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You did it! You found your new favorite podcast! Congrats! Join Bran, Dan, and friends as they attempt to watch and review made-for-tv movies. Just a bunch of friends…watching made-for-tv movies. What could go wrong? Listen ad-free at bramblejamplus.com Follow us - Instagram: @hallmarkpodcast Twitter: @hallmarkpodcast Facebook: Deck The Hallmark Podcast *Deck the Hallmark is NOT affiliated with Hallmark Media*

  1. Black Widow

    7 hr ago

    Black Widow

    It's Marvel Monday and we're diving deep into Black Widow's past! ABOUT BLACK WIDOW Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR BLACK WIDOW July 9, 2021 | Theatrical Release / Disney+ CAST & CREW OF BLACK WIDOW Director: Cate Shortland Writers: Eric Pearson, Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson Cast: Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova David Harbour as Alexei Rachel Weisz as Melina Ray Winstone as Dreykov BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS The movies in 1995 with a normal family living in Ohio, including two young girls. One day, the dad comes home and is like it’s time to go on a big adventure. They pack quickly get in the car and speed off just as the cops are starting to show up. Turns out, this isn’t a normal family. It’s Russian super soldier Alexei and his Black Widow operative wife. Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova pose as their daughters while they’re working undercover. With valuable S.H.I.E.L.D. intelligence in hand, they flee to Cuba and Via montage, we see Natasha and Yelana being trained up by the Red Room become Black Widows.  21 years later, Natasha is on the run after violating the Sokovia Accords. She goes to a safehouse when at the same time, Yelena kills a rogue former Widow but is exposed to a synthetic antidote that frees her from the Red Room’s chemical mind control. Hoping Natasha and the Avengers can help free the remaining Widows, Yelena sends several antidote vials to Natasha before going into hiding. While unknowingly transporting the vials, Natasha is ambushed by the mysterious masked person named The Taskmaster. After escaping, she reunites with Yelena and learns about what’s still going on. Determined to destroy the Red Room, Natasha and Yelena free their ol papa Alexei from prison, hoping he knows where the Red Room leader is at. He directs them to their ol mama Melina, who lives on a farm.  Although Melina secretly alerts Dreykov, Natasha convinces her to switch sides, and the two use advanced face-mask technology to exchange identities before being taken to the Red Room in the sky.  Dreykov quickly realizes Natasha’s disguise. Natasha discovers that every Widow is biologically unable to harm Dreykov because of a pheromone lock, so she deliberately breaks her own nose to sever her sense of smell and overcome the conditioning. Dreykov attempts to escape while the remaining Widows attack Natasha, but Yelena releases the antidote gas, freeing them from Dreykov’s control. Natasha copies the locations of Widows stationed around the world from Dreykov’s computer as the damaged facility begins to collapse. She rescues the remaining antidote vials and frees Taskmaster. Natasha gives the viral and the locations of the remaining widows to Yelena so she can rescue the others.  Natasha goes to free the imprisoned Avengers. Cut to after Natasha’s death, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine visits Yelena at Natasha’s grave. Claiming that Clint Barton is responsible for Natasha’s death, Yelena now has her next target. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtube Interested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    55 min
  2. To Grandmother's House We Go

    2 days ago

    To Grandmother's House We Go

    It's a throwback to a one of Ry-Guy's favorite Christmas movies.! ABOUT TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO When twins Sarah and Julie feel like their mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their great-grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO December 6, 1992 | ABC CAST & CREW OF TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO Director: Jeff Franklin Writers: Jeff Franklin, Boyd Hale Cast: Ashley Olsen as Julie Thompson Mary-Kate Olsen as Sarah Thompson BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS We meet five-year-old twins Sarah and Julie. They are little stinkers and give their single mother Rhonda plenty of trouble. She is also actively annoyed by this delivery driver named Eddie who is very into her. The next day, they're out trying to make a snowman with the little snow that's on the ground but Eddie comes by and steps on it when he gets out of his truck. He delivers a present from their grandparents. On the outside of it, there's a note about them coming for Christmas for a carnival. Julia says they can't go there for Christmas. Eddie is not thrilled to find out that Rhonda is a mom. After overhearing their mom admit that she desperately needs a break from them, the girls decide to run away and spend Christmas with their grandparents. Their plan quickly goes off the rails when they realize they can't cross the street. So they decide to hop on the bus but it only travels downtown. So they start wandering around the city and end up finding Eddie. They secretly climb into the back of his truck cuz surely he's going to grandmother's house. But they need to use the restroom and that's when Eddie discovers them. Eddie enjoys hanging with the girls and ends up buying a lottery ticket using the girls' birthdates as his numbers. Back home, the girls' babysitter realizes they've disappeared and calls Rhonda. Eddie calls Rhonda and says he's gonna bring them home. But just as he's about to do that, his delivery truck is stolen—with Sarah and Julie still inside. The thieves, Harvey and Shirley, are shocked to discover two little girls in the back of the truck. Seeing an opportunity to make real money, they decide they're gonna try to get a ransom for the girls. They convince the girls they're taking them to grandmother's house. Shirley calls Rhonda and demands $10,000 in cash, arranging the exchange at the ice rink in Edgemont and instructing Rhonda to wear a red hat. Rhonda and Eddie pawn the contents of the delivery packages Eddie was supposed to deliver to get the $10,000. A detective hears about all these pawns and assumes that Eddie and Rhonda must be the criminals they've been looking for that have been stealing stuff. Turns out, they're really looking for Harvey and Shirley. Harvey accidentally reveals that they aren't actually taking the twins to their grandmother's house, so they run away just as Rhonda shows up to pick up the girls. The girls race off in a carriage, so Eddie hops on a horse like a cowboy to rescue them right outside of grandma's house. The detective shows up to arrest Eddie and Rhonda, still convinced they're the kidnappers, but Harvey confesses to everything to free them. They make it to the lottery drawing and they win big bucks and Eddie and Rhonda kiss. They use the money to return every pawned package to its rightful owner and spend Christmas together. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtube Interested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    41 min
  3. The Christmas Writer

