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QUEER HERE | Hulu’s New Lesbian Rom-Com ‘Crush’ Hits the Spot

QUEER HERE | Hulu’s New Lesbian Rom-Com ‘Crush’ Hits the Spot

By Emily Scheibe June 12, 2022

Hi, fellow queer here! Lesbian rom-coms have been few and far between over the years, and as classics such as “But I’m a Cheerleader” and “Imagine Me and You” fade into the background, new...

BOX HILL FILMS | The second adaptation of a classic 19th century novel in the last few months, Emma. offers a strong feminist message, caked in wry humor and conniving characters that adds more life to the source material.

‘Emma.’ Brings Laughs, Love from Jane Austen’s Classic Novel to Silver Screen

By Annah Otis March 28, 2020

★★★★★ “Emma.” reimagines Jane Austen’s classic 1815 novel for contemporary audiences with a brilliantly witty and charming adaptation in director Autumn de Wilde’s debut. “Emma.”...

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Movie Review: ‘Love, Simon’

By Christian Paz April 3, 2018

★★★★★ Amid the tired and unsatisfying crowd of coming-of-age movies and high school romantic comedies plaguing the 2010s, “Love, Simon” is a refreshing breath of authentic, modern...

Movie Review: ‘Sleeping With Other People’

By Anna Shuster September 18, 2015

★★★☆☆ On the surface, “Sleeping with Other People” looks like another smutty romantic comedy. But in reality, it’s one of the most emotionally intelligent, tasteful movies about...

Time Travel Adds Magic to the Rom-Com Formula

By Sami Rahman November 3, 2013

4.5/5 stars Who doesn’t like to indulge in the occasional British rom-com, boy-meets-girl, time travel movie every now or then? In his newest film About Time, romantic-comedy warhorse Richard...

New Rom-Com Fails to Score

By Breanna Moret December 7, 2012

3/5 stars Romantic comedies are not only notoriously disposal and identical to one another, but they’re short, fluffy and require a necessary understanding that they in no way resemble reality. The...

Rom Com Holds On by a String

By Kevin Hardy January 28, 2011

Romantic relationships are confusing, exciting, overwhelming, exhilarating and oftentimes frustrating. Most of all, however, they're necessary. Let's be real: We all know this on some level, either from...

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