Tag: rom-coms
One Night Only Is a Wet Dream (for Those Who Dream of Marriage-Fueled Capitalism Enduring)
As far as debuts go, screenwriter Travis Braun theoretically had everything “on his side” when it came to One Night Only, what with being the [Read More…]
You’re Cordially Invited Feels Like a Lindsay Lohan Netflix Movie
In addition to You’re Cordially Invited being generally cringeworthy, it’s also the kind of “comedy” to rival one of Lindsay Lohan’s recent “offerings” for Netflix. In point [Read More…]
You’re Cordially Invited (To Cringe)
By the end of You’re Cordially Invited, the discerning viewer wants so badly to believe that Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell signed onto this project with [Read More…]
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…]
