Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
The creator of The Podcast Around the Corner picks her favorite underrated scenes that feature love in many different forms.
Drake Doremus is Looking for Love in All the Taboo Places
A tour through the indie director’s impressive filmography shows a gentle and genuine kind of love that’s hard to find on screen.
‘About Time’ and the Beauty of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Life
This 2013 time-traveling romcom is a paean to love in all its forms.
We Found Love in ‘A Quiet Place’
Beneath the surface of this thrilling creature feature is the beating heart of a familial love story.
A Toast to ‘Bridesmaids’ and Beautifully Messy Bridal Parties
Bridesmaids brilliantly show how weddings, like friendships, can bring out the best and worst in the people you understand more than almost anyone else.
The AAPI Movies That Helped Me Fall (More) in Love With Myself
Seven movies that have given me a greater love and appreciation for the narrative I carry.
Top 10 Movies About Love
We’re celebrating love in all its cinematic forms—through the bonds between friends, family, parents & kids, lovers, and everything in between.
Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
8 reasons why the 2001 John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale romantic comedy Serendipity is the Christmas fairytale you’ve been waiting for.
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
12+1 questions with the nine-time Oscar nominated composer about his collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan, his writing process, the most underappreciated instrument, and much more!
Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
“Be like Olive” and other takeaways from Abigail Breslin’s sweet, pageant-obsessed character in Little Miss Sunshine.
We Are Family: The Universal Experience of Watching ‘The Birdcage’
There were a lot of really special things about this film that are no less special today as it creeps toward its 30th anniversary.
The Staggering Empathy of Michael Stuhlbarg’s Monologue in ‘Call Me By Your Name’
When I rewatch Luca Guadagnino’s masterful 2017 film, my heart is widened by the extraordinary display of love, support, and affection by Elio’s father Sami.
How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals
I used to think musicals were frivolous, unserious entertainment. Then one fateful summer, two diametrically different movies accidentally teamed up to convince me otherwise.
To Live and Die in ‘La La Land’
If you’re a hopeless romantic like Seb and me, iron your suit and whistle along as we take a stroll through the sights, sounds, and bittersweet feels of this modern American masterpiece.
The Women Are All Right: ‘A League of Their Own’ and the Power of Belonging
It’s possible the reason I loved A League of Their Own so much was that it was a wonderland of amazing female athletes who occupied their own fully formed world.
‘Moonstruck’ is the Perfect Dish
Perfect actors, perfect script, perfect setting, perfect emotion. After you watch Moonstruck, you can’t help but look back and think, what was in that recipe?
Actually, Netflix‘s ‘Persuasion’ Is Good
Anne Elliot in Netflix’s 2022 adaptation of Persuasion, starring Dakota Johnson and directed by Carrie Cracknell, is definitely a Wine Aunt.
Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.
It’s Time to Return to M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’
By all cinematic standards of today, this film is not only masterfully conceived—it is among Shyamalan’s very best.