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  • Jingle Bell Heist

    Jingle Bell Heist
    2025/12/14
    Alonso & Jacks are back to dive into the newest Netflix Christmas movie Jingle Bell Heist — a holiday rom-com with equal parts mischief and heart.ABOUT JINGLE BELL HEISTAt the height of the holiday season, two strangers — retail worker Sophia and repairman Nick — reluctantly team up to rob one of London’s most famous department stores on Christmas Eve. As their heist plans unfold, secrets surface and unexpected feelings begin to grow, proving that sometimes the best kind of trouble leads straight to the heart.AIR DATE & PLATFORM FOR JINGLE BELL HEISTNovember 26, 2025 | NetflixCAST & CREW OF JINGLE BELL HEISTOlivia Holt as SophiaConnor Swindells as NickLucy Punch as Cynthia SterlingBRAN’S JINGLE BELL HEIST SYNOPSISThe movie kicks off with a guy and a gal about to rob a joint. He says, “Let me do it, I have a record.” She says, “Let me do it, I can break into the safe.” They both go for it.Cut back two weeks. We see this same gal, Sophia, pickpocket a guy who’s being mean to some buskers. Then we see that guy from the beginning, Nick, trying to find a new flat — but they’re all too expensive.We see Sophia go to work at a fancy store called Sterlings, the same one she was planning to rob at the beginning. She hates it when people are mean. When a woman mistreats an employee, Sophia steals her dog’s diamond collar.Nick, who works at a cell phone repair shop, is able to watch the Sterlings security cameras and sees her do this — and also sees her steal some petty cash. But there’s a good reason: her mom is very sick and needs an expensive treatment.Nick visits her the next day, asks if she knows where he could find a diamond collar, and hands her a USB before scurrying off. That night, she watches it: it’s a video of her stealing, with a message to meet him the next day.She does, and he blackmails her into helping him rob the Sterlings security locker. She says no way — while pickpocketing his locker. Needing the money, she agrees to help him in exchange for a cut, because she knows his identity as the guy who installed the security footage and who was arrested for stealing already.They successfully break in — but everything in the locker is already gone. They decide to call a truce.The next day at work, Sophia finds out that someone really did steal all the stuff (she suspects Nick) but also overhears that Sterling keeps $500,000 in cash in his personal office safe. She goes to talk to Nick about it and overhears him having a conversation with his ex about her and their kid moving away. He promises Sophia he didn’t rob the store without her, and they agree to work together again.Sophia discovers the type of safe it is and assures Nick she can crack it. But they need a key fob that generates a new code every sixty seconds, which Sterling keeps in his bedroom. She tells Nick they need to figure out a way to get him into Sterling’s bedroom to steal the fob.Nick admits to Sophia he never actually stole from Sterlings. The owner did it himself for the insurance money. He framed Nick, who took a plea deal for a shorter prison sentence so he wouldn’t miss his daughter’s life.They consider giving up — until they find out that Sterling’s wife (who hates him) will be at a fancy gala. They hatch a plan to get him there, seduce her, and have her bring him back to her place — hopefully stealing the fob along the way.They get all fancy and head to the gala. It works. But when they get back to her place, they find out she recognized him. They’ve been found out. She offers to give them the fob if they cut her into the deal.They hatch a new plan to break in after the store closes on Christmas Eve. The fob works, but when the door opens, they discover another door that requires Sterling’s DNA to unlock. All is lost — until Sophia gives her DNA. Turns out Sterling is her dad. Her mom worked there, Sterling got her mom pregnant, then fired her and cut her off completely.They get in and put the money in a bag. On their way out, a security guard comes to investigate. They hide but are caught when Nick sneezes. They make a run for it but are ultimately caught. Sophia says she’ll take the fall if she can give her mom her cut, so that he can be with his daughter. Before running out, she gives Nick a kiss.While they’re being chased, Sterling shows up with the police to see what’s been taken. When the locker opens, all the stolen goods from the vault are in there.Cynthia (Sterling’s wife) had told Sophia and Nick she didn’t want a cut of the money — she wanted Sterling arrested so she could take over the company. She promised to take care of them for their help. She also told them where Sterling hid his stolen goods before the insurance claim went through. Sophia and Nick moved all those goods into the safe so Sterling would get caught for insurance fraud. It works.When the security guard recognizes Sophia, she tells him what she knows, and he lets her go free. Nick...
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  • Baked With Love: Holiday - S01E06 & 07

    Baked With Love: Holiday - S01E06 & 07
    2025/12/13

    Brian is here to help us break down the sixth & seventh episode of Baked with Love: Holiday. Plus, Brian and Dan compete to see who can make the cheese cake!

