TRCC Reviews

‘A Christmas Prince’ (2017) Review

12/12/2020

A Christmas Prince: When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love – but will she be able to keep up her lie?

‘The Christmas Contract’ (2018) Review

11/30/2020

The Christmas Contract Synopsis: A recently-single woman dreads the thought of going back to her home town in Louisiana for Christmas when she finds out her ex-boyfriend will be there with his new girlfriend. After learning her ex-boyfriend is bringing his new girlfriend home for Christmas, Jolie begins to dread the holiday until her best friend Naomi suggests Jolie and her brother Jack pretend to be dating to make her ex jealous. Jack, an aspiring author, agrees to the charade, but only if Jolie designs him a website. Together the two travel to Louisiana to spend Christmas with Jolie’s family.…

‘Happiest Season’ (2020) Review

11/28/2020

Happiest Season Synopsis: A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas. When her girlfriend Harper (Mackenzie Davis) invites her to accompany her home for Christmas, Abby (Kristen Stewart) soon finds out that Harper has yet to come out to her wealthy, conservative parents, and the entire family is under the impression that Abby is simply Harper’s roommate. Abby reluctantly agrees with the charade as Harper promises to tell her parents everything after the holidays. Thus begins about 70 minutes of watching Abby…

‘Christmas Inheritance’ (2017) Review

11/26/2020

Christmas Inheritance Synopsis: To be the CEO, an heiress is challenged by her dad to deliver a Christmas letter in person to his ex-partner in their hometown – traveling by bus, incognito and with only $100. Will she learn something from the people there? After a slight mishap at a Toys for Tots gala, socialite and CEO-in-training Ellen Langford is asked by her father to prove she deserves the family company by traveling to their small hometown, Snow Falls, to hand-deliver a letter to his former partner. She has to travel by bus with only $100 in her pocket. Ellen…

‘Almost Christmas’ (2016) Review

11/22/2020

Almost Christmas: A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.

‘Operation Christmas Drop’ (2020) Review

11/21/2020

Operation Christmas Drop: Congressional aide Erica forgoes family Christmas to travel at her boss’s behest. At a beachside Air Force base, she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz, who knows her assignment is finding reasons to defund the facility.

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ (2002) Review

11/16/2020

Sweet Home Alabama Synopsis: A young woman who’s reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation. Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) is an up-and-coming fashion designer in New York with an incredibly handsome, wealthy boyfriend named Andrew (Patrick Dempsey) who also happens to be the Mayor’s son. After Andrew proposes to Melanie, she hightails it back to her hometown in Alabama to track down her husband, Jake (Josh Lucas), in hopes that he’ll finally sign their divorce papers. It turns out Melanie – whose…

‘Holidate’ (2020) Review

11/14/2020

Holidate Synopsis: Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other’s platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way. While still reeling from a breakup, Sloane (Emma Roberts) is growing tired of her family’s constant pressure to find a man. Jackson (Luke Bracey) is fed up with casual dating, leading to complications and emotionally needy women. The two meet by chance at the mall, where Sloane explains that her aunt Susan (Kristin Chenoweth) escapes familial pressure by bringing a ‘holidate’ – a platonic date designed specifically for random holiday functions.…

‘The First Time’ (2012) Review

11/12/2020

The First Time: A shy senior and a down-to-earth junior fall in love over one weekend.