Loron Hays

Groundswell (2022)
Groundswell is one of those Hallmark movies that sneaks up on you. You settle in expecting a pleasant little escape, and suddenly you’re watching a film that actually understands how to use its settin...
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Let’s get this out of the way: A Shot in the Dark is what happens when a movie trusts talent, timing, and pure comedic anarchy more than test screenings and focus groups. Directed by Blake Edwards , t...
Teenage Gang Debs (1966)
Teenage Gang Debs is exactly the kind of cinematic trash‑treasure that Gen‑X latchkey kids like us used to stumble across on late‑night UHF channels when the antenna was bent and the world felt just a...
The Pink Panther (1963)
Restored in sparkling 4K, the film’s jet‑set glamour finally looks as expensive as everyone keeps insisting it is. From champagne‑drenched parties to slapstick disasters that should’ve required medica...
Miami Nights 1984’s Cosmopolis
Listening to Cosmopolis feels like flipping through a half-remembered VHS tape of the 1980s—warped, glowing, and emotionally heavier than it first appears. Miami Nights 1984 leans hard into synthwave...
Love of the Irish (2025)
Love of the Irish lands squarely in that Hallmark comfort‑movie zone where you know exactly what you’re getting, and you’re fine with it because sometimes the brain just wants a soft, cozy narrative t...
Love on the Amazon (2026)
Love on the Amazon is one of those Hallmark outings that makes you blink twice and go, “Wait… did they just try something new?” And the answer is yes — gloriously, refreshingly yes. Instead of the usu...
A Picture of Her (2023)
A Picture of Her , written by Donald Davenport & Jeff Wood , is one of those Hallmark romances that sneaks up on you with a sunny, easygoing charm. It’s light, warm, and confidently simple in a way th...
Grizzly Night (2026)
Grizzly Night is the kind of movie that sits right in that “ehhh… fine, I guess” zone — not terrible, not memorable, just sort of lumbering along like, well, a very confused grizzly. You can feel the...
Always Amore (2022)
Always Amore is one of those Hallmark romances that leans into comfort, sincerity, and a little culinary magic, and honestly, it works. The story centers on Elizabeth ( Autumn Reeser ), a widow fighti...
For Love and Honey (2025)
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! If you’re in the mood for sunshine, swooning, and a healthy dose of Hallmark sweetness, For Love & Honey might just buzz its way onto your watch list. Released in 2024 as part of Hal...
Anaconda (1997)
1990’s Misery is one of the finest book to screen King adaptations of all time, in my humble opinion. While this new dearth of King adaptions continues unabated with varying degrees of success or abje...
Mother of Flies (2025)
Look, if you grew up with VHS hiss, creaky wooden floors in indie horror, and the vague sense that everyone in the ’90s pretended to be cooler than they actually were, Mother of Flies is very much you...
The Reluctant Royal (2025)
The Reluctant Royal delivers exactly what Hallmark fans come to expect: gentle romance, picturesque settings, and a fairytale twist on everyday life. Directed by Kevin Fair , the film stars Andrew W....
Polar Opposites (2025)
Polar Opposites is one of those Hallmark movies where you can feel the writers saying, “Okay, we’ve done small towns, we’ve done Christmas markets, we’ve done ranches… screw it, let’s send her to Anta...
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