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It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT NOTHING BUT LOVE A TV director returns to her theater roots for a Shakespeare festival and runs into an old flame, rekindling a merry war of wits in this modern retelling of "Much Ado About Nothing." AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR NOTHING BUT LOVE August 29, 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF NOTHING BUT LOVE Director: Shamim Sarif Writers: Ramona Barckert, Neal Dodson, William Shakespeare Cast: Ashley Williams as Bea Bishop Niall Matter as Benny Gersten BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS It's time for the Summer Shakespeare Festival and Bea Bishop has arrived ahead of the show she's directing - The Taming of the Shrew. She is pumped, or should I say WAS pumped until she finds out Benny, a popular actor, is going to be the love interest for the play. She's not thrilled because clearly they have a history. Her mom is the one who runs the festival but she's going to retire. Bea says that SHE wants to take it over and her mom is thrilled. The cast gets together for the first time for pizza that Benny brings. Benny meets his leading lady for the first time. Her name is Hannah and it's clear that Hannah has a thing for another guy in the play, Clay. When Benny sees them, he tells Bea to make Clay the lead instead, which she does. Bea finds out that there are some more hoops to leap through before the board approves her to be the new director of the festival. Apparently, there's a buyer interested in purchasing the festival. If the play isn't a success, they need to sell. SO THE STAKES ARE HIGH! She tells Benny about this and they agree to a peace treaty to work together to save the festival. So turns out, Benny was right about Clay and Hannah....a little too right. Bea and Benny follow them into town and see them kiss big ones! Bea is worried that this isn't going to be great for the play - it's going to distract them. So Bea goes to talk to her about it and Hannah is like we're falling in love. Bea is like it's not real love, it's festival love. Hannah disagrees. Bea says this happened to her once - she fell for Benny during their play together and got a bad review, calling her distracted. That's why she ultimately became a director. She tells Hannah if all you're thinking about is how much you're in love with Clay, it's going to affect your performance. Benny ends up having the same conversation with Clay. Hannah and Clay decide they should try to get Bea and Benny together. It gives us a couple of great scenes. Benny and Bea end up getting coffee together and talk through some changes they want to make to the play and then they're getting ready to talk about their feelings but they get interrupted. They begin to wonder if splitting Hannah and Clay up is doing more harm than good. There's a party where everyone is in Shakespearean garb and Bea and Benny try to reverse what they've done and get Hannah and Clay back together, but they end up slow dancing together in the process. The next day, Benny asks if she wants to go for a bite. She's like did you say date? And he's like no I said bite, but yes a date please. She says yes. And they tell each other that they like and love each other via crayon on the table. The SPARKS are flying. On the walk home, they both talk about how they overheard the other actors talking about how they are into each other. IT WAS ALL A BIG TRICK?! This is quite the misunderstanding and she's like well thank goodness we didn't kiss! This argument gets interrupted with a text - Hannah is leaving. She can't handle the pressure of saving this festival. So they all agree it would be best if Benny and Bea took over the lead roles and it's going great! But THEN she hears that Benny told Clay that whoever takes over running the festival has impossibly large shoes to fill. She's like you don't think I can do it! He realizes he done goofed. He needs to figure out a way to show her that not only does he believe she can run this festival, but show her that the love wasn't a trick. He runs to the airport to stop Hannah from leaving and get her to come back and do the show, which she does! The play is going great. The run is sold out. Bea goes to talk to her mom backstage and her mom tells her that her only regret in doing this is that she only focused on her job, not her heart. She encourages her to be sure she tends to her heart. The show is a SMASH hit! After the show, she finds out that they don't need to sell. The board approves of Bea running the festival moving forward! She goes to find Benny. She asks how he got Hannah to come back, and he says "I told her that all she needs to know is that Bea believes in you. When I know that Bea believes in me, I feel like I can do anything." He says I also knew I couldn't play this role with you because I wouldn't be able to hide my feelings for you. She says I wanna be with you and I wanna run this festival with you. She says kiss me you fool and kiss they do, followed by a spin and dip! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Marvel Monday and we're diving into the Quantum Realm! ABOUT ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope's mother hiding? And who is the mysterious Kang? AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA February 17, 2023 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Director: Peyton Reed Writers: Jeff Loveness, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber Cast: Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Scott Lang has settled into a pretty comfortable life. He's a successful writer, he's dating Hope van Dyne, and things are going pretty well. His daughter, Cassie, is now a teenager and has become an activist, helping people who were displaced by the Blip. This has caused some tension between her and Scott, who isn't exactly thrilled with her getting herself into dangerous situations. While visiting Hope's parents, Cassie shows them a device she's been working on that can communicate with the Quantum Realm. Janet freaks out and shuts it down, but it's too late. The device has already sent a signal, opening a portal that sucks Scott, Cassie, Hope, Hank, Janet, and a bunch of Hank's lab ants into the Quantum Realm. Scott and Cassie are separated from the others and are taken in by a group of people who are rebelling against the ruler of the Quantum Realm. Meanwhile, Hope, Hank, and Janet find themselves in a massive city where they run into Lord Krylar, an old friend of Janet's. Unfortunately, Krylar is now working for Kang, the guy who currently rules the Quantum Realm, so they steal his ship and get out of there. The rebels explain to Scott and Cassie that Janet played a role in Kang becoming so powerful. Janet eventually admits that she met Kang during her previous time trapped in the Quantum Realm. Kang told her that he could get both of them home if she helped him repair his multiversal power core. They fixed it, but Janet discovered that Kang was actually a complete psycho who had been conquering and destroying entire timelines. She turned against him and used her Pym Particles to make the power core too large to function. Kang eventually regained his powers and took control of the Quantum Realm anyway. The Langs are eventually captured and brought before Kang, who threatens to kill Cassie unless Scott helps him retrieve his power core. Scott shrinks down and heads into the core, where he encounters a probability storm that creates a bunch of copies of himself. Things get pretty chaotic, but Hope shows up and helps him get the core. Kang captures Janet and has M.O.D.O.K. destroy the ship carrying Hank. Thankfully, Hank is rescued by his ants, who have spent their time in the Quantum Realm evolving into giant, super-intelligent ants. With Hank's help, Scott and Hope head back into the fight. The rebels launch an all-out uprising against Kang and his army. During the battle, Cassie manages to convince M.O.D.O.K. — who turns out to be Darren Cross, the guy Scott thought he killed in the first movie — to switch sides. Cross helps them fight Kang but ultimately sacrifices himself. Janet repairs the power core and she, Hank, Hope, and Cassie make it through a portal back home. Scott is almost left behind when Kang attacks him, but Hope comes back for him. Together, they manage to throw Kang into the power core, seemingly destroying him. Cassie reopens the portal, allowing Scott and Hope to make it home. Scott goes back to his normal life, but he starts thinking about Kang and whether or not it's actually over with him. But he decides he's just not gonna worry about it. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Let's hop in the DTH Time Machine for today's DTH Classic. It's almost Fall. What better way to get into the Fall spirit than by revisiting some of our Fall movie reviews! This week, it's time journey back to 2020 when we review a CLASSIC Fall movie from 2015 - October Kiss . This episode originally aired on September 8, 2020. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Subscribe to our new Youtube Channel to watch the show! SUBSCRIBE NOW We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 18) Rory's simple request for her grandpa's assistance in creating a first-aid kit designed for teenagers sparks an unexpected turn of events. The project reignites her grandfather's passion for work, leading him to reconsider his retirement. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 18) April 23, 2002 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 18) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN'S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 18) SYNOPSIS It's Friday night dinner and Richard is late. He's been working hard on a car. Emily refuses to let them eat until Richard is at the table. The next day, Lorelai is giving Luke a hard time about his new omelette special. Rory says that's Jess' handwriting. Lorelai is like how do you know his handwriting? She's like he's written stuff in my margins. Dean shows up and crashes their breakfast and Rory seems kind of annoyed. Later at school, Brad is back. He's here to face his fears - Paris. Rory, Paris, and company are in a group together for this school project. They need a parental advisor with business experience. They all want to pick Lorelai. Sookie gets her wedding invites and they're wrong. She's so not a Soozie! Rory asks Lorelai if she's willing to be the group advisor! She's like well....how about your grandfather? I bet he'd love to be your advisor! So she goes over to ask him and he is like I'm not sure if I'll be much help. He's like things are a bit hectic right now and it's short notice. But when Emily hears about this, she's like YOU MUST HELP! So obviously, he will help. Michel's mom is in town. It's a lot. Richard shows up to hear the students' pitches on their made up invention they want to create. Paris pitches her idea - tricked out first aid kits. Richard presses her on it but she doesn't back down and he loves it. She gets home and has a billion Dean messages. Lorelai seems like something is bothering this boy. She's like I don't know what his deal is. Richard has all the kids over to his house and he is absolutely eating this project up! Dean comes over to wash Rory's car. Lorelai is like hey bud maybe tone it down a bit. You're not losing Rory but if you keep this up, you will. Michel gets mad at Lorelai for telling his mom that he doesn't eat carbs! It's time to find out the winner of the project and...Rory's team doesn't win. Richard can't believe it! So he goes to talk to Headmaster Charleston and gives him a piece of his mind and demands a recount. Headmaster Charleston is like ok I just recounted and you still lose. Your project was in the running. Richard is like it's not my project, it's theirs! Charleston is like well they're not the one causing a scene, you are and he storms out. Unfortunately, it's also Friday night dinner. When they get there, it's clear that Emily has had herself a day. She says that Richard hasn't come out of his room since he got home. Lorelai tells Emily that maybe Richard should go to therapy. Emily isn't having it. WE DON'T GO TO THERAPY! Just then, Richard comes out of his study and he seems perfectly fine. He has news - he doesn't want to be retired. They head back to Stars Hollow and Rory asks to be dropped off in town. She'll call Dean later. But when Lorelai gets home, Dean is there and he says "she's in love with Jess, isn't she" and Lorelai doesn't know what to say. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Festive Friday and we've got a legal-minded holiday romance! ABOUT ASPEN CHRISTMAS CONSPIRACY Justin, a lawyer, clashes with social worker Mercedes over a prosecution case, leading to romance, conflict, and a shared quest for justice. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR ASPEN CHRISTMAS CONSPIRACY November 25, 2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF ASPEN CHRISTMAS CONSPIRACY Director: Graham Northrup Writer: Graham Northrup Cast: Lyon Hamill as Justin Maura Fawley as Mercedes BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Mercedes is a social worker who is helping one of her clients - an elderly woman named Darla - deal with the growing uncertainty of the future of her trailer park, Shady Vista. We then meet Justin - a lawyer who is leaving his current firm in Texas and moving to Aspen, Colorado, where the snow is snowy and the montages are montagey. He's moving in with a roommate...it's Mercedes! They see each other for the first time and the sparks start to SPARKKKKK. They both try to impress each other but it ends with spicy food and a trip to get ice cream. That night, someone with a wrench shows up at Shady Vista and turns off the water. Darla heads out to figure out what the heck is up. She goes out and padlocks the meter. Well, apparently you can't do that and she ends up getting arrested when she refuses to take the locks off. The next day in court, guess who the state's attorney is - it's Justin. As he's giving his opening statement where he makes it clear he wants them to throw the book at her, Mercedes comes in and she's shocked to hear him talk this way. Darla believes there's a conspiracy afoot - the city is trying to force her to sell. Justin thinks that's laughable. Afterwards, Mercedes gives Justin a piece of her mind and then tries to kill him on the ski slopes. So Darla is definitely correct about her conspiracy theory, especially after someone shows up and tries to blow up Shady Vista's pipes. He ends up looking into the situation and realizes that the company that is wanting to buy Shady Vista has been paying this guy, Bruce, to do all this stuff. Mercedes and Justin argue about how to handle this situation. Mercedes wants to work with Bruce to take the bad guys down. Justin is like Bruce is the bad guy. Ultimately they make up and make out. They do some digging and figure out that the company didn't actually hire Bruce - rather, a lawyer that they hired to make the deal happen by any means necessary. That lawyer? JUSTIN'S OLD BOSS! The company is like we didn't mean criminal when we said any means necessary! They get him arrested. And then Justin and Mercedes go to a wedding and he ends up proposing. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Niall Matter FINALLY returns to the podcast to chat about his upcoming movie, Much About Love. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jacks joins us this week to continue our journey into Paris Is Always a Good Idea. ABOUT: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 5) Encouraged by Knightly to seek out answers to the last few lingering questions about her past loves, Chelsea goes to Spain, and to Marcos's vineyard. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 5) August 20, 2026 | Hallmark+ CAST & CREW OF: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 5) Lacey Chabert as Chelsea Martin BRAN'S PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 5) SYNOPSIS It's a beautiful day to be a billionaire. Chelsea's dad, Glenn, comes up to Marcos and tells him that "she's going to love them." Chelsea is back in the room, telling Knightly her story on her phone. We get the original Chelsea and Marcos story. She arrived already homesick. But eventually, she stopped missing home and found a new home at this vineyard in Spain. She loved it. But it wasn't because of Marcos. She fell in love with Spain well before she ever met Marcos. One day, she's in town and Marcos pulls up. She didn't fawn all over him when he walked by and he liked that. Weeks later, he comes riding up next to her in his car when she's on her bike. He offers her a ride back to the vineyard which also happens to be his father's. Later, she brushes him off again. He's like why won't you talk to me? She says you're not my type. He says I'm everyone's type. She says no family should have the money you have. It's impossible to have your wealth and not exploit people. I mean, look at your car. That money could've been used for so much good. He then went to auction his car off and donate the money to an environmental charity - something he never told Chelsea that he did. They start hanging out and she could tell that he had really changed and she falls for him fast. This is the type of relationship she's always wanted. But then she gets the call about her mom. She breaks out crying and immediately leaves without telling him. Fast forward again and she's back at the vineyard at Knightly's request. She sees Marcos and she tells him that there's another man. He's like well there was another man when we first met. She insists it's different and he's like mmhmm. Back in Boston, Knightly is freaking out. His sister gives him a pep talk. He also tells her he's gonna pay the $10k it costs for her soccer club she joined. Marcos tells her how he sold his other businesses because of the carbon footprint. She tries to tell him about why she left but he's like I'm not worried about the past, I'm just worried about the future and what I'm gonna do with this 48 billion dollars. He asks if they can get dinner together. She reluctantly agrees. At dinner, he asks Chelsea to help him give away his 48 billion dollars. He's starting a foundation and he wants her to run it. She'd have full control. He says I was looking for someone to do this and out of the blue you contact me. She says but I'd need to live in Spain? He says yes. And tells her I know you're not going to agree to uproot your life over dinner but promise to think about it, which she does. She gets back to her room and calls Knightly. They both talk about how they miss each other and how she's sure that he's the one. He's like well then come home! She tells him about the gig. The conversation goes about as well as you could expect. She promptly goes home. She's not taking the job. She goes to the office to see Knightly and bring him some Dunkin. But before they can talk, her boss pulls her in. They have to make some cuts. She says ok I'll talk to Knightly. He says you can't. I need to let him go. She fights for him but it's not going to work so she quits. Knightly is who the ACC needs. She walks out and sees Knightly. She looks like she's in shock. He says "you picked Spain. That's okay we can make it work." She says no we can't. It's too much too soon. She doesn't want to tell him the full truth because he'd see it as a handout. He says he loves her. She says I need to go clean out my office. She packs up her house and before she moves to Spain, Chelsea and her sister go to her dad's house because he's going to proposeeeee. We're back to the present for the wedding at the vineyard. Annabelle stops Chelsea before she can finish her recording because it's time for wedding photos for Barbara Niven. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT LOVE FINDS YOU A mislabeled package convinces jewelry designer Alex she's found her ideal man, sending her and delivery driver Jack on a citywide search that helps them discover what they truly want. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR LOVE FINDS YOU August 22, 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF LOVE FINDS YOU Director: Eva Tavares Writers: Charlie Shahnaian, Shari Simpson Cast: Aimee Teegarden as Alex Chris McNally as Jack BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Alex is a jewelry designer who also has a habit of holding on to random items from her exes. She's having a bit of a relationship revelation. She likes to leave notes and cupcakes for her delivery driver, Jack, who has great legs. Jack doesn't have time for cupcakes. Her best friend Megan comes over to help her deal with all these ex items and talks to her about manifesting her perfect man by burning all of her exes' stuff and saying what she wants in a man after each item. After work, Jack heads to get dinner with his sister who is trying to help him find a girlfriend. But all he really wants is a promotion at work and that starts by being the best and fastest driver. He goes to deliver this mysterious purple box to Alex's place and has a hard time scanning it and he's like that's weird. She gets this purple box and opens it up and it's full of items related to things she wished for last night. She's like wait...did I manifest my perfect man and then accidentally got his package delivered to my apartment?! Obviously that's what happened. So she runs down to catch Jack and asks if she can ride with him to deliver to the right person because it belongs to the perfect man. He's like no. That goes against all the rules. Naturally, he ends up giving in. She agrees to help him get his ratings up in the app cuz I guess some of it is based on customer satisfaction. They go to one of the other Alex Browns in the area and she freaks out. She's real nervous to go talk to this guy and give him the box. Alex Brown is hot and is clearly into our Alex Brown but the more he talks, the more she knows it's not him. After some more deliveries with sticky notes that she puts on people's packages, and an accidental hand touch, they get to the final Alex Brown. She's very nervous and he helps calm her down by telling her that she's perfect. They get to the final Alex Brown and he's a priest, so clearly he's not the right one. They keep hanging out though and they're starting to really enjoy being around each other and the sparks are starting to fly. After a full day, he helps her realize that she wants her own jewelry store and they agree to get together the next day to visit the final Alex Brown in the entire city. When they finally get to the house, he tells her how he feels but says I know you still gotta ring the doorbell. But she can't do it. She just leaves the package by the door. She says I know exactly what I want and she goes to kiss Jack. They kiss big ones but her best friend calls and she stops herself and goes to ring the doorbell. Dude is fricken ripped and of course they end up together. Fast forward a bit and everyone is happy and kissing and she's opening up her own jewelry shop - Manifested by Alex - in the back of a delivery truck. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Marvel Monday and Wakanda faces its greatest challenge yet! ABOUT BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER November 11, 2022 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER Director: Ryan Coogler Writers: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, Stan Lee Cast: Letitia Wright as Shuri Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia Danai Gurira as Okoye Angela Bassett as Ramonda BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS T'Challa, the Black Panther himself, is suffering from a terminal illness. His sister, Shuri, believes the heart-shaped herb that gives the Black Panther his powers could save him, but the herb was destroyed. Shuri desperately tries to recreate it synthetically, but she can't do it in time, and T'Challa dies. A year later, Wakanda is facing pressure from countries around the world to share its vibranium. Other nations are even trying to break in and steal it! Queen Ramonda encourages Shuri to continue working on the heart-shaped herb so they can create a new Black Panther to help protect Wakanda, but Shuri says she doesn't think Wakanda needs a Black Panther. A U.S. expedition team is using a vibranium detector when they get a hit beneath the Atlantic Ocean. Before they can recover it, they are attacked and killed by a group of blue-skinned, water-breathing beings and their sound weapons. They are led by someone named Namor. Only knowing about the vibranium detection, the CIA thinks it must've been Wakanda. Namor shows up to confront Ramonda and Shuri. He gives them an ultimatum: hand over the scientist who created the detector to get them off his back or else he will attack Wakanda. Shuri and Okoye learn from CIA Agent Ross that the scientist who created said detector is someone named Riri Williams. Riri turns out to be just an MIT student. They track her down at the university, but before they can get her to safety, they are pursued by the FBI and Namor's warriors. Shuri is taken underwater to meet with Namor who shows her his home and what makes it so special. Namor explains that he has grown bitter toward the surface world because of the slavery and genocide suffered by his people. He proposes that Wakanda join him in an alliance against the rest of the world, while threatening to destroy Wakanda if they refuse. Shuri and Riri are rescued but two of Namor's guards are killed in the process. He's not pleased and Namor attacks Wakanda. During the attack, Queen Ramonda dies and Namor vows to return with his entire army. Shuri discovers that she can use a remnant of the herb that gave Namor's people their superhuman abilities to recreate the heart-shaped herb. She takes it herself and gains the powers of the Black Panther. Shuri returns wearing a new Black Panther suit and is accepted by the other tribes as the new Black Panther. Shuri is determined to get revenge on Namor for killing her mom. The battle begins and Shuri manages to trap Namor and make him weaker. The two eventually crash onto a desert beach and fight one-on-one. Shuri gains the upper hand, but she has a vision of Ramonda, who reminds her to choose a better path. Instead of killing Namor, Shuri offers him a chance to surrender and form a peaceful alliance. Namor accepts, ending the battle. Shuri plants more heart-shaped herbs to ensure that the Black Panther mantle will survive into the future. While she is away, M'Baku challenges for the throne of Wakanda. Shuri then travels to Haiti to visit Nakia. There, she burns her funeral robe, finally allowing herself to grieve for T'Challa and honoring Ramonda's wishes. Shuri learns that Nakia and T'Challa secretly had a son, whom Nakia has been raising in Haiti. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We had a BLAST recording this episode of Who What When at Bramble Fest 2026.  What is Who What When? It's our interactive gameshow from South Carolina Public Radio that takes listeners on a journey through history and pop culture!  Subscribe to Who What When: southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Subscribe to our new Youtube Channel to watch the show! SUBSCRIBE NOW We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 17) Lorelai and Emily spend a weekend at a health spa; unwelcome visitors spoil Rory's plans for an evening alone. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 17) April 16 2002 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 17) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN'S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 17) SYNOPSIS Lorelai is listening to a bunch of voicemails from her mom telling her a bunch of things about the DAR. The next day, Emily is at the inn trying various soups to serve at the DAR meeting. Emily asks Sookie about her wedding planning, scaring her out of using a CD for music. Luke calls Lorelai and asks for a couple rooms. His uncle Louie passed away and he's helping plan the funeral. The next morning, Lorelai and Rory show up at the diner and it's PACKED! Cesar is gone and Luke is dealing with funeral stuff, so they jump in to help. Rory goes to force Jess to come down and help. Lorelai encourages Luke to go deal with the funeral stuff, she will work the diner today. Taylor sees a farmers market has opened up in the town square and he is not happy! What about his market?! The guy running it insists that he is following all the rules. Lorelai sees her mom at the inn and is confused. There was nothing on the books. She's like oh I'm here with Sookie, helping her plan her wedding. Lorelai is busy this episode. She's back at the diner when Jackson comes by. He's sad that his nice simple wedding has been ruined, BY EMILY! He asks if Lorelai can help. They want to move the gazebo! Taylor brings the farmers market issue to the town meeting. He asks to see the permit. He says this is wrong! This is for a cart, kiosk, cart-kiosk. You're not rolling in and out every night. This is the wrong permit! After the town meeting, Luke tries to get the reenactors to commit to the funeral but they all hated Louie - they're out. Lorelai talks to Sookie about what Jackson said and tries to talk her out of Emily's version of her wedding. Sookie realizes she's gone a bit wedding crazy. Lorelai goes to help Luke with the casket - Louie had a lot of things he wanted to be buried in. And Lorelai helps calm Luke down. Emily finds out about this and isn't pleased and gives Lorelai a piece of her mind. Lorelai shows up to be with Luke at the funeral. It's just the two of them. He asks her if he's like Louie. Lorelai says you are not your uncle. You care about your friends. You took in Jess. You're a good man. As Louie is being lowered, the reenactors show up. Lorelai put in a call. They make it back to the diner and everyone in town is there for a wake. Lorelai didn't set this up. Neither did Rory. Who planned this?! Farmers market guy tells Taylor he's done. He sold out. He's moving away. Rory goes to talk to Jess. She says did you plan this? He says no, I just unlocked the door. Rory says you helped and that means you're officially a part of our town. The town takes turns sharing Louie stories. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Festive Friday with another heartwarming romance! ABOUT 12 TOYS OF CHRISTMAS A toy designer visits her grandmother in Hungary during Christmas and helps at a holiday market, where she reconnects with heritage and finds love while crafting toys with a local carpenter. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR 12 TOYS OF CHRISTMAS November 6, 2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF 12 TOYS OF CHRISTMAS Director: Adamo Halmo Writers: Ric Forster, Alys Murray Cast: Stephanie Perk as Olivia Gábor Kékesi as Andras BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Olivia LOVES Christmas so much that she even misses meetings because she's too busy decorating her desk. When she finally goes into her boss's office, she's told they're considering pitching making toys for this big Hungarian filmmaker. This really excites her because that's where her family is from. But she actually needs to go to Hungary to pick up her grandma to bring her home for family Christmas. So she asks her boss and she agrees to send her so she can pitch the toys for the upcoming film. A driver picks her up and they take a pitstop for cocoa and for him to introduce her to his son, Andreas. They butt heads on technology. She gets to her grandma's house and she's not sick at all. She's climbing ladders. And she has no desire to go to the States for Christmas. So she goes to make a phone call and meets a little girl named Emma who invites her up to her treehouse to make her call. Emma is actually Andreas' daughter. He takes Olivia to this old workshop where he shows her these 12 old toys that her grandpa would make and give out to the kids. She gives out one of the toys and she feels really good. And is really enjoying being around Andreas. But her boss calls her and threatens to fire her if she doesn't get back to work. She focuses for 12 hours and then gets distracted with Andreas and handing out toys again. They even make their own wooden toy together. But it turns out that her grandma was holding onto those toys and wanted to give some away herself. She's crushed when she sees that they're all gone. It can't get worse, right? Well it does. Her boss shows up. Apparently the filmmaker wants to hear the pitch tomorrow. They show him the wooden toy and she hates it. They try pitching him on an app or something and he's like that's not what I want. I'm outta here and she gets fired. The grandma encourages her to pitch the wooden toys and has everyone in town bring them. She does, he loves them. She gets her job back and Olivia and Andreas kiss. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time for Lifetime Uncorked with a tense thriller! ABOUT HOME SAFE Anna, the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel, the founder of an AI-centered home security company, are threatened by a mysterious house guest as they expect their first child. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR HOME SAFE August 16, 2026 | Lifetime CAST & CREW OF HOME SAFE Director: Jacob Vaughan Writer: Juddy Talt Cast: Felisha Terrell as Anna Stone Jason MacDonald as Daniel Stone Emily Topper as Rebecca Monroe Mira Sorvino as Kiera (voice) Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jacks joins us this week to continue our journey into Paris Is Always a Good Idea. ABOUT: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 4) Chelsea and Knightly are surprised to find themselves growing closer during their time together in Paris, as their big donor meeting finally approaches. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 4) August 13, 2026 | Hallmark+ CAST & CREW OF: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 4) Lacey Chabert as Chelsea Martin BRAN'S PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 4) SYNOPSIS We find out right away that she's been talking to Knightly this whole time. Cut back to when they met the first time. Her boss calls her in and shows her this video of Jason Knightly dancing. He tells her we've hired him and he's actually going to be her partner in donor gifts. She is not thrilled and is talking trash about him when he walks in behind her and overhears her. They quickly butt heads and agree to compete to see who can bring in the most donors. He asks if they can go get drinks to smooth things over. She wanted to say yes but didn't. And that led to them being rivals for years. We're back in Paris and we see them eating fries, having a moment. And she talks into the phone and says "you Knightly will always be my biggest what if." After they finish eating fries, they go for a walk and talk. He asks if she's heard from the third guy, Marcos. She says she hasn't heard back. She says she kinda just ghosted him so I'm not expecting to hear back. I left immediately when I heard my mom was sick and I never returned any of his phone calls. It wasn't him, I was just a real mess. As they're talking, they get close to kissing but they're interrupted by texts from work. She calls her sister to chat but immediately tells her to keep hanging out with her Irish boo thang. The next day, Chelsea and Jason agree to go out after work to celebrate closing the $50 million dollar deal. She gets a call from Marcos but cancels. When they get to the meeting, Jason is the only one on the list. He insists that Chelsea is a part of this meeting. The CEO is basically like I don't want to work with Chelsea, I want to work with you, Jason. But Jason isn't having it. He just brags about how amazing Chelsea is and even says she's the reason he works at the ACC. The CEO wants to meet for dinner to talk more. Afterwards, he talks about how he saw her give a presentation and was taken by her passion and applied the next day. She's like oh man and then I was so mean to you on your first day. He says I like you mean though. And you better not get soft on me just because you're falling for me. She's like what? And he's like don't worry, I'm falling for you too. She finds out that this CEO did want her off this deal. Her boss tells her to just focus on securing the deal! They show up to dinner and are shocked to find out that they've been invited to her house! She surprises them with a famous chef who is trying out a new menu on them. She tells Chelsea she wants full oversight over where her money goes. Chelsea says that's impossible and goes to leave. She asks her to stay. Chelsea opens up about how control is an illusion when working with cancer treatment. She opens up about her mom and how this work means so much to her because she wants her mom's legacy to mean something. The CEO opens up about how she had stage 1 breast cancer and she wants to help make sure that she can help as many people as possible. She's IN! They go celebrate by going up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. He gives her his jacket to keep her warm and he holds her to keep her steady in the elevator. They get up there and it becomes clear that he's very afraid of heights. He asks her to distract him, so they start doing rapid fire question time and he almost kisses her but they decide to head back down to the ground. He says he saw that Marcos called her earlier and he thinks that it kind of bothers him. She says I didn't even listen to the message. I haven't even thought about it. You know why? Because I am falling for you. And they kisssss big ones! She leg lifts! It's serious stuff. They keep kissing all the way up the elevator. They want to keep kissing but she sees her sister waiting for her so she has to call it a night. The next day, they're holding hands and he says she has to go see Marcos. He says I've fallen for you. I want to make sure that in the future, there's never any question about what ifs. She's like I don't want to but he really pushes her to go see Marcos cuz he's stupid. They kiss one more time and off she goes. He hops in a cab with Chelsea's sister and finds out that the Marcos she's going to go see is a BILLIONAIRE! