romance
‘The Wedding Planner’ at 20 – Review
How does turn of the century rom-com ‘The Wedding Planner’ hold up at 20? Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey star, Libby Briggs reviews.
Read MoreBabyteeth (2020) Review
Coming-of-age drama ‘Babyteeth’, starring Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, directed by Shannon Murphy, “side-steps every overworked genre cliché”. Full movie review by Leoni Horton.
Read MoreWhen Love Transcends Time (Travel)
“Time travel […] can miraculously give characters their happily ever after, snatch it cruelly away, or both.” Time travel and love in cinema – an essay by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
Read MoreA Matter of Life and Death (1946) Review
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1946 romantic drama, ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, “is a towering metaphysical masterpiece” of cinema. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
Read MoreRachel McAdams: The Time-Traveller’s Wife
“I have a question for you Rachel McAdams: where is your agency? And, why do you have such a thing for time-travellers?” – Annice White on Rachel McAdams: the time traveller’s wife.
Read MoreLost in Translation: Romance in a Blur
How Sofia Coppola crafted one of the most intimate and realistic depictions of romance in her boundary shattering 2003 film ‘Lost In Translation’. Article by Sophia Mae Patfield.
Read MoreThe Streaming Romance: Reception and Perception in Modern Moviestaying
Exploring the Great Empathy Machine – Cinema’s Most Romantic Moments Part 1
In his third blog on The Great Empathy Machine we know as cinema, Joseph Wade presents part 1 of a miniseries of posts regarding Cinema’s Most Romantic Moments. He begins with ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and the line “what if you stayed this time?”
Read MoreTop 5 Sexiest Movies of All Time
Which films are the sexiest of all time? We’ve deliberated long and hard to celebrate just five in this list: The Top 5 Sexiest Movies of All Time.
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