To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. There is one thing that romantic comedies seem to have in common: they’re mainly about white women losing themselves over a man’s affection. They usually have a black…
Ally’s Movie Review: Sleeping with Other People
Romantic comedies never seem to receive the same level of respect as other genre contemporaries. They’re dismissed as being “just chick flicks” or “too girly,” targeting a largely female demographic by studios that don’t feel the need to pander to…
The Film Canon: It Happened One Night (1934)
It was a movie that shouldn’t have worked. Who in their right mind would try and make a romantic comedy where the lead actor and lead actress hated each other? Who in their right mind would ask Depression-era audiences to…
What “When Harry Met Sally” Taught Me About Romantic Comedies
Throughout the film When Harry Met Sally, Harry makes some excellent remarks towards the nature of women and men in platonic relationships. In a way the film defined how romantic comedies begin and end through certain characters’ POVs. Here, we…