Rueben's Ramblings

On October 16, the Hallmark Channel gets its Countdown to Christmas started at 8 PM tonight with the new holiday movie Tis the Season for Setups.

Hyper organized single mom and party planner Lexi (Amanda Schull), her free-spirited mother June (Barbara Niven) and teen daughter Piper (Verity Marks) are set to spend Christmas at a local ski resort after Lexi is hired to organize their annual holiday party. Upon arrival she immediately butts heads with Ridge (Victor Webster), the ski instructor and son of the lodge’s owner, Dan (John B. Lowe).

Despite not getting along from the get-go, Lexi and Ridge notice a spark between June and Dan and decide to set them up. Lexi and Ridge create a multitude of festive excursions – and excuses – to bring them together but thanks to creative machinations by June and Dan these outings keep turning into foursomes. In the days leading up to the Christmas party Lexi and Ridge’s attempt to pair up their parents brings them closer together and their merry matchmaking ends in surprising results.

Here is a trailer for Tis the Season for Setups.

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The Amazon Prime movie Masterplan will debut online on October 16.

A master thief (Stanley Tucci) enlists two strangers (Victor Belmondo and Simona Tabasco) for a Louvre heist targeting the Mona Lisa, then reveals they’re his children and siblings who must cooperate to pull off history’s greatest art theft.

Here is a trailer for Masterplan:

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On October 16, the Apple TV movie Tenzing will debut online.

The untold and inspiring tale of one of the most important mountain climbers in history who, with Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The cast includes Willem Dafoe, Caitriona Balfe and Genden Phuntsok as Tenzing.

Here is a trailer for Tenzing:

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On October 14, the new Amazon Prime movie Love of Your Life will debut online.

Maya (Margaret Qualley), a smart, wry nurse, is swept up in an immersive love that sets her life on a trajectory she never would have imagined.

The cast includes Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarenegger, Gabriel Basso and Catherine Keener.

Here is a trailer for Love of Your Life:

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On October 10, the Hallmark Channel movie The Spirit of Halloween will debut at 8 PM.

Everly Stone (Meghan Ory) is very firmly anti-Halloween. That is, until she is visited by three friendly yet spooky spirits who help her rediscover her true self and see what she’s been missing all along.

Kevin McGarry co-stars.

Here is a trailer for The Spirit of Halloween:

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The Netflix movie Animals will debut online on October 9.

Desperate to pay their son’s ransom, a mayoral candidate and his wife (Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington) resort to extreme measures, revealing dark secrets they never intended to bring to light.

The cast includes Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz and Ray Fisher.

Here is a trailer for Animals:

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On October 9, the Apple TV movie Matchbox: The Movie will debut online.

When a group of former childhood friends (John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Arturo Castro and Teyonah Parris) reconnect, their reunion takes a wild turn as they stumble upon a dangerous international plot—and must save the world.

The cast includes Corey Stoll and Danai Gurira.

Here is a trailer for Matchbox: The Movie:

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On October 3, the Hallmark Channel movie A Knight to Remember will debut at 8 PM.

A statue of an English knight arrives in Chicago for an art exhibit. While cleaning the statue, museum conservator Emily impulsively kisses the statue, bringing him to life.

The movie stars Julie Gonzalo and James Trevena.

Here is a trailer for A Knight to Remember:

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The new Netflix feature film Tyler Perry’s Doing Life will debut online on October 2.

This romantic drama follows Anika (Naomi Baker), a single mother, and Carousel (Jay Reeves), a former inmate who once protected her during a prison riot. Their unexpected bond becomes a story of redemption, survival, and second chances.

The cast includes Tamberla Perry, Karen Obilom, Jasmine Sargent, Lucky Johnson and Danielle Mone Truitt.

Here is a trailer for Tyler Perry’s Doing Life:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Pumpkin Regatta Romance will debut at 8 PM on September 26.

When their fathers refuse to move past a disagreement, Nadine, daughter of the boat shop owner, and Ethan, a pumpkin farmer, team up to heal the feud and revive the town’s Pumpkin Regatta.

The movie will star Mishael Morgan and Corey Sevier.

Here is a trailer for Pumpkin Regatta Romance:

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