    3 days ago

    The Christmas Writer

    Another Friday, another Festive! ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS WRITER A lesbian romance novelist returns to her hometown after her mother's death, struggling with writer's block. Meeting a single mom who owns a bookstore forces her to make a life-changing choice. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR THE CHRISTMAS WRITER November 18,  2025 | Streaming CAST & CREW OF THE CHRISTMAS WRITER Director: Christin Baker Writers: Christin Baker, Katie I. Williams Cast: Shelby Allison Brown as Noel Callie Bussell as Callie BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS We meet Noel who is an author, specifically of Christmas books, doing readings and what not. She's finally home for her last signing before Christmas but she's feeling a bit sad because of the death of her mom. She just wants to go home to her girlfriend Amy, but when she gets there, she finds Amy with another woman. 10 months later, Noel is heading into her holiday season funk. She tells her publisher she wants to write a spring book. She's not having it. Christmas writing is who she is. Noel says she's hitting Christmas writer's block. So when the opportunity to go home and judge a Christmas book pitching contest at the book store comes up, she reluctantly agrees. When she gets there, she meets Callie who is running the book store now. She is a big fan of Noel and actually met her at the book signing last year. They begin to hit it off and then Noel finds out that Callie has a 7 year old daughter and Noel is like....I don't hate the idea of being a mom? They begin hanging out more outside of the book store and the sparks are flying. They even end up kissing! What could go wrong?! Well, first, Callie pulls away because she has a kid and doesn't want her to get attached when Noel isn't going to stick around. But then it gets worse. Noel's agent comes to town to see how she's doing and her assistant snoops around her room and finds something called Carol of the Bells. They love it. They send it to the publisher and it's gonna be her next big book. The problem? Noel didn't write this book, Callie did. She was reading it over for her. When Callie finds this out, she tells her that she's a book thief and she never wants to see her again. Of course, Noel makes it right and shows back up to make things right and tell her she's moving home. They kiss. 10 months later, Carol of the Bells is released by Callie and it's a big hit and they're one big happy family. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtube Interested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    40 min
  4. Christmas Under Construction (Renovation Romance)

    6 days ago

    Christmas Under Construction (Renovation Romance)

