The Rom Com Rewind Podcast

Hit Man is a 2023 Romantic Comedy directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. Richard Linklater directed Dazed and Confused but also the Before romance trilogy, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, Before Sunrise. Hit Man is the story of Gary Johnson played by Glen Powell, a mild mannered professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of New Orleans. Gary also works for the NOPD as a civilian, administering the recording tech for undercover sting operations… when the undercover detective Jasper is pulled off duty, Gary is forced into a series of gambits where he needs to PRETEND to be a Hit Man in order to incriminate suspects in murder for hire schemes… along the way he meets Madison played by Adria Arjona and his role as a fake hit man takes a turn as Gary develops feelings for Madison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is more important? Love, or hip hop? In Brown Sugar, it's actually both! This week we dive into the 2002 classic Brown Sugar starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're BACK!!!After a break we wanted to catch up on a whole bunch of pop culture things that we missed this past month. What in the world is happening with Blake Lively and her movie The Idea Of You. Ben Affleck and JLo... did we all see it coming? Who will play Britney Spears in her biopic. And a new parent corner! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow, and written by Will Ferrell and McKay. This is the story of Brennan Huff played by Will Ferrell, and it's the story of Dale Doback played by John C Reilly. Brennan and Dale come together as Step Brothers when they're parents end up falling in love, getting married, and moving in together. Brennan and Dale are unique in that they are in their 40s, they both still live at home, with their parents, Nancy and Robert played by Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins… they are the definition of man children, and all of the chaos in the world erupts… when these two step brothers are forced to live together. There are also supporting performances in this movie by Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, and Rob Riggle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aloha is a 2015 rom com directed by Cameron Crowe… this is the story of military contractor Brian Gilcrest played by Bradley Cooper. After a freak accident in Afghanistan Brian nabs a job with former employer Carson Welch played by Bill Murray and accompanies him on a land deal to launch a satellite from Hawaii. Brian has some history here… in ex Tracy played by Rachel McAdams, her now husband Woody played by John Krasinski, his former military companions ‘Fingers' played by Danny McBride, General Dixon played by Alex Baldwin. Through his time in Hawaii working for Carson Welch alongside the military he is also shadowed by Allison Ng played by Emma Stone. Brian has to contend with his past, reconcile with some of the mistakes he's made… and perhaps… find some love along the way…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rumor Has It is a 2005 Romantic Comedy directed by the iconic Rob Reiner. This is the story of Sarah Huttinger, played by Jennifer Anniston, a writer for the New York Times who travels home to Pasadena, California for her sisters wedding. She travels back with her lawyer fiance Jeff Daly played by Mark Ruffalo. It's a theme early that Sarah doesn't necessarily feel like she fits in her family, she's very different from her father Early played by Richard Jenkins, and she learns at the wedding from her grandmother Katharine played by Shirley MacLaine that maybe… her mother had an affair around the time she was born… so Sarah sets off on a journey to find her maybe father.. Beau Burroughs played by Kevin Costner…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this weeks episode we chat Bridgerton season 3, new Hunger Games novel, Practical Magic and Legally Blonde sequels, a Parenting Dump and so much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Puppy Love is a 2023 Romantic Comedy directed by Nick Fabiano and Richard Alan Reid. This is the story of Max Stevenson played by Grant Gustin. An introvert he suffers from massive social anxiety in a post Covid world. To combat his anxiety, Max ends up adopting a dog, a King Charles Spaniel named Chloe. Around this time he jumps on a dating app and ends up on a date with Nicole Matthews, played by Lucy Hale. Nicole has also just adopted a dog, named Channing Tatum. Even though Nicole and Max don't immediately hit it off… their dogs do… Channing gets Chloe pregnant and it forces Max and Nicole to stay in each others lives… and even maybe… kindle some flames in their relationship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Couples Retreat is a 2009 Romantic Comedy directed by Peter Billingsly. This is the story of Dave played by Vince Vaughn and his wife Ronnie played by Malin Akerman. Dave and Ronnie are a typical married couple raising two young boys in the suburbs of Chicago, kinda in the whirlwind of parenthood and life. They have a few friends, Joey and