Tag: rom-coms
Postcards from Sydney (Australia and Sweeney)
It’s no secret that the rom-com is an ever-dying genre. One that’s harder and harder to “spoon-feed” audiences that have gotten both younger and more [Read More…]
Shotgun Wedding: J. Lo’s Attempt at Sandra Bullock Greatness in The Lost City
In the spirit of “action-adventure rom-coms” that have lately come back into favor, Shotgun Wedding continues the tradition of this niche with the “twist” of [Read More…]
At the Point of Needing to Be Hyper-Meta to Sell a Rom Com: Isn’t It Romantic?
In 1948, a non-ironically titled rom-com called Isn’t It Romantic? was released. Starring Veronica Lake as the coquettish Candy (because anyone named Candy just has [Read More…]
It Happened One Night & Overboard: Emphasizing the Rich Girl Need to Be Dominated by A Working Man
Pulling the coveted sweep of the Oscars that is winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Screenplay (Adapted), It Happened One [Read More…]
The Cringeworthiness of Re-Watching The Break-Up
When The Break-Up came out in 2006, it was on the heels of Jennifer Aniston’s own highly public break-up with Brad Pitt—or rather, she was [Read More…]
A (Semi) Practical Defense Against the Latest Rom-Com Study
The latest study on the detriments of watching rom-coms have revealed results that one may find somewhat surprising. Rather than, say, proving that ingesting a steady [Read More…]
Why Do Modern Rom-Coms Make Us Cringe?
There was a time when rom-coms couldn’t be churned out fast enough. Now, one has to suck a studio exec’s dick (though, when doesn’t one [Read More…]
