#benjamin ayres

[watchinghallmark]

A Christmas Angel Match (2025)

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Hallmark May Movie Lineup - May for Moms.

Kentucky Roses Premiering Saturday, May 2, 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel. Starring Andrew Walker and Odette Annable. Synopsis: A greenhouse worker and the son of Churchill Downs' CEO form an unlikely pair, coming together to save the Kentucky Derby rose blanket and uncovering a generational love story along the way.

All's Fair in Love & Mahjong Premiering Saturday, May 9, 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel. Starring Fiona Gubelmann, Paul Campbell, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Melissa Peterman. Synopsis: A school nurse turns her love of the game Mahjong into a new path, inspired by a jovial contractor fixing up her home, who encourages her to take a chance on the future.

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Premiering Saturday, May 16, 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel. Starring Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, Barbara Niven. Synopsis: When a suspect in a forgery case is murdered and the prosecutor goes missing, Hannah and Chad must uncover how the two cases are connected and solve them in time for the trial.

True Justice: Eye for An Eye Premiering Saturday, May 23, 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel. Starring Katherine McNamara, Markian Tarasiuk, Nikki DeLoach, Benjamin Ayres. Synopsis: Our Warriors work to exonerate a mother wrongly accused of murdering another mother in the Parent School Coalition.

Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Key to the Castle Premiering Saturday, May 30, 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel. Starring Tamera Mowry-Housley, Risteard Cooper, Adam Fergus and Marco Grazzini. Synopsis: When a ghost hunter show comes to town, it's up to Gethsemane and Eamon to solve the unexpected murder of the host, allowing the brand-new spirit to cross-over.

[hopevalley1874]

Lenz portrays Rebecca Clarke, who travels from her home city of Chicago to the Western Canadian frontier with her 11-year-old-daughter. But when her wagon breaks down, she has no choice but to accept help from local rancher and confirmed bachelor, Tom Moore (Ayres). Despite Rebecca's best intentions to remain unattached, the future she dreams of for her and her daughter along with the people she meets in this fledgling town - including the guarded Tom and tenacious pioneer woman Hattie Quinn (Hennessy) - ultimately compel her to put down roots and make a fresh start. Also starring in the series are Roan Curtis (Firefly Lane) as Hattie's daughter, Olivia, and Lachlan Quarmby (Providence Falls) as Constable Alexander Vaughn, one of the first members of the newly created Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

[everybuddiewantssome]

Zach thought the ER was bad

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

Have you seen Saving Hope (2012-2017)?

Yes

Partially

No, but I've heard of it

Never heard of it

Voting ended onMay 31, 2024

[firstdegreefangirl]

The Santa Class (2024)

[hallmarktheheartoftv]

The Santa Class

[sweetcritique]

Christmas Movie Review: The Santa Class

The North Star Camp, where they train Santas - that's amazing; Kate isn't loving it as it's Christmas all the time and she was looking for something different. Started to make plans to follow a different road but the business manager left (to pasture of more money and notoriety) she didn't tell her dad that she wanted something else and stepped into that role for him.  Fast forward 12 years and her dad retires and there's a second organization that trains Santas lead by that particular business manager. But Kate is not happen, she has lost all Christmas magic and love.

Then there's Dan, who loves everything Christmas and has his dream job... which he gets fired from for the Board to get a bigger bonuses. (I appreciate the commentary around business making decisions based on money alone. I hate decisions like that because the Board doesn't need more money. 🫤)

Dan runs to Kate's Santa training camp and wiggles his way into it. Let the snarky banter begin!!!!! These two are amazing together. 

Then they find a man wandering in the road, dressed as Santa, so they try to help. The man doesn't remember anything, so Kate and Dan investigate and find reindeer and a flying sleigh.  They decide to bring him back to Santa school, to help his memory.

The students are a eclectic bunch: grandmpa, woman, nomad, puppeteer, actor and of course the real Santa.  (Not to mention that Paul Campbell is playing himself as the actor.  It's funny because he and Kimberley Sustad are writing partners on the the Tree Men and... movies.)

Dan and Kate are fun, they want to be together and fight it for a while until it all bubbles over with a kiss. 😍 It's all perfect.  Until Dan gets upset that she may be considering selling The North Star, unable to separate his blossoming feelings for her, from his love of Santa training.

Nick gets his memory back just in time to help the camp win the 'cup' - it doesn't matter that it was predictable with him popping up the chimney, it was still great.  And he gifted Kate a whistle to use if she every needed help with Christmas. (Sequel perhaps?!)

Really fun movie, definitely in the top tier.

Fave Dialog Paul Campbell:  Tell the Network I'm ready for the role. ...  What do you mean they gave it to Andrew Walker?!   (haaahaaahaaa)