christmasreview &mdash; Larry's 100 https://larrys100.writeas.com/tag:christmasreview Devouring culture 100 words at a time. <a rel="me" href="https://writing.exchange/@chrislarry">Find me on Mastodon</a> Mon, 11 May 2026 05:33:31 +0000 https://i.snap.as/ggooCEFg.jpg christmasreview &mdash; Larry's 100 https://larrys100.writeas.com/tag:christmasreview The Baltimorons 2025, Duplass Brothers Productions, Directed by Jay Duplass (4... https://larrys100.writeas.com/the-baltimorons-2025-duplass-brothers-productions-directed-by-jay-duplass-4?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[The Baltimorons 2025, Duplass Brothers Productions, Directed by Jay Duplass (4 out of 5 Hot Chocolates) Read more #100HotChocolates reviews There is a recent tradition of established film directors giving their elevated spin on the Christmas movie. See Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers and David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers. Mumblecore filmmaker Jay Duplass is the 2025 entry. !--paid--]]> The Baltimorons 2025, Duplass Brothers Productions, Directed by Jay Duplass (4 out of 5 Hot Chocolates)

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There is a recent tradition of established film directors giving their elevated spin on the Christmas movie. See Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers and David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers. Mumblecore filmmaker Jay Duplass is the 2025 entry.

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]]> https://larrys100.writeas.com/the-baltimorons-2025-duplass-brothers-productions-directed-by-jay-duplass-4 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:39:01 +0000 Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper Hallmark, 2025 (4 out of 5 Hot Chocolates) https://larrys100.writeas.com/merry-christmas-ted-cooper-hallmark-2025-4-out-of-5-hot-chocolates?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper Hallmark, 2025 (4 out of 5 Hot Chocolates) Read more #100HotChocolates reviews The season’s first banger. Atypical male lead, fresh story beats, and riffing on zany Anchorman-style comedies. The romance is a Christmas Ale buzz. You root for leads Ted and Hope. Supporting cast matters in holiday movies. From Ted’s high-strung sibling to the Sole Sisters, an a-hole newsman nemesis, and Hope’s straight-talkin' coworker, this movie has a fruitcake of an ensemble. The plot had a third-act problem with an asinine Three’s Company miscommunication “conflict.” Hope is unnecessarily mean, as she delivers a brutal, undeserved Ted takedown. Justice for Ted! But the hot, handsy, elongated on-camera make-out scene saved Christmas. Watch it. Ted #movies #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkMovies #RomCom #HolidayMovies #100HotChocolates #ChristmasReview #100WordReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload All reviews on Larry's 100 are exactly 100 words. Read why → a rel="me" class="mastodon-link" href="https://writing.exchange/@chrislarry"Mastodon/a Bluesky Instagram StoryGraph]]> Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper Hallmark, 2025 (4 out of 5 Hot Chocolates)

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The season’s first banger. Atypical male lead, fresh story beats, and riffing on zany Anchorman-style comedies. The romance is a Christmas Ale buzz. You root for leads Ted and Hope.

Supporting cast matters in holiday movies. From Ted’s high-strung sibling to the Sole Sisters, an a-hole newsman nemesis, and Hope’s straight-talkin' coworker, this movie has a fruitcake of an ensemble.

The plot had a third-act problem with an asinine Three’s Company miscommunication “conflict.” Hope is unnecessarily mean, as she delivers a brutal, undeserved Ted takedown. Justice for Ted! But the hot, handsy, elongated on-camera make-out scene saved Christmas. Watch it.

Ted

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]]> https://larrys100.writeas.com/merry-christmas-ted-cooper-hallmark-2025-4-out-of-5-hot-chocolates Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:36:29 +0000 An Alpine Holiday, Hallmark Channel 2025 (2.5/5 Hot Chocolates) https://larrys100.writeas.com/an-alpine-holiday-hallmark-channel-2025-2-5-5-hot-chocolates?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[An Alpine Holiday, Hallmark Channel 2025 (2.5/5 Hot Chocolates) Read more #100HotChocolates reviews Two aspects differentiate An Alpine Holiday: authentic French Alps sets (no fake snow!) and a story that focuses more on sibling relationships than romantic entanglements. A last wish sends two sisters on a quest to retrace their grandparents' alpine love story. Ashley Williams, a Christmas movie regular with quirky comic timing, plays one of the sisters. Their tension drives the plot, each carrying a sleigh full of grievances and regrets to unwrap. The rest? Weak romance cider. One gets a limp French tour guide, and Williams has a nonsensical marriage epiphany about her dweeb back home. Only for Hallmark Heads. An Alpine Holiday #movies #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkMovies #RomCom #HolidayMovies #100HotChocolates #AshleyWilliams #ChristmasReview #100WordReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload #Drabble All reviews on Larry's 100 are exactly 100 words. Read why → a rel="me" class="mastodon-link" href="https://writing.exchange/@chrislarry"Mastodon/a Bluesky Instagram StoryGraph]]> An Alpine Holiday, Hallmark Channel 2025 (2.5/5 Hot Chocolates)

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Two aspects differentiate An Alpine Holiday: authentic French Alps sets (no fake snow!) and a story that focuses more on sibling relationships than romantic entanglements.

A last wish sends two sisters on a quest to retrace their grandparents' alpine love story. Ashley Williams, a Christmas movie regular with quirky comic timing, plays one of the sisters. Their tension drives the plot, each carrying a sleigh full of grievances and regrets to unwrap.

The rest? Weak romance cider. One gets a limp French tour guide, and Williams has a nonsensical marriage epiphany about her dweeb back home.

Only for Hallmark Heads.

An Alpine Holiday

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