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I’m a little bit speechless about this movie. It is jam-packed with story, with something for the whole family – especially those of you wanting to avoid the saturated market of romcoms at this time of year. Up until we meet Beano, the farm hand, we were amazed by how a British film had managedContinue reading “Christmas on Mistletoe Farm”

Christmas At the Holly Hotel is a 2022 film. It’s been a while since we’ve had to bail out of a movie but this one is a stinker! Not even cringy, just urg. We ‘urg’ed at least 10 times and we only managed 13 minutes of it! Poor writing, poor acting, poor camera work. JustContinue reading “Christmas At The Holly Hotel”

Next Stop, Christmas is a 2021 Hallmark Channel film starring Lindsy Fonseca and guest starring Lea Thompson and Christopher Lloyd. Love it, love it, love it. The main character is funny and erratic and kept me captivated throughout. Christopher Lloyd is just as magic as ever and the train is a beautiful touch to addContinue reading “Next Stop, Christmas”

The Christmas House is a 2020 Hallmark film. This is a surprising movie. Not surprising in its plot but it doesn’t initially sit comfortably and even at the end, I wasn’t endeared towards many of the characters. I wasn’t swept away by it and it’s magic but it made me laugh a lot. So theContinue reading “The Christmas House”

B&B Merry is a 2022 GAC family movie starring Jen Lilley and Jessie Hutch. This film has all the ingredients to make a wonderful Crappy Christmas Movie: twinkly lights, beautifully decorated sets, wonderful Christmassy plinky plonky music, a snowy small town in Vermont, fairly good acting performances and a sitcom worthy premise. For all this,Continue reading “B&B Merry”

Nostalgic Christmas is a 2019 Hallmark Channel film. This is a below average crappy Christmas movie. It’s got very little going for it, despite following all the correct algorithms. The acting was more wooden than the box of beautifully hand-carved Santas and the writing was clunky. There was one line that was delivered magically byContinue reading “Nostalgic Christmas”

Sister Swap: Christmas in the City is a 2021 Hallmark Channel movie starring Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. So having searched for a way to watch this parallel movie immediately after watching Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday, we found YouTube to be a useful source of Hallmark movies! Given how many years we’ve been doingContinue reading “Sister Swap: Christmas in the City”

Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday is a 2021 Hallmark Channel movie staring Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams. This is the gold standard of Hallmark Christmas movies. It hits all its marks and has enough storylines going to keep you entertained! The usual criticism of this genre of movies is their level of predictably, which forContinue reading “Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday”

Family for Christmas is a 2015 Hallmark Channel movie staring Lacey Chabert. This is an interesting movie that honestly has very little to do with Christmas other than the time of year in which it’s set to make it extra poignant. There are no real warm and fuzzy feelings in this movie, certainly not ChristmasContinue reading “Family for Christmas”

A Shoe Addict’s Christmas is a 2018 Hallmark Channel film starring Candace Cameron Bure, a true powerhouse when it comes to Crappy Christmas Movies. This film has a little something that sets it apart from other Crappy Christmas Movies. The romance is there, but it doesn’t overpower the film’s message of following your heart andContinue reading “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas”