…they aren't just for Christmas anymore!
Another “catch up” post with a write-up of a movie that came out a few weeks ago. “Taking the Reins” aired on September 25, 2021 and starred Nikki Deloach and Scott Porter, along with Corbin Bernsen and Janine Turner. Alex Wright and Ron Oliver shared writing credits on this one. …
“Love Strikes Twice” aired on October 2, 2021 and starred Katie Findlay and Wyatt Nash, with an assist from Marshall Williams. It was filmed in Winnipeg, Canada. The screenplay was penned by C. Jay Cox, whose biggest project in the past is creating the screenplay for Reese Witherspoon’s “Sweet Home…
Time to start catching up on movies I missed in August during my brief hiatus! First up: “A Little Daytime Drama,” which aired on August 21, 2021 during their “Summer Nights” series and starred Jen Lilley and Ryan Paevey. It was filmed primarily in Vancouver, with Heather Hawthorne Doyle (A…
“Roadhouse Romance” aired on September 11, 2021 as the opener to this year’s Fall Harvest collection, and starred country music star Lauren Alaina and Tyler Hynes. The movie takes place in Tennessee, but was actually filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Paul Ziller, helmed this movie. He also directed Good Morning, Christmas…
I wanted to post and apologize for not reviewing the past couple of movies! Life has gotten BUSY over the past month, and Hallmark movies have taken a backseat. In the past 20 days, my son has gotten his driver’s license and started his senior year of high school, and…
“Love, For Real” aired on July 31, 2021 and starred Chloe Bridges, Scott Michael Foster, Corbin Bleu, Taiana Tully and Karen Malina White. The same producer for last month’s Crashing Through the Snow (Stan Spry) was involved in this movie. Erinne Dobson wrote the screenplay. On Hallmark Channel, she is…
“Crashing Through The Snow” is original Christmas in July premiere which aired on July 10, 2021. The movie starred Amy Acker, Warren Christie, Brooke Nevin, and Kristian Bruun. Relatively new writer Tamar Laddy penned the script, with Rich Newey directed (the last Hallmark movie he directed was 2020’s “A Little…
“Her Pen Pal” is our latest Summer Nights offering, and aired on June 19, 2021. The movie starred Mallory Jansen (On the 12th Date of Christmas) and Joshua Sasse (“Galavant”), with a script by Joie Botkin (Project Christmas Wish and Love in Store) and directed by Claire Niederpreum (As Luck…
“The Baker’s Son” is the second of 2021’s Summer Nights event and aired on June 13, 2021. The movie, which was filmed in Vancouver, Canada, stars Brant Daugherty and Eloise Mumford. Mark Jean directed, having helmed Hallmark movies since at least 2013, while the script was written by Steve Peterman…
“You Had Me at Aloha” was destined to be a winner. Two favorites from “When Calls the Heart,” Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith, were our leads. The movie was filmed on Oahu in Hawaii. The Kahala Resort where it was filmed looks amazing (and right now you have an opportunity…
As faithful Hallmark fans will know, Hallmark airs an annual “Christmas in July” marathon of movies each summer. And this year is no different! Hallmark just announced this week that they are doing something new and different and I won’t lie – I love the idea! Rather than just airing…
As things loosened up this spring and travel was more than a distant memory, I was able to take my son on vacation for a week in April to celebrate his 16th birthday (which was actually in 2020, but our trip was cancelled). It has been a long time for…
“Sweet Carolina” has all the Hallmark talent in the world. This Hallmark Bonus Original aired on May 15, 2021. Directed by Peter Benson (who also co-starred as boyfriend Tony), written by Michael Reisz and Jonathan Prince, the movie starred Lacey Chabert, Tyler Hynes, Teryl Rothery, Gregory Harrison, and Cassidy Nugent…
“Baby, It’s Cold Inside” is the 2nd Hallmark movie to be filmed at Hotel de Glace in Quebec. The first was 2019’s “Winter Castle.” Screenplay writer Barbara Kymlicka has been writing Hallmark movies for 10 years. Some of them I love, and others have received some of my lowest scores. …