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Romantic Comedy

  1. at the box office
    The Secrets of Anyone But You’s Unexpected Box-Office SuccessThe Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell rom-com’s unlikely journey to blockbusterdom benefitted from a singular confluence of factors.
    By Chris Lee
  2. coming soon
    Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Are the Latest Rom-Com SaviorsDoing the fake-dating and enemies-to-lovers tropes in Anyone But You.
    By Zoe Guy
  3. emergency discussion
    The Brain-Breaking Dissonance of Red, White & Royal BlueUma Thurman’s accent. Surprise Truvada sponcon. The tonal equivalent of a Disney Channel original gay porn. Make it all make sense.
    By Rachel Handler and Jackson McHenry
  4. movie review
    Bros Is at Its Best When It Forgets About Making HistoryBilly Eichner’s romantic comedy is messy, funny, and ultimately charming — when it isn’t weighed down by all the firsts.
    By Alison Willmore
  5. tv review
    Starstruck Conjures the Magic of Everyday RomanceThe second season of Rose Matafeo’s delightfully off-kilter rom-com carries a distinctive thrill of emotional realism.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  6. team ben or team paxton?
    A Highly Scientific Analysis of Never Have I Ever’s Love TrianglePaxton Hall-Yoshida and Ben Gross go head-to-head in a variety of rom-com-related categories to determine who really is the best choice for Devi.
    By Maggie Fremont
  7. role call
    Minnie Driver Answers Every Question We Have About Return to MeAnd getting “pantsdrunk” on Instagram, bad celebrity behavior in quarantine, and the origins of her infamously raunchy Good Will Hunting joke.
    By Rachel Handler
  8. remember that time
    All I Want to Think About Is Cher Kicking That Can Down the Street in MoonstruckCouldn’t we all go for some wandering along the waterfront in last night’s formalwear right now?
    By Alison Willmore
  9. hit and fun
    Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Are in Love and on the Lam in The Lovebirds TrailerIt’s like Queen & Slim meets Date Night … or is it Rough Night? Maybe Game Night?
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. eight weddings and two funerals
    Four Weddings and a Funeral: The Film vs. The MiniseriesThe Hulu miniseries keeps the foundational elements of the 1994 film but puts a decidedly different spin on the iconic rom-com.
    By Maggie Fremont
  11. tv review
    Four Weddings and a Funeral, I Think I Don’t Love YouThe new Hulu series inspired by the film seems more interested in tipping its hat to rom-coms past than building a unique love story of its own.
    By Jen Chaney
  12. ‘Distance’: This Is Digital’s Next StepThe web series is dead. Okay, okay, don’t freak out, let me clarify. As Facebook and YouTube algorithms steer us toward original content […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  13. the rom com lives
    Why Texting Is Such a Rich Narrative Tool for the Modern Romantic ComedyIt’s a convenient, compact ticking narrative time bomb.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  14. the rom com lives
    The Romantic Comedy Is Not Dead — It’s Just Not the Same As You RememberToday, Vulture begins a weeklong examination of the state of the genre.
    By Jen Chaney
  15. casting couch
    Ben Schwartz, Noel Wells Star in Netflix ComedyLego Batman writer Jared Stern set to direct.
    By Tolly Wright
  16. chat room
    Joe Swanberg on Drinking Buddies and Rom-Coms“I’m a huge fan of romantic comedies, but I think they’re so bad these days, that I’m trying desperately to revive that genre.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. romantic comedy
    Watch One Guy Impersonate All the White Guys in Romantic ComediesOh wow, that really does sound like Jason Sudeikis.
    By Eliot Glazer
  18. romantic comedy
    A Breakdown of Something Borrowed for Rom-Com PuristsChoreographed dance scenes and declarations of love in the rain!
    By Willa Paskin
  19. talk
    Is the Romantic Comedy Dead?We’re taking our DVD copy of ‘When Harry Met Sally’ to the bunker when the time comes.
  20. romantic comedy
    A Breakdown of How Do You Know for Rom-Com PuristsHow does it stack up against other romantic comedies?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  21. romantic comedy
    A Breakdown of Morning Glory for Rom-Com PuristsHow does it stack up against other romantic comedies?
    By Willa Paskin
  22. romantic comedy
    A Valentine’s Day Analysis For the Rom-Com PuristHow does it stack up against other romantic comedies?
    By Emma Rosenblum