Romance

Gender lines blur in ‘Just One of the Guys’ (1985), ‘She’s the Man’ (2006)

With transgender rights rising toward the top of the news cycle for the first time in human history, it’s interesting to look back at two

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‘To Catch a Thief’ (1955) is a relaxing take on suspense

“To Catch a Thief” (1955) is so gorgeous to look at, and Cary Grant is so suave and Grace Kelly so elegant, that it actually

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Hitchcock’s ‘Notorious’ (1946) illustrates art of subtle suspense

“Notorious” (1946) is the entry in Alfred Hitchcock’s oeuvre that can be most crisply studied for its artistry in slow-burn suspense. Ingrid Bergman’s Alicia –

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Nobody talks about it, but ‘Mr. Nobody’ (2009) is a gem

“Mr. Nobody” (2009) is a lavish, wonderfully acted and deeply thoughtful sci-fi movie that, ironically, nobody talks about. But maybe it’s due for a reappraisal

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‘North by Northwest’ (1959) an early action classic with humor

Almost without exception, at the end of watching every movie in my “On a Hitchcock Kick” series I’ve thought, “Ah, I can see why critics

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Hart, Grenier, Thomas dip into movies with ‘Drive Me Crazy’ (1999)

Almost lost in that crazy-loaded teen rom-com year of 1999, “Drive Me Crazy” is a wistful slice of what might’ve been. Melissa Joan Hart’s resume

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‘Homebodies’ (2023) a personal dive into modern office politics

Art affirms life in Tembe Denton-Hurst’s debut novel “Homebodies” (2023), about a magazine writer who is fired due to subtle office politics only to find

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10 things I like about ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)

In a 1995 episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry claims that 95 percent of the population is undatable. “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999) tests that

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‘Get Over It’ (2001) makes Shakespeare easy to sing and dance to

Bridging Gen-X teen comedies and millennial teen comedies was the period from roughly 1996-2006 featuring Shakespeare-based teen comedies. Although these films starred millennials (often Julia

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Reeve, Hannah make ‘Rear Window’ (1998) better than it should be

One of the reasons accepted as valid for remaking a perfect classic is if you have something new to say via the same (or very

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