Tuesday, 4 April 2023

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SWITCHED AT CHRISTMAS (2017)

 

Candace Cameron Bure stars in this gem of a Christmas Movie, as estranged twin sisters, Kate Lockhart and Chris Dixon.

Both women are unhappy and frustrated with their own lives, Kate is a successful executive with a great apartment and no social life and divorced mother of two Chris is an underappreciate schoolteacher. Though they hadn’t been close for a number of years, they are each envious of the other's life.

After being tricked into having a pre-Christmas brunch by their father (Walter Platz) a year after their mother's death, they talk during the meal and the two voice their belief that the other has an easier life than the other, but they are unable to convince the other.

So, an impasse was reached so they do what any identical twins in need of new outlooks would do: they swap lives until Christmas Day, and by doing so, each woman discovers the true meaning of her life and gains a deeper perspective and appreciation for what she already had.”

Tom Kinder (Eion Bailey) and Greg Turner (Mark Deklin) provide the love interest in this enjoyable festive romance.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS LUCKY CHARMS (2022)

 

Talented Baker Jessica Connolly (Sugenja Sri) discovers by chance that she is regarded as a the “lucky charm” after her previous four ex’s all married within six months of them breaking up, so after confiding in her friend Ally Carlisle (Alanna LeVierge) she swears off of dating.

However, her resolve is severely tested after a new art gallery opens across the street from her shop and she meets handsome artist Mitch Jameson (Adrian Spencer).

So will their natural chemistry counteract the hex hanging over her or will he be heading to alter with another woman.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS LUCKY CHARM (2022)

Talented Baker Jessica Connolly (Sugenja Sri) discovers by chance that she is regarded as a the “lucky charm” after her previous four ex’s all married within six months of them breaking up, so after confiding in her friend Ally Carlisle (Alanna LeVierge) she swears off of dating.

However, her resolve is severely tested after a new art gallery opens across the street from her shop and she meets handsome artist Mitch Jameson (Adrian Spencer).

So will their natural chemistry counteract the hex hanging over her or will he be heading to alter with another woman. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – OUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS MEMORIES (2022)

 

Well-travelled Sociology professor Anna Collucia (Sarah Power) is home for Christmas to look after her grandfather Vincent (Beau Bridges) who is struggling with dementia and allow her mother Madelynn (Gwenda Lorenzetti) to take a well-earned holiday.

Being home, she is shocked at how much he had deteriorated in the two months that had elapsed since she last saw him.

When she speaks with neurologist Dr. Greg Krasinski (Markian Tarasiuk) after Vincent does poorly in the cognitive test and he suggests that stimulating his senses, like taste and smell could help his memory.

So, she galvanises her siblings, RJ and Ella (Jesse Irving and Morgana Wyllie) into trying to recreate their long-deceased Nona’s famous sugo pasta sauce to serve for Christmas Eve dinner and stimulate memories of home.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – OUR ITALIAN CHRISTMAS MEMORIES (2022)

 

Well-travelled Sociology professor Anna Collucia (Sarah Power) is home for Christmas to look after her grandfather Vincent (Beau Bridges) who is struggling with dementia and allow her mother Madelynn (Gwenda Lorenzetti) to take a well-earned holiday.

Being home, she is shocked at how much he had deteriorated in the two months that had elapsed since she last saw him.

When she speaks with neurologist Dr. Greg Krasinski (Markian Tarasiuk) after Vincent does poorly in the cognitive test and he suggests that stimulating his senses, like taste and smell could help his memory.

So, she galvanises her siblings, RJ and Ella (Jesse Irving and Morgana Wyllie) into trying to recreate their long-deceased Nona’s famous sugo pasta sauce to serve for Christmas Eve dinner and stimulate memories of home.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BAKE OFF (2022)

 

Julian and Brianna (Finesse Mitchell and LeToya Luckett) were rivals at the same culinary school and when they meet several years later on a TV Baking Contest, sparks fly, amongst other things.

Each of them have their own reasons for entering and specific plans for the prize money, Julian to build on the legacy of his mother Sophie (Arlene Duncan) and Brianna to fund the tuition fees for her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein). 

However there proves to be more to the competition than they believed and as they work closely together it seems that there is also more to their protagonists than meets the eye.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE GREAT HOLIDAY BAKE OFF (2022)

 

Julian and Brianna (Finesse Mitchell and LeToya Luckett) were rivals at the same culinary school and when they meet several years later on a TV Baking Contest, sparks fly, amongst other things.

Each of them have their own reasons for entering and specific plans for the prize money, Julian to build on the legacy of his mother Sophie (Arlene Duncan) and Brianna to fund the tuition fees for her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein). 

However there proves to be more to the competition than they believed and as they work closely together it seems that there is also more to their protagonists than meets the eye.