A Podcast to Die For (2023 TV Movie) User Reviews

A Podcast to die for

[coltras35 · 6/10 · 30 July 2023]

A true crime podcaster finds herself in the middle of a real unsolved murder case. Excited to dig deeper into the mystery, she starts investigating the case. But little did she know that this discovery would lead her into a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with the person who committed the crime. As she dug deeper, she uncovered shocking secrets about the murders that were closer to her life than they could have imagined.

This lifetime thriller is sluggishly-paced, has dull moments between husband and wife, but mid-way it gets interesting with some trying to warn our heroine off. The twist took me by surprise - it's plot is intricate, the acting, though a little melodramatic, is good, and it's decent watch.

One Half, One Heart

[lavatch · 6/10 · 16 July 2023]

In the Lifetime canon of "soft" male characters, Cam Wilson has descended into the lower depths. The spineless and groveling Cam is living a pity party full of self-loathing and inadequacy. In every scene in which he appears, the knife is driven deeper into the strong masculine virtues all too absent in our culture today.

Cam's wife, Lacey Celeste Wilson, is a dynamic podcaster of true life crime, ably assisted by Bianca Garcia. Unfortunately for Lacey, her current case will involve Cam and the two daughters he brought to their marriage, Kira and Maddie.

The protagonist Lacey was highly motivated in her podcasts due to the death of her beloved sister Jocelyn. The sisters had a motto of "one half, one heart." Jocelyn's murder has left Lacey scarred, and her podcast affords her the opportunity to raise awareness about violence to honor her sister.

While there was an intricately detailed plot and a wide range of characters, the pacing of the film was sluggish and talky. On too many occasions, there were filler moments when Lacey's baby kept kicking.

The film was crisply directed with especially good interior and exterior locations. The screenwriters deserve acknowledgment for a creative plot twist at the end.

Still, the close of the film was operatic in its excess of a physical and emotional struggle. And once again, Cam is sitting down, head in hands, moping and blubbering while bodies are flying around the room. No worries about toxic masculinity in this film.

Cringe

[julied3-467-5547 · 2/10 · 13 November 2023]

Wanted this to be good, but, ugh, it really is not! Painfully bad acting and writing. Couldn't get through it. Seems like the idea for the plot would have been ok, but the whole thing was just so contrived and cringey. The dialogue was so awkward and the reactions by the characters to things were strange, just so fake. All of the characters were so stiff and strange. The teen girls would be bubbly and cute one minute( like overly so) and then moody and sad the next. The whole thing was just so hard to watch that we finally had to turn it off. My recommendation would be don't waste your time!!!