    Christmas in July is here!  ABOUT RENOVATION ROMANCE When Chelsea is forced to go to New Hampshire, she finds herself in a precarious situation with her career and relationship. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR RENOVATION ROMANCE November 1, 2024 | Hulu // July 4, 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF RENOVATION ROMANCE Director: Robin Dunne Writers: Julia Benson, Peter Benson, Robin Dunne Cast: Jessica Lowndes as Chelsea Stevens Daniel Lissing as Cooper James BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS We are dropped right into an episode of Renovating Romance. Chelsea hosts this show that renovates a house & helps a couple at the same time. She hosts the show with her boyfriend Jake. The season just ended and they go to this wrap party and then they're off on a little vacation. But uh oh - there's an opportunity in New Hampshire for a special - hosted by her. Chelsea really wants the time off but Jake is like this would be big for us! She is gonna say no but the executive Dan is like I'll make a big donation to your charity and she's in.  Off to New Hampshire they go to meet the unhappy couple Cooper and Janice. They can not agree on what to do with their house. He's a country mouse. She's a big city girl. And they just have different ideas. So they're talking about that country mouse all the way to the house. Turns out that country mouse was their driver! Whoopsies. They get to the first day of shooting and Janice is immediately uncomfortable with talking about her and Cooper's relationship on national tv. He's like that's the whole point of the show. She decides to go to New York for a couple days to clear her head. Jake says he could go with her and film some stuff there and say it's for the show and Chelsea will stay there and film with Cooper.  And the chemistry between Cooper and Chelsea is off the charts. Everyone is talking about it. They just keep flirting and having fun time.  To make matters worse, the tabloids are about to run a story about Chelsea and Jake having relationship problems.  Janice makes it back and her and cooper talk and decide to really give their relationship a shot. They tell that to Chelsea and Jake and Chelsea is kinda sad.  It’s almost time for the live Christmas Eve special and Chelsea decides now is the right time to dump Jake. Jake takes it ok but then we see that he was going to propose.  On the show, Cooper and Janice are talking about how they saved their relationship but then they asked Janice if she’s ready to leave the big city for good and she cries and says no and breaks up with cooper. Tough break bud.  Jake still proposes to Chelsea on TV but tells her it’s just for the show. Chelsea looks at Cooper and then says no. She gives a long speech about how America doesn’t need to see everything tied up in a perfect bow.  Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtube Interested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    36 min
  5. Spider-Man: Far from Home

    6 Jul

    Spider-Man: Far from Home

    It's Marvel Monday and Spider-Man is going on vacation! ABOUT SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Peter Parker decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME 2019 | Theatrical Release CAST & CREW OF SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Director: Jon Watts Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee Cast: Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck/Mysterio Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan Zendaya as MJ Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS We’re in Mexico and Nick Fury and Maria Hill are investigating reports of a mysterious storm caused by the Earth Elemental. They are rescued by a super-powered fella named Quentin Beck, who destroys the creature. Nick Fury is impressed.  Back in New York,  the school year at Peter’s school has restarted after those erased by Thanos returned five years later. So things are a bit wacky there. Still grieving the death of his mentor, Tony Stark, Peter Parker joins his classmates on a two-week trip across Europe, hoping to tell MJ how he feels about her. Happy tells Peter that  Nick Fury is trying to reach him, but Peter ignores the call. He needs a vacay.  The trip’s first stop in Venice, Italy, and it doesn’t go great. A water monster begins to attack the city. Peter secretly helps protect his classmates while our new friend Howard Beck, aka Mysterio, arrives and defeats the monster.  Afterward, Fury shows up to meet Peter and gives him something that Tony wanted to give him - advanced E.D.I.T.H. glasses. Let's jsut say they're very powerful.   Peter declines Fury’s request to join the mission and returns to his classmates, but Fury quietly reroutes the school trip to Prague where, uh oh, the Fire monster attacks. Peter fights alongside Mysterio. Afterwords, Peter and Beck are hanging out and Peter gives Beck E.D.I.T.H. glasses, convinced the world needs a hero like Mysterio more then him. Once Peter leaves, Beck reveals the truth. The monsters were never real but elaborate holographic illusions created with advanced projection technology by a team of hurt former Stark Industries employees. Fired years earlier for his unstable behavior, Beck orchestrated the attacks to portray himself as the world’s newest superhero. With control of E.D.I.T.H. and its drone arsenal, he plans to create even larger illusions and cement his status as an Avenger-level protector. After MJ reveals that she knows Peter is Spider-Man, she shows him a damaged projector she recovered from the Prague battle, leading them to realize that Beck is a bad guy. Peter rushes to Berlin to warn Fury, but Beck traps him in a series of illusions.  Peter survives the attack and wakes up in the Netherlands, where he contacts Happy Hogan. Happy flies him to London, where Beck is staging his big illusion. Beck also plans to eliminate Peter’s classmates, fearing they could expose his fraud. Peter battles through Beck and is able to use his his Spider-Sense to defeat him. He get the E.D.I.T.H. Back and  defeats Beck.  , Peter and MJ meet back up and kissss! They get to New York and starts dating which means flying through the streets together. BUT, uh HOH,  TheDailyBugle has some breaking news -  Beck has sent a video thet frames Spider-Man for Beck’s death and the London drone attack before revealing Peter Parker’s secret identity to the entire world. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtube Interested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    50 min

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You did it! You found your new favorite podcast! Congrats! Join Bran, Dan, and friends as they attempt to watch and review made-for-tv movies. Just a bunch of friends…watching made-for-tv movies. What could go wrong? Listen ad-free at bramblejamplus.com Follow us - Instagram: @hallmarkpodcast Twitter: @hallmarkpodcast Facebook: Deck The Hallmark Podcast *Deck the Hallmark is NOT affiliated with Hallmark Media*

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