    BAKED WITH LOVE: HOLIDAY SEASON 1 CAST:
    • Gabriella & Ben, Married from Ohio
    • Steven & Marco, Married from Kentucky
    • Rosa & Rosanna, Mother & Daughter from New Jersey
    • Amy & Sally, Mother & Daughter from Alabama

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  • Finding Mr. Christmas - S02E06 & 07 (Presented by Aura Frames)

    Finding Mr. Christmas - S02E06 & 07 (Presented by Aura Frames)
    2025/12/12
    • This week of Deck the Hallmark is presented by Aura Frames. Exclusive $35-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DECK // Promo Code: DECK

    Patrick is back to help us break down another episode of Finding Mr. Christmas!

    FINDING MR. CHRISTMAS SEASON 2 CAST:
    • Angel Garet, 38 — Charlotte, N.C.
    • Craig Geoghan, 33 — Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
    • Davey Fisher, 34 — Lake Tahoe, Nev.
    • Marcus Brodie, 32 — Hamilton, Ohio
    • Rustin Sailors, 37 — San Diego, Calif.

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    54 分
  • Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas - Episodes 1 & 2 (Presented by Aura Frames)

    Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas - Episodes 1 & 2 (Presented by Aura Frames)
    2025/12/11
    This week of Deck the Hallmark is presented by Aura Frames. Exclusive $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DECK // Promo Code: DECK---Jacks joins us this week to kick off the newest Hallmark Channel Christmas show, Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas, with a double-episode breakdown.ABOUT: TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 1 & EPISODE 2)Episode 1: When Kate's best friends sign her up for a holiday-themed dating service, she reluctantly joins, but has no idea just how much her life is about to change.Part 2: Kate's would-be date number one, Richard, tries to reconnect. Meanwhile, Mac attempts to prove his independence, but learns he might need to ask for helpAIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 1 & EPISODE 2)December 5, 2025 | Hallmark Mystery ChannelCAST & CREW OF: TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 1 & EPISODE 2)Mae Whitman as KateJulian Morris as CallumJane Seymour as EvelynNathaniel Parker as MacBRAN’S TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS (EPISODE 1 & EPISODE 2) SYNOPSISIt doesn’t feel fair to have your heart broken at Christmas. But that’s exactly what happened to Kate.Kate is currently taking care of her dad, and life is just passing her by. That’s why she did this thing — this thing that ended up giving her the most amazing Christmas ever. She fell in love. But we’ll get there.Cut back to three weeks earlier. She goes to check on her dad, Mac, who—despite being supposed to move around more—is doing the opposite, which has her worried.She stops by a coffee shop and her friend Laura tells her she got her a Christmas gift: a Christmas-themed dating service. Kate is NOT into it.So Laura, Calum, and Mac stage a full-on intervention. Her dad tells her she’s too young to spend every evening with him. She reluctantly agrees to the 12 Dates thing… which starts in 90 minutes!She goes, and it’s very elaborate. A horse and carriage takes her to a magical igloo in the woods. The problem is… her date never shows.Meanwhile, Mac finally gets back out there. He goes to the coffee shop and bumps into Evalyn — and he’s not upset about it.Kate decides to give the service another shot and ends up on a skating date with a guy named Oliver. Despite the fact that he talks about his ex the entire time, they find themselves standing under mistletoe. They decide to go for it and kiss — which immediately leads to him breaking down in tears.Mac is walking around town getting a little exercise when Evalyn pops out and drags him into a dance workout class. He doesn’t stay long and walks out.It’s time for Date #3. She shows up for a baking competition date and meets her GIANT date, Anthony. The date doesn’t go terribly… until he suddenly wants to talk about marriage and kids. She doesn’t even know what she wants, and he’s like, “Well then why are you even doing this?!”Evalyn helps Mac home and basically tells him to stop feeling sorry for himself. He ends up back at her dance class and crushes it.Kate gets flowers and a card from Richard — the first-date no-show. He apologizes for goofing and says he’s down at the coffee shop waiting for her. But by the time she builds up the courage to go, he’s gone. He leaves his number, so she texts him that he missed out again. He replies that next time he’ll wait all night.This turns into a flirty texting conversation. She finds out he’s a journalist working on a story about the 12 Dates. He’s also a love skeptic. And he loves Die Hard. Maybe this is the perfect match.At the next date event, she talks with a woman who fell for her first date — but sees him dancing with someone else. So Kate becomes fully committed to getting those two back together… and she does.Mac is putting up Christmas lights, feeling himself, until he falls off the ladder and re-injures himself. Instead of calling Kate, he calls Evalyn. She comes over to help — but Kate is NOT thrilled when she finds out.It’s time for the next event: Mates & Dates. A lot happens here.Richard finally shows up… and he might be the hottest guy in the world.Crying-in-her-mouth Oliver is there — and it turns out his ex-girlfriend is Calum’s current girlfriend, Sarah. Calum shows up to support Kate. It’s A LOT.Richard gets frustrated that Kate is running around helping everyone else all night, so he goes to leave. Kate runs after him and ends up kissing him. He kisses her right back — REAL BIG ONES — while Calum and Sarah watch through the window… Sarah pumped, Calum not so much. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    49 分
  • Single on the 25th (Presented by Aura Frames)

