Dec
14
West Side Story
My bona-fides on West Wide Story are limited… I saw and loved the original film but have only seen it once a long time ago. I have not seen the stage play. I went into this new film hoping that … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Romance
Dec
13
Hating Game, The
I have not read the novel this is based on so I have no idea if this is faithful, better, or an abomination. That said, it’s certainly a movie I was not feeling at the beginning. Seemed like the most … Continue reading
Nov
20
After We Fell
The only thing more inexplicable than this being a series is me watching them. But like a more toxic Kissing Booth, in for a penny, in for a pound? But, I figured, at least this would be the end. The … Continue reading
Nov
03
Needle in a Timestack
Needle in a Timestack is a melancholy romance with a sci-fi high concept. In the near future, time travel is possible. It’s expensive but you can contract with a company to send you back… but making changes is illegal. That … Continue reading
Sep
26
Forever First Love
Forever First Love is a fairly short pure romance film… not a romantic comedy, not a drama with a romance angle, not sci-fi or horror or supernatural. Just a flick about two people meeting and having a bit of a … Continue reading
Sep
09
JJ+E
JJ+E is a sweet, non-cloying, earnest, non-cutesy, mostly non-melodramatic down-to-earth teen romance set in Sweden. He’s from the wrong side of the tracks (or bay, to be specific) and she’s a rich girl. He saves her sister after a cliff-diving … Continue reading
Sep
06
Long Weekend
Long Weekend is a good, sweet romance… a romantic film that’s occasionally funny but not a romantic comedy. A simple romance seems pretty rare so was curious enough to give it a shot. But it does have a twist that … Continue reading
Jul
25
Last Letter From Your Lover, The
I’ll admit to enjoying this movie slightly more as a technical film-making and acting exercise than as a romance. But I enjoyed the romance as well and loved both leading ladies (Shailene Woodley and Felicity Jones) almost as much. And … Continue reading
Jul
22
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
I guess with a title like Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop I shouldn’t be too surprised this is a frivolous, sugary anime. There’s good anime about nothing more than a sweet romance that I have enjoyed… but this one … Continue reading
Jul
19
Die in a Gunfight
I’m kind of floored by this movie. Because the first half hour is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen – a shouty, extravagant attempt at coolness that waves a great big neon sign reading, “Look how edgy and … Continue reading