Romantic Comedy
The best romantic movies on Netflix UK
February 12, 2022 | David Farnor
Boy meets girl. Boy gets with girl. Boy and girl move in together and get a shared Netflix account.
It sounds like a happy ending, but much like true love, a good rom-com is hard to find. A good drama … Read More
Interview: Elizabeth Sankey talks Romantic Comedy and forgetting the term “guilty pleasure”
May 24, 2020 | David Farnor
This month saw the premiere of Romantic Comedy, a documentary from Elizabeth Sankey, one half of the pop duo Summer Camp. Part love letter to the genre and part video essay, it’s a fascinating and insightful tour through the humble … Read More
While you were streaming: How Netflix embraced the rom-com
May 23, 2020 | Katherine McLaughlin
In 2017, Netflix released its first romantic comedy under its “Original” banner: A Christmas Prince followed a comforting Hallmark movie formula, with subsequent sequels, The Royal Baby and The Royal Wedding released yearly to make up an Aldovia-based trilogy. Since … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Lovebirds
May 23, 2020 | David Farnor
Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are genuinely funny in this formulaic but feel-good rom-com caper.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Love Wedding Repeat
May 23, 2020 | David Farnor
This disappointing rom-com leaves you wondering how things might have turned out differently.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Half of It
May 23, 2020 | Katie Smith-Wong
Alice Wu’s follow-up to Saving Face is a fresh, tender take on Cyrano de Bergerac.Read More
VOD film review: Romantic Comedy
May 8, 2020 | Josh Slater-Williams
This exuberant essay film is an affectionate skewering of the rules and messages of the rom-com genre.Read More
Trailer: MUBI to release Romantic Comedy this May
April 21, 2020 | David Farnor
MUBI will exclusively release new documentary Romantic Comedy this May.
The film, which had its premiere at the 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the feature directorial debut of Elizabeth Sankey of the band Summer Camp. It goes beneath the … Read More
To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You review: A delightful sequel
February 10, 2020 | Katie Smith-Wong
Lana Condor and Noah Centineo still have the same spark in this delightful, winning rom-com sequel.Read More
Marriage Story review: A heartfelt masterpiece
December 6, 2019 | David Farnor
Noah Baumbach’s remarkable, heartfelt masterpiece about divorce aches with comedy and compassion.Read More