    Single on the 25th (Presented by Aura Frames)
    2025/12/10
    • This week of Deck the Hallmark is presented by Aura Frames. Exclusive $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DECK // Promo Code: DECK

    The Canadian Christmas Prince, Tyler Shaw, joins us to review the holiday flick Single on the 25th.

    ABOUT SINGLE ON THE 25TH

    The story follows a 30-something who spends Christmas alone in the city, only to find unexpected companionship with a handsome neighbor.

    AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SINGLE ON THE 25TH

    December 7, 2025 | Hallmark Channel

    CAST & CREW OF SINGLE ON THE 25TH
    • Lyndsy Fonseca as Nell Duke
    • Daniel Lissing as Cooper
    BRAN’S SINGLE ON THE 25TH SYNOPSIS

    We meet Nell Duke, who is single and constantly reminded of it during the holiday season. She’s excited to host her family from Ohio this year — she’s planned the perfect Christmas week. But they cancel last minute. So she’s like, “Well, I guess I’ll go to Cleveland!”

    But then she bumps into her neighbor Cooper, who’s like, “Why should you give up your perfectly curated Christmas? Just stay. Embrace the singleness.” And she’s like, “You know what?! I’m gonna do it!”

    It doesn’t take long for her to feel a bit lonely and a bit silly. Luckily, there’s Cooper. They start doing activities both together and separately. Like going to a fancy restaurant but sitting at separate tables. She also agrees to help him plan this charity event.

    They go to a Christmas mixer together and have fun, but she keeps getting little waves of sadness about being single. They watch Rudolph together and almost hold hands — but obviously that would be too much.

    She accompanies him to a family gathering, and it goes great. At this point, they’re basically in love!

    Then it’s time for his company Christmas party. They go together, she’s feeling great… until she overhears a coworker saying Cooper brought his “lonely neighbor” because he felt bad for her. Brutal. She’s hurt, tells him off, and leaves.

    After some self-reflection, she comes to terms with being okay being single on the 25th.

    But Cooper’s not okay with that. He has to make things right — and he does. He tells her he doesn’t want to be “alone together,” he wants to be together together. And they kiss. Big ones.

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  • She's Making a List (Presented by Aura Frames)

    She's Making a List (Presented by Aura Frames)
    2025/12/09
    • This week of Deck the Hallmark is presented by Aura Frames. Exclusive $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DECK // Promo Code: DECK

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    Chad from Christmas Cousins Podcast joins us to unwrap the latest Hallmark holiday release: She’s Making a List.

    ABOUT SHE’S MAKING A LIST

    A Naughty-or-Nice inspector evaluating a girl's Christmas status falls for her widowed father, making her question the strict rules of her consulting firm and forcing her to choose between protocol and love.

    AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SHE’S MAKING A LIST

    December 6, 2025 | Hallmark Channel

    CAST & CREW OF SHE’S MAKING A LIST
    • Lacey Chabert as Isabel Haynes
    • Andrew Walker as Jason Duncan
    BRAN’S SHE’S MAKING A LIST SYNOPSIS

    The Naughty or Nice list has been around since the beginning of time. Back in the day, elves would go down to Earth to keep an eye on every kid. The internet has made things somewhat easier, but they still need help — which is where the Naughty & Nice Inspectors come in. They pop in, observe kids, and make the final ruling.

