Romance films
She Is Love review – ex-pop star and ex-wife meet again in flimsy romcom
Sam Riley and Haley Bennett are acrimonious exes staying at the same remote hotel in Jamie Adams’ directionless film that sees great talent go to waste
Peter Bradshaw
30, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM
Sublime review – refreshingly understated queer coming-of-age tale
Avoiding schmaltzy pitfalls, this moving drama about two friends on the verge of adulthood offers a modern ideal of masculinity
Phuong Le
30, Jan, 2023 @9:00 AM
Why we need to see fat actors as objects of romantic desire in mainstream films | Letters
Letter: It’s hard to stomach the feeling that the world sees my husband as some pervert for finding me attractive, says one reader
29, Jan, 2023 @6:40 PM
Rye Lane review – engagingly cartoony romcom on the streets of south London
A chance meeting between two jilted strangers leads to chaotic imposture and a vinyl rescue mission in this freewheeling feature debut from director Raine Allen Miller
Peter Bradshaw
24, Jan, 2023 @8:30 AM
Past Lives review – delicately sad romantic drama is a real achievement
Playwright Celine Song makes her film debut with a beautiful, aching story about childhood sweethearts reconnecting
Benjamin Lee in Park City
22, Jan, 2023 @12:38 AM
Shotgun Wedding review – Jennifer Lopez hits the spot in goofy romcom
In this likable spin on the genre, Lopez’s wedding to a sensitive baseball player runs aground when a boatful of armed men arrive
Peter Bradshaw
19, Jan, 2023 @5:00 PM
Streaming: the best hopeful films for a new year
It’s time to embrace positivity – from the underdog idealism of Rocky to the transcendent A Matter of Life and Death and the gloriously morbid optimism of Harold and Maude
Guy Lodge
31, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM
The best New Year’s Eve scenes – ranked
We trawl acres of celluloid for the best New Year’s Eves, from romcoms and musicals to gangster flicks and comedies, from parties-for-two to hellishly elaborate dance sequences
Stuart Heritage
29, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM
Best films of 2022 in the UK: No 5 – Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson’s funniest film yet makes stars of newcomers Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim as unlikely lovers in 1970s LA
Peter Bradshaw
19, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM
I stumbled into a real-life meet-cute, Bridget Jones-style, so why couldn’t I go through with it? | Bidisha Mamata
A handsome, stranded man asked me for help with his car on a snowy night, a perfect scene for a movie
Bidisha Mamata
17, Dec, 2022 @4:00 PM
Streaming: the best crowd-pleasers to watch this festive season
Tired of It’s a Wonderful Life? This Christmas, try feasting with family and friends on recent films ranging from Top Gun: Maverick to Pinocchio and The Banshees of Inisherin
Guy Lodge
17, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM
A Love Song review – a sparse, wistful gem
Dale Dickey and Wes Studi shine in Max Walker-Silverman’s beautifully low-key tale of two lonely people
Wendy Ide
11, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM
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