Lucy played by Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis who have actually already agreed to separate… just… nobody knows that yet. Shane and Trudy played by Faizon Love and Kali Hawk who are polar opposites, Shane is in his 40's, Trudy is 20… that's basically all you need to know, and then there's Jason and Cynthia Smith played by Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell. Jason and Cynthia have been struggling with infertility and because of that, their marriage has been struggling and with that… they have convinced the entire friend group to take a couples retreat to the island of Eden to rediscover themselves… and their marriages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fall Guy Is a 2024 Action Romantic Comedy directed by David Leitch. This is the story of Colt Seavers, played by Ryan Gosling. Colt is a Hollywood stuntman for A-list actor Tom Ryder played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Colt ends up in a romantic relationship with a camera operator on the set of Tom's movies, Jodie played by Emily Blunt however, after a freak stunt accident gone wrong on the set of said movie Colt spirals into a pit of self doubt, he leaves his old world of stunt acting behind him… until he is thrust back into this world, when Tom Ryder goes missing on the set of a movie that Jodie is now directing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Idea of You is a 2024 Romantic Comedy directed by Micharl Showalter based on the novel Robinne Lee. This is the story of Solene, played by Anne Hathaway, a divorced art gallery owner living in Los Angeles. Solene ends up going to Coachella with her daughter and her daughters friends where they have a meet and greet with pop boy band August Moon. There, Solene meets Hayes Campbell played by Nicholas Galitzine, Hayes is a member of August Moon. Hayes and Solene end up hitting it off however, they are challenged by the fact that Hayes is much younger, in an internationally successful boy band, Solene has an ex husband, and a teenage daughter, it causes some conflict.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lake House is a 2006 fantasy romance directed by Alejandro Agresti. It's based off a South Korean film. The Lake House is the story of Kate Forster played by Sandra Bullock. Kate is a physician living in Chicago and she starts a new job at a downtown hospital. She moved from a really unique lake house outside the city and she leaves a note for the next tenant to let them know a few quirks of the house. On Valentine's Day the new tenant of the house Alex, played by Keanu Reeves arrives, discovers the letter and also discovers some discrepancies with the note. As Alex writes back to Kate we realize that they are communicating through time. Alex is living in 2004, 2 years to the date before Kate, and through the mailbox at the lake house they can actually communicate… and perhaps… fall in love? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet the Fockers is a 2004 romantic comedy directed by Jay Roach, Jay also directed the original Meet the Parents, as well as Dinner for Schmucks, The Austin Powers series. Meet the Fockers is the sequel to Meet the Parents, we have Greg or ‘Gaylord' Focker played by Ben Stiller. Greg is engaged to Pam Byrnes played by Teri Polo, the contents of the first film was Greg meeting Pam's parents Jack Byrnes played by Robert De Niro and Dina played by Blythe Danner. The short of that story is that Jack is a retired CIA agent and did everything he could do disrupt, undermine and ultimately break up Greg and Pam before finally agreeing that Greg was indeed a good guy and a good match. In Meet the Fockers, this story in some ways repeats with Jack and Dina meeting Greg's parents Bernie and Roz played by Dustin Hoffman and Barabara Streisand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2024 Mean Girls Musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. from the screenplay by Tina Fey. This is based on the Mean Girls stage musical, which is based on a 2003 movie WHICH is based on the 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes. Mean Girls the musical follows the story of Cady Herron played by Angourie Rice who movies from being homeschooled in Kenya to high school in the United States. Cady has to do a lot of catching up on high school and is quickly befriended by Janis and Damien played by Auli'i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey. Cady also quickly becomes friends with the highschool Mean Girls, the plastics, Regina George played by Renee Rapp, Karen Shetty played by Avantika and Gretchen Wieners played by Bebe Wood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monster In Law is a 2005 romantic comedy directed by Robert Luketic, he also directed Legally Blonde, Killers and Paranoia. This is the story of Charlie, a temp, dog walker, yoga instructor searching for love, she is played by Jennifer Lopez. On the beach in California she meets doctor Kevin Fields played by Michael Vartan, they immediately hit it off, love at first sight kind of stuff and eventually Kevin brings Charlie to meet his mother