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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: Journey? Check. Big, Bold, Beautiful? Not So Much

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: Journey? Check. Big, Bold, Beautiful? Not So Much

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 18, 2025A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Drama, Kogonada, Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Rom-com, Magic realismComment

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Good Intentions Yield Noble if Middling Rom-Com

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Good Intentions Yield Noble if Middling Rom-Com

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekMay 21, 2025Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, TIFF 24, Laura Piani, Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Rom-com, British, French, DramaComment

Freelance: John Cena/Alison Brie 'Action Rom-Com' Lacks Rom, Com and Pulse

Freelance: John Cena/Alison Brie 'Action Rom-Com' Lacks Rom, Com and Pulse

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 27, 2023Freelance, Pierre Morel, John Cena, Juan Pablo Raba, Alison Brie, Action, Rom-comComment

Original-Cin video Q&A: Toronto and pizza talk from the stars and director of Little Italy

By Bonnie Läufer

InterviewJim SlotekAugust 23, 2018Emma Roberts, Andrea Martin, Danny Aiello, Hayden Christensen, Toronto, Canadian films, Comedy, Rom-com, Romeo and Juliet

Little Italy: Dreadful, Awful Really Bad Rom-Com Benefits None (Except Maybe Pusateri’s)

By Kim Hughes

ReviewAugust 23, 2018Emma Roberts, Andrea Martin, Danny Aiello, Hayden Christensen, Toronto, Canadian films, Comedy, Rom-com, Romeo and Juliet