Rom-Com Modern
The best modern romantic comedies
May 25, 2020 | David Farnor
The 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 Farnor
There’s more to this anti-rom-com than its reputation suggests.Read More
VOD film review: Say When (Laggies)
May 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Keira 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 Harrison
Utter 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 Turner
Nick 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 Channell
Funny, 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 Farnor
This 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 Farnor
This moving, funny and delightfully sweet drama rings with emotional truth. Read More
