia and Paul Campbell, is...
Directors Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder Preview Their HBO Doc “A Revolution on Canvas”
Although it might sound strange to call this documentary about art a political thriller, that description is exactly right. Nickzad “Nicky” Nodjoumi‘s art is a powerful framing device for the story, but it all starts because of political unrest in his native Iran and his pro-democracy activism in the 1970s....
Kraig Wenman Talks CrimeTime: Freefall
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Since 2016, screenwriter Kraig Wenman has hopscotched around the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Mystery Wheel, first stepping in to finish a Murder She Baked script when the original writer had to step away, and staying on to write scripts for franchises that include Garage Sale Mysteries,...
Luke Macfarlane Previews CrimeTime: Freefall
[Warning: General spoiler ahead.] As Hallmark Movies & Mysteries continues to test the waters of potential new franchise series, we’re treated to delightful new premises and pairings, and it’s a chance for audiences to have a say in which ones come back by tuning in. Friday night, CrimeTime; Freefall, a...
Director Deborah Riley Draper previews A&E’s “James Brown: Say it Loud”
Was James Brown the most important black man in America during his lifetime? That question kickstarted director Deborah Riley Draper‘s examination of the legendary musical genius. As a seasoned documentary filmmaker with an interest in having James Brown tell his story in his own words, Deborah combed through a vast...
Director Skye Borgman’s “The Truth About Jim” Examines Generational Trauma and the Life of a Potential Serial Killer
Trigger warnings: Rape and sexual assault Amateur investigator Sierra Barter spent over two years of her life unearthing and examining family secrets about her step-grandfather Jim Mordecai. He terrorized every member of his family and at least a few members of the community at large. And even more than a...
Maahra Hill Talks The Irrational
I’m a Jesse L. Martin stan back to the OG Mothership Law & Order (pour one out for Lennie Brisco, y’all), although I admittedly tapped out on The Flash at a certain point. This season, Martin has been back in his old NBC stomping grounds with The Irrational, a different,...
Alison Sweeney Previews Love & Jane
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Saturday night, the Jane Austen-themed Loveuary continues on Hallmark Channel with Love & Jane, starring The Chronicle Mysteries duo of Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres in a magical romance written and directed by David Weaver. This week, I chatted with Sweeney about the film, which shares...
“They Called Him Mostly Harmless” Preview: Director/EP Patricia Gillespie Talks Identity and Humanity in Her New True Crime Doc
In the digital age it is almost impossible to completely disappear from the grid. With the ubiquity of the internet in our digital world, it’s pretty challenging not to leave an impression — even if you don’t have social media. Yet, that’s what the man known by his trail name...
Let’s Talk About Will Trent
[Spoilers for “The Blank Expanse of Nothing”] It’s been a minute since I’ve had a good, old-fashioned rant about a TV series, so I’m overdue. If you’ve followed me on IG the last few years (hi!), you know that I yell often and loud about my love for Will Trent....
Tim Rozon Looks Back on SurrealEstate
[Warning: All the spoilers ahead.] To close out our SurrealEstate coverage (for now), I chatted with Tim Rozon about Season 3 and getting the band back together. For the third season, production moved from Newfoundland to Ottawa, and Rozon was ready to dive back in. “We were in a...
George R. Olson Unpacks SurrealEstate Season 3
[Warning: ALL the spoilers ahead.] In case you missed the news last week, SurrealEstate has concluded with its third season, which aired last summer. On Friday, I spoke with series creator George R. Olson and series star Tim Rozon about saying goodbye to the show. You can read that piece...
George R. Olson and Tim Rozon Share Their Gratitude for SurrealEstate’s Run
Since SurrealEstate wrapped its third season six months ago, I’ve checked about once a week to see whether there was any news on cancelled or renewed. As long as there was no decision, there was still hope for a fourth season. This week, series creator George R. Olson let the...
Hulu’s Paradise S1 Weaves Past and Present to Unravel a Murder
One of the nice things about the symbiosis of the entertainment conglomerates is that sometimes streaming shows make their way over to linear outlets. Case in point: ABC has given Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building a primetime slot (after of course tweaking the language for FCC regs) during its...
Scott McCord Talks About Victor’s Expanding World in From Season 3
Closing out our From Season 3 coverage (which you can find here), in the second part of my conversation with Scott McCord, we talk about Victor’s new friendship with Sara, reconnecting with Tabitha, and what might be next for Victor when Season 4 returns in 2026. As we’ve talked about...
Dennis Heaton Talks Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town wraps its first season Tuesday night on FOX in the US and Wednesday night on Global TV in Canada. For US viewers, it’s been a neat addition to the usual FOX fare to have a slower-paced, small-town murder mystery with a parade of CdnTV peeps...
Harold Perrineau Talks From Season 3
[Warning: Includes spoilers for the Season 3 finale.] How are you doing, FROMily? That finale was A LOT. Thankfully we know we’re going to get more of this story, and you have a year and change to work on your Venn diagram deciphering the OMG WTFery of it all. Last...
Scott McCord Talks From Season 3
From the jump (pun intended), I’ve been a staunch advocate of Victor (and Scott McCord, who plays him), and this season, he’s been put through it. On the heels of sending Tabitha off into the unknown and having her return with his father, he unearths the long-suppressed memory that as...
Corteon Moore Talks From Season 3
From has always been really good about delighting us with mix-and-match character pairings, and this season, we’ve seen Jade and Tabitha, Sara and Victor, Henry and Victor, and Kenny and Acosta team up. As Ellis, Corteon Moore has spent a chunk of time this season paired up with Pegah Ghafoori...
What They Said: Three Revealing Conversations from Survivor’s Remorse “Closure”
WARNING: Spoilers for Survivor’s Remorse “Closure” The latest episode of Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse featured conversations that showed characters really digging deep into their thoughts, emotions and motivations.
Two Takes: The Catch “The Knock-Off”
Who can you trust? If this episode of The Catch was any indication, the answer is just about nobody. Betrayal was running rampant as Felicity (Shivani Ghai) arose from the dead to seduce-con Margot, Gretchen (Maria Thayer, Gotham, The Mindy Project) played gold-hearted Alice 2.0 before swindling Ethan, Tessa jumped...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supergirl “Worlds Finest”
Oh, Supergirl. That ending was cold. But I can’t hate on you because the latest episode has quickly become one of my favorites.
What Lucifer Said: Favorite quotes from Supernatural “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Supernatural episodes are almost always funny but thanks to the dialogue and a certain man speaking said dialogue, I laughed a lot during “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” You know, when I wasn’t busy fearing for Sam’s life or wondering what in the world was going on with Dean and...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supernatural “Angel Heart”
Okay, that was my favorite of all the Claire episodes. In the beginning I think this arc was a bit shaky, to be honest. But I think it ended strong and that’s thanks to the chemistry between the actors as well as the strength of the writing, courtesy of Robbie...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from The Vampire Diaries “I’ll Remember”
Season 5 Episode 1: “I’ll Remember” Writer: Caroline Dries This is odd. It’s an episode of The Vampire Diaries and there’s only one favorite quote from Damon. Of course, he was only in one scene. There are a few Hallucination!Damon quotes included though. What were some of your favorite quotes...
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