Next Exit is a genre-bender… a romance, a romantic comedy, a comedy sci-fi road trip that never really coalesces into something great. But I think they put in the effort to focus on the emotional life of two characters and … Continue reading
I started watching this one fully expecting to hate it given the aggressively downward trajectory of the franchise. And at first I was as sneeringly dismissive as I was with the terrible third flick. But then… you know… this movie … Continue reading
Three Thousand Years of Longing has a lot of interesting and fascinating ideas but it really isn’t about those ideas. Instead, it’s more about a handful of short stories circulating about a relationship that isn’t half as interesting as those … Continue reading
Royalteen is a Netflix YA romance film where an “Average Girl” runs into the crown prince of Norway and they fall in love. But will her “Dark Past” ruin the relationship before it can even take off? Yawn. Huh? What … Continue reading
I gave an extra nudge to the the first two flicks in this misbegotten franchise simply because they looked good and were filmed well. Well, the charity has run out, the gloves are off, and I’m joining the masses with … Continue reading
Look Both Ways is a new Netflix film in which the multiverse has a say about the life of a college graduate. When checking the results of a pregnancy test, it’s positive in one ‘verse and negative in the other. … Continue reading
I allegedly read Persuasion by Jane Austen but I had to double-check to be sure. Clearly I remember nothing and I haven’t seen any previous movie adaptations so I don’t have a dog in this adaptation hunt. In fact, I … Continue reading
Purple Hearts is as earnest a romantic flick as you can get. No sarcasm, no wise-acreing, just a straight up romance on the rocky side. It has a few issues but I liked the actors and found them annoyingly sweet … Continue reading
Mr. Malcolm is a decent movie of its type… that type being an overly mannered romantic comedy of pointless rich layabouts who talk coyly and slyly while idling in drawing rooms and country manors. You know, a knock-off Jane Austen. … Continue reading
Press Play is a decent, low-stakes romantic time travel story. It’s a low-investment fairly short film that may appeal to the romantic in you and may slightly appeal to sci-fi fans. A little bit. The film is about a girl … Continue reading