Viola played by Jane Fonda. Viola is a recently retired T.V show host who is perhaps slightly neurotic, very type A and can only accept the absolute best for her son Kevin… of which, she believes Charlie is not… however when Kevin immediately proposed to Charlie, it sets off a massive conflict between Charlie and Viola… that is your lead in for Monster In Law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Horrible Bosses is a 2011 dark comedy directed by Seth Gordon. This is the story of 3 friends, Nick, Dale and Kurt, played by Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudekis. All 3 of these friends in some way have a boss they despise. Nick's boss Dave played by Kevin Spacey is a gaslighting, manipulating, corporate overlord type. Kurt's boss Bobby, played by Folin Farrell is a weaselly incompetent drug fueled jerk. Dale's boss Julia, played by Jennifer Anniston is sexually aggressive towards him. They all end up scheming and coming up with a plan to kill… each other's bosses, based on some advice from Jamie Foxx's character Dean Jones. Ryan Gosling as Young Hercules by the way https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169516/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special announcement on the Rom Com Rewind Podcast AND an In Case You Missed It of our 2021 episode, What To Expect When You're Expecting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strangest place you've 'done it' in public, taking a second swing at love with a high school fling, Dennis Quaid... remarkably good looking for his age!? All of these questions and MORE are answered in this weeks episode of the Rom Com Rewind Podcast - What To Expect When You're Expecting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Pop Culture Recap on the Rom Com Rewind Podcast. Where is Kate Middleton? What happened on the finale of Love is Blind? Why was Al Pacino asked to introduce anything at the Oscars? All that and more on this episode of the Rom Com Rewind Podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pride and Prejudice (2005), we did the 2005 romantic drama film Directed by Joe Wright. Joe also directed Hanna, Peter Pan, Darkest Hour, Atonement. This is based of the 1813 Jane Austen novel of the same name. Pride and Prejudice is the story of Elizabeth Bennet, played by Kiera Knightly. Elizabeth lives with her 4 sisters at a rural English estate. Her sisters consist of, Jane played by Rosamund Pike, Lydia played by Jena Malone, Kitty played by Carey Mulligan, and Mary played by Talulah Riley. Her father is Mr Bennet played by Donald Sutherland and her mother Mrs Bennet is played by Brenda Blethlyn. These girls are all single and all pining for their chance at love. This comes to a head as the eligible bachelor Mr Bingley played by Simon Woods arrives in town at a ball along with his relative and another eligible bachelor Mr Darcy played by Matthew Macfadyen and his sister Caroline Bingley played by Kelly Reilly. This launches a runaway train of love, loss, heartbreak, heartache… and the story of… Pride and Prejudice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love is Blind is BACK! We have received so many messages from YOU regarding this Netflix staple reality dating show. We did a season 5 recap... so by popular demand here's the recap for Season 6. Clay and AD (and Matthew), Chelsea and Jimmy, Jeramy and Laura (and Sarah Ann), Kenneth and Brittany, Johnny and Amy, we dive into it ALL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off the heels of our 'Crossroads' episode, we wanted to give you a peek at another podcast, friends of ours The Relaxing Reads Podcast! Hosts Josie, Ryan and (Britney Super-Fan) Simone discuss the book that has everyone talking, Britney Spears 'The Woman in Me'. Our three hosts go beyond the Justin Timberlake headlines and discuss Britney's often sad, but amazing journey and surviving it all, in her own words. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears's groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cross Roads is a 2002 Teen Road Comedy Drama Romance… it's a lot of things, directed by Tamra Davis with screenplay by Shona Rhimes. Crossroads is the story of Lucy, played by Britney Spears, Mimi played by Taryn Manning and Kit played by Zoe Saldana. Lucy, Mimi and Kit were childhood best friends but grew apart as they entered highschool. Now as seniors, Mimi pulls the trio back together to recover a wish box from their childhood… they all agree to join Mimi on a trip to Los Angeles. Mimi is traveling to LA for a singing audition, she also happens to be 5 months pregnant, Kit is going to see her boyfriend at UCLA and Lucy is looking for her estranged mother in Arizona along the way. They also get a very helpful ride from a Ben Kimble played by Anson Mount, that is your lead in for Crossroads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Players is a 2024 Romantic Comedy directed by Trish Sie, Trish is best known for directing Step Up: All In and Pitch Perfect 3. This is the story of Mackenzie, Mack, played by Gina Rodriguez. Mack is a New York City sports beat writer, her real calling card