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Dec 23, 2024•11 min
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Favorite 2024 Hallmark Christmas Movies
The time is here! For my last episode of 2024, we talk about my favorite 2024 Countdown to Christmas movies…and some that didn’t quite make the list. Which were your favorites? Hallmark+ article: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hallmark-plus-2024-countdown-to-christmas-movies-2025-next-day-1236251777/ To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Ol...
Dec 23, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 30
A Hallmark+ Christmas
In this episode I talk all things Hallmark+, specifically the Unwrapping Christmas collection, Holidazed, and Mistletoe Murders. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/
Dec 16, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Director, Jeff Beesley
Jeff Beesley stops by the home of Dear Hallmark to talk about his Countdown to Christmas movies for this season: Christmas on Call, A Carol for Two, and Following Yonder Star. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/...
Dec 13, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Producer of “The Finnish Line”and “Christmas Quest”, Andrew Gernhard
Andrew Gernhard, producer of “The Finnish Line” which stars Beau Mirchoff and Kim Matula, stops by the home of Dear Hallmark to talk about some behind the scenes of shooting the movie on location in Finland. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/...
Dec 12, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Let's Catch Up (Part 1)
It's been a while, so let's catch up and talk about five movies that I've watched within the time we've been apart. What are your favorites among the five? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/...
Dec 10, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Marco Grazzini | "Christmas Under the Lights"
Marco Grazzini stops by the home of Dear Hallmark to talk about his Miracles of Christmas movie "Christmas Under the Lights," but not without talking about all of his other Hallmark movies first. What's your favorite Marco movie? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/...
Nov 20, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Chandler Massey | "A 90s Christmas"
Chandler Massey stops by the home of Dear Hallmark to talk about his latest Countdown to Christmas movie "A 90s Christmas" which airs Friday, November 29th at 6pm. What's your favorite Chandler Massey movie? To purchase my book "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/...
Nov 14, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Five Gold Rings & Santa Tell Me
We get into our first Miracles of Christmas movie as we talk about two movies from Weekend 4 of Countdown to Christmas. Which one was your favorite from the weekend? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/...
Nov 12, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Brittany Bristow | "My Sweet Austrian Holiday"
Brittany Bristow stops by the home of Dear Hallmark to talk about her Miracles of Christmas movie "My Sweet Austrian Holiday", but not with out talking about some of her other projects first. What did you think of My Sweet Austrian Holiday? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhal...
Nov 05, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 22
The Five Year Christmas Party
For this episode, you'll need a snack, a comfy seat, and a warm blanket because we're going to talk about some things on this one--namely the Five Year Christmas Party starring Katie Findlay and Jordan Fischer. Variety article of Hallmark lawsuit: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hallmark-holly-robinson-peete-lacey-chabert-leading-ladies-aging-out-lawsuit-1236188881/ To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTu...
Oct 31, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 21
The Magic of Lemon Drops: Book vs Movie
As promised, here are my thoughts on The Magic of Lemon Drops movie in comparison to its book "The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie" by Rachel Linden. Have you seen the movie before? What did you think? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.fa...
Oct 26, 2024•19 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Weekend 1 Review: Countdown to Christmas 2024
Countdown to Christmas has begun! In this episode, I get into the first three movies that premiered this past weekend: 'Twas the Date Before Christmas Holiday Crashers, and Scouting for Christmas. What did you think of these three movies? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallm...
Oct 23, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Favorite 2024 Hallmark Movies
In this episode I talk about A LOT. There's a lot to catch up on in terms of events, Hallmark+ stuff, but most importantly, we talk about my favorite movies of this year. Kimberley Sustan "The Real West" Interview: https://youtu.be/SVAIG_qlNDo?si=3YkcgT8XmIhCcif5 To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://ww...
Oct 09, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 18
The Cases of Mystery Lane, The Chicken Sisters, and More
In this episode I catch you up on all of my Hallmark watching...and there was a lot1 What did you think about the new Cases of Mystery Lane? To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast...
Sep 18, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Paul Campbell
Paul Campbell stops by the Home of Dear Hallmark to talk about his latest two movies for Hallmark: "The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death is Listening" and "Falling Together" To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkp...
Sep 10, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Let's talk about Hallmark+
Let's breakdown what all is happening September 10th with the rebranded streaming service. Hallmark+ from Yahoo: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/everything-know-hallmarks-improved-streaming-172653585.html
Sep 07, 2024•24 min
Autumn Reeser "Junebug"
Autum Reeser stops by to talk about her latest Summer Nights movie "Junebug". To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast...
Jul 30, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Two Scoops of Italy with Joey Oteng
It's time to wrap up Passport to Love, and here to help me do it is a dear friend, Mr. Joey Oteng. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast...
Jun 28, 2024•54 min
For Love & Honey
We’re in Malta for our first destination in Passport to Love. What did you think of this one?
Jun 05, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 12
BONUS: Christmas Con, RomaDrama, and the Hallmark Christmas Experience
There’s more events being added to our plate and I’m here to help you navigate them all.
May 31, 2024•15 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Mystery Update & Passport to Love Preview
As the month of May comes to a close, let's do some reviews on the mysteries that have premiered over the past few months. Which mystery is your favorite so far? Dear Hallmark Housewarming Registries: Crate & Barrel: https://www.crateandbarrel.com/gift-registry/dara-alston/r7047570 Target: https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift/housewarming-for-dara To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel:...
May 28, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 10
A Whitewater Romance (Review)
It's time to talk about the first movie in the "Countdown to Summer" lineup starring Cindy Busby and Benjamin Hollingsworth. Links & Such: Lacey Chabert Netflix Christmas Movie: https://deadline.com/2024/05/lacey-chabert-to-topline-hot-frosty-rom-com-netflix-1235912192/ "The Chicken Sisters": https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hallmark-channel-the-chicken-sisters-tv-show-adaptation-1235999349/ Dear Hallmark Registries: Crate & Barrel: https://www.crateandbarrel.com/gift-registry/registrant...
May 14, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Cindy Busby “A Whitewater Romance”
Cindy Busby
May 07, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Natasha Burnett
Natasha Burnett stops by the home of Dear Hallmark to talk about her journey into acting and how she came to be the executive producer of "Legend of the Lost Locket". To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodc...
Apr 23, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 7
An Easter Bloom, Shifting Gears, and so much more!
We have SO much to talk about from a new SSD movie being announced to Cindy Busby being in another outdoors movie in May, this is movie is the catch up episode we ALL need. Make sure to grab your favorite drink for this one. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hall...
Apr 17, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Tia A. Smith: Executive Producer of Sense & Sensibility
What a privilege it was to talk with the executive producer of Mahogany's "Sense & Sensibility", Ms. Tia A. Smith. We got into the nitty gritty of what it took to get this movie from script to screen. Tia's production company: https://www.talentedsol.com/ For more from Dear Hallmark: To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmar...
Apr 02, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Benjamin Hollingsworth
Spring into Love is vastly approaching, so let's celebrate this new season with an actor that is no stranger to the Hallmark Channel. His movie "An Easter Bloom" premieres March 30th at 8pm on Hallmark Channel. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Faceboo...
Mar 14, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 1
An American in Austen
Let’s talk about “An American in Austen” and recap Loveuary as a whole. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast
Feb 28, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Paging Mr. Darcy
It's Loveuary! And this year our theme is Jane Austen and I cam super giddy about it! Let's get into this first movie starring Mallory Jansen and Will Kemp. To purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews, be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast ....
Feb 13, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 2
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