Told with plenty of heart, humor, and style,”Crazy Rich Asians” offers a glamorous romantic fantasy that’s as universally crowd-pleasing as they come.
Romantic Comedy
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Film review: ‘Home Again’
Everything you need to know about Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s charming romantic fantasy, “Home Again,” can be summed up with a single shot of a sign for an elementary school play attended by the film’s characters. It’s the sort of sign you can tell the director saw as having a rough around the edges, school project kind […]
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Needs no introduction(s)
One of the rules of Hollywood romantic-comedy has always been that “the boy” and “the girl” have got to “meet cute.” This weekend at RAPA, they will, three times over. The occasion is the latest production of Screen Plays: a triple bill of contemporary romantic comedies tied together by a theme. “It’s all about introductions,” […]
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Puppet masters
I should probably preface this review by saying that I don’t consider myself a Metallica fan. I have nothing against the 32-year-old metal band, mind you. I’ve just never actively followed the group. So take it as a ringing endorsement that, despite my relative indifference, I thoroughly enjoyed the band’s nutty but imaginative new concert […]
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Puppet masters
There’s a moment in “Enough Said,” the warm-hearted romantic comedy from talented writer-director Nicole Holofcener, when the knowledge that you’re watching one of the late James Gandolfini’s last performances becomes a bit overwhelming. Exactly when that moment comes will undoubtedly vary for you, but for me it occurred as his character goes on his first […]
