Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE 3: (2019)

 

Two years after New York junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) ascend to the throne of Aldovia, and one year after they married on Christmas Day, it's Christmastime again and a royal baby is due after Christmas.

But before they can relax and take time off to prepare for the new arrival they  must host a royal visit from King Tai (Kevin Shen) and Queen Ming (Momo Yeung) of Penglia.

The purpose for the visit is the resigning signing of a  600-year-old treaty which must be signed every 100 years by the reigning monarchs.

But disaster strikes when the treaty is stolen and a snowstorm hits trapping everyone in the castle, including the thief.

While Amber goes into premature labour, it’s up to Queen mother Helena (Alice Krige), Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey), Count Simon (Theo Devaney). Penglian attaché Lynn (Crystal Yu) and Mrs. Averill (Sarah Douglas) to find the thief, and the treaty before the clock strikes midnight and avert a state of war.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE 3: THE ROYAL BABY (2019)

 

Two years after New York junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) ascend to the throne of Aldovia, and one year after they married on Christmas Day, It's Christmastime again and a royal baby is due after Christmas.

But before they can relax and take time off to prepare for the new arrival they  must host a royal visit from King Tai (Kevin Shen) and Queen Ming (Momo Yeung) of Penglia.

The purpose for the visit is the resigning signing of a  600-year-old treaty which must be signed every 100 years by the reigning monarchs.

But disaster strikes when the treaty is stolen and a snowstorm hits trapping everyone in the castle, including the thief.

While Amber goes into premature labour, it’s up to Queen mother Helena (Alice Krige), Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey), Count Simon (Theo Devaney). Penglian attaché Lynn (Crystal Yu) and Mrs. Averill (Sarah Douglas) to find the thief, and the treaty before the clock strikes midnight and avert a state of war.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE: THE ROYAL BABY (2019)

 

Two years after New York junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) ascend to the throne of Aldovia, and one year after they married on Christmas Day, It's Christmastime again and a royal baby is due after Christmas.

But before they can relax and take time off to prepare for the new arrival they  must host a royal visit from King Tai (Kevin Shen) and Queen Ming (Momo Yeung) of Penglia.

The purpose for the visit is the resigning signing of a  600-year-old treaty which must be signed every 100 years by the reigning monarchs.

But disaster strikes when the treaty is stolen and a snowstorm hits trapping everyone in the castle, including the thief.

While Amber goes into premature labour, it’s up to Queen mother Helena (Alice Krige), Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey), Count Simon (Theo Devaney). Penglian attaché Lynn (Crystal Yu) and Mrs. Averill (Sarah Douglas) to find the thief, and the treaty before the clock strikes midnight and avert a state of war.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE 2: THE ROYAL WEDDING (2019)

 

A year after New York junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) ascend to the throne of Aldovia she is about to become his wife and replace his mother Queen Helena (Alice Krige).

However after intense micromanagement and the suffocating Royal protocol she begins to wonder whether or not she is cut out to be a Queen.

But one thing she can do is investigate what is causing the political and financial unrest that has struck the country aided by Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey) and Count Simon (Theo Devaney).

So will she be able to unravel the protocol, wrestle control of her wedding back from Mrs. Averill (Sarah Douglas) and uncover the corruption before she marries the man she loves on Christmas Day.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE 2 (2019)

A year after New York junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) ascend to the throne of Aldovia she is about to become his wife and replace his mother Queen Helena (Alice Krige).

However after intense micromanagement and the suffocating Royal protocol she begins to wonder whether or not she is cut out to be a Queen.

But one thing she can do is investigate what is causing the political and financial unrest that has struck the country aided by Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey) and Count Simon (Theo Devaney).

So will she be able to unravel the protocol, wrestle control of her wedding back from Mrs. Averill (Sarah Douglas) and uncover the corruption before she marries the man she loves on Christmas Day.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE: THE ROYAL WEDDING (2018)

 

A year after New York junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) helped Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) ascend to the throne of Aldovia she is about to become his wife and replace his mother Queen Helena (Alice Krige).

However after intense micromanagement and the suffocating Royal protocol she begins to wonder whether or not she is cut out to be a Queen.

But one thing she can do is investigate what is causing the political and financial unrest that has struck the country aided by Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey) and Count Simon (Theo Devaney).

So will she be able to unravel the protocol, wrestle control of her wedding back from Mrs. Averill (Sarah Douglas) and uncover the corruption before she marries the man she loves on Christmas Day.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS PRINCE (2017)

 

Amber (Rose McIver) is a junior editor in New York tidying up other writer’s work, so she is delighted when she gets to do some real reporting when she's sent to Aldovia to report on Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) and whether he assumes the crown or abdicates before Christmas Eve.

