About 84.4% better than I expected since I expected so little. Yet another squeaky clean prom-based teen romcom from Disney? But I gave it a chance and it was sweet and funny and both did – and did not – … Continue reading
At Midnight is surprisingly not a horror film with that title. It’s Paramount+’s attempt at a Valentine’s Day rom-com. A rom-com that largely doesn’t work except for some heavy-duty hitting from its star Monica Barbaro. The flick is about an … Continue reading
Your Place or Mine is a Netflix romcom that asks the bold question… if we put hot Reese Witherspoon and aged (but probably hot) Ashton Kutcher in a movie, is there any point pretending they aren’t going to get together … Continue reading
Somebody I Used to Know is a romantic comedy that’s better on the romance than it is on the comedy… and it’s only so-so on the romance. I think the problem is the movie has the wrong main character. The … Continue reading
Shotgun Wedding stars Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel as a couple about to get married when pirates attack the venue and take the wedding party hostage. The happy bickering bride and groom have to yell at each… I mean work … Continue reading
Based on the recommendation from the manager at my local Barnes ‘n Noble, I finished the book The Stories Life of A.J. Fikry and jumped immediately into the film. Wasn’t a highly rated movie but I very much enjoyed the … Continue reading
While a lot of this film might strike the wrong cord or be collar-tugging awkward for some folk, but I laughed often enough and I found the two leads sweet together. The analysis of race was often uncomfortable and maybe … Continue reading
I started this Christmas season by watching a handful of actually pretty decent silly Christmas movies. So I thought to myself, “Self, have these movies gotten better? Or are you turning into a sucker?” Well, I watched two such movies … Continue reading
A Hollywood Christmas is about a female director of generic Christmas movies who finds out her current production will be her last… and that the budget is now under the control of a smug financial guy who doesn’t understand or … Continue reading
The only thing About Fate has going for it is the sheer magnetism of Emma Roberts. Is it possible for a romantic comedy to have one-sided chemistry? Emma Roberts proves it’s possible since only half the romantic couple in this … Continue reading