Nutcrackers

Matt Roush says...

Ben Stiller stars in the irreverent slapstick heart-warmer Nutcrackers (streaming on Hulu) as Michael, a Chicago workaholic transplanted to rural Ohio after a tragic accident orphans his four unruly nephews, who barely know their new guardian. Also on Hulu: a new five-episode season of Dear Santa: The Series, showcasing the U.S. Postal Service’s “Operation Santa” program that fulfills the Christmas wishes of young letter writers, including children who ask Santa to bring gifts for less fortunate kids.

A Hallmark Channel double feature includes A ’90s Christmas (6/5c), with Eva Bourne as Lucy Miller, a workaholic (sound familiar?) lawyer whose magical Christmas Eve rideshare whisks her back to 1999 to reclaim the high school crush (Chandler Massey) who got away. Followed by Deck the Walls (8/7c), starring Ashley Greene as Rose, a Chicago interior designer who heads to suburban Ohio (sound familiar?) to help with a Christmas charity house flip, where she flips for her brother’s best friend (Wes Brown). On Great American Family, A Cinderella Christmas Ball (8/7c) features waltz choreography from Dancing with the Stars’ Gleb Savchenko in the story of a dance instructor (Danica McKellar) who travels to the royal hamlet of Havenshire in search of her birth family, where she teaches some moves to a headstrong prince (Oliver Rice) after sneaking into his castle.

What's Worth Watching (Nov 29)