    That’s where we meet Isabel Haynes — a woman who was recruited by the company as a kid herself. Isabel loves to break the fourth wall, chat with us, and explain her job, and honestly? I love it. While inspecting one kid, she bumps into a hunk named Jason. I’m sure that means nothing, right?

    Back at the office, her boss Rudolph worries she’s spending too much time on the road. But it’s time for her next assignment: making a final ruling on a girl named Charlie. Isabel follows her home, where Charlie’s dad assumes she’s from the power company coming to help him with his Christmas lights. And the dad in question? Jason. He wastes NO time asking her on a date.

    They go out, but it’s cut short when Charlie’s sitter calls to say she’s “sick.” Isabel knows immediately she’s faking. Naughty, naughty.

    The next day, Charlie catches Isabel watching them. Isabel’s like, “Oh yeah, I watch people sometimes. No big deal.” She spends the day with Charlie and Jason and realizes Charlie’s behavior is way more complicated than a simple Naughty or Nice label. She even tells Charlie who she really is — but Charlie doesn’t buy it. After all, Santa brings her presents regardless, even the year she was naughty all the time.

    Jason wants to talk to Isabel about what’s going on, but she gets called into the office. She ends up quitting because she doesn’t believe in the system anymore. Naughty and Nice isn’t as black and white as HQ wants it to be.

    Meanwhile, Jason and Charlie talk. Charlie tells him about what Isabel said — including how last year she noticed Santa’s handwriting looked… different. Suspicious.

    Charlie requests that Isabel attend the grand opening of Jason’s new pizza place so they can talk things out. Isabel shows up, tells Jason she quit, and together they decide to take their concerns directly to Santa. She makes her case to get rid of the Naughty List… and surprisingly, Santa agrees. Super easy.

    Isabel takes a new job working for Santa but gets to work remotely so she can stay with Jason and Charlie. They celebrate by spending Christmas morning together and kissinggggg.

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  • A Christmas Murder Mystery (Presented by Aura Frames)

    A Christmas Murder Mystery (Presented by Aura Frames)
    2025/12/08
    • This week of Deck the Hallmark is presented by Aura Frames. Exclusive $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DECK // Promo Code: DECK

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    Chase Bridges, YouTube sensation, joins us to review the UPtv Christmas mystery A Christmas Murder Mystery — a holiday whodunit filled with secrets, suspense, and snow.

    ABOUT A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY

    The editor of the Metropolitan Ledger's puzzle section, who also works part-time as a consultant for the local sheriff, is invited to spend the holidays with a family harboring secrets. Soon, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation — all during the most festive time of the year.

    AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY

    December 7 2025 | UPtv

    CAST & CREW OF A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY
    • Vivica A. Fox as Cynthia Marshall
    • Morgan Bradley as Vera Vexley
    • Rob Mayes as Troy Sterling
    CHASE’S A CHRISTMAS MURDER MYSTERY SYNOPSIS

    Vera Vexley is the puzzle editor for a newspaper and a part-time consulting detective for the sheriff’s department. So imagine her surprise when, while staying with some family friends on Christmas Eve — the rich and powerful Sterling family — she is swept into a murder mystery. The father of the Sterling family, Harold Sterling, has been killed!

    Vera is on the case. It has to be someone in the house, but who? Was it Harold’s wife? One of his two sons, Troy or Michael? His daughter, Katherine? His daughter-in-law Jan? Or the family lawyer, Darren, who was invited for Christmas?

    Everyone has a motive. Michael had his father invest in his nightclub but then involved the mafia, which upset Harold. Harold gave him until Christmas to buy him out, or he would go public with the mess.

    Katherine hated her father’s business, even telling him, “someone needed to protect the public from people like him.”

    And Darren, the lawyer, was the last person to see Harold and had argued with him that night over business.

    As Vera digs deeper, she uncovers all sorts of family secrets: Michael and Jan are getting divorced; Troy was adopted because his mother had an affair with an employee, meaning Troy isn’t actually Harold’s son; and Darren was secretly having an affair with Michael’s soon-to-be ex-wife, Jan.