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT AUSSIE AT HEART Samara, a former lawyer now event planner, reunites with Nate, her ex-coworker and rival, to plan a couple's anniversary in Queensland and begin to confront their past and fall for each other. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR AUSSIE AT HEART August 15, 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF AUSSIE AT HEART Director: Colin Budds Writers: Ansley Gordon, Sophie Tilson Cast: Rhiannon Fish as Samara Hart Daniel Lissing as Nate Lawson BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Samara is a wedding planner despite the fact that she was actually a really successful lawyer. Speaking of used-to-be lawyers, we meet Nate in Queensland, Australia. His dad got sick and now he works with his brother on the boat. Samara is on the phone with an old colleague who is in Australia for a trip. She asks Samara to come to Australia to help plan her parents' anniversary party. She's like I don't have another event for a few weeks….why the heck not. She gets there and finds the yacht that her friend has for them to use. She is accidentally sprayed by water by Nate and it quickly becomes obvious that they know each other. Her friend, Liv, is like listen Nate is the best captain, you're the best event planner. It just made sense. It doesn't take long for it to become obvious that Liv is trying to get these two rivals together! They immediately start to bicker but then they start talking and hanging out. She starts wearing the necklace that he gave her back in the day. The sparks are clearly starting to fly again. But there's a bit of an issue - she hired some firework company to put a firework show together but they're not getting the plan to Captain Nate. I'm sure it won't be a big deal though. Nate & Samara go snorkeling and then he tells her he wants to get back into law. But then they get into an argument about how things ended between them at work. They really disagree about a witness that she wanted to put on the stand. But they talk it through and don't let the argument ruin the day! She decides to use her father's contacts to try to get Nate a new job but the dude she talks to is really only interested in having her work for him. She insists she doesn't do law anymore. Nate gets a call from that law firm but the person on the phone setting up the interview is confused and basically says crazy how you and Samara are interviewing for the same job. He's mad cuz he was under the impression she didn't want to do law?! Then he gets a phone call from the fireworks people and he's like CANCEL THE FIREWORKS, GAHHHH! He goes to tell her the fireworks aren't gonna happen. She finds out about how he's mad that she interviewed for his dream job and she's like dude bro I didn't apply for it, I got him the interview! His brother is like dude you done goofed. You better fix the fireworks thing. The happy couple renews their vows. It's nice. The sun sets and she's beginning to think that the fireworks aren't gonna happen. Nate shows up with flowers and apologizes and tells her he has an in person interview in Seattle next week. He is willing to break every rule in the book to not lose her and the fireworks start going off! They kiss BIG ONESSSSSSS! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Marvel Monday and love and thunder are colliding! ABOUT THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER July 8, 2022 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Director: Taika Waititi Writers: Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Stan Lee Cast: Chris Hemsworth as Thor Natalie Portman as Jane Foster Christian Bale as Gorr Tessa Thompson as King Valkyrie BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Meet Gorr and his daughter, Love. They're the last survivors of their race. Love ends up dying despite their prayers to their god. After Gorr finds a weapon that gives him the power to kill gods, he vows to kill every god. Let's catch up with our ol' pal Thor. He's in shape and hanging out with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Thor's ex-girlfriend Jane Foster is battling terminal cancer. Desperate for a miracle, Jane travels to New Asgard, where the broken hammer mysteriously reforms and comes to her hand because I guess she's worthy! Thor arrives just as Gorr attacks New Asgard and is shocked to find Jane there holding his hammer. They team up with Valkyrie and my boy Korg to fight Gorr, but Gorr escapes with several Asgardian children cuz that's what bad guys do in superhero movies. The group heads to Omnipotence City to warn the gods and ask for their help, but Zeus has no interest in getting involved. Instead, he tries to keep Gorr from discovering the city's location. When Zeus injures Korg, Thor turns on him, stealing his magical thunderbolt before escaping with Valkyrie and the others. Thor learns that Jane is dying of cancer which obviously makes him real sad and they end up kisssingggg. The group travels to the Shadow Realm, where they discover Gorr's plan to use Stormbreaker to reach something called Eternity, a mysterious being that can grant one wish. Gorr eventually gets his hands on Stormbreaker, badly injuring Valkyrie and leaving Jane weakened. Thor realizes that using the hammer is actually making Jane's condition worse by preventing her body from properly fighting the cancer. Knowing he may not have much time, Thor heads to Eternity alone. Using Zeus's thunderbolt that he now has, he gives the kidnapped children his powers so they can fight Gorr's monsters while he takes on Gorr himself. When Jane realizes Thor is in danger, she joins him to help. Gorr makes his wish but ends up dying. He asks Thor to take care of Love. The hits keep coming and Jane ends up dying in Thor's arms. In the aftermath, Love returns to New Asgard and joins Thor on his adventures. Thor wields Mjolnir while Love carries Stormbreaker, and the two become an unlikely superhero duo. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Let's hop in the DTH Time Machine for today's DTH Classic. It's almost Fall. What better way to get into the Fall spirit than by revisiting some of our Fall movie reviews! This week, it's time journey back to 2019 with Over the Moon in Love .  This episode originally aired on October 8, 2019. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 16) Lorelai and Emily spend a weekend at a health spa; unwelcome visitors spoil Rory's plans for an evening alone. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 16) April 9, 2002 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 16) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN'S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 16) SYNOPSIS We start at Luke's where some serious renovations are going on. Lorelai and Rory show up and Lorelai gets a call from her mom. She tricks her into agreeing to go to a spa weekend together. But Lorelai is on the case - she plans all their spa appointments to happen at separate times. Naturally, Emily picks her up in a limo. Paris is looking for someone to study with this weekend. Rory says I have big plans. When Emily and Lorelai arrive, Lorelai is shocked that the schedule has been changed. Emily explains she called to make sure they could do everything together! Rory is making out with Dean. He asks if he can come over since her mom is gone and Rory says no. She wants to be alone tonight. He's confused but what else is new. Back at the spa, it's impossible to relax with Emily around. Paris crashes Rory's night alone. Rory agrees to study with her for 1 hour. Lorelai convinces Emily to leave the spa with her and go get a steak. Rebels! Jess comes over with a care package from Luke's. They do some flirty banter and he takes his jacket off to get comfy. He's shocked to see that Paris is there. She invites Paris to stay which bums him out. Lorelai and Emily end up having to sit at the bar - very unlike Emily. But Emily is loving it. Back at the house, Paris and Jess are arguing about books when Dean calls - he says he's on his way but will only stay a minute. She begs him not to come. She says Paris is here. Don't come. He's like I'll just be a sec. So she begs Jess to leave before he gets there. Of course, Dean is already there. He's real mad. Jess is like I really was just dropping food off. Paris, picking up on the tension, takes the blame. She says she invited Jess over. They kind of make up but he says he's still gonna leave and she kisses him. She goes to thank Paris. She says you helped me tonight, I helped you. She goes to leave but Rory encourages her to spend the night, like friends. Paris is pumped. Back at dinner, a hot older man comes over to hit on Emily. He asks her to dance and Lorelai encourages her to get out there. One fast dance turns to a slow dance. She gets uncomfortable and leaves and takes it out on Lorelai. When they get back to the spa, Emily asks why they can't have what she and Rory have. She says me and Rory are best friends. She then says why don't we steal the robes. It'll be a thing we did together and they do it! The episode ends at Luke's the next morning. Rory goes to thank Luke for the care package which he knows nothing about. She starts talking to Jess, giving him a hard time. Dean is watching through the window. Lorelai comes to talk to him and he's like Rory wouldn't lie, right? And she says Rory wouldn't lie and smiles. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Festive Friday is back with an action-packed holiday thriller! ABOUT DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW A US Marshal gets stuck on Christmas Eve protecting a pregnant fugitive from a bounty hunter and a hitman Santa with his henchmen of elves. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW November 13, 2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW Director: Prince Bagdasarian Writer: Stephen Chrabaszcz Cast: Gillian White as Mary Newton Scottie Thompson as Joanna Johnston David Koechner as Frankie The Slay Bell Isaiah Washington as Deputy Director Winters BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS The movie kicks off with a Santa and his elves (in costumes, of course) getting ready to snipe a woman from a long ways away. 12 hours earlier, we're gonna find out how we got in this pickle! We meet Mary. She's pregnant and single and spending Christmas in the woods. We then meet Jo, who is a US Marshal. Well, she was a US Marshal. She ends up getting fired. But also maybe she's not fired? She is going to find the wife of this fugitive that they just captured. Well, they didn't capture him. A bounty hunter did. But that's neither here nor there. So Jo gets to Mary's place and Mary is PUMPED to see her because she thinks she's her midwife. Mary realizes that she's not a midwife and Jo tells her who she is. She tries to make a run for it but when she gets outside, the bounty hunters are there. To make matters worse, Mary's husband hired hitmen to kill her. So Mary & Jo have to work together. They're able to fend off the bounty hunters and the hitmen for a while. The bounty hunter offered Jo $100k to help them but she can't be bought! Unfortunately for her, her partner can. Turns out, he's been working with the bounty hunters for a while - giving them tips and what not. It all comes out when Jo is on a FaceTime call with her doctor brother who is helping her walk through how to check how far along in labor Mary is. Now her partner is holding her family hostage as the bounty hunter comes in and shoots Jo and takes Mary. She tracks them down at the nearby airport and calls her boss for backup. Unfortunately, Mary goes into labor and Jo helps deliver the baby. The ex-husband's new boo thang is actually the one who put the hit out, so she ends up taking the baby but it's a fake baby and the plane ends up crashing. Everyone else is safe, YAY! The movie ends with the original Santa hitman opening his eye. HE'S ALIVE! