Ugh, it's the moment we dread every year - the end of the bracket! In our final bracket match up, Double Dare nostalgia goes up against a charming amnesia Santa - and then, an overall winner of the season is crowned! Which Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie will be declared our #1 pick? Other pressing questions - Are we in a Hallmark Renaissance or their post-modern era? Who is Russell Hainlain and why is he the best? Will we ever get tired of Tyler Hynes? What is the best way to remove wax f...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min
It's the penultimate match-up of the season and we're not ready to let go! This week pits Private Princess Christmas against Leah's Perfect Gift...and, well, it's basically a TKO from the jump (I think I understand sports?) Then the ladies go deep on the highs and lows of Hallmark+, and how their love affair of the season ultimately broke their hearts.
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Thanks to Hallmark's much anticipated Thanksgiving premiere week, we've got ourselves an epic showdown happening! It's Deck The Walls up against Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. These movies gave us a whole lot - a roller skating party, team spirit, housewives references, and even a cat dressed as a quarterback. Tune in to see which movie takes home the "W" and which one spends the rest of the bracket sitting on the sidelines.
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Before life gets chaotic with all things Thanksgiving, join us as we match up Christmas on Call versus Three Wiser Men and a Boy. Can a sequel take the win or will romance in the city of Brotherly Love prevail? And of course, we'll share our thoughts on Finding Mr. Christmas (let's face it - this lil' reality show has become a weekly talking point), plus a few more Hallmark+ recommendations, and we have some off bracket movies to check out.
Nov 26, 2024•39 min
Dory, Mel, and Erika might have found their first frontrunner of the season! Will it be Hot Frosty or Jingle Bell Run? Also, the ladies place their bets on who they think will win Finding Mr. Christmas.
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Trivia at St. Nick's and Santa Tell Me are the Hallmark offerings going head to head in our third bracket match up - one is greeted with mixed reviews and one with a resounding HELL YES MORE PLEASE. Which Nick would Dory, Mel, and Erika pick? The answer may (not) surprise you! Also, the ladies just can't help but sink a snowboot further into the crazy sexy un-cool, dorky weird and wonderful Finding Mr. Christmas. Next week, we Frosty!
Nov 13, 2024•52 min
It's the beginning of the 2024 Hallmark Holiday Movie bracket and we're kicking things off with The Christmas Charade vs A Five Year Christmas Party. Not only do we discuss these two movies filled with FBI hijinks and theatre dreams, we also gab about ageism, punk trick-or-treaters, and Beyonce because why not?! Note: After recording this episode, we learned Katie Findlay uses them/them pronouns. We apologize for using she/her pronouns during our discussion and will be more mindful in the future...
Nov 11, 2024•43 min
Week two is in the books, and the whole gang is back together. In this episode, Dory, Mel, and Erika talk about singing servers, meddling mothers, and Hallmark hunks. Will the Cyrano-style setup of A Carol for Two beat out Holiday Mismatch, aka a Sabrina the Teenage Witch reunion? Listen to find out!
Nov 09, 2024•51 min
We're back and ready for another round of Hallmark Christmas crazy! In this extra-extra-long episode (blame it on Hallmark's bloated movie summaries) Erika, Dory, and Mel debate this season's Countdown to Christmas offerings, narrowing the field to the lucky hopefuls that will compete in the 2024 All The Feels Holiday Movie Bracket. We've got Kelces, sexy snowmen, 90s time travel AND a 90s game show host. What more could a Big-City-Girl-with-a-Christmas-Eve-deadline-and-a-hot-but-grumpy-lumberja...
Oct 15, 2024•2 hr 1 min
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve come to the end of the road (cue the Boyz II Men). In our last episode of the season, Dory, Mel and Erika gather one more time to discuss our final movie matchup, Magic in Mistletoe vs. Christmas on Cherry Lane, and to crown a bracket champion. We had some strong contenders this year. Listen to find out who took the crown! Thank you for joining us this season. We’ll see you in 2024!
