…they aren't just for Christmas anymore!
Just as I did last year, I decided to do one last ranking in 2020. This time around I dug into my visitor statistics to find what were the Top 10 Christmas movies that brought people to this site to read my commentary. The ONLY criteria for creating this list…
2020 is finally coming to an end. We all hope and pray for better things in 2021. I count it a miracle of its own kind that Hallmark was able to present a total of 68 movies to us this year, given all of the difficulties they had to work…
“Project Christmas Wish” aired on December 20, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel and starred Amanda Schull and Travis Van Winkle. Jeff Beesley, director of last year’s The Christmas Club, also directed this movie, with a well-written script by Joie Botkin and Anne Abramowitz Junget. It was filmed…
“Swept Up by Christmas” aired on December 19, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. This is one of the rare Hallmark movies filmed in Montreal, Canada. It starred Lindy Booth and Justin Bruening with Hallmark newcomer Philippe Gagnon directing. The screenplay came from a trio of writers, Nicole…
“Unlocking Christmas” aired on December 12, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. Filmed in Ottawa, Canada, it is based on the novella by Fern Michaels found on a book called A Season to Celebrate. And this is where I admit that back in the day when I read…
“A Glenbrooke Christmas” aired on December 12, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. One my screenwriting faves, Julie Sherman Wolfe, co-wrote the screenplay with David Golden. The movie is loosely based on the book Secrets by Robin Jones Gunn (affiliate link). David I. Strasser directed the movie, which…
“Christmas She Wrote” aired on December 6, 2020 on the Hallmark Channel. The movie was filmed just a couple months ago in Victoria, Canada. It starred Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal as well as Andrew Francis and Dan Payne. Andrea Canning provided the script while Terry Ingram directed. In a…
“Time For Us to Come Home for Christmas” aired on December 5, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. The movie was filmed in and around Vancouver. David Winning directed, having started in the Hallmark world with the every popular “Unleashing Mr. Darcy.” Marcy Hollard provided the script, in…
“A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love” aired on November 22, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. It starred Brooke D’Orsay and Sam Page. It was directed by Heather Hawthorn Doyle with a screenplay by John Tinker and Jamie Pachino. Pachino was also a writer for the 2nd…
“The Angel Tree” aired on November 21, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. It starred one of my top 3 favorite Hallmark leading ladies, Jill Wagner, and Lucas Bryant. The movie, very loosely based on the book The Angel Tree (affiliate link) by Daphne Benedis-Grab (with screenplay by…
“Meet Me At Christmas” aired on November 14, 2020. I had this review in draft mode and realized I never published it – for those that loved the movie, I apologize for the delay. For those that didn’t quite love the movie, I’m afraid I was right there with you.…
“The Christmas Bow” aired on November 8, 2020. It starred violinist and actress Lucia Micarelli and Hallstar (and one of my personal faves) Michael Rady. It was filmed in Provo, Utah. Clare Niederpruem directed the movie, having jumped on the Hallmark train in 2019 with such movies as Love, Fall…
“Cranberry Christmas” aired on October 31, 2020. It starred Nikki Deloach and Benjamin Ayres, with principal photography taking place this past summer in British Columbia, Canada. The screenplay was provided by Joie Botkin, who has been writing Hallmark screenplays since 2017, including “Miss Christmas” (which I like a lot), “Christmas…
I know this writeup has been a long time coming, but the fourth movie from last weekend was “Deliver by Christmas,” which aired on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel on October 25. This one starred Alvina August and Eion Bailey, who hasn’t appeared in a Hallmark movie since 2017’s “Switched…