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Judd Nelson, Justin Landry, Natalie Brown, John Flemming, Sante Scaletta, Connor Price, David keeley, Robert Latimer, Jean Yoon, David Gingrich, Deborah Grover, Frank McAnulty

Santa Claus (Judd Nelson) is in trouble. Because of the terrible attitude in the world, Christmas is about to be cancelled permanently. Santa has one chance, to go down to the mainland, and prove that there still is some Christmas spirit around. So with his head elf in tow, Randal (Justin Landry) they head to take a job as a school janitor at a high school with some troubled kids. Two boys in particular are pranking their way into the record books of naughty. But one of the boys, the ringleader, is a rich kid who lost his mother the year before and his father, to deal with his own grief, has thrown himself into his work neglecting the son who needs him so much. Learning to give instead of receive is what these boys need, and Kris Frost (Santa) as the school janitor sets off on his task trying to reach them, and touch them.

I went into this film thinking it was going to be very silly. I really was expecting to hate it from the get go, and the first few minutes didn’t disappoint me. But as I got into the story, I found it a lot better than I ever expected. Yes, this is a Hallmark holiday film from last year, being repeated this year, but it’s actually a pretty decent story. The kids are really not bad, but acting out based upon the lot they’ve been given. They have redeeming qualities and just need some pushing to realize that they are not really evil. Their school teacher and his son has a lot to do with whether they will make it or not. It’s really not corny, as I expected, and has a lot of really good acting. The story is strong enough to carry you for a couple hours, and it’s really a very warm and friendly little Christmas movie. I think it’s one that well worth tracking down if you haven’t seen it before. It’s a nice little film.

Jennifer Finnigan, Natalie Brown, Cedric Smith, Nola Augustson, Stefano DiMatteo, Morgan Kelly, Mike O’Brien, Jennifer Pudavick

Shadow Island Mysteries is a series of Movies that takes place on an island in the Canadian wilderness. The Last Christmas is part of the series. In this film, the grandfather (Raymond La Foret) called the whole family to a cabin on Shadow Island for Christmas. Claire is the key character of all the Shadow Mysteries stories. We are told that Claire’s mother died mysteriously on Christmas 5 years before. In that time the family has not gotten together. There is some bad blood between some of the family. Grandfather loves games, and before announcing that he has a terminal illness and it will be his last Christmas announces that he is setting up the “Jean La Foret Memorial Puzzle” in memory of his lost wife. The rules are simple. Solve the puzzle and inherit the fortune. Everyone else will get nothing.

This film is appearing this season on Showtime. It’s an unusual Christmas story as it’s a real mystery. For mystery buffs, this is perfect, as it’s a though provoking Christmas mystery, and those are rare. Will the family be able to solve the mystery before something really bad happens. This is an excellent mystery, very compelling, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. Additionally it makes me want to check out some of the other films in the series. It is a very well done story, and the actors do a great job. They all stand out, and it’s a pleasure to watch.

Sam Elliott, John Corbett, Sarah Paulson, Karen Allen, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Tegan Moss, Emily Alyn Lind, Max Charles

Jess Sanford is a gruff farmer who’s lost his young son a while ago. A new resident, Tom Marks (John Corbett), shows up at the farm in August asking if Jess Has any pumpkins for sale, in August!! Jess thinks and thinks about the question, but when he returns asking if there are any Christmas Trees for sale, Jess puts two and two together and figures out what is going on. Tom is moving all the holidays up because his daughter Vanessa is very ill and may never make it until Halloween or Christmas. But the point of the story is about Jess, and his withdrawal from humanity until he learned to overcome his sorrow by helping other people.