romance

ANYONE BUT YOU: Good-Old-Fashioned Junk Food

Anyone But You is a light, self-aware piece of entertainment that isn’t afraid of being silly.

LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around
LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around

Love Actually is as heartwarming as it is quotable – the experience of love and joy a permanent staple each and every year.

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Season 2: Ship Just Got Real
OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Season 2: Ship Just Got Real

The artfulness, creativity, and uniqueness of Our Flag Means Death Season 2, combined with the darling charm and wit, will win audiences over immedately.

BRIDGET JONE'S DIARY: A Love Letter to Romance in Adulthood
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY: A Love Letter to Romance in Adulthood

Bridget Jones’s Diary is a classic, yet refreshing, take on the rom-com, showing the imperfectly wonderful side of romance in your thirties.

A Century in Cinema: The Grub-Stake (1923)
A Century in Cinema: THE GRUB STAKE (1923)

Welcome to A Century in Cinema, the monthly column where I’ll be discussing films from…

POOR THINGS: A Frisky, Freaky, and Funny Odyssey
POOR THINGS: A Frisky, Freaky, and Funny Odyssey

Poor Things is a brilliantly weird odyssey of beauty and bile that goes down like a wonderfully bitter-and-sweet cocktail.

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS

Is Andrew Haigh okay? Silly question: Of course he isn’t, he’s a filmmaker. An auteur,…

A Century In Cinema: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)
A Century In Cinema: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)

Known as Universal’s “Super Jewel” of 1923, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was a smash hit, catapulting Lon Chaney to full-star status.

London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

In the latest report from LFF 2023, Paddy Wilson features vampires at Paul Mescal’s door and devils in David Dasmalchian’s studio – a divine combination if ever there was one.

Horrific Inquiry: THE WOLF MAN (1941)

While The Wolf Man may not have stood that test of time, but it is a classic film that would lay the ground work for wolves to come.

SURPRISED BY OXFORD: An Exercise In Watchful Dragons And Genre Smuggling
SURPRISED BY OXFORD: An Exercise In Watchful Dragons And Genre Smuggling

For those who have only a mild familiarity or hold an aversion for faith-based movies, Surprised by Hope is a cut above.

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)

Sleeping With Other People aptly captures humor while offering a generous dose of heartfelt moments.

FLORA AND SON: The Universal Power of Music with an Irish Heart
FLORA AND SON: The Universal Power of Music with an Irish Heart

With Flora and Son, Carney is venturing toward more trendy mainstream territory again and yet stays within his most comfortable milieu.

FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE: The Legacy Of Leslie Cheung Lives On
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE: The Legacy Of Leslie Cheung Lives On

Both a monumental piece of Chinese cinematic history and a lasting tribute to the special brilliance of its star, this is essential viewing.

Is Blue Still the Warmest Color? A 10-Year Retrospective on the Controversial French Romance
Is Blue Still the Warmest Color? A 10-Year Retrospective on the Controversial French Romance

While Blue is the Warmest Color was universally lauded, the film drew controversy over its graphic sex scenes and intense directorial methods.