Rueben's Ramblings

On August 31, the Netflix movie Choose Love will debut online.

This interactive rom-com focuses on Cami Conway (Laura Marano) as she looks back on her goals and relationships as she struggles with her future. While she seemingly has it all, a job she loves as a recording engineer and her great boyfriend Paul (Scott Michael Foster), she questions if there is another career out there for her and if a past, or possible, relationship may be the better choice.

Avan Jogia plays Rex Galier, a rockstar Cami works with and a potential love interest, while Jack Menna (Jordi Webber) is her first love. Who will Cami choose? It’s up to you.

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On August 26, the Hallmark Channel movie Napa Ever After will debut at 8 PM.

After inheriting her estranged grandmother’s winery in Napa Valley, Cassandra (Denise Boutté), a high-powered attorney, takes a sabbatical from her job to renovate the property that was the source of the fractures within her family. With the help of handsome local Alec (Colin Lawrence), she learns more about the grandmother she hardly knew and is able to reconcile the past, while finally opening herself up to a love like she has never known.

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On August 19, the new movie Never Too Late to Celebrate will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

Camila’s (Alexa PenaVega) busy schedule at the dental practice where she works has left her exhausted and with little time for a life outside of her patient load. When she meets Javi (Carlos PenaVega), a substitute teacher at the school where Camila’s mother Sherri (Sherry Miller) works, she takes him up on his offer to join the Spanish class he teaches on the side so she can finally learn the language of her late father.

Sparks fly as Javi helps Camila connect with her Mexican roots and, with her 30th birthday around the corner, Javi encourages Camila to mark this milestone with a “double quinceañera” to honor her Hispanic heritage. Not one for big parties, she’s hesitant at first but ultimately decides to take the plunge and celebrate in style.

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On August 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie The More Love Grows will debut at 9 PM.

When Helen’s (Rachel Boston) husband unexpectedly asks for a separation just after they’ve dropped off their daughter at college, she struggles to navigate her new-found single status. Thanks to a stray dog who enters her life and the friendship of a helpful veterinarian (Warren Christie), Helen rediscovers her strength and begins to forge a new path.

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The new movie Puppy Love will debut online on Freevee on August 18.

After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole (Lucy Hale) and socially-anxious Max (Grant Gustin) vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs find a love match, and now puppies are on the way.

The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.

The film also stars Jane Seymour, Michael Hitchcock and Nore Davis.

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The original movie A Safari Romance will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM on August 12.

Megan (Brittany Bristow) is a research scientist living her dream in South Africa pursuing a Ph.D. in Ethology, while working as a ranger on a nature reserve. When Tim (Andrew Walker), an American theme park designer arrives to capture footage for an immersive, safari-themed attraction, Megan serves as his guide. As they spend time together exploring the savanna to observe giraffes, elephants and lions in their natural habitats, romance develops. Knowing that Tim will soon return home, Megan is afraid of giving her heart to someone who lives half a world away.

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On August 11, the original movie Red, White & Royal Blue will debut online on Amazon.

Based on the novel by Casey McQuiston, the movie follows the star-crossed, secret romance between the son of the President of the United States Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and the Prince Henry of England (Nicholas Galitzine). The two young, hot, high-profile young men have been engulfed in a long-running feud since they were kids, but after a silly brawl at a royal event turns into an international scandal, the two must work together to do some serious damage control in the public eye. What was first a “friendship”-slash-publicity-stunt eventually turns into one of the grandest love stories the world has ever known. However, if the truth comes to light, their secret romance could have irreversible political consequences — can love save the world after all?

The movie also stars Uma Thurman, Sarah Shahi, Ellie Bamber and Rachel Hilson.

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On August 11, the Netflix action movie Heart of Stone will debut online.

Gal Gadot plays secret agent Rachel Stone, but she’s not your average operative, she is a member of an elusive and mysterious group of elite spies known as the Charter, the most highly trained agents — no political leanings, no national allegiances — working together to keep peace in a turbulent world. To achieve their lofty aims, those agents rely on a one-of-a-kind asset called the Heart.

Jamie Dornan will play her MI6 counterpart Parker and Alia Bhatt will play Keya Dhawan, whose quest to find and control the Heart threatens global stability. Can Stone stop her before it’s too late?

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On August 11, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Big Sky River: The Bridal Path will debut at 9 PM.

Tara (Emmanuelle Vaugier), now settled in Montana and dating Boone (Kavan Smith), works to bring their family lives together but tensions arise, as blending their families will be more of a challenge than anticipated.

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The Paramount+ movie Love in Taipei will debut online on August 10.

Adapted from the best-selling YA romance novel Loveboat, Taipei by author Abigail Hing Wen, the movie will focus on Ever Wong (Ashley Liao from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), a young woman whose summer takes an unexpected turn when her parents surprise her with a trip to Taipei, Taiwan for a cultural immersion program. It’s not quite the educational program she envisions, but instead a summer free-for-all that locals and other students have dubbed “Loveboat.”

The experience lives up to its name when Ever finds herself caught between two love interests: Rick Woo (Ross Butler), a sports prodigy and Xavier Yeh (Nico Hiraga), a free-spirited artist and heir to a tech empire. Between these two love connections, Ever must also find the courage to defy her parents’ expectations and pursue her true passion of dancing.

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