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Movie Review: Catch Me if You Claus (2023)

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Synopsis: Broadcast journalist Avery dreams of getting out from under her successful mom's shadow and becoming a news anchor but her bosses don't think she's ready. However, when the weekend anchor comes down sick at Christmas, Avery is given an opportunity. There's just one problem, she needs to be at work before 5 a.m. and isn't able to get to sleep because she catches Chris, a man claiming to be Santa Claus, in her house. Believing he is the infamous Santa Claus robber, who has been burglarizing homes in the area, she attempts to turn Chris into the police, only to learn he's telling the truth and there is more to the burglaries than meets the eye, the latter being a scoop that could make her career. Who's in it? The movie stars  Italia Ricci ,  Luke Macfarlane ,  Katerina Maria ,  Michael Barbuto and Samantha Brown. Review: I added this Hallmark Christmas movie to my library because it seemed somewhat unique compared to the majority of them and after...

Movie Review: A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018)

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Synopsis: Once a talented and aspiring photographer, Noelle has been content working in human resources for a large department store since her boyfriend broke up with her three years earlier. As she helps the store plan a charity gala for the local fire department, Noelle is visited by her guardian angel, Charlie, who both shows Noelle what would have happened had she seized previous opportunities to change her life and seems determined to fix Noelle up with the firefighter that is helping with the gala plans. Who's in it? The movie stars Candace Cameron Bure , Luke Macfarlane , Jean Smart , Tenika Davis and Vanessa Matsui . Review: My wife and I ended up picking out this movie to watch solely because we thought the title sounded somewhat unique. I did, however, have some doubts about the movie, mostly because the description made it sound like yet another modernized version of A Christmas Carol. Fortunately, as it turns out, this was actually a halfway decent film. To be hones...