Rueben's Ramblings

The Hallmark Channel movie The Santa Summit will debut on November 5 at 8 PM.

It’s time for the annual Santa Summit, in which revelers put on Santa suits and hop around designated locations in town to eat, drink, and be merry. Three best friends decide to go together: Jordin (Hunter King), a recently dumped art teacher looking to cut loose; Ava (Amy Groening), a shy woman hoping to run into her crush and Stella (Stephanie Sy), a Christmas cynic with no interest in the Santa Summit whatsoever.

At the start of the night, Jordin meets and bonds with Liam (Benjamin Hollingsworth), but doesn’t get his name before getting separated and lost in a sea of Santas. As the night progresses and hijinks ensue, amidst the chaos, celebration, and a sea of Santas, they all find what they’re looking for: Christmas spirit, potential romance and a strengthened bond of friendship.

Here is a trailer for The Santa Summit:

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On November 5, the Great American Family movie Our Christmas Wedding will debut at 8 PM.

In this sequel film, roles reverse as Nicole’s boss plans newly engaged Nicole (Holly Deveaux) and Michael’s (Drew Seeley) wedding in two weeks at Christmas.

Here is a trailer for Our Christmas Wedding (please watch the second half of the trailer):

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The UPtv holiday movie We’re Scrooged will debut at 7 PM on November 5.

When ex-high school sweethearts return to Minneapolis for the Christmas Snowball 10-year high school reunion weekend, they each check into the hotel single and alone. Although their friends called them “Ross and Rachel,” Sarah and Scott parted ways after college and pursued their high-end careers. After a run-in at the kickoff event, they are both warned that they are going to be visited by 3 Christmas ghosts over the next 3 days.

While dreaming each night, they have shared experiences reliving their past and present Christmases. These unsettling yet comedic visits help them both see what they gave up. And that they gave up on each other. When the Ghost of Christmas Future visits them separately, they must each make a choice to reunite or lose their love forever.

Tamara Duarte and Andrew Bushell star.

Here is a trailer for We’re Scrooged:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Never Been Chris’d will debut at 8 PM on November 4.

Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi and Liz (Janel Parrish and Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes) reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver (Tyler Hynes). A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.

Here is a trailer for Never Been Chris’d:

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The Great American Family movie A Dash of Christmas will debut on November 4 at 8 PM.

To apply for her dream job at a foodie startup, an executive (Laura Osnes) must learn to bake. When she recruits a handsome baker to help her (Christopher Russell), she inadvertently ends up entered in a Christmas Bake Off.

Here is a trailer for A Dash of Christmas:

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On November 3, the Hallmark Channel movie Flipping for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

It’s almost Christmas when busy realtor Abigail agrees to help her sister with the “simple flip” of a recently inherited home. Unfortunately, co-beneficiary Bo has other plans in mind.

The movie stars Ashley Newbrough and Marcus Rosner.

Here is a trailer for Flipping for Christmas:

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On November 3, the Netflix movie Nyad will debut online.

When Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record— becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection—she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four.

Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans co-star.

Here is a trailer for Nyad:

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The comedy flick Quiz Lady will debut online on November 3 on Hulu.

A brilliant but tightly wound, game show-obsessed young woman, Anne (Awkwafina), and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny (Sandra Oh), must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide game show champion.

Here is a trailer for Quiz Lady:

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