    Things get even more dangerous. Someone pushes Jan down the stairs in an apparent attempt on her life. Not long after, someone tries to kill Michael by bashing him over the head!

    Vera carefully pieces it all together while developing feelings for Troy. In a classic big reveal, she gathers everyone and announces that Darren, the lawyer, did it. He was furious about being left out of Harold’s will and, feeling betrayed, killed Harold. He then tried to kill Michael, blaming him for the will fiasco, and pushed Jan because of jealousy.

    But just when everyone thinks the case is closed… it isn’t! After Jan believes Darren has been arrested, she sneaks into Harold’s office to destroy evidence — proving she’s actually the killer. Vera, of course, is waiting. Jan tries to attack her with a letter opener, but fails.

    Vera explains the truth: Jan killed Harold because she feared that, after divorcing Michael, she would be cut out of the will. She staged her fall down the stairs to avoid suspicion and then tried to kill Michael so she could inherit his estate — still legally hers since they’re technically married.

    Vera saves the day, kisses Troy, submits her new puzzle to her editor just in time for the deadline, and the Sterlings… live happily ever after.

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  • Christmas in Amish Country

    Christmas in Amish Country
    2025/12/07

    We’re finally caught up on Hallmark Christmas movies, so it’s time to head back to UPtv with Ryan. Today, we’re reviewing Christmas in Amish Country.

    ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY

    A faltering chef returns to her Amish roots in Pennsylvania, finds solace in slow-cooking, and rekindles a friendship with a sweet farmer from her past.

    AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY

    November 30 2025 | UPtv

    CAST & CREW OF CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY
    • Ella Cannon as Claire
    • Jason Tobias as Jack
    BRAN’S CHRISTMAS IN AMISH COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

    It’s December 20th and we’re at a fancy new restaurant. Chef Claire is making very fancy food — we’re talking liquid nitrogen levels of fancy. But it’s too fancy. The reviews are awful, and her manager encourages her to sell ASAP. There’s no saving this sucker. Reporters love a downfall story, so they’re outside her apartment. She mistakes one of the reporters for her rideshare driver.

    With her flight canceled, she asks him to drive her to Missouri — a 7-hour trip. Looking for the scoop, he says yes and doesn’t tell her who he really is. His name is Jack, and they actually kind of hit it off. She even moves to the passenger seat.

    They arrive in Versailles, Missouri. Jack is stunned to find out it’s an Amish town! Her mom? Amish. Her sister-in-law? Amish. The queen of modern molecular gastronomy… is Amish!

    Jack even saves her mom from an oncoming truck. Hero moment unlocked.

    This whole time, she thought his name was Chad — her “driver.” He corrects her: he’s Jack, and he finally comes clean. Claire is not thrilled, but since he saved her mom’s life, he gets to stay with the family.

    Her family doesn’t know what kind of food she really cooks… or about the bad reviews. Jack agrees to keep that quiet.

    Since he didn’t plan on this trip, he has no spare clothes. So naturally, he ends up rocking Amish garb.

    Jack volunteers to help a guy named Eli, who absolutely hates him. Who does Eli not hate? Claire. He’s very into her.

    When Jack tastes her family’s apple butter and pie crust, he’s like, “Why aren’t you serving this?!” She insists the outside world doesn’t want this kind of food.

    She opens up about her journey, and Jack seems genuinely interested — though that might just be because he’s churning butter and can’t escape. His back starts hurting, so she gives him an old Amish back rub, and the sparks definitely fly.

    Jack keeps helping around the farm and loving all the food. He tells her that incorporating her family’s cooking could really bring her restaurant to life. Sparks continue… until she finds his initial story draft, which basically calls her a fraud. The family tells him to get lost first thing in the morning.

    Here’s something important about Claire: she’s terrified of riding in a horse and buggy because of a past accident. So she’s walking to Christmas dinner when she finds her pregnant friend on the path — her water has broken. Claire has to conquer her fear, take the buggy, and get her to the hospital.

    On Jack’s way out of town, he sees Claire walking into the hospital. He offers to help, and she tells him to go pick up the woman’s husband — which he does. When he gets back, he tells her he was never going to turn in that hurtful article. He has a new story ready and wants her to read it before he submits it.

    He brings her back to the farm and gives the whole family a copy of the new article. They all forgive him, and he and Claire kiss.

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    47 分