The Rom-Commentary, vol. 5
Everyone needs a little rom-com in their lives. Stories to warm our hearts, make us laugh, and give us hope for a world full of happily-ever-afters. And that’s what we’re bringing you every month.
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Amelia—self-righteous, feminist, and always single—is magicked away to a fairytale kingdom. She wants to be a modern woman, but soon finds she's living out every “harmful” female stereotype imaginable, like falling in love with handsome Prince Charming, who also happens to be her best friend's fiancé.
Our March series CLEVER AFTER premieres today, wherever you get your podcasts! Listen now.
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Welcome to Sexy Island, where beautiful reality TV contestants find love on a remote exotic beach. Two seasoned reality TV stars land on a mysterious island for a sexy new show, only to learn they’ve been kidnapped by their delusional host who has ulterior motives. Will they escape, and will they find true love?
Sexy Island is Bachelor in Paradise meets The Lost City with a Truman Show twist – coming April 4.
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Sex, Love, and the State of the Rom-Com: Critics take stock of the genre and weigh in on important questions like “Do rom-coms need to be ‘good’ for us to enjoy them?” and “Where is the romance and chemistry?” in these modern movies.
In another hot take, a critic considers whether the rom-com should R.I.P. She argues that what rom-coms really need is “a fresh chapter, one that buries the ghost of movies past and clears the stage for a new generation of love stories.” Do you agree, or is there something to the nostalgic makers of the rom-com golden era?
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