Absolutely Devoted to You
Sustad to the Rescue **Sigh of Relief** Thank you, Kimberly Sustad for coming to Hallmark’s rescue after a string of sub-par movies (in my opinion). She is a treasure that can transform a plain throwaway line like “I’m Leaving” into part of a witty repartee that not only makes you laugh, but gives the viewer another layer to…
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Toast to Italy
It’s Toast **Spoilers** A perfectly pleasant Torrey DeVitto and Will Kemp star in this agreeable but bland “quest” movie set in the small towns and countryside of the Umbria region of Italy. The scenery was indeed a big plus and was nicely photographed and presented as the background to the story, such as it was.…
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Love Under the Mistletoe (a.k.a. Operation Mistletoe)
Hair and Holly Last night’s (07/25/2026) Christmas in July premiere, the last of them for this year, thankfully, did not disappoint. It met my expectations, set up by the 3 preceding offerings in the series, as basic and only minimally entertaining at best. And it was not so bad as to be deliciously awful. Even…
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Snowbound for the Holidays
The Ski Lodge One This was the one about the Ski Lodge. You know, the struggling old fashioned family one which is about to be taken over by the multinational resort developer, which will erase everything that made it special with its hateful updates? Like Wi-Fi and indoor plumbing? Haha, I kid. But you get the idea.…
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O Little Christmas Market
Rinky Dink “Christmas in July” does seem to be the season for unambitious efforts and not breaking out of the tried and true. This one was made in 2024 and I guess has been on the shelf until Hallmark pulled it out this year for their “Poor Man’s Countdown to Christmas”. This one features Katherine…
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Renovation Romance (a.k.a Christmas Under Construction)
It’s an Old Story This movie which premiered on the Hallmark Channel last night is actually one from 2024 which has been running over on Hulu ever since. It reunites stars Daniel Lissing and Jessica Lowndes who were last paired together in an old christmas movie from almost 10 years ago called A December Bride…
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About my Reviews
I’ve been reviewing shows on IMDb for quite a few years. This is a compilation I add to weekly. I enjoy many types of movies and programs, particularly British Mysteries and dramas, but you’ll mostly just find Romantic TV movies on this page. That’s because they usually don’t have 100s of other reviews already. If a movie has already been reviewed to death, I figure, “Why bother?”. Hallmark movies are a niche I kind of accidentally fell into. They are rated on a 10 star “special” scale: It’s more generous than I would rank a serious theatre film.
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