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Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia

Sophia Payne and Emily Grubbs

Emily and Sophia review Hallmark movies (and Hallmark-esque movies) and tell you if it"s a winner or a loser. They have built the perfect rubric to judge cheesy romance movies and determine if they are worth your time and attention. Along the way, they will share snippits of their unpredictable lives, which are in stark contrast to the movies they review. Emily is Sophia"s brother"s ex, Sophia is a single mom, Emily is a dancing queen, and both are Christians navigating the weird world of

tv & film film reviews

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01:19:56

The Wedding Veil: Unveiled

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2023/01/25

We are back for part two of our six-episode series covering all movies in The Wedding Veil saga. This episode covers The Wedding Veil: Unveiled, where Emma (Autumn Reeser) travels to Italy to teach and research a wedding veil said to bring its owner love. While there, she meets Paolo (Paolo Bernardini), the son of a local lace-making family. Keeping with the tradition from the first movie, this one is an absolute Slay! Listen as we dive into why we absolutely loved this movie and why you should give

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01:11:31

The Wedding Veil

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2023/01/18

Here comes the bride, all dressed in a magical veil that brings in the love of your life if you own said veil and believe in its magic. Or so the song goes. Emily and Sophia begin the dive into The Wedding Veil movie series, and it got kicked off with a bang! Lacey Chabert stars in this gem of a movie, alongside Autumn Reeser, Kevin McGarry, and Alison Sweeney! They also discuss Sophia taking down all of her Christmas decor, Emily training for her new job, and an upcoming school dance for Sophia's

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01:33:00

Taking a Shot at Love

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2023/01/11

The girls are back (in town) to talk about Taking a Shot at Love, a 2021 Hallmark Channel movie starring Alexa PenaVega and Luke Macfarlane. A former professional dancer uses ballet to help an injured hockey star get back on the ice, and we absolutely loved this movie! We both loved the charm, the style, the chemistry, the acting, the storyline - you name it. Definitely give this one a watch for a feel-good storyline that is true to Hallmark style without being overly predictable or boring. This

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01:13:04

New Year, Same Podcasters

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2023/01/04

Happy New Year! Emily and Sophia share how their Christmas holidays were spent and what feelings they had about it all. Are gifts necessary for Christmas? What even is it all about? They also dive in to goals for the year! But it's a different kind of conversation than just "___ amount of books to read" and "run a marathon" that you normally see and hear. They speak truth to how goal setting should be, encourage one another in their goals, and call out toxicity from New Years Resolution haters

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00:19:33

Top 5 Christmas Movies of 2022

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/12/21

Which movies did Emily and Sophia LOVE this season? Which ones should Y O U watch in the lead up to Christmas? The girls share their favorites AND why you should check them out! This will save you from watching any duds, and instead cozying up on the couch in magical Hallmark land. Tune in and then get ready to laugh/cry at the ones they recommend! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hallmarkremarks/message

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01:33:55

A Christmas Class Reunion

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/12/14

Emily and Sophia went deep in this episode. Cheating, chasing dreams, heavy laden with guilt, death of loved ones, estranged family members.....it was heavy. But not before they reminisced on High School roles thanks to A Christmas Class Reunion! This Hallmark movie was watched by Emily! She did a great job describing it. See if it was enough to convince Sophia to watch it. The movies the girls chose to dive deeper into were The Noel Diary (Netflix), A Holiday Spectacular (Hallmark), and Time for

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01:18:56

Buc-ee's and Advent Readings

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/12/07

Emily and Sophia are back after a 2 week hiatus thanks to a stomach bug! They catch up and talk about how their Thanksgivings were, about cat body dysmorphia, is Buc-ee's the best gas station?, Door Dash, and Advent Readings. Emily traveled a lot over the course of a week, while Sophia lied as low as humanly possible the week of Thanksgiving. Sophia talked about the Advent reading she did for her church and the potential Hallmark Movie Moment it provided. Emily and Sophia do some rapid fire

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01:01:02

Ticket to Paradise: Sophia and Emily guest star on "I...

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/12/01

Stomach flus and sore throats have hit the Hallmark Remarks duo and you all get to benefit! Enjoy this episode of "I Watched That" where Sophia and Emily had the awesome opportunity to be guest stars. Make sure to follow the guys on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and we'll be back next week with two episodes of Christmas cheer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hallmarkremarks/message

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01:29:58

A Christmas Story Christmas & Die Hard Debate

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/24

Listeners, it is time (a la Mufasa) to revisit our now annual debate: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? In reality, we all know its not REALLY a debate, but it's fun anyways. On this episode, our favorite unofficial third host is back! Everyone show Nigel some love as we chat about the new HBO release of "A Christmas Story Christmas" which is a continuation of the ever-nostalgic "A Christmas Story". Stay tuned for a really hilarious mixup and to hear some jaw-dropping news. Happy Thanksgiving to those

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01:13:35

Royal Nannies, Golden Dragons, and Back Injuries

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/17

This week's episode was rapid fire reviews of several new Christmas movies (and one old one by accident!). The girls catch up, discuss back injuries, moms, and egg nog. It's a fun time! The reviewed movies were: The Royal Nanny, Reindeer Games Homecoming, Christmas at the Golden Dragon, Christmas Sweethearts, and Christmas in Tennessee --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hallmarkremarks/message

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00:54:31

Falling For Christmas: Bonus Episode ft. Ethan and...

