Bad Newz is an Indian rom-com released theatrically in the US. I went in knowing only that it was a comedy… and a workplace comedy at that (it wasn’t, actually). Instead it takes a full hour plus to get to … Continue reading
A Family Affair is a Netflix romantic comedy with a cast that perplexes me. Not because they are bad, but because they don’t fit… and yet it’s a pleasant, fluffy, and reasonably cute rom-com anyway. It shouldn’t work (and I … Continue reading
Glen Powell kind of proved revelatory to me in Hit Man. Not just a pretty face and a casual, sly grin… I’ve been mentally stuck on his Top Gun: Maverick personality but this flick scrubs that impression clean. The guy’s … Continue reading
Mother of the Bride is an inconsequential and rather uninspired Netflix rom-com that, to my mind, has one interesting thing in it: Brooke Shields. Not that I’ve been biding my time for her return, but it is nice to see … Continue reading
How to Date Billy Walsh is a teen romantic comedy that’s a bit much when a little less would do. It has the trappings of a better movie and, indeed, is sometimes kind of funny and cute but there’s a … Continue reading
Música on Amazon Prime gets by on an upbeat, bright vibe and a winning performance from Camila Mendez… who isn’t the star of the show. It stumbles and flails with its actual lead as played by Rudy Mancuso. He almost … Continue reading
Immediately I was taken out of this movie by my pedantic annoyance at the title. It should be French-Canadian Girl. <shakes tiny fist in impotent, irrelevant rage>. But one could equally argue it should be called Meet The Canadian Parents. … Continue reading
Journey to Bethlehem opens with a title card saying it’s based on a true story… the greatest story ever told, as it turns out. This comforts me because it suggests the movie I’m watching is just a tribute (you gotta … Continue reading
Molli and Max in the Future is a very silly, very corny pup sci-fi satire of romantic comedy… and also a very good romantic comedy at that. It absolutely shouldn’t work but by the third act, I was surprisingly engaged … Continue reading
Irish Wish… le sigh. Here we go again. Another generic vacation rom-com (at least Ireland is beautiful this time of movie). Also a stab at a come back for Ms. Lindsay Lohan… which is something I want for her too, … Continue reading