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‘Smile… the Worse is Yet to Come’ Review: A Surprisingly Honest Look at Love and Growing Older

There’s something uniquely terrifying about reaching a point in adulthood and realizing that the life you’re living looks nothing like the one you imagined. Careers stall, relationships change, and the dreams that once seemed inevitable slowly become increasingly difficult to reach. Smile… The Worst Is Yet to Come taps into those anxieties with a surprisingly honest examination of marriage, disappointment, and

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‘One Night Only’ Review: Neither Romantic, Nor Funny

August 6, 2026 Maxance Vincent Comedy Films & Shows, Romance Films & Shows, Universal Studios 5 min read

Rom-coms on the big screen are back! And by that, we mean films that star two of the most alluring and infectiously charming actors working today but are devoid of romance, comedy, and, most importantly, interest. Oh, and they’re also strangely reactionary and definitely feel like a byproduct of the Trump 2.0 era than what the masses would call “proper escapism.”

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‘Eyes Like Stars’ by Ashley Poston Book Review (A ‘Star Wars’ Romance Novel)

July 21, 2026 Cameron Brook Penguin Random House, Romance Films & Shows, Sci-Fi Novels, Star Wars, Star Wars Books 9 min read

Now that the dust of the High Republic (and the Jedi) has settled, Star Wars is looking to the future of its publishing initiatives. Its newest one, starting this year, brings us books set around specific genres. The books will focus on putting genre first, such as horror, war, romance, fantasy, and more, and setting them within the Star Wars universe.

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‘Reminders of Him’: Heartbreak, Hope, and Colleen Hoover’s Strongest Film Yet

May 26, 2026 Joshua Ryan Book Adaptations, Drama Films & Shows, Romance Films & Shows, Universal Studios 4 min read

Colleen Hoover has been on an upward trajectory in the realm of cinema. With It Ends With Us, Regretting You, and now Reminders of Him, the author turned screenwriter has shown a strong presence in theaters for three years straight. Reminders of Him is the first film adaptation to feature Hoover as a writer adapting her own work, and the film benefits from it,

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‘Eternity’ Delivers a Powerful, Heart-Crushing Meditation on Love Beyond Life

November 25, 2025 Joshua Ryan A24, Comedy Films & Shows, Fantasy Films & Shows, Romance Films & Shows 4 min read

A24’s Eternity is a story about the journey rather than the destination. The question of whether an afterlife exists and what it consists of has been a topic of debate since the beginning of time. Since the advent of film, filmmakers have endeavored to explore this concept. Eternity presents an afterlife where the newly deceased must choose a destination to spend their

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‘Oh, Hi!’: A Romantic Comedy with a Fair Share of Ups and Downs

July 21, 2025 Joshua Mbonu Comedy Films & Shows, Romance Films & Shows, Sony 4 min read

In a film landscape where rom-coms seem to be few and far between (theatrically speaking), the film Oh, Hi! can be seen as a breath of fresh air in many ways. The film’s setup is playful enough, with great chemistry from Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, respectively, as they embark on their first romantic getaway together. Not everything hits comedically, but

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‘The Wedding Banquet’ Review: A Rom-Com with a Big Heart

April 21, 2025 John Dotson Comedy Films & Shows, LGBTQ+, Romance Films & Shows 5 min read

The Wedding Banquet, as a remake, reintroduces a classic narrative rarely offered by Hollywood lately. The film has a catchy plot where the main leads hatch a scheme, and the more the scheme unfolds, the less it works. Romantic comedies used to do it all the time. For example, How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days permitted Kate Hudson to

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Apple TV’s ‘The Gorge’ Delivers Action, Horror, and Romance

February 13, 2025 Drew Reed Action Films & Shows, Apple TV, Horror Films & Shows, Romance Films & Shows 6 min read

How far would you go for something worth living for? That’s the question answered by Miles Teller’s Levi in Apple TV’s newest movie, The Gorge. The Gorge is directed by infamous horror director Scott Derrickson, known for films such as Doctor Strange, The Black Phone, and more. Along with Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, The Gorge stars Sigourney Weaver and Sope