But Make It Hallmark

Chinggay and Patty are shocked. A Hallmark spy movie with royalty, children, and kidnapping? Hallmark Movies & Mysteries managing to cast someone as huge as Beau Bridges? An ambitious take on Love Actually… actually working? Patty not hating on Barbara Niven? And Brendan Penny being the dork to superstar Patti Murin? Wonders never cease. This week, embark on an IMDb rabbit hole with us as we survey the best directors of the HCU… and hear about our latest most f*ckable most marry-worthy man.

Catch us every week until December for our roundup of holiday hits!

Christmas at the Golden Dragon (Kara Wang, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Antonio Cupo, Barbara Niven)

In Merry Measure (Patti Murin, Brendan Penny)

The Royal Nanny (Rachel Skarsten, Dan Jeanotte)

Our Italian Christmas Memories (Sarah Power, Beau Bridges)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty have called it—the first terrible movie of the year has made it to the lineup (consider yourselves warned). Ali Sweeney fails to appeal to BMIH’s cold, cynical hearts, but Marlo Thomas becomes a contender for Christmas mom of the year. Two of the HCU’s biggest leads go head to head this week in two different movies: Andrew Walker gets sappy in a maple farm and Kimberly Sustad takes over Hollywood. Bonus content—Tyler Hynes Tiktok: an education.

Catch us every week until December for our roundup of holiday hits!

All Saints Christmas (Ledisi, Roger Cross)

A Magical Christmas Village (Alison Sweeney, Luke Macfarlane, Marlo Thomas)

Maple Valley Christmas (Peyton List, Andrew Walker)

Lights, Camera, Christmas! (Kimberly Sustad, John Brotherton)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty’s jaws have dropped as they discuss a multitude of holiday twists. A resurrected dead husband? A non-Scrooge possibly falling in love with his grandma? Will Kemp’s American accent? Jodie Sweetin charming our hearts? Snark has left the building and has been replaced by pure, wholesome holiday cheer. As the Naughty List stays empty, we wonder: Is it all downhill from here?

Catch us every week until December for our roundup of holiday hits!

Ghosts of Christmas Always (Kim Matula, Ian Harding, Beth Leavel, Lori Tan Chinn, Reginald VelJohnson)

Jolly Good Christmas (Reshma Shetty, Will Kemp)

A Cozy Christmas Inn (Jodie Sweetin, David O’Donnell)

Christmas Bedtime Stories (Erin Cahill, Steve Lund, Charlie Weber, Alice Comer)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty kick off the third annual BMIH Countdown to Christmas + Miracles of Christmas reviews with high hopes and high praises. Resident HCU A-lister Kristoffer Polaha leaves a lasting impression once again, Sarah Ramos makes waves as 2022’s fresh, bright newcomer, and in the biggest twist of all, Carlo Marks goes from Chesapeake Shores roadkill to silver fox of Patty’s heart.

Catch us every week until December for our roundup of holiday hits!

• Noel Next Door (Natalie Hall, Corey Sevier)

• We Need a Little Christmas (Erica Durance, Patrick Sabongui, Lynn Whitfield)

• A Kismet Christmas (Sarah Ramos, Carlo Marks, Marilu Henner)

• We Wish You a Married Christmas (Marisol Nichols, Kristoffer Polaha)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty mourn the end of their favorite Hallmark series and move through all the Season 6 highs, lows, and shoulda-woulda-couldas with heaps of nostalgia and sentimentality. There’s no contest when it comes to the O’Brien winners (Kevin and Mick 4ever; with Connor as a solid runner-up), but there’s a lot to discuss when it comes to the worst family member—listen to F*ck Marry Kill Chesapeake Shores edition to find out who gets the BMIH kiss of death.

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty agree that watching the entire fall lineup of the Hallmark Channel is next to impossible, and settle for six movies instead (most of which of don’t make the grade). The stunners of the season, however, are Hallmark royalty—there’s not a lot that Amanda Schull, Brennan Elliot, Rachel Boston, and Paul Campbell can’t do to win our hearts (and win back our trust). PS: BMIH lore is also unlocked this episode as we finally talk about the reason why we’ve been hating on a certain Zaddy for the last two years.

• Love in the Limelight (Alexa Penavega, Carlos Penavega)

• Game, Set, Love (Davida Williams, Richard Harmon)

• Marry Me in Yosemite (Cindy Busby, Tyler Harlow)

• Romance in Style (Jaicy Elliot, Benjamin Hollingsworth)

• Marry Go Round (Amanda Schull, Brennan Elliot)

• Dating the Delaneys (Rachel Boston, Paul Campbell)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty send salty season’s greetings to movies from the HCU’s Christmas past and Christmas present. Aside from some horribly cast and terribly written oldies, it looks like fan faves Kevin and Kayla are dealt yet another dud. Good thing this season gave some sexy and surprising slays with a fun, flirty toy movie and a blended family flick. Bonus: Some commentary on Hallmark’s widest hulk smash lumberjacks.

A Perfect Christmas (Susie Abromeit, Dillon Casey, Erin Gray)

The Christmas Cure (Brooke Nevin, Steve Byers, Patrick Duffy)

My Grown-Up Christmas List (Kayla Wallace, Kevin McGarry)

Crashing Through the Snow (Amy Acker, Warren Christie, Brooke Nevin, Kristian Bruun)

Christmas in Toyland (Vanessa Lengies, Jesse Hutch)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty dive right into Summer Nights ‘22 and are pleasantly surprised by its many hidden gems. A-listers Ashley Williams and Ryan Paevey steal the show with “Two Tickets to Paradise” and HCU rookies Hunter King and Beau Mirchoff make a case for enemies to lovers with “Hidden Gems.” Stay tuned for F*ck Marry Kill as Patty makes her case for who the true “Beast” of the Hallmark Channel is.

Moriah’s Lighthouse (Rachel Lefevre and Luke Macfarlane)

Caribbean Summer (Heather Hemmens and Ser’Darius Blain)

Two Tickets to Paradise (Ashley Williams and Ryan Paevey)

Hidden Gems (Hunter King and Beau Mirchoff)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty talk lowlights, highlights, and plot suggestions for Season 10. Puppy love in the time of cholera, an alternate DILF timeline, and (just maybe) killing off the main character of the show. Plus, the new couple everyone needs to root for: Mountie Nathan and Newly Single Doctor Faith. We also welcome our favorite HCU standby, Matthew James Dowden into the WCTH fold.

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

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Chinggay and Patty play catchup on Hallmark’s 2022 lineup and pick five movies to diss and dish on. Get ready for all-new pitches for the HCU: the Luscious Locks Club, a cast switcheroo between our favorite WCTH couple Kevin and Kyla + superstars Tyler Hynes and Autumn Reeser, and a Regency period Hallmark series.

Always Amore (Autumn Reeser and Tyler Hynes)

Butlers in Love (Stacey Farber and Corey Cott)

Feeling Butterflies (Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry)

A Royal Runaway Romance (Philippa Northeast and Brant Daugherty)

The Perfect Pairing (Nazneen Contractor and Brennan Elliot)

Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover art

Follow us on Twitter: @makeithallmark and on Instagram: @butmakeithallmark