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It’s Tuesday which means there’s a new Hallmark movie to review!
ABOUT WINTER WONDERLANES
Audrey helps her grandmother sell their family's bowling alley by reviving a holiday tournament which brings memories, life decisions, and romantic feelings for her ex-boyfriend, Jason.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR WINTER WONDERLANES
October 23, 2026 | Hallmark
CAST & CREW OF WINTER WONDERLANES
Director: Max McGuire
Writer: Alan Donahue
Cast:
Ashley Newbrough as Audrey Bell
Franco Lo Presti as Jason Miller
BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS
The movie kicks off with....BOWLING! We meet Audrey and bowling is a big deal in her family. They have a ton of bowling ornaments. Her business partner, Beckett, is over and is like what’s up with all this bowling? They explain that they’ve had a bowling alley in the family forever. Her grandpa ran it but since he’s passed away, Grandma has been running it and she’s ready to sell. Audrey decides to help Grandma get the lanes ready for the holidays to help it sell better. When her ex-boyfriend and local news anchor, Jason, catches wind of this he encourages her to bring back the Jingle Bowl and he’ll do a story on it. She reluctantly gives in.
Naturally, since he’s doing the story, he’s down at the bowling alley all the time and they hang out a ton. He explains why he ghosted her way back when and apologizes. She’s starting to fall in love with bowling again but she’s planning on moving to SC to start a barbecue restaurant with Beckett.
She’s clearly considering staying, but then finds out that Jason got a promotion offer in the big city across state. So clearly she should sell, right? WRONG! She gets a letter from the grave from her grandpa begging her to run the bowling alley. So she’s gonna stay!!! She tells him that she’s gonna stay and he’s like well guess what, ME TOO! They kiss! And the Jingle Bowl is a smash success!

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ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3)
Lorelai and Rory have lunch with a Harvard alumnus. Taylor decides to open an old soda shop next to Luke's Diner. Lane seeks a new band member.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3)
October 8, 2002 | The WB
CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3)
Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3) SYNOPSIS
Rory’s Harvard application arrives in the mail. It’s a BIG DAY! Lane is over - she wants to join a band and she’s gonna use the Gilmore residence as her office.
At Luke’s, Luke sees Taylor taking pictures of the building. What’s he up to?!
At school, Paris and Rory have put together a panel to help seniors with applying for colleges. All of their answers are making Rory overthink what she’s put in her application. She meets up with her mom at Emily’s and is in full freak out mode!
The next day, people start showing up at Luke’s asking for drinks he doesn’t make. It becomes clear that these people are being sent by Taylor. He confronts Taylor who wants to open a soda shop in the space next to Luke’s, which he owns. Luke says absolutely not for the rest of time!
Lorelai got a phone number from Headmaster Charleston from a Harvard graduate so that Rory could pick their brain and help ease her application anxiety. They go over and he’s excited to talk to them. It’s going well until the topic of their other daughter comes up. She’s following her own path. And the family is incredibly weird. Rory goes to use the restroom and meets their other daughter, Carol, who is working multiple jobs. She’s very anti-doing what her parents want. This just helps Rory be thankful for her mom who she knows will be proud of her no matter what.
The Gilmore girls make it back in time for town meeting and it’s a heated one thanks to the soda shop situation. But when Luke finds out that Lorelai and Rory like the idea of the soda shop, he softens to the idea.
Afterwards, a guy named Dave Rogowski shows up and wants to talk to Lane about his band.
Dean finds Rory and he starts asking questions about what happens when she goes off to college. It doesn’t go great.
Jackson asks Lorelai if he can rent Rory’s room when she leaves.
Things are starting to get serious.
The next day - the Harvard guy calls and tells Rory to pack her bags. He’s gonna give her a big recommendation to the Harvard brass. But Rory and Lorelai aren’t thrilled. They decide to cancel all their plans and just hang out that day.

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It’s Marvel Monday and Spider-Man gets a brand new day!
ABOUT SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
July 31, 2026 | Theatrical Release
CAST & CREW OF SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee
Cast:
Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Zendaya as MJ
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
Sadie Sink as Jean Grey
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

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