Fly Me to the Moon is the fourth Apple Original Movie released in cinemas and the second where they partnered with Sony. This time they made a star-led romcom set during the Space Race. In 1969 NASA was underfunded but expected to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. To make […]
Tag: rom-com
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Review
From its humble origins as an independent rom-com, My Big Fat Greek Wedding receives a third film. This time many members of the Portokalos family are going to Greece. The Portokalos family is in a state of flux. The family patriarch has passed away and Maria Portokalos (Lainie Kazan) starts to suffer from dementia. Toula (Nia Vardalos) […]
Rosaline Review
There have been many versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet put to screen. There have been classic interpretations (Romeo and Juliet – 1968), modernisations (Romeo and Juliet – 1996), and films inspired by the classic text (West Side Story). Rosaline aims to show the story through the viewpoint of Juliet’s cousin. Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever) is a Capulet in love with […]
Love Again Review
Love Again is a remake of the German film SMS für Dich. The American version moves the story to New York City and sees a popular recording artist getting a prominent supporting role. Mira Ray (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) is a children’s book writer and artist who saw the love of her life die in a car accident. […]
Book Club: The Next Chapter Review
After a five-year break and a pandemic, the Book Club returns for a second film. This time they travel to Italy. The Book Club has seen many changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown. Carol (Mary Steenburgen) was forced to close her restaurant, Sharon (Candice Bergen) only gets to officiate weddings after turning 65, […]
What’s Love Got to Do With It? Review
What’s Love Got to Do With It? Is a rom-com with a twist with its focus being on arranged marriages. Kazim “Kaz” Khan (Shazad Latif) and Zoe (Lily James) have been friends since childhood. Zoe is surprised when Kaz reveals he’s getting an arranged marriage. Zoe sees an opportunity to film Kaz’s search for a wife for her next […]
Bros Review
Bros is a rom-com with a twist because it’s the first LGBTQ+ rom-com released by a major studio. Bobby Lieber (Billy Eichner) is a writer, journalist, and podcaster who accepts a position at the new National LBGTQ+ History Museum in New York. With this new position Bobby experiences a massive weight of expectation because of its […]
Ticket to Paradise Review
Star driven rom-coms have become a rarity in cinemas in recent years. Universal and Working Title Pictures aims to bring them back with George Clooney and Julia Roberts teaming up for a fifth film. David and Georgia Cotton (Clooney and Roberts) are a divorced couple who hate each other. The only thing that forces them to interact is their […]
Mr. Malcolm’s List Review
Mr. Malcolm’s List is a romantic period drama based on a novel by Suzanne Allain. This was a film with an air of Jane Austen and Bridgerton to it. Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù) is the most eligible and desired bachelor in London. One of his suitors is Julia Thistlewaite (Zawe Ashton), but she gets publicly embarrassed after their […]
Boxing Day Review
It’s that time of year again for festive films old and new. One of the big cinematic Christmas films of the year is Boxing Day, the first British Christmas film with a predominately black cast. Melvin McKenzie (Aml Ameen) is an author who fled to America after his parents announced their divorce on Boxing Day two years […]