When she sneaks into the palace to pursue the story she is mistaken for the tutor off Princess Emily (Honor Kneafsey) and she plays along to get the chance of a scoop.

But she finds herself conflicted as she builds a bond with Emily and respect for Queen Helena (Alice Krige) and love for Prince Richard.

She also uncovers complications around his accession to the throne which Amber unintentionally exposes, so will they be able to forgive her when they find out she's a reporter and will that kill the spark between her and the future King?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – DEADLY DESIRES (1972)

 

After a nine-year estrangement from their wealthy father, Benjamin Morgan (Walter Brennan), after he had an affair with Elizabeth Hall (Julie Harris) which led to their mother’s suicide, he summons home his four daughters.

Reluctantly, because Elizabeth is now their stepmother, Alex, Freddy, Jo, and Chris Morgan (Eleanor Parker, Jessica Walter, Jill Haworth and Sally Field) all return to their father’s home on Christmas Eve, to find that Benjamin is bedridden, but has reinstated them into his will, and he believes that Elizabeth is slowly poisoning him to death.

He needs the girls to stop her, by killing her, if necessary, but as she was suspected of killing her first husband the worry is that she might kill them all.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A DECEMBER FOR THE BRIDE (1972)

 

After a nine-year estrangement from their wealthy father, Benjamin Morgan (Walter Brennan), after he had an affair with Elizabeth Hall (Julie Harris) which led to their mother’s suicide, he summons home his four daughters.

Reluctantly, because Elizabeth is now their stepmother, Alex, Freddy, Jo, and Chris Morgan (Eleanor Parker, Jessica Walter, Jill Haworth and Sally Field) all return to their father’s home on Christmas Eve, to find that Benjamin is bedridden, but has reinstated them into his will, and he believes that Elizabeth is slowly poisoning him to death.

He needs the girls to stop her, by killing her, if necessary, but as she was suspected of killing her first husband the worry is that she might kill them all.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1972)

 

After a nine-year estrangement from their wealthy father, Benjamin Morgan (Walter Brennan), after he had an affair with Elizabeth Hall (Julie Harris) which led to their mother’s suicide, he summons home his four daughters.

Reluctantly, because Elizabeth is now their stepmother, Alex, Freddy, Jo, and Chris Morgan (Eleanor Parker, Jessica Walter, Jill Haworth and Sally Field) all return to their father’s home on Christmas Eve, to find that Benjamin is bedridden, but has reinstated them into his will, and he believes that Elizabeth is slowly poisoning him to death.

He needs the girls to stop her, by killing her, if necessary, but as she was suspected of killing her first husband the worry is that she might kill them all.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

In Bailey Falls, a group of friends, Kelsey, Ethan, Nora, Liam, Amelia and Dan (Felisha Cooper, Johnny Ramey, Exzinia Scott, Ernest Pierce, Nicole Danielle Watts and James Zimbardi) meet at Kelsey’s house on Christmas Eve and begin playing a board game, “12 Games of Christmas” and are magically transported to the town off Yuletide, inside the board game.

They are greeted by the cheery Mayor Thomas (Patrick Labyorteaux) who tells them that they must play through the games in order to return home but they must work together to perform each Christmas themed task in order to get back to reality.

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS ON WINDMILL WAY (2023)

 

Mia Meijer (Christa Taylor Brown) is focussed on the Christmas Market, and her Oma Ann (Marcia Bennett) making her award-winning Kerststol to win the Fest Dutch Bake-Off competition.

So she is taken aback when Oma tells he she has sold the plot of land where the Windmill and workshop where Mia creates handmade furniture.

It turns out the developer Oma sold to is Mia’s old college boyfriend Brady Schaltz (Chad Michael Murray), and his boss was reneging on his promise to preserve the Mill and the workshop.

As they work to save the Mill, in their own ways the old feelings resurface, so will they succeed? And will they have a future together?  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SAVING THE CHRISTMAS RANCH (2025)

 

Carrie Williams (Brianna Cohen) runs the families Snow Village Ranch but is in danger of losing it after their accountant Sandra

(Kathy A. Bates) cleans out the Ranch’s bank account and leaves behind months of unpaid loan instalments and she only has 48 hours to raise the money to prevent foreclosure.

She also has to deal with Charming developer John Dunn (Jonathan Stoddard) who has been calling Carrie for a while, but then he turns up in person to make an offer, which due to some underhandedness by bank manager Kurt Townsend (Ryan Wesley Gilreath), so she might just have to accept.

