rom-com recap

As someone who read Tia Williams’s Seven Days in June over the course of literally a single day in July, I was thrilled to hear that her book The Perfect Find had been adapted into a Netflix rom-com starring Gabrielle Union (my fave!) and…

I’m about to admit something shocking: Despite the fact that I’ve seen every episode of Sex and the City—and And Just Like That—more times than I can possibly count, I’ve never actually seen the second film in the franchise, in which the…

This story contains spoilers for the first season of XO, Kitty.It’s no secret that I’m an absolute sucker for teen dramedies, and I may or may not have watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on repeat in my room during a particularly…

I will watch pretty much anything with Jennifer Aniston in it, but I’ll be honest: I’m more drawn to her ’90s and aughts-era rom-com work than her more dramatic roles. Imagine my joy, then, when I discovered that she and Adam Sandler were…

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…

I’ve been desperate to watch the new Netflix film Your Place or Mine ever since seeing its stars, Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher, display an absolute dearth of charisma on the red carpet while promoting it, and now the time has…

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…

There’s little I love more in this world than a holiday movie, whether it’s excellent (see: The Family Stone, do not @ me, that movie is perfect) or, uh, somewhat less-than-stellar (A Castle for Christmas, I’m looking at you). Ultimately,…

When I heard Lindsay Lohan was returning to the film world with a brand-new Christmas movie, I screamed so loudly I terrified the cat. Granted, I am prone to histrionics, but also: How could we possibly have gotten so lucky? Below, find…

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,…