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Hot Girl Winter (2023) - Tubi As 'Hot Girl Winter' opens, the Tubi splash screen greets with a TV-14 rating with the warning of 'Sexual Situations' and 'Sexual Suggestions'.  Gotta say I'm not used to those kinds of warnings from my Hallmarky Romantic Holiday Movies, but these are warnings one should definitely be aware of before taking this challenge.  Our film opens with Jess (Golden Brooks), or Mrs. Claus as it were traipsing down the stairs in her skimpy nightie because she needs Nick  (Jason Mimms), or Santa Claus as it were,  to scratch a certain itch.  Unfortunately Nick is nowhere to be found as he is back in the warehouse making toys or whatever Santa has to do around the holidays, thus Jess has to go to bed frustrated yet again. No worries because the next morning is the day Jess and Nick are supposed to be off to fun in the sun for their 30th wedding anniversary, but again it will not happen.  Their teenage son Kris (D'Varijay Harris) has info

 Mystery on Mistletoe Lane (2023) - Hallmark Reviewed by Lisa Sue So…confession. I watch the Hallmark Mysteries, like ALL the Hallmark Mysteries, not because I have to but because I like to. I’m talking bakers, hair dressers, caterers, matchmakers, and lounge singers who in their spare time assist helpless detectives in solving murders, thefts, and other various crimes. So when there’s a Christmas movie mystery? Sign me up! Sadly, we know what happens when we have expectations. We are let down. And so it was with this movie, as there is a secret to reveal but mystery? That’s a bit of an exaggeration, as no major heist, violent assault, or the like went down. There wasn’t even a detective or police officer around, so how big exactly was this mystery, really? Enough with my whinging, on with the show! Enter Heidi, a recently divorced single mom who just accepted a job as director of The New Hollow Historical Society. She’s nervous about this big change, which means uprooting her kids fro