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Synopsis: San Francisco art collector Tess Delaney has a shaky relationship with her mother but is following in her footsteps by traveling the world and may be in line for a big promotion. However, her world is flipped upside down when she is contacted by her father's side of the family and learns she has inherited half a California apple orchard from her recently deceased grandfather and has a half-sister, Isabel. She reluctantly visits the property and begins to connect with the family she didn't know about before learning another secret, the orchard is about to be foreclosed upon. Who's in it? The movie stars Rachelle Lefevre , Niall Matter , Helena Marie , Donia Kash and Sarah Hayward. Review: I came across this movie on Hallmark earlier today, while watching another show. It looked interesting so I ended up adding it to my library and my wife and I ended up watching it this evening. The movie wasn't quite what I was expecting. I thought, from the description, i...

Synopsis: While running an organic farm with her dad and son, Sarah finds a strange man in her barn who claims to be from the 18th century and the son of Rip Van Winkle. Believing Rip is a veteran suffering from PTSD, Sarah hires him as a ranch hand to give him a chance to figure things out. However, over time, she both begins to believe his story and develop feelings for him. Who's in it? The movie stars Torrey DeVitto , Niall Matter , Joshua Black , Eric Keenleyside and Ben Wilkinson. Review: My wife and I have been somewhat disappointed by the horror movies we've watched lately and, because of that, I decided to change things up a bit by watching this Hallmark film. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but it turned out to be a lot better than I thought it would be. I think the thing I liked the most about this film was the way the romance between Sarah (DeVitto) and Rip (Matters) didn't feel forced, as is the case with plenty of other films in thi...

Synopsis: A divorced mother, Maggie, is planning on spending Christmas alone when she accidentally injures a visiting architect, Lucas, with a Christmas tree. Feeling guilty, Maggie allows Lucas to stay in her guest house and, to keep him from feeling sorry for himself, convinces him to help out at a youth center on the local military base. Who's in it? The movie stars Ashley Williams, Niall Matter , Lisa MacFadden , Brendon Zub and Kayden Magnuson . Review: My wife added this movie to our library last weekend and, since I picked the last couple films, chose this one to watch last night. While it was an OK film, it wasn't one of my favorites. I think my biggest problem with this movie was, while it was cute, it was also kind of dull, at least compared to the other holiday films we've watched this year. While Maggie (Williams) and Lucas (Matter) made an OK couple, the movie doesn't give them a whole lot of challenges to keep things interesting. In fact, everything kin...