is that her and her friends have elaborate, and strange ways they scheme to hook up with people. Co-Worker Adam played by Daman Wayans JR, other co-worker Brannagan played by Augustus Prew and HIS younger brother Little played by Joel Courtney make up the group. This group and Mack are thrown into Flux however when Pulitzer Prize nominated author Nick played by Tom Ellis arrives at their office and Mack is IMMEDIATELY enthralled… and NEEDs to be with him… thus, they come up with another elaborate scheme, a ‘play' for Mack to nab Nick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Weeks Notice is a 2002 Romantic Comedy directed by the Marc Lawrence who is also known for Miss Congeniality, Did You Hear About The Morgans, Noelle . This is the story of Lucy Kelson played by Sandra Bullock. Lucy is a lawyer in New York City who has a strong moral compass regarding environmental law, historic preservation and pro bono causes. George Wade is played by Hugh Grant and he is your billionaire real estate developer, charming womanizing playboy and his business is in an ongoing clash with Lucy over the destruction of the Coney Island Community Center. George Wade however is in need of a Chief Counsel and finds that Lucy, along with being an extremely talented lawyer is fantastic at making decisions for him. George hires Lucy under the pretense that he will fund her charity initiatives AND save the Coney Island Community Center… obviously when two beautiful people are that charming and always around each other… sparks… will… fly…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Grammy Awards, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears feuding again, the first ever Parent Dump, Superbowl prop bets and dramatic Tik Tok readings from Sarah. THIS is the Pop Culture Recap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just Wright is a 2010 Sports Romantic Comedy directed by Sanaa Hamri. This is the story of Leslie Wright played by Queen Latifah. Leslie is a New Jersey Nets SUPER FAN and she attends a lot of their games with her best friend Morgan played by Paula Patton. Morgan has dreams and aspirations of dating an NBA player, that is her full focus… trying to get into parties with players, meet players, see the players, well it turns out Leslie meets the star player of the Nets Scott McKnight played by Common at a gas station and he invites her to his birthday party. Leslie brings Morgan in tow and that is more or less our lead in for Just Wright.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fools Gold is a 2008 Romantic Action Comedy directed by the great Andy Tennant. It actually reunited the trio of Andy Tennant, Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Fool's Gold is the story of Finn played by McConaughey. Fin is a very unsuccessful treasure hunter, he is searching for the Spanish galleon the Aurelia which is supposed to have sunk near an island close to Key West. Fin ends up getting into trouble with a creditor Bigg Bunny played by Kevin Hart but Fin ultimately finds help in the form of his ex wife Tess played by Kate Hudson, who was the original person who discovered the general whereabouts of this lost treasure with him. Finn, Tess, Tess's boss Nigel played by Donald Sutherland, and his daughter Gemma played by Alexis Dziena embark on this grand adventure to find the treasure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love At First Sight is a 2023 Netflix Romantic Comedy film directed by Vanessa Caswill based on the 2011 novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. This is the story of Hadley Sullivan played by Haley Lu Richardson. Hadley never has a charged phone  and is chronically late, evidenced by the fact that when we meet her, she is in the process of missing her flight to London to attend her father's wedding. This is also the story of Oliver Jones played by Ben Hardy, Oliver is a British Yale student who is obsessed with statistics, hates surprises and typically keeps a very charged phone… this is how our love interests meet, at an airport, exchanging phone charges on the way to London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Princess Diaries is a 2001 coming of age Romantic Comedy directed by Garry Marshall. This is the story of Mia Thermopolis played by Anne Hathaway. Mia is a highschool student in San Francisco, definitely not super cool she only has two friends Lilly played by Heather Matarazzo and her older brother Michael played by Robert Schwartzman. There is something Mia does not know however and we learn very quickly, technically she is the princess of the country of Genovia. This film also features Mandy Moore as the classic highschool villain Lana. Mia has a grandmother the Queen Regent of Genovia played by the great Julie Andrews. And a point of fact regarding how big of a smash hit this film was. This grossed 165 million dollars at the box office on a budget of around 26. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the 2nd annual Rom Com Rewind Fantasy Draft! What is coming out this year that you should be aware of? What are the big block busters? What are the sleeper picks that take social media by storm? On this episode of the Rom Com Rewind we do a fantasy draft of what WE believe you should be watching out for in 2024!