Rom-Com Modern
The best modern romantic comedies
May 25, 2020 | David FarnorThe romantic comedy is one of cinema’s most under-appreciated genres, with films dismissed as guilty pleasures or, worse, “chick flicks”. But the genre has continued to widen its perspectives and subvert tropes since its 1990s heyday, introducing homosexual stories, playful … Read More
VOD film review: (500) Days of Summer
May 25, 2020 | David FarnorThere’s more to this anti-rom-com than its reputation suggests.Read More
VOD film review: Say When (Laggies)
May 25, 2020 | David FarnorKeira Knightley is superb in Lynn Shelton’s understated comedy that’s about adulthood as much as romance.Read More
Crazy Rich Asians review: Utter joy from start to finish
January 23, 2019 | Charlotte HarrisonUtter joy from start to finish, Crazy Rich Asians is the film the world needs right now. Read More
Love, Simon: A quietly unassuming triumph
August 9, 2018 | Matthew TurnerNick Robinson stars as a closeted gay teen in this groundbreaking, significant and charming high school rom-com.Read More
VOD film review: The Big Sick
November 19, 2017 | Luke ChannellFunny, moving and sharply written, The Big Sick is a film you’ll never get tired of.Read More
VOD film review: Love & Friendship
October 1, 2016 | David FarnorThis utterly delightful comedy is Jane Austen like you’ve never seen her before.Read More
VOD film review: Love Is All You Need
September 4, 2013 | David FarnorThis moving, funny and delightfully sweet drama rings with emotional truth. Read More