Teri Hatcher in a Hallmark style Christmas movie? Yes please!
Synopsis: Once a writer, now the CEO of a lifestyle brand, is told by her board that she needs to seek a partnership to save her company. To win over the partnering company, she must write a column about falling in love by Christmas - with a handsome photographer by her side, of course.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
It's the end of September which means it's time to start reviewing Christmas movies!
Synopsis: Georgia (Madelaine Petsch) is the manager of New York's most charming hotel, the Hotel Fontaine. She navigates romantic entanglements as she is caught between the hotel chef (Mena Massoud) and a charming prince staying at the hotel over the holidays. In the days leading up to Christmas, the hotel's staff and eclectic guests find love, friendship, and inspiration.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
This week on the pod, we're reviewing 'Love at Sunset Terrace', a feel-good movie where a city gal goes to a small town and falls in love. Are we shocked?
Synopsis: Exhausted from her marketing job, Sophie rents an Airbnb from a widowed father and his daughter to wind down. However, the daughter is set on making her father fall in love once more, with her sights set on Sophie.
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
This week Aya and KB potentially find the second worst movie they've watched! What made it so!?
Synopsis: Stephanie and Ben have only been dating for 6 months but that doesn't stop Ben from proposing on their anniversary. When they take a trip to Palm Springs to introduce Ben to Stephanie's parents, her sister announces her engagement as well! Now it's a race to the altar. Can they get her sister's wedding organized before the 4th of July (just 4 weeks away)!?
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
Is this Hallmark Channel movie the worst one we've ever seen??
Spoiler... it's not.
But, we do have some strong opinions about this one, particularly Aya.
Synopsis: Busy chocolatier Charlotte has left mechanic James at the altar twice. Now she needs to prove to him that she really does want to marry him. Things are complicated when James' ex-girlfriend arrives on the scene and says she wants him back.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
We watched the same movie this week and we didn't mind it! Here's our review of Love Blossoms.
Synopsis: After the death of her perfumer father, Violet works tirelessly to produce his latest scent but can't figure out the final ingredient. Will she find the right nose in time for the perfume's release?
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
Another week, another movie that's not the worst one we've ever seen. We're reviewing, Love on Harbor Island!
Synopsis: Interior designer Lily returns home to help her Aunt Maggie run her marina-side bed and breakfast when she meets Marcus, a handsome seaplane pilot whose work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really is where the heart is
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
We couldn't resist watching Lindsay Lohan's new movie on St Patrick's Day. We promised we'll get back to Hallmark movies after this! Synopsis: Maddy, an aspiring author and editor, has fallen in love with the author who's book she is editing. Unfortunately, he has fallen for her best friend but their wedding in Ireland gives Maddy an opportunity to work some that of that cheeky Irish magic. Wishing she were the bride to be, Maddy sees first hand what that alternate reality may look like... but is it what she actually wants?
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
Another episode, another Reel One and vineyard-themed movie to review! Now, this movie actually surprised us, but how? You'll have to listen! Synopsis: Heather, host of 'Read Between the Vines', is determined to create the perfect Christmas episode by featuring a unique winery from her hometown. The only thing standing in her way? Rudy, the attractive, stubborn owner of the winery. SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
We're back! We know we left you for a bit, we're sorry. Life got in the way of our Hallmark binging! But what better way to get back into the swing of things than with some wine and love? Watch A Vineyard Romance with us, found on Prime here in Australia.
Synopsis: Wedding magazine writer, Sam is assigned to cover the influencer wedding of the year at Hawthorne Vineyards, right smack in her hometown. She gets there only to discover it's the wedding of the ex her broke her heart! Can she write an unbiased article while keeping her feelings at bay?
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We know we're a week late but for this week's episode, we thought we'd review a New Year's movie. Enter Midnight at the Magnolia, found on Netflix here in Australia.
Synopsis: Best friends, Maggie and Jack, pretend to be in a relationship to get a better time slot for their radio show! But how much are they both really pretending?
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
Merry Christmas, everyone! For this week's episode, we thought we'd review a Netflix original Christmas movie classic: The Christmas Prince.
Synopsis: When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
We're all Christmas, all the time now! This week, we review A Christmas Love Story featuring Kristin Chenoweth and Scott Wolf and it's agreed, it's great! Synposis: A school choir director loses focus when a new boy joins her choir and she meets his widowed father. SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
It's Christmas time! And what better way to kick off the season than with a Chad Michael Murray delight, "Angel Falls Christmas".
Synposis: A devoted doctor with little time for the Christmas spirit is in desperate need of an intervention from the unlikeliest of places.
SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash #hallmark #hallmarkchannel #hallmarkmovies
Our last non-Christmas movie review before the holiday season really kicks off! This week, we're reviewing Choose Love, the Choose Your Own Adventure Rom Com, on Netflix! Synopsis It would seem that Cami has the perfect life and yet she feels like maybe there's something that she's missing. Her boyfriend Paul is ready to propose but two new men coming into Cami's life make her question if that is what she wants. Too hard to figure it out on her own, she asks you, the viewer, the help her out! SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash #hallmark #hallmarkchannel #hallmarkmovies #netflix #netflixmovies #netflixmoviereview
We're in fall mode with our movie reviews (despite being in Australia). This week, we're reviewing Autumn Dreams which you can watch on Prime Video. Synopsis Annie is about to marry her fiancé Joe when she finds out her annulment to her high school sweetheart, Ben, was never processed. While reconnecting with her old love, will sparks begin to fly again? SHOW NOTES: Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod YouTube: @hallmarkedpod Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat) Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash #hallmark #hallmarkchannel #hallmarkmovies
We're in fall mode with our movie reviews (despite being in Australia). This week, we're reviewing Love On a Limb which you can watch on Prime Video.
Synopsis
Aimie Roarke is always up for a cause, whether it's helping a local animal shelter or hosting a bake sale for the Fire Department. When the town's beloved oak tree is set to be cut down, she takes it upon herself try and save it.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
We're back after a short break and this week, we thought we'd do something different a review a TV series; the pilot episode of Good Witch. And honestly, it's nowhere near the worst thing we've seen!
Synopsis: "Good Witch" will take viewers on a new magical journey with Cassie Nightingale and her daughter Grace. When Dr. Sam Radford moves in next door to Grey House with his son, they are charmed by the 'magical' mother-daughter duo.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
We've strayed from Hallmark again this week with another Netflix special, A Perfect Pairing. We couldn't help it! Want to count how many times we say how much we love that it's filmed in Australia with Australian accents? Also, sorry Lucy Durack!
Synposis: A young sommelier venturing out on her own wants to start her new company with a top Australian wine brand but she'll need to prove herself by learning the ropes and fight for her chance to be their rep.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
This week's movie is not the worst one we've seen but it got pretty close to being the worst! We're reviewing The Convenient Groom, a Hallmark Channel classic that makes questionable character choices for the female lead.
Synposis: A young celebrity marriage counselor discovers herself left at the altar of her own highly-publicized wedding. To save face, she accepts an offer from her contractor, who secretly has a crush on her, to step in as groom and marry her.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Aya Valentine & Kristen Barros
Instagram & TikTok: @hallmarkedpod
YouTube: @hallmarkedpod
Music: Tres French by Jonny Boyle (via Uppbeat)
Background Graphic: Luke Besley on Unsplash
