Rewatching

MOMENTUM, we are told, is something a boxer seeks to secure and keep hold of whenever they enter the ring on fight night. However, it is just as true to say that throughout a fight fans want to see this same momentum change hands like a…

I am not generally a fan of sports movies, unless you count A League of Their Own, Bend It Like Beckham, Stick It, Blue Crush, or any other rom-com featuring young women athletes with a strong yet unspoken gay vibe. That said, I was excited…

If there is one thing that brings me true and lasting peace in this cold world, it’s a Kate Hudson rom-com. Sure, there’s fair criticism to be made that they’re formulaic and schlock-y and kind of sexist at times, but honestly, given the…

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In this life, there are run-of-the-mill rom-com fans, and then there are “stayed home every Saturday night of high school watching rom-coms, resulting in an unhealthy attachment to the genre” fans. Care to guess which kind I am? Okay, fine,…

I have a long and proud tradition of recapping romantic comedies for this website, but today I’m veering in an ever-so-slightly different direction. It had been a while since I saw The Kids Are All Right, the 2010 Lisa Cholodenko film about…

It’s been a very bad, no-good, horrible, rotten, 24 hours, and I don’t know about you, but when I’m seething over the loss of my constitutional right to reproductive freedom, I like to watch an old rom-com. (Okay, first I like to protest…

Choccy horror show! Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admits it took 'copious' amounts of chocolate to help with the stress of re-watching his side's loss against Real Madrid in EuropeBoss Thomas Tuchel revealed the stress of…

It’s Recap Season once again (for clarity: Recap Season is pretty much perennial), and this fine day, we’re diving into one of the greatest cinematic contributions of our time: the 2001 rom-com Legally Blonde. No, I am not being sarcastic!…

I've recapped a lot of rom-coms for this website, but I’m going to be honest with you: I’ve yet to fully delve into my absolute favorite movie genre, which is “young women playing sports and (often, but not always) falling in love.” Is this…