Second Act (2018)
“Subtlety doesn’t exist.” Second Act has a message worth listening to and celebrating, telling us that it’s never too late to reinvent yourself or to start writing a new chapter. […]
Category Archives: Romance
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
“We were a part of each other, flesh of each other’s flesh.” The poetic nature and often swelling lyricism of If Beale Street Could Talk are proof enough that there’s a […]
The Holiday (2006)
“You’re supposed to be the leading lady of your own life.” Split into two sorely different halves – one of which is delightfully grounded and the other stuck with its […]
The Family Stone (2005)
“Of course it’s about Mom.” The Family Stone is one of those rare, perceptive holiday movies with the ability to gift us merriment, frustration, as well as a great deal […]
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018)
“Christmas spirit have overtaken the palace.” Turns out the sequel to A Christmas Prince is funnier, less deservedly dramatic, and at the end of the day, just as corny as its […]
Home for the Holidays (1995)
“Are you losing your mind yet?” Traditions are supposed to have deep, significant meaning, passing beliefs from one generation onto the next. They’re an immortal lifeline simultaneously linking the present […]
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
“Each day a door opens and the toy inside matches something that happens.” As festive and jolly as it is flat and hollow, The Holiday Calendar is a seriously abysmal film destined […]
A Star Is Born (2018)
“It has a magical quality to it.” Romantic in that special way a potential lover can absolutely level you with their eyes. Comedic in the sense that all great tragedies […]
Life Itself (2018)
“Life brings you to your knees.” What are we to do when we experience a tragic, untimely, shattering loss of love? How do we fill the empty void, mend the […]
His Girl Friday (1940)
“I’m through with the newspaper business.” His Girl Friday is both an absolute sprint of a screwball comedy and a harsh rebuke of the misguided, manipulated integrity of journalistic behavior. It’s […]
