Upside down kisses in the rain, the whole enemies to lovers gag, and a meet cute for the ages, no we aren’t talking about our weekend loves, this week we are talking all about romcoms. What has happened to the classic rom-com? Why does every movie now have to be action packed with huge budgets and crazy ass story lines?! (Looking at you Fast X). We miss the ... Show More
Sep 1
Laverne Cox on Messy Dating Stories & Healing from Childhood Trauma
Laverne Cox opens up about her memoir Transcendent, childhood trauma, finding self-acceptance and the challenges she still faces today. She gets real about dating conservative men, dating-app disasters, a famous rapper who had to work for her number and why she’s been celibate fo ... Show More
1h 18m
Feb 2023
How to Write a Hit Rom-Com
Matt is joined by writer director Aline Brosh McKenna, writer of hits like ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘27 Dresses,’ to talk about why the comedy/rom-com genre is in a weird place right now, why movies of this genre are not in theaters anymore, whether a rom-com can still break n ... Show More
31m 32s
Feb 2023
Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 1: What’s Love Got to Do With It? (feat. Billy Mernit + Addison Duffy)
Maddy, Mark, and Ryan get ready to fall in love with a whole new genre. They speak to Billy Mernit, Hollywood story analyst and author of “Writing the Romantic Comedy”, to learn the rom-com’s tried-and-true formula. They also consult United Talent Agency’s Addison Duffy to discov ... Show More
31m 34s
Jul 2025
“Materialists,” “Too Much,” and the Modern Rom-Com
Audiences have been bemoaning the death of the romantic comedy for years, but the genre persists—albeit often in a different form from the screwballs of the nineteen-forties or the “chick flicks” of the eighties and nineties. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham ... Show More
54m 37s
May 2024
Any Trend But You 5/7: The Idea Of You, Anyone But You, Anne Hathaway
In this edition of Any Trend But You, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to discuss America's favorite genre of film: the Rom-Com (feat. , The Idea of You, and Anyone But You, and Anne Hathaway's shoulders) and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for priv ... Show More
35m 28s
Dec 2020
Holiday Rom Coms (w/ Tess Sitzmann)
Carolina and Devin talk HOLIDAY ROMANTIC COMEDIES, an underrated genre, with the one & only Tess Sitzmann, who famously has platonic male friends. They hit on all of our favorite and not so favorite holiday movies and the romantic relationships within them. Listen to them discuss ... Show More
1h 31m