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Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate
TV Movie · Mystery · Crime · 2022
Goldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective Tom Schultz, who leans into Goldy’s local knowledge. As their relationship shows signs of becoming something more, the suspect list rises. Will Goldy narrow in on the killer before the killer narrows in on her?
Movie details
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate
2022 TV Movie · Mystery · Crime 1h 24m
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IMDb
6.5 / 10
1.5K votes
TMDB
6.7 / 10
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Goldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective Tom Schultz, who leans into Goldy’s local knowledge. As their relationship shows signs of becoming something more, the suspect list rises. Will Goldy narrow in on the killer before the killer narrows in on her?
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Anthony C. Metchie
Written by
Erinne Dobson · John Christian Plummer
Nikki DeLoach
Goldy Berry
Andrew W. Walker
Det. Tom Schultz
Jaycie Dotin
Marla Maguire
Jason Schombing
Dr. Owen Gentle
Lochlyn Munro
Dr. Richard Korman
Riley Davis
Deputy Mason Kildea
Kendall Cross
Adele Dennison
Court is in session
Put Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.