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Watch this episode HERE - https://www.youtube.com/live/ecE16ah0Vrk Join us as we discuss ALL THINGS HALLMARK & hear from you about what you're excited for! There will be juicy actor gossip, the latest Hallmark Christmas movie news, AND MORE!   Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jacks joins us this week to continue our journey into Paris Is Always a Good Idea. ABOUT: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 3) Chelsea and Knightly team up and get back to work in Paris; French photographer Sebastian re-enters Chelsea's life. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 3) August 6, 2026 | Hallmark+ CAST & CREW OF: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 3) Lacey Chabert as Chelsea Martin BRAN'S PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 3) SYNOPSIS It's time to find out about Chelsea's 2nd what-if. After her time in Ireland, she spent a couple months in a forest in France. She said that she kept up with Colin from Ireland at first, but the messages became more and more sparse. One day, she's down by a river when this guy walks up with a camera and asks if he can take her photo. She says no, she's a mess. He says she looks beautiful. He says I'll come back tomorrow and ask again. Which he did. In fact, he came back every day asking to take her picture. His camera was his most prized possession. He tells her that he's building his portfolio and that she inspires him. She reluctantly agrees. She puts on a dress and he sets up a time when the lighting will be just right. While taking the pictures, he says I can tell that your heart is broken. She opens up about Colin and then opens up about her life and why she's in France. He shows her the pictures and for the first time in her life, she found herself beautiful. The pictures remain between just the two of them. After giving her the picture, they almost kiss but he stops. He's leaving soon. And so is she. But that didn't stop them from getting closer. They keep hanging out, talking about life, going dancing. When it was time to say goodbye, he can't stop himself from kissing her. Cut to Chelsea telling the story into her phone on what we assume is her wedding day. There's a knock at the door. It's Sebastian and she says "you're not supposed to be up here." But let's get back to the story. She gets the email about Sebastian being in Paris and wanting to meet. Chelsea encourages her sister to stay in Ireland to go on a date with the bartender. She tells Jason Knightly that she's on her way back to Paris and he's not upset about it but she won't tell him why she's back in Paris. Chelsea shows up and finds Sebastian working and he is very successful. He wraps up quickly, pulls her away and immediately kisses her - making up for lost time. They agree to get back together after her meeting. He drops her off at the meeting and Jason Knightly is like that dude doesn't seem Irish. The meeting goes well and Chelsea and Jason actually work great together in this pitch and have a good time chatting afterwards. He even opens up to her about his life. When she gets back to the hotel, she sees that Sebastian sent her a $10,000 dress. Jason Knightly is like ok you gotta tell me everything, which she does. She gets ready for the date and puts on the dress. She is picked up by Sebastian as Jason Knightly watches from the window. For the date, Sebastian takes her to…his studio to take more pictures of her. She tells him why she's there for work and he says he can put in a good word cuz he knows the CEO of that company. He says but I need something in return….I want to use your original photos in this exhibition. She says you promised the pictures were just for us. This whole day was just to coerce me into signing those pictures away? He says no. I want you. Think of the power couple we could be. She says but what if I don't sign the pictures away? He says I need you to sign. And she says goodbye and also….the answer is no. Cut back to the wedding. He says I just need to take pictures of the dress. We find out apparently she made a deal - she'd sign the pictures away in exchange for him photographing her wedding. Back in Paris, she walks to get some food and of course Jason Knightly is there too. She joins him and they eat together. She says you were right - everyone always wants something, something he said after their meeting earlier. And he says "I can't imagine wanting anything when you're wearing that dress." Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT ABSOLUTELY DEVOTED TO YOU An ambitious TV producer devises a brilliant plan to reunite a 90's boy band for an annual summer beach bash, but her idea is derailed when she falls for the band's reluctant lead singer. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR ABSOLUTELY DEVOTED TO YOU August 8, 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF ABSOLUTELY DEVOTED TO YOU Director: Stacey N. Harding Writers: Ali Spuck, Casie Tabanou, Matthew Willis Cast: Kimberley Sustad as Kaitlin Jesse Metcalfe as Derrick BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS The movie kicks off with a morning show, Merrie & Mason. Classic morning show July 4th banter. We meet Kaitlyn who is a producer on the show, who really wants to get the executive producer promotion. She's going in for an interview with a bunch of animal themed pitches. On the show, Merrie is talking about her favorite '90s band, Absolutely Yeah. She loves listening to their song, Hotter Than July, every July. And she has a big crush on the singer Derrick. But the band isn't together anymore. Derrick is busy working at this community center. Have a chill dude. So Kaitlyn goes in to talk to her boss but the pitch never really happens cuz her boss is a real talker. But when the plan to bring in the Lifeguard Dog for their end of summer bash falls through, Kaitlyn seizes the moment and randomly pitches getting Absolutely Yeah back together. She pitches that if she makes this happen, she gets the EP gig. Her boss says it's a deal! She gets a hold of 3 of the 4 members and they're into the idea. But Derrick is elusive. She tracks him down at work and he is very against the idea. She takes some time and comes back with a deal - if he does the reunion show, she'll help him with the community center variety show. Oh also if you don't do this, everyone I work with will lose their jobs. He says ok if you can help boost ticket sales for the community center and help the kids prepare, he MIGHT be in. That's good enough. They announce the reunion on the morning show. Naturally, Kaitlyn and Derrick start hanging out. He opens up about leaving the band because he couldn't connect to the fans on a personal level. And she opens up about why she loves her job. He goes to talk to his co-worker. She's like we both know you aren't doing this reunion show. So stop stringing her along. The morning show hosts decide to just announce that Derrick is doing the reunion once advertisers start dropping. Word gets to Kaitlyn about that announcement while she's with Derrick. She does not tell him. The bad news is ticket sales for the variety show aren't skyrocketing. So she hatches a secret plan but one of the boys starts to feel guilty about keeping something from Derrick. So they invite him to come to this rehearsal with the boys from the community center and he gets real mad. Turns out the boys already knew his past but he doesn't care. He tells Kaitlyn that even though the show is sold out, he's not doing the reunion. So she's real sad. He makes up with the band and surprises Kaitlyn and America by showing up for the performance and crushes it! Kaitlyn gets the promotion! Derrick gets to talk about the community center. And he announces that because of Kaitlyn, the community center is fully funded for another year. They all go to celebrate, and Derrick talks to Kaitlyn. They both apologize for how they handled things. He sings Hotter Than July to her softly and they kisssssss big ones! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Marvel Monday and reality itself is at stake! ABOUT DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl who can travel across multiverses, to battle other-universe versions of himself which threaten to wipe out the multiverse. They seek help from the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS 2022 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Michael Waldron, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Stephen Strange Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch Benedict Wong as Wong Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS The movie kicks off with a demon chasing a girl named America Chavez. A variant of Doctor Strange shows up searching for the Book of Vishanti. Doctor Strange is killed and America accidentally creates a portal to our Doctor Strange's universe. While at Christine's wedding, Strange sees a monster attack happening. So he goes and rescues this girl who he remembered from his dream. America explains that the beings are hunting her because she has the power to travel through the multiverse, but is unable to consciously control it. Doctor Strange goes to talk to Wanda about these demons but realizes that she is actually responsible for the attacks. She acquired the Darkhold and is now going full Scarlet Witch. Wanda believes that taking America's powers and traveling through the multiverse will allow her to reunite with Billy and Tommy, the kids she created. When Strange refuses to surrender America, Wanda shows up and starts killing sorcerers. Scared, America accidentally transports the two of them to another Earth. Wanda uses the Darkhold to "dreamwalk", taking control of her Earth-838 counterpart who lives a suburban life with her own Billy and Tommy. Doctor Strange and America are captured by this Earth's Sorcerer Supreme, Karl Mordo, and brought before the Illuminati, to help decide what to do with them. They explain that through reckless use of their universe's Darkhold in an attempt to defeat Thanos, Earth-838's Strange triggered a universe-destroying "incursion". After defeating Thanos, the Illuminati executed their Strange to prevent him from causing more harm. So they're finding it hard to trust our Doctor Strange. Wanda shows up and kills all the Illuminati except Mordo. Doctor Strange helps free America with the help of this Earth's Christine. The three of them go to find the Book of Vishanti, which holds the secret to free them of the Darkhold, but Wanda appears and destroys it. She then takes over America's mind and uses her powers to send Doctor Strange and Christine to a universe wasteland. Our Doctor Strange defeats the destroyed universe's Doctor Strange, who has been corrupted by his Darkhold, and then uses that Darkhold to dreamwalk. With Wong's help, Doctor Strange saves America from Wanda and encourages her to use her abilities. America goes to find Wanda where she sees Wanda's kids crying for their real mom. Realizing she goofed, Wanda gives up and uses her powers to bring down all copies of the Darkhold throughout the multiverse and sacrifices herself in the process. Everyone returns to their own universes except America who stays to train with Doctor Strange who now has a third eye. We then see Doctor Strange be approached by a mystery person who warns that his actions have triggered an incursion that he must help repair and he follows her into that universe. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Let's hop in the DTH Time Machine for today's DTH Classic. It's almost Fall. What better way to get into the Fall spirit than by revisiting some of our Fall movie reviews! Up first, Falling for You.  This episode originally aired on October 19, 2018. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 15) A suspicious Lorelai catches Jess in Rory's room and accuses him of stealing a bracelet and Luke impulsively decides to buy the building where he lives. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 15) February 26, 2002 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 15) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN'S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 15) SYNOPSIS Lorelai was cleaning her gutters when she hurt her hand. She slapped a Band-Aid on it and refuses to go to the doctor. They get to Luke's, but Luke is nowhere to be found. To make matters worse, Caesar is cooking. So Lorelai heads upstairs to check on Luke and encourage him to come down and make them pancakes. The place is a mess because Jess's mom finally sent the rest of his stuff, and now Luke can't find his supply ledger. Lorelai finds it and holds it hostage until he comes downstairs to make the pancakes. That night, Lorelai and Rory are walking to get supplies for movie night. They pass Luke's and see him sitting there alone, sadly drinking a beer and watching TV on his tiny television. He just needs some space from Jess. Lorelai encourages him to get a bigger apartment, but Luke isn't having it. Instead, he asks if Jess could clean Lorelai's gutters for her. Lorelai doesn't say yes right away, but on the walk home Rory says, "I thought you were going to give Jess a chance. You should hire him." After a little more guilt-tripping, Lorelai finally agrees. Then she asks Rory why it's so important that she like Jess. Rory comes up with an excuse, but Lorelai is wise to her. Luke heads upstairs and freaks out on Jess over the mess. He shouts, "WE'RE MOVING TOMORROW!" After looking at apartments, Jess goes to Rory's to get started on the gutters. Cool-guy Jess flips her a book when she opens the door and comments that her hair is different. Lorelai tries to make small talk with him, but he's not having it. When he goes outside, Rory follows him and asks him to try to get along with her mom. He's like, "Why?" She says, "If you care about me at all, you'll try." He replies, "Who says I care about you?" Classic Jess. Rory leaves to hang out with Dean at a book fundraiser. Dean is bored out of his mind. He says he wants to go see The Lord of the Rings again, which annoys Rory. Then he notices she isn't wearing the bracelet he gave her. She lies and says she took it off because of a rash and will put it back on later. In reality, she lost it... and Jess is holding it hostage. Lorelai invites Jess downstairs for lunch. At first he says no, but then he remembers what Rory asked him and decides to make an effort. Just then, Rory comes bursting through the door, freaking out because she's lost the bracelet. Luke calls Lorelai to complain about the injustices of renting. He says he needs a second opinion and asks her to come look at an apartment with him. She immediately leaves work. The apartment is really nice. Lorelai tells him, "Even if Jess goes home someday, you're still going to want this place. What if you meet someone?" She finally talks him into it... but then they discover the worst possible news: Taylor owns the building. Luke is immediately out. Taylor runs after him and says he's thinking about buying the flower shop next to the diner, but he needs Luke to take down the old hardware store sign because it confuses people. Luke says, "It was my dad's. I'm not taking it down," and storms off. Rory gets home, still upset about losing the bracelet. She talks to Jess about it, and he casually suggests she look in her room one more time. She walks in and immediately finds it under her bed. There it is. Lorelai goes outside to pay Jess for the job, but instead accuses him of stealing the bracelet because she caught him leaving Rory's room about 30 minutes before it mysteriously reappeared. Jess denies it. She says, "Don't 'whatever' me, you little jerk!"—like the uncle in Home Alone. She lectures him, saying that taking the bracelet only hurt Rory because it's the most precious thing she owns. Jess fires back, "If it's the most precious thing she owns, why did it take her two weeks to notice it was gone?" Yeah... I wouldn't start calling him "son" just yet. He storms off. Luke comes banging on the door, still fuming about Taylor. He reveals that, in a fit of blind rage, he bought the building that houses the diner. Lorelai tells him that honestly, owning the building isn't such a bad thing, and she talks him off the ledge. Before he leaves, she asks Luke if Jess ever talks to him about Rory. Luke says, "I don't know... but that would be great. She'd be such a good influence on him." Luke heads home, grabs a sledgehammer, knocks a giant hole through the apartment wall, and tells Jess... "That's your room." Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Festive Friday returns with a holiday comedy about unexpected plans! ABOUT MERRY LITTLE BABY When Shanice's baby pact she made with her best friend fails, she decides to go on an app to find a sperm donor to be her baby daddy this holiday season which also happens to be her 35th birthday. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR MERRY LITTLE BABY November 4, 2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF MERRY LITTLE BABY Director: Denise Mone't Writer: Denise Mone't Cast: Denise Mone't as Shanice Deangelo Howard Jr. as Ashton Brandy Specks BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Shanice is at her little sister's gender reveal / baby shower combo party and Shanice is not happy. Why? Because her little sister is married and pregnant before she is! Shanice is turning 35 this Christmas. She always pictured herself being married with 2 kids at this point. She tells her best friend that she's about to go meet up with Ashton to discuss the baby pact they made. After her dad passed away, Shanice has really felt the pressure to have a baby before her mom dies. Ashton is her best chance. But bad news - Ashton has a girlfriend. The pact ain't pacting. She goes to leave but her car got towed. She goes on this radio show because she's a famous film producer who has movies on Tubi. But the interview takes a turn when Shanice opens up about her desire to be a mom. The interviewer mentions a sperm donor and Shanice doesn't hate the idea but only if she can know the guy first. So she joins this app and begins meeting men to try to find the right guy. So many bad interviews later and she ends up baking with Ashton. But Ashton has to cut it short because he needs to go ask his girlfriend's parents for their blessing. It does not go well. Shanice goes out to the club with her friends and gets drunkkkkkk. Naturally, Ashton shows up to take her home. Drunk and falling asleep, Shanice says she loves him and then falls asleep. After a crazy couple of days, she finally gets together with Ashton and she finds out that Ashton broke up with his girlfriend. They kiss! Cut to a year later and she's pregnant! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Deck the Lifetime Uncorked with a chilling thriller! ABOUT KILLER CLOWN 30 years after Elizabeth's mother was shot to death by a clown, a copycat killer starts stalking her and she soon uncovers dark family secrets and she realizes that the killer clown may be closer to her than she realizes. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR KILLER CLOWN August 1, 2026 | Lifetime CAST & CREW OF KILLER CLOWN Director: Annie Bradley Writer: Katie Boland Cast: Sara Paxton as Elizabeth Helmer   Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jacks joins us this week to begin our journey into Paris Is Always a Good Idea. ABOUT: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 1 & 2) Nonprofit executive Chelsea is in Paris to secure a major donor, but begins an unexpected journey across Europe to reconnect with her past loves. + Chelsea begins her journey to reconnect to her past and to find Colin, a sheep farmer in Ireland; Annabelle accompanies her and Knightly grows curious. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 1 & 2) July 31, 2026 | Hallmark+ CAST & CREW OF: PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 1 & 2) Lacey Chabert as Chelsea Martin BRAN'S PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA (SEASON 1 EPISODES 1 & 2) SYNOPSIS Chelsea is talking into her phone, telling someone about her love story. It all takes place in Europe where she was on a gap year. What Chelsea wasn't expecting was that she'd fall in love with not 1, not 2, but 3 different men! That gap year ended suddenly when she finds out that her mom is dying. 10 years later, she walks into her office at the American Cancer Coalition to find her work rival, Jason Knightly, using her treadmill desk. Chelsea isn't having Jason's nonsense. She is working hard on trying to secure a big $50 million donation. The CEO of this skincare company is intrigued by this but wants to talk to her more in person...in Paris! She's very hesitant to go back to Paris. She goes over to her dad's house to have family dinner with her sister, Annabelle, and their dad Glenn. Oh and his new boo thang Sheri. Chelsea tells them about going to Paris and they all look at her like she's dying. Apparently they all went to Paris together after their mom passed to complete her bucket list but Chelsea broke down crying before they could do any of the things on their mom's list. Annabelle and Dad decide they're gonna come with to be her support system. But when they get there, Chelsea sees Annabelle brought their mom's itinerary and she gets really mad. She's not ready to say goodbye to mom. To make matters worse, she looks out the window of the hotel and Jason Knightly is there. She goes down there and he's like oh our boss didn't tell you? We're partners. I'm your closer. She opens up about why her family is there and he encourages her to do it. So she calls the family and off they go to start the journey. And it starts off ok but the fun quickly ends when the 2nd stop of the trip is closed down. It becomes clear in these audio messages that a lot has changed for them in the past 10 years. This is a mess. She and her sister make up and go out to dinner. Annabelle was surprised to hear their mom describe Chelsea as a romantic. Annabelle says she's never even seen her date. Chelsea tells her about the 3 guys she fell in love with. Annabelle tells her to go for it - try to find those guys. They go dancing and wouldn't you know it, Jason Knightly is there when he should be working on the pitch. She tells him she hates him but when she touches his chest, the sparks fly. I'm sure it's nothing. The next morning, Chelsea gets word that her meeting has been rescheduled. Classic power move. Chelsea decides not to get mad. Instead, she's going to try to find these 3 lovers. So off to Ireland she goes to try to find the first one. We get a bit of their story. She met this dude and fell for him when he sang a song for her. He handmade her a compass. They kissed looking over the water and she promised to come back. But she never did. So she heads back to Ireland with her sister to try to track this Colin down. In a crazy move, apparently Chelsea didn't tell Jason Knightly that she was going on a short vacay. She finally catches him up to speed but won't tell him why she's in Ireland, so he takes to some Instagram stalking. She makes it to the farm but runs off when she sees him walking up. She's freaking out. He's not just a guy. What if he's THE guy? She goes back into town to get a change of shoes and clothes and heads back to the farm. He's pumped to see her. He's busy shearing the sheep but they agree to go out for dinner. But shocker of the century, he shows up with his WIFE AND KIDS!!! So I guess that's not where she's supposed to be. She ends the day by calling Jason Knightly to talk about work...and anything else. The episode ends with her Paris beau emailing her back asking to meet. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT TOAST TO ITALY Jenny travels to Italy for a special bottle of wine for her sister's wedding. She meets Arrigo, also looking for the famous "Love Wine" and together their search leads to a love of their own. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR TOAST TO ITALY August 1, 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF TOAST TO ITALY Director: Michael Robison Writer: Raul Inglis Cast: Torrey DeVitto as Jenny Will Kemp as Arrigo BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Jenny is helping plan her sister's wedding. But there's something missing - this wedding blessing wine that every successful marriage in her family has toasted with at the wedding. They thought they still had a bottle in the case but apparently they're out. There's only 1 bottle available, going up for auction in 16 hours in Rome! So Jenny decides she's gonna hop on a plane, get the wine, and come home in time for the wedding. She gets there just in time for the auction. She arrives at the same time as Arrigo. They hit it off until they discover they're both here for the same bottle of wine. They get into a bidding war but then this random extra ends up winning it at the last second. She ends up having to go to Italy where another bottle may be available. But who does she see on her trip but one Arrigo. Both heading to the same place for the same bottle of wine. You'd think that would bring out the worst in both of them but they're actually really nice. They end up at her relative's house who feeds her yummy food. But, alas, no wine. So they continue to journey, trying to find the same wine but sticking together. Sparks are flying. He measures her for a dress. All normal Hallmark movie stuff. There's a crazy miscommunication but they're finally able to talk through it. She returns to the States without the wine. Luckily for her, Arrigo finds a bottle behind a random bar. Just as the bride and groom are going to toast with unblessed wine, he shows up at the wedding, wine in hand. They dance and they kiss. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Marvel Monday and the multiverse breaks open! ABOUT SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME December 17, 2021 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Director: Jon Watts Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee Cast: Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Zendaya as MJ Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius/Doc Ock Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS If you recall the end of our last Spidey movie, Quentin Beck exposed Peter Parker as Spider-Man and framed him for his murder. Naturally, Peter's life is thrown into chaos. The Department of Damage Control, something I'm almost positive doesn't actually exist but how can you know, interrogates Peter, MJ, Ned, and Aunt May. Their attorney, Daredevil, gets the charges dismissed. Despite his legal victory, the public turns on him. Feeling bad about screwing up his friends' future, Peter asks Dr. Strange to cast a spell that will make the world forget he's Spider-Man. But Peter keeps interrupting the spell to add people he doesn't want to forget, causing it to go nuts and pull visitors from across the multiverse into their reality. Peter goes to talk to the MIT admissions person but ends up being greeted by Doctor Octopus who seems to know a lot about him despite Peter never meeting him before. Peter learns that the spell has summoned people who know Spider-Man's secret identity from across the multiverse. Strange tasks Peter, MJ, and Ned with capturing the interdimensional visitors, leading them to capture Electro, Sandman, the Lizard, and Norman Osborn. Peter soon realizes that each villain was pulled from their universe moments before their death and believes they deserve a chance at redemption instead of being sent back to die. Defying Strange, Peter steals the spell that would send everyone back to their own dimension and begins developing cures for the villains using Stark technology. Peter successfully restores Doctor Octopus, but Norman's Green Goblin persona takes over once again, convincing the other villains to turn on Peter. This leads to a massive battle that fatally injures Aunt May. Before she dies, she reminds Peter that "with great power, there must also come great responsibility," leaving him devastated and questioning whether he made the right choice. Ned unexpectedly discovers he can use Strange's sling ring to open portals. While searching for Peter, he and MJ instead find two alternate Spider-Men from different universes. Maybe you've seen them before in other movies?! I dunno. The three Peters unite and create cures for each enemy and lure them to the Statue of Liberty for one final showdown. It works! But rifts open across the multiverse. Realizing there is only one solution, Peter asks Strange to cast a new spell that erases Peter Parker from everyone's memory. The spell saves the multiverse, sending everyone back to their own universes. Peter visits MJ and Ned, intending to remind them who he is, but decides not to disrupt the new lives they've built. After paying his respects at Aunt May's grave and sharing a quiet moment with Happy Hogan, Peter embraces a fresh start. Now completely anonymous, he creates a new homemade Spider-Man suit and swings back into the city, beginning the next chapter of his life as a true friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 14) Christopher and girlfriend Sherry visit Stars Hollow. Lorelai brings Christopher to her parents' Friday night dinner, potentially stirring up family dynamics and past feelings. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 14) February 12, 2002 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 14) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN'S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 14) SYNOPSIS Lorelai and Rory get to Luke's and no one is there! Just one of those lulls. Rory tells Lorelai about her debate competition this week. Lane calls Rory at the diner. Naturally, Lane can see the diner with a telescope from her room where she is stuck cuz she's grounded. They head home to watch some random British baking show called Two Fat Ladies, but they're interrupted by Paris who showed up because she thinks Rory needs more practice on the debate competition. Lorelai gets a call from Christopher. Turns out he's close by and she invites him to come to the debate competition. He says he'll be there. The next day, Rory walks by a payphone and naturally Lane calls it and asks her to pick up a new single for her. Lane is not well. It's debate time! The topic is a light one - doctor assisted suicide. They do a coin flip to decide who is pro or con. Paris picks pro. Christopher shows up….with another woman! Chilton wins. Afterwards, Lorelai and Sookie go to meet Christopher's girlfriend, Sherry. Lorelai and Rory come up with a game plan on how to handle this unexpected visit and they invite them home. Before they leave, Paris asks Rory to hang out and celebrate but she can't, which really upsets Paris if you can believe it. Sherry pulls Lorelai aside and is like you don't have to get to know me. Just because we've both had a relationship with Christopher doesn't mean we have to be friends. But she really wants to get to know Rory and asks if they can hang out tonight even though it's Friday night dinner. Lorelai is like uhhh sure. Lorelai talks to Rory and Rory says she's fine hanging out with Sherry. Lorelai asks if Christopher wants to come to dinner and he's like it's good grub, why not. They get to dinner, and when Emily hears that Rory is just having this night with Sherry, she's not thrilled and starts to interrogate Christopher about this Sherry. Then Rory bursts out that she doesn't think Emily should miss Friday night dinners unless she's sick and storms out. Lorelai goes after her and Emily says it should've been you! When Christopher finally got his life together, he should've been with you! To make matters worse, Emily blames Lorelai for everything. She says she's gonna go lay down. The next morning, Lorelai and Rory meet up at Luke's. Lorelai begs Rory for all the Sherry deets. And she gives her ALLLLL the deets including how Sherry wants kids. Lorelai asks Rory if she ever hoped that she and Christopher would get together. Rory says sure I've pictured you being with dad but I've also pictured you being with Pee-wee Herman and living in his playhouse. Before they can get back to the serious convo, Rory has to run out to watch and make sure the plan to get Lane her CD works, including Kirk stopping Mrs. Kim to talk and Michel jogging by and dropping the CD in the bag. Back at Luke's, Sherry and Christopher come by to say goodbye. Sherry leaves to say goodbye to Rory and Christopher apologizes to Lorelai for last night. Lorelai says I realized something last night - all these years, I always had you in the back of my mind. The prospect of us being together. I think I subconsciously sabotaged every relationship I've ever been in because I knew you were always there. Now that I know you're not, I can move on. Believe it or not, Christopher doesn't handle that well. He says don't put that on me. You're dumping 15 years of being unhappy on me. Don't blame me. This blowup is loud and naturally Luke watches and does nothing. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Another month, another batch of Hallmark movies!  Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Festive Friday your way to a ghostly Victorian love story! ABOUT A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS Follows Zara, a lawyer haunted by Christmas memories, who attends a Victorian dinner where she meets Rafe, a renovator. His ghostly ancestor plays matchmaker by giving Zara a book of love stories, challenging her skepticism about romance. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS November 4, 2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS Director: Gillian McKercher Writer: Catherine Fridey Cast: Ashley Newbrough as Zara Chad Rook as Rafe BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Zara does NOT like Christmas. She's a lawyer who has to attend this progressive Victorian dinner with her friend and co-worker Chloe. It's not great. Her dress rips, her hat falls in the fire, it's a whole thing. Zara is quite smitten by the owner of the estate, Rafe. Rafe tells everyone about a sneaky little ghost that lives at the estate. Chloe sees the ghost. She's a believer. She also sees that Zara and Rafe are into each other. The next day, Zara finds one of the books from the estate in her bag with Rafe's business card in it. She assumes it's just silly Chloe but it was actually the ghost. But good thing the ghost is sneaky like that because Zara has a water pipe leak in her living room and needs someone to come repair it. Naturally, she calls Rafe who helps renovate houses and he comes over to take a look. He comes over and gets right to work. The ghost keeps doing stuff that forces Zara to call Rafe. And she starts showing up to Rafe's son's hockey practices. They're all getting attached. Zara and Rafe almost kiss TWICE - interrupted once by the smell of smoke, and the second time by a text. CLASSSIC. Everything is going great until the snowball fight. She gets really upset when Rafe's son throws a snowball at her. Turns out, her brother used to throw snowballs. She opens up about how she had a brother who loved hockey but died in a snowmobile accident. Back to falling in love UNTIL he shows up to be a witness in a case that she's working on. He's a witness for the opposition! She doesn't take it easy on him which really hurts his feelings. So she QUITS HER JOB!!! The ghost pushes Rafe off a ladder and breaks his leg so that she'll come to sit by his side and they'll make up. They all spend Christmas together and she tells everyone that she's gonna open up her own law firm so she can fight for what she wants to fight for. And Zara and Rafe finally kiss. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time to continue our 2026 Rankings! Today, we're ranking the films starting with A Season to Blossom and going through A Castle of Our Own. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The cruise comes to an end.  About this episode: On the final day of the cruise, the passengers reminisce about their journeys and embrace their last chance to make lifelong memories. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE Interior designer Grace runs a business with her best friend and her brother in the quaint town of Ivy Glen but is too busy for a real relationship. Ryan, a successful New York City financial advisor and Grace's former high school crush, returns home planning to sell his grandmother's historic St. Nicholas House. The mayor convinces him to revive the holiday tradition, setting the stage for an unexpected reunion. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE Director: Bradley Walsh Writers: Ansley Gordon, Kathleen Knox, Bob Sáenz Cast: Jen Lilley as Grace Rankin Nick Bateman as Ryan St. Nicholas BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS We meet Grace. She's hanging out with Quinn who is really into her. Grace is really excited to be in charge of decorating the town Christmas tree. Her main goal? Getting the contract to decorate the entire town! We then meet Ryan. He's a big city finance boy who is trying to figure out what to do with his grandmother's historic St. Nicholas House. He's planning on listing it but gets a call from the mayor. The mayor calls him to see if he'd be interested in reviving the beloved Ribbons and Bows charity fundraiser. He's not so sure about this. So he heads back to his hometown and is pumped to bump into Grace. The sparks are flying. The mayor comes by Grace's office to see if she'd be willing to talk to Ryan and convince him to do the fundraiser. If she does this for her, she'll move to the top of the list of potential decorators to decorate the town next year. Grace's bff Melanie is pumped about this because they're both single and ready to mingle. Quinn goes to the St. Nicholas House to talk to Ryan to try to find out about what his plans are for the house since Quinn is a real estate agent and he has a very interested buyer. Ryan says if he decides to sell, he'll call him first. As Quinn goes to leave, Grace shows up. Ryan asks Grace if there's something going on with her and Quinn. She's like oh it's nothing, we just hang out sometimes. She convinces him to move forward with the fundraiser and that she'll do all the heavy lifting! Maggie starts hanging up mistletoe around town to help make sure that Ryan and Grace get together. They start hanging out a ton. She even tells Quinn that it's just not going to work out between them. Everything is working out great aside from not being able to find a 14 foot Christmas tree. But he surprises her by finding one! But Quinn ruins everything by telling Grace about his plans to buy the St. Nicholas House. He decides ultimately he's not going to sell. The party happens. And they end up kissing under the mistletoe. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Marvel Monday and we're meeting the Eternals! ABOUT ETERNALS The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR ETERNALS November 5, 2021 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF ETERNALS Director: Chloé Zhao Writers: Chloé Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo Cast: Gemma Chan as Sersi Richard Madden as Ikaris Angelina Jolie as Thena Salma Hayek as Ajak Kit Harington as Dane Whitman Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo Lia McHugh as Sprite Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos Lauren Ridloff as Makkari Barry Keoghan as Druig Ma Dong-seok as Gilgamesh Harish Patel as Karun Bill Skarsgård as Kro Harry Styles as Eros BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS This movie starts off with too many words. But no fun music like Star Wars, so I didn't read it. Cut to a triangle flying close to something that looks like the sun. Inside, these folks in funny robes stand back against a wall when a voice says it is time. This gold stuff turns into their suits. Apparently they don't know each other. It's 5000 BC in Mesopotamia and a crazy sea monster eats this kid's dad. Suddenly, this superhero flies in and takes that monster down. We see the other heroes take down other monsters. We got a group of 10 superheroes on our hands. They stand in V formation and wait for the people to thank them. One of the heroes leans down and hands a kid a knife. Here's who we have: Ikaris: basically Superman Sersi: can like mess with matter Thena: creates a weapon out of pure cosmic energy Kingo: laser fingers Phastos: creates advanced weapons and technology Makkari: basically the Flash Druig: mind control Gilgamesh: Hulk but not green Sprite: can change the appearance of things and appears as a child Ajak: the spiritual leader and healer who serves as the primary communicator with their Celestial creator Cut to present day and that knife is in a museum as an artifact that shaped history. The Eternals are still alive, cuz they're eternal. Sersi and Sprite live together in London. Ikaris left her without explanation centuries earlier. She's moved on and is now in a relationship with human Dane. When the trio is attacked by a monster like in the beginning. They're called Deviants. Ikaris arrives just in time to save the day. The Eternals were under the assumption there were no more Deviants. Which is why the Eternals haven't been in action for the past 500 years. We see a flashback of when Sersi and Ikaris got together…and I mean got together. #NotMyMarvel. They end up getting married. Back in the present, the 3 Eternals make it to South Dakota expecting to meet up with Ajak, only to find her dead. So it's time to get the band back together to figure out what to do next. Sersi is the new leader and meets with Arishem - the Celestial that sent the Eternals to Earth. Sersi learns that the Eternals' mission was actually to prepare Earth for the Emergence of a new Celestial. See, for millions of years, he has been planting Celestial seeds inside planets where the energy from large populations allows new Celestials to be born. The Deviants were sent to destroy the apex predators of each planet to ensure the development of intelligent life, but the Deviants evolved and started eating said intelligent life. So he created the Eternals to fight them. Now that the population of humans has reached the necessary size to allow the new Celestial to be born, Earth will be no more. Sersi doesn't love this and tells everyone else. Everyone is down to stop the plan. Everyone except for Ikaris. We find out that Ajak wanted to stop the Emergence and save humanity, so he led her to the Deviants and allowed them to kill her. Sprite joins Ikaris cuz she's in love with Ikaris while Kingo chooses to leave, agreeing with Ikaris but not wanting to hurt his friends. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is too long. Thanks for the memories Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The final selection from Ry-Guy for Christmas in July is a  2012 Christmas classic! ABOUT CHRISTMAS SONG Romance blossoms between two music teachers who compete for the same job. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR CHRISTMAS SONG November 3, 2012 | TV Movie CAST & CREW OF CHRISTMAS SONG Director: Timothy Bond Writer: Kevin Commins Cast: Natasha Henstridge as Diana Thiessen Gabriel Hogan as Ken Stoddard BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS An all boys school is merging with an all girls school to create...a school. But both music programs are being retained. Diana and Ken have very different approaches to their music classes - Diana is all about music education while Ken is all about just experimenting with music, such as doing a drum circle. So they go to meet with their stressed school principal, Mrs. Gelder, who suggests that the two submit their own individual entries to a Christmas carol contest. Winner gets the music teacher gig. They have to submit duos, so they hold auditions. Diana gets two girls - Liz who is called "the girl most likely to…" and Amy who is just super shy. While Ken gets cool boy Billy & smart boy Carlo. Diana and Ken find themselves hanging out more and getting to understand each other more, especially when they find themselves at the principal's house for a holiday feast. Amy's mom comes to talk to Diana about Amy not doing the competition. It's too commercial. But after Diana pleads for her to reconsider, she gives in and says Amy can do it unless it becomes too much for her. The competition turns into quite the school feud which is frustrating because Diana and Ken find themselves getting matched up on their online dating site. But they finally end up just having dinner together and it goes great. Naturally word gets out and spreads all over school. Billy really wants to win, so he siphons the gas out of Liz's car. They end up getting caught and Diana blames Ken. The competition happens and the teams join forces. Diana realizes Ken is a good guy and they kiss and keep their jobs. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time for another truly insane Festive Friday movie! ABOUT A CHRISTMAS SNOWED IN WITH A PRINCE During a freak blizzard, a remote British lodge is shut down with just two guests: Ellie, a sarcastic travel blogger, and a handsome, overly polite guest who's definitely not from around here. Turns out, he's Prince Alaric, stranded while trying to escape royal duties. With only each other and no Wi-Fi, sparks (and snowballs) fly. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR A CHRISTMAS SNOWED IN WITH A PRINCE December 8, 2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF A CHRISTMAS SNOWED IN WITH A PRINCE Director: E J Marshall Writer: Craig McLearie Cast: Faith Kiggundu as Ellie Christian Ndonda as Prince Alaric BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS This movie is 1hr and 11 minutes and you'd think that would mean they'd get right to it. Wrong!! We see scenery for a while. Suddenly, we're in the woods. We meet Ellie. She's a travel blogger who is trying to find this remote lodge. She walks around in the woods for a longgg time, saying things like "oh no" and looking at a map. She finally finds a lodge and when she walks in, she sees a guy. He's very confused by this check in book thing. So she helps him. His name is Alaric. When the lodge owner shows up, she assumes they're together. Ellie explains she's trying to find the wellness retreat. Turns out she's way lost and with the big storm hitting, she's gonna have to stay the night. The internet is down so she has to pay cash for the room which she doesn't have, so Alaric pays for her room. She's very annoyed by Alaric but when he says he doesn't know how to cook, she offers to make them dinner. They eat and talk. He doesn't know what a blog is. It's a whole thing. Suddenly, another couple shows up. They met at the lodge decades ago and come every year. But the lodge has slowly become less popular. They decide to all decorate the lodge together. Martha shows back up for some reason. She's grumpy. The next morning, Alaric tries to make breakfast and it's an absolute disaster. Ellie comes in and is both horrified and charmed. She encourages him to loosen up with the way he talks. But they're having a good time hanging out. She tries to get to know him more - where he's from, why he talks this way, etc. He's not having it. He thinks she's gonna use it in one of her stories. So they get in a snowball fight. He opens up about his troubles with his family. They don't see eye to eye. They all sit down to eat together but first, Christmas crackers. In his cracker is a paper crown which makes him real upset and he storms off. She goes to calm him down and tells him how nice this trip has been because of him. He finally tells her that he is a Prince, but he doesn't want to be. She agrees to keep his secret. Later that night, they talk some more and end up kissing big ones under the mistletoe. The next day, THEY FOUND ALARIC! Ellie wants to go with him but he says it won't be safe. He says his goodbyes and leaves. Ellie is finally able to make it home. She's feeling sad, so she goes onto her blog to read some good comments and respond to some comments about how amazing she is. She starts to write blogs called The Prince and the Nobody. And it starts blowing up. She gets a call from a publisher who wants to publish a book version. I'm unsure of the timeline but it seems like the book comes out and it's a smash hit. She wants to go back to the lodge to have a book reading. Alaric shows up and tells her that he's denounced his title and wants to be with her. They kiss and decide to spend Christmas together at the lodge. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time for another Lifetime Christmas throwback! ABOUT EVERY OTHER HOLIDAY Recently-separated parents Tracie and Rick spend every other holiday with their young daughters Harper and Ava. This Christmas, the girls have only one thing on their wish lists: to spend Christmas with both Mom and Dad at Tracie's family farmhouse. The temporary reunion will be no walk in the park for Tracie and Rick, but perhaps this Christmas gathering can help rekindle their love. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR EVERY OTHER HOLIDAY November 23, 2018 | TV Movie CAST & CREW OF EVERY OTHER HOLIDAY Director: Blair Hayes Writer: Andrea Gyertson Nasfell Cast: Schuyler Fisk as Tracie David Clayton Rogers as Rick Dee Wallace as Mimi Glenn Morshower as Ed Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

IT'S PROM NIGHT....kinda!  About this episode: The Hallmark Christmas cruise docks in Cozumel, Mexico, where challenges, surprises, and life-changing moments await the passengers. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.