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 18 min
This week's Hallmark Bracket movies bring us quaint European towns awash with trolls, woolen stockings, long-lost-family, long-lost-Counts, and LIES! My Norwegian Holiday goes up against A Not So Royal Christmas in this season's second to last match-up - and the ladies of All The Feels are once again divided. Also included are deep thoughts on fate, Christmas body switching, and Brandy in a solar-powered hot air balloon.
Dec 05, 2023•56 min
Ooooohhh, talk about a match-up! We've got Holiday Road vs Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up. With tons of characters between these two movies, did we love them all or was it overwhelming? Plus, you know what they say about sequels - was Lacey's second installment on Evergreen Lane a hit or a miss? We also reminisce about slumber parties and share a slight case of having OCD while christmas tree decorating!
Nov 28, 2023•52 min
Match-up number five puts A Merry Scottish Christmas up against Catch Me If You Claus. There's a lot of love for the beauty of Scotland, but the ladies ain't mad at a steamy make-out session either! Plus, we talk turkey, thanksgiving favorite foods, and get a second appearance from Mel's Dad!
Nov 27, 2023•41 min
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already halfway through this year’s bracket! Mystery on Mistletoe Lane and Christmas Island compete in our fourth matchup of the year, and it’s safe to say that Andrew Walker had us all swooning. But was his charisma enough to help Christmas Island win the weekend? As usual, this episode has lots of movie talk and lots of tangents. Plus, we get a brief appearance by Mel’s dad!
Nov 18, 2023•43 min
The third bracket match up brings us two movies about friendship, and causes a heated debate for the ages between the ladies of All The Feels. Never Been Chris'd goes up against The Santa Summit - in one we stand united, in the other - divided. Where will you stand when the Christmas dust settles?
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min
It’s our 100th episode! In true All the Feels fashion, we didn’t realize this momentous occasion was upon us, so we had to commemorate it on the fly. Then, Hallmark takes us from an aquarium in Connecticut to a Christmas market in France as Mystic Christmas takes on Joyeux Noel in our second matchup of the season. Thank you for sticking with us for 100 episodes. We would never have made it this far without your support.
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The 2023 Hallmark Holiday Movie bracket kicks off with a black & white Christmas-less universe vs. a lot of angst and party planning involving the actual universe. Where Are You, Christmas? goes up against Under the Christmas Sky in a not-so-heated premiere weekend match up - plus, Cher has a new Christmas album! And it's not even Halloween yet! Enjoy your trick-or-treating, and we'll see you back here next week in the full swing of Christmas! *Open - Angels In The Snow (Cher) *Close - Drop ...
Oct 29, 2023•39 min
It's Christmas-time in Hallmark Land which means bring on the bracket! Erika, Dory, and Mel reconvene to examine (scrutinize) this season's crop of Countdown to Christmas offerings, carefully selecting the contenders that will face off in the 2023 All The Feels Holiday Movie Bracket. We've got astronauts and fish friends and trolls and royals and so, so, sooo many road trips. Let the merry shenanigans ensue!
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 15 min
The All The Feels 2023 Holiday Bracket is coming soon! Until then, please enjoy this Christmas in July episode, where Dory, Mel, and Erika chat about A Royal Christmas Crush and Take Me Back for Christmas. This eclectic episode also includes discussions about high school reunions, Barbie, the Hallmark cruise, Taylor Swift, and our favorite comfort show, Sweet Magnolias.
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min
It's a special Summertime Session of All The Feels where Erika, Dory, and Mel gather to touch on their off-season Hallmark viewing, (mainly Mahogany and Mysteries) and how the writer's strike may affect our beloved holiday hallmark season. They also discuss what else they've been enjoying - including a long and passionate deliberation on their latest and greatest off-network obsession - Bravo's Vanderpump Rules (18 min until 40 min mark for those who wish to skip. Thank you for your time and pat...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Erika is back just in time for the final match-up of the season - and is teeming with stories of mishaps and maladies from her very special Disney Family Vacation. Then, after a whirlwind of Kwanzaa and latkas and Lisa Loeb, a 2022 Hallmark bracket winner is crowned! In a holiday season full of big swings and surprisingly great movies - the eliminations are a struggle to the bitter end. Whatta year!
