Overview Hello, Love, Again is a romantic drama film from the Philippines directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana. It stars Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, who reprised their roles as Joy Fabregas and Ethan del Rosario respectively. Set to be released in November 2024, the film is a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Hello, Love, Goodbye. In […]
The Hating Game premiered in 2021 as a romantic comedy film based on a best-selling novel by Sally Thorne published in 2016. The film was directed by Peter Hutchings who portrays the ‘will-they-won’t-they’ tension of two characters who over time transform from competitors into emotionally supportive partners. The film portrays the contemporary setting of a
Overview and Context The Merry Gentleman is an independent film released in 2008, marking the directorial debut of actor Michael Keaton. Chicago-native Keaton is known for his blockbuster roles in films such as Batman and Beetlejuice, so it is pleasantly surprising to witness him take on a character-driven narrative film. Keaton stars in the film
Overview and Historical Context In 2024, Paula Ortiz directed the Spanish-American biographical drama film La virgen roja, or The Red Virgin as it is internationally known. The film is about Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira, an intellectual and a feminist and one of the youngest prodigies in Spain. The movie is centered on the turbulent times of
Introduction & Origins Winter’s Tale is a 2014 romantic fantasy film that marks Akiva Goldmans first time in the directors chair, and it lifts its core story straight from Mark Helprins 1983 novel of the same name. Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint, and Will Smith all
Love, Divided, originally titled Pared con pared, is Patricia Fonts 2024 Spanish romantic comedy, adapted from Marta Sánchezs screenplay. Led by rising stars Aitana Ocaña and Fernando Guallar, it tells a whimsical tale of two neighbors who fall in love-never once meeting-in an ongoing banter that drifts through a single shared wall. The film reimagines
The Year I Started Masturbating (Swedish title: Året jag slutade prestera och började onanera) is a 2022 comedy-drama from Sweden, directed by Erika Wasserman. Inspired by a story from Sandra Dahlén, the film stars Katia Winter as Hanna, a woman whose carefully mapped life begins to fall apart as she nears forty. Blending humor with
Overview & Premise Nora Fingscheidt has directed The Outrun, adapting it from a memoir by Amy Liptrot, and the film features Saoirse Ronan as the lead. It outlines the life of Rona, a woman who goes back to her native place Orkney after recovering from alcoholism to rehab. Although remarkably beautiful, the Northern Scottish country
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, which was released in 2024, is a Colombian crime thriller that revolves around the perilous activity of gasoline smuggling between Colombia and Venezuela. The film was directed by Baiz Andrés, who also co-wrote it with Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Speitzer, Laura Osma and Juanes – who made his debut acting appearance in
Someone Like You, a romantic comedy film directed by Tony Goldwyn and released in 2001, is based on Laura Zigman’s novel Animal Husbandry. The film features Ashley Judd as Jane Goodale, a television producer turned anonymous columnist on relationships, alongside actors Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei and Ellen Barkin. It examines contemporary dating alongside
