Man Up (2015)
“What are you waiting for?” The majority of romantic comedies are connected to a life support machine pumping them full of artery clogging cheesy affirmations and grossly tidy humor. So […]
Category Archives: Romance
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
“Alienation is good for your heart.” Watching The Diary of a Teenage Girl feels intrusive. As if we snuck into the theater, with a world unfolding onscreen that was never supposed to […]
6 Years (2015)
“Look me in the eye, and tell me.” Here’s a scenario for you: Game 7 of the World Series, bottom of the ninth, full count, go ahead run on third. […]
Spring (2015)
“Choose your poison.” Spring is a little horror movie with a little hint of romance that does well enough to make the grade. It passes. Visually though, this is absolutely stunning, […]
Paper Towns (2015)
“Everyone gets a miracle.” Papers Towns opens with the above quote, and over the course of the story rarely relents its optimism, vibrancy, or sense of hope. This is an upbeat movie […]
Trainwreck (2015)
“You’re clever but you’re not too brainy. You’re prettyish but you’re not too gorgeous. You’re approachable.” The thing about Trainwreck that sticks with you most is its unflinching, sometimes even strikingly nasty honesty. […]
5 to 7 (2015)
“What are we willing to do for love?” 5 to 7 is a little romantic indie that is so under the radar, will go so underseen and unappreciated, that many people won’t […]
Aloha (2015)
“Yes, this is awkward.” If you read just a single line of this review, make it the following; Aloha is bound to be one of the worst movies of 2015. I’m sure most […]
The Age of Adeline (2015)
“She’s not capable…of change.” Much like its main character, The Age of Adeline spends most of the time hiding what it wants to be. Is this a tale of coincidence versus fate? An […]
Love, Rosie (2015)
“I know boy girl relationships can be quite complicated.” In Love, Rosie, another entry into the long line of pleasant enough yet unremarkable RomComs, the lead characters and the story allow themselves […]
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