But does his interest extend beyond the ranch and will Carrie reciprocate his feelings.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE (2021)

 

A young terminally ill girl, Nina Cutter (Helena Zengel),  who is passionate about Christmas, only wants two things for Christmas, firstly for her uncle Blake (Iwan Rheon) to sort his life out and find love, and second for her favourite boy band to have the Christmas number one.

Meanwhile music manager Meghna Rai (Freida Pinto) has been sent back to London from New York, to manage “Five Together” a struggling boy band who need to revive their flailing career.

So Megs first task is to search for a potential hit, and she discovers a touching heartfelt Christmas song written by Blake Cutter, who she met once on a drunken night out.

While Meg competes with Blake for the rights to the song compromise leads to romance, against a backdrop off sadness, but with Nina get her Christmas wishes granted?

 

PS. The film is full of humour, pathos and great music, and the Funeral scene is extremely moving, but the star of the film is undoubtedly Helena Zengel who is an absolute delight as Nina.

Thursday, 5 March 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – FIT FOR CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

After her fitness centre in New York went bust and her business and life partner Bradley (Stephan Miers) wants to take a break Audrey Parker (Amanda Kloots) heads home just before Christmas to Mistletoe Montana.

Her plan was to follow in her mother’s footsteps and teach classes at the dance studio at Mistletoe's recreation center but she finds out from her father (Barclay Hope) that the center is going to close in the New Year.

She is determined to fight the closure and comes up against Griffin (Paul Greene) from Skyridge Resorts who wants to redevelop the center who she dislikes with a vengeance..

But the more they bump heads at various events around town the stronger the attraction between them and she begins to win him over regarding the center.

Then Bradley turns up at upsets the applecart, so will she follow Bradley back to New York or follow her heart.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A SEASON TO REMEMBER (2024)

 

Driven Detroit sports journalist, Symone Gibson (Michele Weaver) is highly competitive, because she has to be in a male-dominated world.

After four years at the station she has yet to make it to the anchor desk but with just a week before Christmas she is given the chance to find an attention-grabbing story that could take her career to the next level.

At the same time she meets free-spirited freelance cameraman Iggy Love (Nathan Owens) who is with her every step of the way as she  chases down the stories and gives her courage, a new sense of direction and romance.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS TIME (2023)

 

Physics teacher Kevin Snowdon (Neil James) hates Christmas so every year he takes his wife Jane (Shelly Bentley) and children Holly and Michael (Roxy Cornish-Sewell and Henri Charles) to Skiing in Scotland.

This year however due to an apparent booking mishap they are going to a tourist destination dedicated to Christmas and close to the North Pole, Lapland.

So his obsessive dislike for Christmas is put to the test especially when his nemesis Bob Johnson and his family (Brian Shaw, Charlotte Nice, Bobby O'Neill and Xavier Gomez) show up  and a competition ensues.

So it will be up to Christmas to work its magic on both families.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – JONES FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2023)

 

Heather Jones (Heather Mitchell) manages to wrangle all the Jones clan and extended family under one roof for a  Christmas gathering, but things don’t go according to plan, and all is not merry and bright.

As the usual dysfunctional, multi-generational family must band together when their celebration disrupted by a fire evacuation order and must rediscover what truly matters  during the festive season when bushfires strike and challenges come with unexpected circumstances.

 

Fiona Choi, Nicholas Denton, Marg Downey, Tanya Hennessy, Tegan Higginbotham, Akhilesh Jain, Ella Scott Lynch, Max McKenna and Neil Melville also feature.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LOVE'S CHRISTMAS JOURNEY (2011)

 

Ellie King (Natalie Hall) was still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, when she decided to spend Christmas with her brother Aaron Davis (Greg Vaughan) and his children.

In an effort to enjoy the holidays she makes friends with local shop keeper Mrs. Thompson (JoBeth Williams).

As she settles in Aaron asks her to watch the children as he has to travel out of town to purchase the adjacent land for farming.

But Aaron unexpectedly goes missing threatening to upset the season's festivities.

So it’s up to Ellie and her handsome admirer Deputy Michael Strode (Dylan Bruce) to find Aaron and rescue Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A HOLIDAY CHANGE (2019)

 

Single Mather Crystal Carter (Vanessa Simmons) is raising her seventeen-year-old son Kingston (AJ Newman) alone, which hasn’t always been plain sailing.

However she is surprised when he gets caught shoplifting the clothing store of their new neighbour David Brooks (Aaron Grady).

Although he could have turned him into the police, he decided to have him work in the store to as punishment.

Crystal is very grateful which is the beginning of a fondness between them and everything is going well until Kingston is framed with a backpack of stolen goods.

He protests his innocence, but David has lost trust in him which in turn threatens David and Crystal's new romance.

So will Kingston be able to prove his innocence and will Crystal and David give love a second chance?