Tag Archives: ill

Bound by a Secret (2009) Rated NR

Posted on May 15, 2023 by laurarachel4

Two long-time friends are bound by a secret. When one of them starts dying of cancer, they have to make a decision on releasing the knowledge of the secret daughter. Starring Meredith Baxter, Lesley Ann Warren, and Bridget White. This … Continue reading →

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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (Netflix) Rated TV-MA

Posted on May 19, 2022 by laurarachel4

The campers and counselors meet back at Camp Firewood ten years later. Starring Nina Hellman, Marguerite Moreau, and Zak Orth. I have never been a fan of contrived potty humor, and this miniseries has it in abundance. This didn’t surprise … Continue reading →

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La Brea (NBC) Rated TV-14

Posted on October 10, 2021 by laurarachel4

A sinkhole in Los Angeles opens up and separates families into two different worlds. Starring  Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, and Chiké Okonkwo. This show has nothing going for it. The premise is would be interesting if the script was any … Continue reading →

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My New Best Friend (2015) Rated TV-PG

Posted on August 21, 2019 by laurarachel4

A hard-nosed K-9 cop befriends a girl whose mother is seriously ill; along the way, they both discover the family they never knew they needed. Starring James Denton, Lilah Fitzgerald, and Laura Mennell. This film is rather depressing despite the … Continue reading →

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Touch the Sun: Devil’s Hill (1988) Rated NR

Posted on December 30, 2017 by laurarachel4

Three kids’ whose mother is ill are sent to their cousin’s farm in remote Tasmania. Starring Peter Hehir, Mary Haire, John Flaus. Part of a TV film series which highlights different regions of Australia, this film is the cute, family friendly … Continue reading →

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Mary Kills People (Lifetime) Rated TV-MA

Posted on April 28, 2017 by laurarachel4

 A single mother is an ER doctor by day and an angel of death by night, helping terminally ill patients end their lives. Starring Caroline Dhavernas, Jay Ryan, Richard Short, Lyriq Bent, Greg Bryk, Abigail Winter, Grace Lynn Kung, Katie … Continue reading →

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The Hollars (2016) Rated PG-13

Posted on January 12, 2017 by laurarachel4

A man returns to his hometown when he hears that his mother is ill. Starring Margo Martindale, Sharlto Copley, Richard Jenkins, John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick, Josh Groban, Charlie Day. This film may have been skewered by some critics, but I … Continue reading →

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