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“The Flight Before Christmas” Lifetime Movie Review
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MisSbFnqhZ0[/embedyt] Excited to take the next step in their relationship and move in with her boyfriend, Stephanie is crushed when he drops the bombshell that he wants to break up. Faced with spending the holidays heartbroken and homeless, she decides to fly home to Connecticut. On a red-eye the day before Christmas, Stephanie finds herself seated next to Michael, […] -
“When Calls the Heart New Year’s Wish” Hallmark Premiere Review
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l6ijaeNXhU[/embedyt] The adventure and romance of the frontier returns to ring in the New Year! Elizabeth and Jack are reeling from Charles’ shocking proposal. As Elizabeth assures Jack her heart remains with him, Jack takes some time apart, while dealing with his disappointment in his mentor Bill, who remains in the Hope Valley jail awaiting trial. And while Abigail […] -
“A Christmas Melody” Hallmark Movie Review
Mariah Carey, Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, Kathy Najimy and 10-year-old Broadway sensation Fina Strazza star in “A Christmas Melody,” directed by Mariah Carey: “A Christmas Melody” revolves around Kristin (Chabert), a beautiful, stylish divorcee {note this is Hallmark’s description, and Kristin is a widow in the final script} who is a talented clothing designer and her young daughter. Kristin […] -
“Christmas Land” Hallmark Movie Review
A successful New York businesswoman learns her beloved late Grandmother has left her ‘Christmas Land’, a magical Christmas themed village in the country side. Let me apologize in advance. I suspect that it was not the best decision to air this film after one of the most outstanding nights in Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas.” In many ways, this is a potential disenchantment after […] -
“Becoming Santa” Lifetime Movie Review
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaWmmEWegQE[/embedyt] Holly has never introduced her toy designer boyfriend Connor to her family and has only revealed that they live “up north.” As their relationship intensifies, Holly knows she can’t wait any longer and decides to bring Conner to meet her parents for Christmas. Connor is in for a shock when he discovers he’s actually headed to the North […] -
“Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow” Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Review
Stranded at an airport at Christmas-time, ASHLEY DAVISON accepts a ride from DASH SUTHERLAND, who has just rented the last car in town. Ashley sells crafts for a living, while Dash is supposedly a house painter. Although they initially clash, romance soon blossoms during their journey — but the fact that Dash is a secret FBI agent who has been […] -
“On the Twelfth Day of Christmas” Hallmark Movie Review
Maggie Chalke is torn between her journalistic integrity and helping her long time crush Mitch O’Grady when her boss orders her to write a story for the paper about the Secret Santa gifts she’s been sending Mitch to help him relearn his love for Christmas. First of all, let me mention what I think are the negligible “criticisms” concerning this […] -
“Just in Time For Christmas” Hallmark Movie Review
Lindsay Rogers (played by Eloise Mumford) has to make a tough decision: stay in her small town hometown and marry longtime beau and coffee shop owner Jason Stewart (Michael Stahl David), or accept a once in a lifetime job offer, teaching at an Ivy League college thousand of miles away. Fortunately, a magical messenger (William Shatner) gives her a priceless […] -
Karen Kingsbury’s “The Bridge” Part 1 Hallmark Movie Review
Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge is the sweeping tale of Molly Callens (Findlay) and Ryan Kelly (Nash), two young students who share a profound friendship their first semester in college, a time that becomes the defining moment of their lives. At their favorite bookstore and coffee shop, The Bridge, they spend countless hours studying and inspiring the other to dream their […] -
“The Christmas Note” Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Review
First of all, while this film is predictable and even somewhat conventional, this does not mean that it is tedious nor unpleasant. On the contrary, it is superb in both acting and storytelling alike. I don’t often find myself crying during films, but this is one that caused me to well with emotion. The ending was so stirring that I couldn’t […]
