★★★★ Making the best case yet for cassette tapes being a superior format, Press Play provides an extra twist on the rom-com formula we all know and love. I was not quite sure what to expect going into this film beyond one's standard romance, but I was quickly proven wrong. Lewis Pullman (Bad Times at … Continue reading Film Review: Press Play
Film Review: Fire Island
★★★★ Here is a sentence I never thought I would write: from Disney and Hulu comes the best gay rom-com I have seen in a very long time. Bursting with the energy of the modern LGBT experience, Fire Island takes us on an annual vacation to “gay Disneyland” with a diverse and colorful cast of … Continue reading Film Review: Fire Island
Film Review: Senior Year
★★★★ As an adult freshly in my 30s, I cannot say that where I am now is how I envisioned my future forming after high school. How can one even fathom waking up from a coma at age 37—having skipped the maturing and personal growth of two decades—still in a 17-year-old state of mind? This … Continue reading Film Review: Senior Year
Film Review: Marry Me
★★★ For those waiting patiently to see Jennifer Lopez make her triumphant return to the cheesy romantic-comedy model in which she thrived, 2022’s Marry Me may feel like welcoming home a long-lost love. Firmly stuck in a different time, there is admittedly something comforting about this brand of movie. In the same breath though, I … Continue reading Film Review: Marry Me
Film Review: I Want You Back
★★★★ I Want You Back is the first great rom-com of 2022, a hopeful, sweet, and hilariously awkward movie that I simply loved. An ensemble cast with overwhelmingly charming chemistry sell the material, especially the two leads, played by Charlie Day and Jenny Slate. Even though one of the characters says their situation is “like … Continue reading Film Review: I Want You Back
Film Review: Book of Love
★★★ Book of Love is a romantic comedy just about as generic as they come, if not for the lead performances from Sam Claflin and Veronica Echegui. Like me, one may recognize Claflin from such films as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, or far stronger romances, Me Before You and Love, Rosie. This time around, … Continue reading Film Review: Book of Love
Film Review: Sex Appeal
★★★★ I love a good raunchy sex comedy, but when one tosses in a healthy amount of heart, there is truly a recipe for a memorable flick. Sex Appeal has all the right ingredients for a tasty comedy stew. It provides the viewer with a blanket of simplicity in terms of the narrative, then goes … Continue reading Film Review: Sex Appeal
Film Review: The Hating Game
★★★ Sometimes an adorable rom-com with certifiably gorgeous leads sizzling with chemistry is just the comfort food I need! The Hating Game is pretty much exactly what one would expect—it does what it promises on the tin. That old saying about how kids only act mean to you because they hate you has never been … Continue reading Film Review: The Hating Game
Film Review: Single All the Way
★★★ Single All the Way is living proof that gays deserve cheesy holiday fluff just like the straights! In a story that feels like it could be a gender-flipped vehicle for Julia Roberts circa the 90s, two longtime queer BFFs discover there may indeed be something more to their extensive relationship history. Fan-favorite character actor … Continue reading Film Review: Single All the Way
Film Review: Crazy About You
★★★ Crazy About You, more aptly titled The Naked Wanderer literally everywhere other than the United States, is an Aussie-flavored take on the romantic comedy. I will be the first to admit that I absolutely adore the rom-com subgenre, and will happily lap up the tiniest of table scraps in the pursuit of seeking out … Continue reading Film Review: Crazy About You