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/17

Emily and Sophia sit down with Ethan and Alex from "I Watched That" to discuss Lindsay Lohan's recent Netflix Holiday flick, "Falling For Christmas". In true Hallmark Remarks fashion, we learn all about the guys' favorite Christmas traditions, movies, and exactly how they imagine their perfect "meet cute" moments. As always, let us know what you think of this movie and don't forget to follow "I Watched That" on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! --- Send in a voice message:

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00:40:03

Christmas Bonus! Rapid Fire Recommendations with...

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/15

Sophia watched a lot of movies over the weekend and she gives rapid fire recaps with recommendations! Want to know which movies are hits and which movies to skip? Give this episode a listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hallmarkremarks/message

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01:24:35

Christmas Villages, Switzerland, and old story lines...

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/15

Emily had to miss this week's recording session, so Sophia had her mom, Peggy Payne on to guest host! Her knowledge of Hallmark movies is so extensive, she connected some CRAZY awesome dots for us between a Candace Cameron movie and a Jodie Sweetin movie. It felt like Christmas Inception. Sophia and Peggy talk about a few Hallmark movies they watched over the weekend, and the magic that they felt! Some movies can miss the mark, or feel too cheesy. But they both thought that several new movies really

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00:53:08

Bonus Episode 2

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/06

We finally got it, folks! After three video editing softwares and many voice memos sent, we've cracked the code on posting this video. In this episode, Sophie talks through the rest of the movie releases, and the girls dive into their gift-giving philosophies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hallmarkremarks/message

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01:01:55

Ghosts of Christmas Present and Catering Christmas

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/11/02

Emily and Sophia are back for another week of NEW Christmas movies! This episode features 2, since Emily actually watched 2, and the girls dive right on in to them! Ghosts of Christmas Present is a really fun twist on the Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol. 3 Ghosts "Scrooge" people and help them find their Christmas spirit. Some complications arise on their latest subject, and cause everyone to scramble. The movie as a whole had twists and turns that both Emily and Sophia struggled to

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00:28:25

Christmas Cookies and Curmudgeons

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/10/27

Christmas cookies that tell you your one true love? A Scrooge and a Bob Cratchit all in one character? A Black Friday shopping fiasco? So many crazy situations happened in this weekend's Holiday Christmas Movie roundup! Sophia watched them all and tells Emily a quick synopsis of each one. She ranks them and pitches them to inspire Emily's tv time this week. Which one does Emily choose? Did Sophia dislike any or all of them? Is it too soon for Christmas? Well, give this bonus episode a listen to find

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01:10:55

We Wish You A Married Christmas

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/10/26

It's CHRISTMAS! Well, in Hallmark world it is...so you know what that means! We reviewed our first batch of Christmas movies this weekend and cannot wait to bring you all on the journey with us. Whether you're team "Decorate in September" or "No thanks, I'll wait until December" - we got you! This episode features an in-depth review of Hallmarks' newest-ish release, We Wish You A Married Christmas. We follow a couple whose relationship is on-the-rocks (and not the good kind) so their marriage

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01:33:40

Autumn in the City

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/10/19

Autumn in the City (Hallmark) opens up with a montage of New York City, while someone is painting a watercolor of the sites. Statue of Liberty, taxi cabs, Empire State Building, and an apartment complex. Which is where our main character, Piper, gets out of her cab. We soon learn she left Omaha, Nebraska to sublet an apartment in the city. And her parents just do not get it. They have many concerns, including a job, and she is working on it that very afternoon. Next we meet Austin and he's at lunch

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01:03:18

Harvest Moon

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/10/14

Okay don't be mad at us - we have very valid reasons for being late to drop this episode! To make it up to you, we have a super cute, very "classicly-Hallmark" movie this week. We're going back to our roots with this Hallmark plotline, aka: city girl has to go to the country for some reason and ends up finding her heart in the people, town, and one very cute farm owner. "Harvest Moon" is this weeks watch and it has all the elements we enjoy, with some room for laughs and critique. Overall we really

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01:47:33

Romance in Style

Hallmark Remarks with Emily and Sophia ·

2022/10/05

This week's movie review is helped with a guest appearance by Peggy Payne! Sophia's mom, who often recommends the really good Hallmark movies for the girls to review, hopped on this week's episode! She recommended the movie Romance in Style, and the girls decided to have her on and share her thoughts! This movie touches on Body Positivity and the fashion industry. In a prior episode, the girls watched a movie that they found to be harmful/damaging for body image. So, they were skeptical to watch

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