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Dory and Mel are joined by their friend Lisa to chat about The Most Colorful Time of the Year and The Holiday Sitter, our second to last matchup of the season. Topics discussed in this eclectic episode include Twitter drama, color blindness, chimney mishaps, Jonathan Bennett’s mustache, diversity and inclusion on Hallmark, online dating profiles, Bigfoot, Hallmark’s 2007 Pandemic miniseries, and more. Lots of opinions in this one. Don’t cancel us!
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Week 6 is in the books! This episode’s matchup is A Big Fat Family Christmas vs. Undercover Holiday, and Dory and Mel hold down the fort while Erika is away on her own Big Fat Family Christmas vacation. We also discuss the hair bows in A Fabled Holiday, Reese Witherspoon’s 2014 movie The Good Lie, Harry & Meghan’s Netflix docuseries, and more.
Dec 10, 2022•47 min
Erika is back and ready to take on our fifth Hallmark movie bracket match-up, A Royal Corgi Christmas versus A Holiday Spectacular! We've got stubby corgi legs going up against Rockette high kicks, family drama, deli dreamboats and the most evil dog handler in all the land. Sit back and join the ladies as they spiral over 1950s historical inaccuracies and then plan an elaborate Dollywood vacation. Because it all makes sense.
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr
While Erika is off celebrating an Ohio Thanksgiving, fellow Hallmark-enthusiast Lisa from the Y'all, This Book podcast joins Dory and Mel to break down the MOST! DIFFICULT! MATCH-UP! OF THE SEASON! (So far). Inventing the Christmas Prince takes on Three Wise Men & a Baby, pitting Tamera Mowry-Housley and a horse-drawn carriage against a trifecta of charming Hallmark all-stars with jokes and ballet moves to spare. Who could possibly choose between these two gems?!
Nov 24, 2022•57 min
It’s official—Lindsay Lohan is back, baby! In this episode, Dory, Mel, and Erika discuss Lindsay’s new holiday movie, Falling for Christmas, our first-ever bracket entry from Netflix! But can LL’s star power help Falling for Christmas knock off Hallmark’s Christmas at the Golden Dragon? The answer might surprise you.
Nov 18, 2022•45 min
Battling in week two on the holiday movie bracket is Lights, Camera, Christmas! and All Saints Christmas. While getting into the holiday spirit, the ladies talk New Orleans vibes, Hollywood movie star winks and butt deodorant?! Whaaa?! Plus, a glowing recommendation on a non bracket flick will have you running to your TV to tune in.
Nov 10, 2022•39 min
The first bracket match-up of the season is here, where an unexpected Full House alum goes head to head with an American (??) Will Kemp and the magic of London at Christmas. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons (and cons and cons) of a sequel without the Original Recipe romance, and the glory that is Reshma Shetty's green jumpsuit. Plus a short dive into the other premieres of the weekend and a long sidebar into whimsical mailboxes and L.L. Bean culture. That's Garland for you! I guess?
Nov 03, 2022•58 min
We’re back, baby! In this episode, Dory, Mel, and Erika unveil the 2022 All The Feels Holiday Movie Bracket. Which Hallmark movies will be competing for the top spot? Will Lifetime be back on the bracket after a disappointing showing last year? Is a new network coming for Hallmark’s crown? We have so much to discuss, so pour yourself a cup of hot cocoa, sit back, relax, and join us as we start the holiday season off right.
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 21 min
The final bracket match-up of the season is here and a true Hallmark expert is in the house! Joining the ladies is Bubbly Sesh host Shawl and we have a Dickens! of a time choosing between the sizzling Polaha-D'Orsay chemistry in "A Dickens of a Holiday!" and the charismatic party planning/Queen of Dory's heart Ashley Williams in "Sister Swap: Christmas in the City". Then, in a rapid fire elimination round, Dory, Mel, and Erika crown a 2021 winner. It's a bloodbath, folks.
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 24 min
