Hallmark Holidaze: Movie Reviews from The Heart or Something

Hallmark Holiday Movie Checklist: Workaholic woman who no longer believes in the magic of Christmas who has a workaholic, stuffy boyfriend Big looming corporate company that is a threat to small town life and/or will be closing down a local business and/or factory An uber romantic horse drawn carriage ride through the city Features a charming little inn or B&B that is one of the centerpieces of the town and/or is named after some Christmas derivative (Gingerbread Inn) A small town whose sole purpose is to celebrate Christmas and/or is named after some Christmas derivative (Cookie Jar) A gingerbread house or cookie decorating scene A small town contest, Christmas based, that's the biggest event of the year The handsome factory owner sure knows how to defend the towns honor. And point at stuff.  Synopsis: An evil corporation without a soul, National Foods, is desperate to buy Aunt Sally's Cookie company so they send a bahumbug workaholic single woma...

Hallmark Holiday Movie Checklist: Tragic widower with a precocious daughter and a heart of gold Cold, never-been-married woman who has a fear of abandonment and no longer believes in the Holiday Spirit Has the REAL Santa The Northpole is in danger! A Christmas music montage with characters doing christmas-y things Flirty/romantic christmas tree decorating  dancing scene Have you ever wanted an estranged aunt to die and leave you an inn in the middle of nowhere that is a secret power station of Christmas Magic that fuels Santa's Sleigh in his journey around the world to deliver presents to all of the world's children? OMG, so have I.  It's TV's Lori Loughlin! Becky  Donalson-Katsopolis from Full House can do no wrong! ***Before you read this delightful tale, you may want to read our review of the first installment of the  North Pole series , where a young boy saves Christmas by drawing a stick figure throwing sperm in the air.*** Synopsis: Sadly, ...

Hallmark Holiday Movie Checklist: Down on her luck girl becomes a dishwasher in her hometown and bumps into a childhood crush/love Tragic, dead parent who was the embodiment of the Holiday Spirit Character whose parents showed them the meaning of true love and they could never settle for anything less Girl is from a humble background and makes hugely profound statements about finding angels Boy's family is from the upper echelon of society and therefore in need of a "holiday" lesson in classism  Flirty/romantic christmas cookie baking scene  A charming little small town contest, Christmas based, that's the biggest event of the year Incredibly  humble,  annoyingly  positive father/daughter team who are always smiling and always taking the high road  Seriously, these are their expressions. The whole time.   If you’re always humble (always-always!) you will totally rise to your dream job two weeks af...