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Dawson Leery is a single father of a demonic set of twins who have no structure or decorum. They run off housekeeper after housekeeper, until Mrs. Miracle comes along. Dawson is very Dawsony, and I'm not impressed by the big conflict between the two characters who cannot speak civilly to each other. Communication fail. These grown ups clearly did not earn their conflict resolution badges in scouting. Obviously, the best part is Mrs. Miracle. Everybody Loves Raymond's mom is a treasure and a dear. All of her scenes are the best. She carries the whole thing on her little angelic shoulders. 10/10 ciders for all of the Mrs. Miracle scenes but 5/10 for everything else so we'll go with 7.

A Christmas story about long term crushes where the timing is never right, told over four years, starring Lincoln Rhyme's cop protege. The format didn't allow for much filler, which I appreciate. Story/script/acting wasn't bad. Overall it was endearing. I am confused about the age progression of the little girl though. 7/10 ciders - medium good

5/10 ciders - half good

7/10 ciders - all credit to Mrs. Claus

Super cute and fun. Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years is a party planning single mom in NYC who gets an incredible opportunity to save a special Christmas event at Dollywood, which happens to be her hometown. It has: Dolly, obvi Former child star Danica McKellar A workaholic woman A single parent [spoiler alert] a one year later update 9/10 ciders - super sweet

Idk why it's called that. Weird title. It's basically the plot of Liar Liar, except she works in advertising and it's her niece and it's Christmas. Alicia Witt, Hollywood supporting actress, stars alongside Lucy's husband from 7th Heaven. Good: The dad from the Wonder Years as magic Santa The little girl is adorbs Ridiculous plot Needs improvement: The truth telling rules seem inconsistent And for some reason, she develops the cadence of a speak and spell when she starts telling the truth Maybe seek to understand before you publicly call out someone's lie? Oh, the theme song is "I'm Not Ready For Christmas." Still baffling. 5/10 ciders - it was fine

Okay so I loved it. I'll admit that I was skeptical based solely off the title, but it delivered. I've been trying to figure out why it feels less cookie cutter Hallmark movie than the rest. It doesn't deviate too far off the formulaic path, so I've boiled it down to a few thoughts. Sharon Lawrence is an angel and a doll. The relationships feel more natural and lived-in, as opposed to most films in the genre where it seems like they just met this morning. I think the biggest thing is how it speaks to the "Elder Millennial" experience. You're a grown up in your life, but you come home for the holidays and settle back into your familial role - the playful sibling banter that's all love, but also a lot of competiton and trolling, your parents treating you as though you never left. Plus the ridiculous courtroom drama that you know you would watch irl. He's a lawyer, but he's also Handsome. And bonus points for Aaron Samuels. 9.5/10 ciders - very cute! I enjoyed the whole thing

8.5/10 ciders - lots of Christmas cheer. Could have been a 10 if the prince wasn’t such a d

Chelsea Staub Kane (of JONAS and Baby Daddy fame) stars opposite Drew Seely (Zac Efron's vocal double in High School Musical) as "lifestyle guru" who needs a fake boyfriend to maintain her image as a relationship expert. It's all very goop. I thought I would enjoy it because I think I enjoyed Lovestruck: The Musical, but now I'm second guessing that. Did I enjoy it? This film is underwhelming. Just didn't keep my interest. Quit after 40 minutes. 2/10 ciders - could have used more good tidings

It's got a small town, time travel, an orphan, a forbidden romance. It does not have quite enough personality. Fancy pants rich man accidentally time travels from 1903 to present day, where his mansion has been turned into a museum. The museum director befriends him, and together they work to figure out how to send him back. Mr. Throwback is stiff and dull. Idk why the writers, directors, producers, and actors think that old timey people were boring. My ancestors are offended, I presume. Awkward, needs more charm. The highlight of this movie was the main lady's purple dress at the end -gorge! 7/10 ciders - I liked it, but I didn't love it.

Everybody Loves Raymond's mom stars as the mysterious Mrs. Miracle who shows up in NYC just in time to make some last minute Christmas magic. Cute story, deffo cheesy. I wanted to watch this one because it stars Jewel Staite, and for some reason I was thinking singer/songwriter/Alaskan Jewel, but it's actually former child star/Canadian Jewel Staite. Once I saw her face I instantly recognize her from two episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark, the highly underrated Space Cases, and the equally underrated Flash Forward (opposite Ben Foster). Her character is an aspiring fashion designer, working for a Miranda Priestley knock-off, caring for her nephew while her bro is away at army. She instantly connects with a charming young man whose fathers owns a big time department store, where Mrs. miracle has just started working. Nobody fell for a ghost, I think, so minus points for that. It was a nice feel good time though. I think my biggest critique (besides the ghost thing) is that we are meant to believe that young man and his dad are able to go on vacation from Christmas Eve until after the New Year, when they run a major retail store. Yeah right, that's gift card redemption and returns week. 8.5/10 ciders - plenty of cheer to go around.

If you've ever wondered what would happen if a tv Christmas movie was co-produced by the people behind any generic early 2000's DCOM and also the people who made American Pie, then this is your opportunity. It was bad. Not good bad. Just bad bad. The burn-out stoner brother, the cinematography, the everything. It's also very low on Christmas cheer and the main character sounds like she has a 4 pack a day habit and/or spent all night screaming. 1/10 ciders - I quit about 20 minutes in. I just couldn't even.

1/10 ciders - I quit about 20 minutes in. I just couldn’t even.

Cute Christmasy story. Daphne from Switched at Birth is trying desperately to save her failing family dairy farm. She asks her dead dad for a miracle, but instead her sister and a hunky colleague arrive and ruin family dinner by announcing their intentions to sell. Hunk feels bad, and helps Daphne brainstorm ideas. They come up with a Christmas ice cream contest to drive their ice cream sales (made with the cows' milk obvi). Can they save the farm? Will they fall in love? Is there a 100% chance you can accurately predict the outcome? 8/10 ciders - cute Christmas charm

10/10 ciders - pure Christmas magic