Friday 16 February 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY MERRY BRITISH CHRISTMAS (2022)

After recently moving to London, American architect David Burnside (Will Kemp) is shopping for a Christmas present for his girlfriend Charlotte Fitzsimmons (Sophie Hopkins) three days before Christmas when he runs into professional shopper Anji Patel (Reshma Shetty) who frowns upon his choice of a gift card.

As his girlfriend is also his boss’s daughter he bows to pressure from his peers and hires Anji to help him find Charlotte a meaningful gift and so begins an adventure that takes them from one scrape to another and inevitably David and Anji make an emotional connection.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WE WISH YOU A MARRIED CHRISTMAS (2022)

 

Married couple Becca and Robby (Marisol Nichols and Kristoffer Polaha) are drifting apart, and nothing seems to be working so their marriage councillor suggests they go away for Christmas, and recommends a cozy Inn in the quaint little town of Gracious,

However, things don’t begin well because when they arrive at the Inn Robby discovers Becca has booked a suite with separate bedrooms and after a number of setbacks, they decide to leave early but after checking out they discover a large Christmas bauble has smashed through the windscreen, so they are forced to stay on until the car is repaired.

Their enforced stay means they have to throw themselves into all the activities and along the way rediscover their love of the season and each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS RETREAT (2022)

 

Just before Christmas Kim Jones (Rhiannon Fish) is expecting her boyfriend Steven (Jonathan Hawley Purvis) to propose when he makes reservations at a fancy restaurant, but he breaks up with her instead because she’s a workaholic, so her mom, Mary (Lynn Whyte) takes her away to a Christmas Retreat to reconnect with the spirit of the season.

There she meets Mark Reynolds (Clayton James) who has just quit his job after being passed over for promotion and is there because his sister Rae (Carly Fawcett) runs the retreat.

Forced to surrender their phones and devices, they are able to focus on the program of Christmas events and their eyes are opened to the joys of the holidays and each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Jessica Roberts (Maggie Lawson) runs the Roberts Tree Farm and Nursery in Hudson Springs which is an integral part of Christmas in the town.

But then big box retailer, Harvest Garden Supply, open a store in town, and the impact on the business is almost immediate.

But then she meets marketing executive Clay Moore (Christopher Russell) and there is an instant attraction, without her knowing he is her competition.

As they spend more time together, they start to fall for each other, but will his job prevent them from having their happy-ever-after?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS VILLAGE (2022)

 

In Bryson Falls Architect Summer Ashby (Alison Sweeney) and her daughter Chloe (Maesa Nicholson) have their normal routine turned upside down when Summer’s eccentric mother Vivian Todd (Marlo Thomas) moves in.

The first thing she does is set up her Christmas village on the table and as Chloe moves the figurines around the scene magical things begin to happen in real-life and events seem to mimic the scenes she creates.

One of those affected by Chloe’s placements was Ryan Scott (Luke Macfarlane) who is bought into Summer’s orbit and romance is on the cards.

Thursday 15 February 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS... PRESENT (2022)

 

Realtor, supermom and master organizer, Maggie Larson (Candace Cameron Bure) makes a last-minute decision to take her family to spend Christmas with her recently bereaved brother Paul McCormick (Paul Fitzgerald) and his daughter Ashley (Keilah Davies), but they have very different expectations for their Christmas holidays.

Even her own husband Eric (Marc Blucas) and children Becca and Will (Claire Capek and Caleb Reese Paul) are less than thrilled about being dragged away.

However, everyone has fun, except Maggie who is troubled by how distant she feels from everyone important to her, especially her husband.

But as Christmas approaches, she must learn to live in the present.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A FABLED HOLIDAY (2022)

When Talia was a child, her father gave her a fairy story book about a magical town called Wunderbrook shortly before he died and then she and her mother moved away leaving her childhood best friend Anderson behind.

Years later wannabee writer Talia and surgeon Anderson (Brooke D'Orsay and Ryan Paevey) reunite by chance in her bookshop.

Then through various magical means the end up at the same inn in a curiously magical town full of Christmas spirit called Wunderbrook, that restores its visitors when they need it most, and is vaguely familiar to everyone.

So, will the Christmas magic solve everyone’s problems?