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
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
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
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
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
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
Clara is a very frustrating movie for me… someone who doesn’t need hard sci-fi but appreciates it when its made. And for a decent amount of time, this looked exactly like that. A science-based drama – maybe hovering into the … Continue reading
Pure liquified joy extracted and painted on the cinema screen. I watched this film with an airy smile… not a grin, not with belly laughs, but with a gentle smile. So much fun and full of life. Not perfect, if … Continue reading
What an incredibly special movie. A drama about learning to not hate yourself, to understand others, to become a better person, to change, and to grow. All done with drama – and melodrama – but not in the usual, expected … Continue reading
Have been racking my brain and I just don’t have a lot to say about this movie. It’s kind of drab, kind of dull… and that’s largely it. Set during the Depression, it’s about a poor family whose son encounters … Continue reading