Until recently, you’d be hard-pressed to argue that the Golden Age of romcoms wasn’t behind us by at least a couple of decades. For fans of the genre to find great movies, we often have to re-watch ones from the era of Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts. The last year, though–or even maybe just few months–has seen a surge in not just new romcoms, but great new romcoms. And it turns out, the ratings reflect that. According to Variety, more than 80 million Netflix subscribers watched at least one of the movies in its “Summer of Love” lineup. That includes To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, The Kissing Booth, Like Father, and Set It Up.
And that’s only on Netflix. That doesn’t include the great romcoms that have hit theaters this year, like Crazy Rich Asians or Love, Simon. These titles not only drew in huge audiences, but they were genuinely great movies that fortified the genre. I don’t want to give too much credit to one tweet from Chrissy Teigen, but I do firmly believe that more fans talking about their love of the genre and not burying it as a shameful “guilty pleasure” only leads to good things and good movies.
where are all the rom coms? there is a shortage of rom coms and thus a shortage of my happiness
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) March 17, 2018
- In the wake of so much horrible, dispiriting news, do you find yourself (frequently) asking “What are we supposed to do now?” Bitch has a podcast for you. (via Bitch)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote a poem for you, yes you. (via Vulture)
- For many of us, October is the month to indulge in non-stop horror movie binges. But what if you don’t like the scary stuff? Or you’ve got kids in your life whom you don’t yet wish to traumatize? Here are the best Halloween movies available on Netflix, both the scary and the all-age-appropriate scary-adjacent. (via Pajiba)
- I’m sorry, did someone say “feminist Black Mirror“? (via AV Club)
- I’m sorry again, did someone else say “Gina Rodriguez, action star”? (via YouTube)
- Rachel Gonzalez is an awesome young advocate for the Democratic Party. (You should probably be following her on Twitter.) Unfortunately, she’s encountered some seriously sexist BS on her path to becoming a political power player. (via Medium)
- I was shocked by how much I loved Venom but I agree, it needed to do better by its female characters. (via SyFy.com)
Happy Tuesday, everybody! Enjoy your funky dystopian nightmare!
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