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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