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Synopsis: Accident prone Emily considers her best friend, Phoebe, the best friend anyone could ever have. After all, Phoebe has been there for her through every disaster, including her recent breakup. That's why, with Phoebe preparing to get married on the beach in Costa Rica, Emily wants to use her maid of honor role to make it the best wedding ever. There's just one problem, in addition to being upstaged at every turn by Ryan, the wedding's best man, she also had a monkey steal her bag which, among other things, contained the wedding rings. Determined to make things right and reluctantly accepting Ryan's help, she enters the jungle to find them. Who's in it? The movie stars Rhiannon Fish , Christopher Russell , Brittany Carel , CJ Hammond and Kourtney George . Review: This wasn't our first choice for last night's movie night but neither my wife nor I liked the first film I picked out and, after turning it off five minutes later, I picked this as the bac...

Synopsis: Despite everyone believing she should open a restaurant; Portland chef Cleo Morelli is content selling sandwiches based on her grandfather's recipes from her food truck. Due to her popularity, Cleo decides to try to enter a food truck competition. However, as she tries to gain enough customer nominations, another chef, Gabe, parks his bacon-based food truck across from her, drawing a bigger crowd. The cordial competition turns into romance, but that romance is threatened when both trucks are nominated for the contest. Who's in it? The movie stars Natalie Hall , Michael Rady , Michael Karl Richards , Rhiannon Fish and Brenda Chrichlow . Review: We had a busy Memorial Day weekend and by yesterday afternoon, my wife and I were ready to crash on the couch. I was getting a bit bored with reruns of The Simpsons and after some contemplation, decided to watch this movie, which has been in our library for a while. It ended up being an OK film. The overall plot is a bit simp...

Synopsis : After spending the last three years helping on her dad's fishing boat following a bad breakup, Beth returns to Los Angeles to take care of an aunt who broke her leg. When her photo is taken without her knowledge while she's sniffing roses at a flower market and makes the cover of a local magazine, it goes viral and makes her an instant celebrity. As she tries to figure out what to do with her newly found fame, Beth is unaware her new boyfriend, Jake, is the person who took the photo. Who's in it? The movie stars Rhiannon Fish , Tyler Hynes , Samantha Ferris , Robert Wisden and Alison Araya. Review: After spending a good chunk of the day outside and enjoying the gorgeous weather, my wife and I settled down on the couch and looked for a movie to watch. We have a bunch of Hallmark films in our library and this one looked interesting, so we gave it a try. Overall, I thought it was an OK choice. A couple things really stood out for me when it came to this movie. Fo...

Synopsis : Chicago defense attorney Nora Sullivan has never had anything in common with her fraternal twin, Nikki, and the sisters grew even further apart when their parents were murdered 10 years ago and Nikki, a struggling actress, moved to New York immediately after. When Nikki returns to Chicago and asks Nora to sign off on selling a detective agency they inherited from a mysterious benefactor, Nora wants nothing to do with her sister. However, when Nora finds her employer's body and police rule it a suicide, she accepts Nikki's help in her attempt to prove he was murdered. Who's in it? The movie stars Hunter King ,  Rhiannon Fish , Madison Smith , Tony Alcantar and David Attar. Review: I don't normally watch Hallmark movies without my wife. However, I had the house to myself for a couple hours yesterday evening and, since I like a good murder mystery, wound up giving this film a try. I'm going to admit, it was better than I was expecting. The murder mystery ...