romance
With overly drawn-out scenes and a sprinkle of randomized and at times unnecessary drama, Fifty Shades Darker left much to be desired.
You’re Killing Me Susana doesn’t adhere to almost any of the rom-com genre’s stereotypes, yet its static characters cause it to stumble.
Morocco is an early Pre-Code romantic drama starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, two eventual stars that came to epitomize Hollywood.
Nora Ephron had some very strange ideas about feminism and femininity, and today we pick apart You’ve Got Mail to prove it.
Paterson is informed by the rich tradition of American poetry and modelled as a gentle meditation on the minutiae of artistic life.
THE SPACE BETWEEN US struggles to find its original voice amidst the plethora of recent space exploration movies.
Cairo Time is a romantic drama from 2009 set in Egypt that focuses on different women and their perception about relationships and life.
Abbas Kiarostami’s Like Someone In Love creatively shows how the concept of love changes from person to person.
As a production company, Disney and their famous princesses have changed significantly as a response to changing social norms.
La La Land is a tribute to classic musicals, yet also attempts something different by subverting the romanticized outlook that they have.
Passengers is a dull sci-fi that is neither saved by its star power nor by the potential of the story which it initially seems to convey.
In Loving, Jeff Nichols’ historical drama about an interracial couple who helped change marriage laws in The United States, the characters are reflections of Nichols own lineage and it’s quite the different kind of biography.
Amongst the influx of romantic comedies, (500) Days of Summer still stands above the rest, presenting a harsh yet realistic perspective of love.
Frank & Lola is an original look at a romantic relationship affected by past sexual abuse, and is presented in a mezmorizing noir tone.
With Allied, yet another volume has been added to the overflowing pile of wartime films. Though with the talented Robert Zemeckis at the helm, it seldom showcases his trademark focused and proficient direction, which is therefore not enough to raise the film above its many aching flaws.