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Home Alone is a 1990 Christmas Comedy directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by the great John Hughes. This is the story of Kevin McCalister played by Macaulay Culkin. Kevin is the youngest son of the McCalister family, we meet Kevin during a wildly chaotic time when his and his uncles family are prepping for a trip to Paris the following day. After an outburst by Kevin he is sent to the attic to sleep the night, but the following morning both families forget about Kevin as they travel to the airport and they leave Kevin at home as the travel to Paris… hence… Kevin McCalister IS, Home Alone… this story also stars Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the Wet Bandits. Catherine O'Hara and John Heard are Kevin's Parents. There is a massive full cast that we will get to but first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family Switch is a 2023 Netflix Family Comedy directed by McG. He is also responsible for This Means War and The Babysitter. Family Switch is the story of Jess and Bill Walker, played by Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms. The Walker family is a little bit out of sorts, they have three children, MAINLY CeeCee and Wyatt played by Emma Meyers and Brady Noon, both in high school. They have a third child who is just a baby, that is Miles. They are just a family that feels very disconnected and isolated from each other, they all have their own priorities that in their own minds supersedes everyone else in the family and all of this comes to a head after a Christmas excursion to Griffith Observatory, when during a rare planetary alignment event, while the whole family is bickering how everyone else lives are SO EASY… we end up with a body swap story. Jess and CeeCee wake up in each others bodies. Bill and Wyatt end up in each others… the baby Miles swaps with the dog Pickles. This is your lead in for Family Switch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 Romantic Comedy directed by Jon Turteltaub. This is the story of Lucy Moderatz played by Sandra Bullock. Lucy is a very lonely train fair token collector in Chicago. She daydreams of a more exciting life and secretly loves Peter Callaghan, a handsome commuter played by Peter Gallagher, whom she has never actually spoken to. On Christmas day Peter falls onto the train tracks and Lucy rescues him, and after a wild miscommunication at the hospital Peter's family believes that Lucy is his fiance… all this occurring, while Peter is in a coma. Also want to mention Jack played by Bill Pullman as Peter's brother. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ex Mas is a BRAND NEW HOLIDAY ROM COM. This is the story of Graham played by Robbie Amell. Graham is a video game programmer workaholic who has seemingly recently been broken up with, by his fiance Ali played by Leighton Meester. Graham is not coping well, he is swamped at work, and after first believing he will not be able to make it home to Minnesota for the Holidays, on a spur of the moment, he decides to still make the trip. The only problem is, his family, when realizing he wouldn't be home for the Holidays, decided to invite his ex Ali to Christmas. That is your lead in for Ex Mas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Other Zoe is a 2023 Romantic Comedy on Amazon Prime, directed by Sarah Zandieh. This is the story of Zoe Miller played by Josephine Langford. Zoey is a computer major junior at Queen's College… she is extremely intelligent in the field of programming and is trying to launch her dating app that specializes on matching people based on algorithms and shared interests and compatibility. Zoey however ends up in a classic, mistaken identity, amnesia love triangle with star soccer stud Zach McLaren played by Drew Starkey. Zach believes that he is dating this Zoey… because of a strange accident, instead there is another Zoey out there on vacation who he is actually dating… hence, the other Zoey. Shoutout to Miles who is our other love interest played by Archie Renaux.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Again is a 2009 American teen fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Burr Steers. This is the story of Mike O Donnell played by Matthew Perry and Zac Efron… this is a CLASSIC body swap movie… time swap movie…  Mike O Donnell (Zac Efron)  was the high school all star basketball jock, he had aspirations of playing college basketball until his girlfriend Scarlet became pregnant. That occurred back in 1989, now in present day Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry) is struggling with his career, cannot connect with his kids Alex played by Sterling Knight or Maggie played by Michelle Trachtenberg, and he has a failing marriage with Scarlet played by Leslie Mann. All of this comes to a head as Mike finds himself back at his old high school and after meeting a sage janitor his body is swapped back to his high school self (Zac Efron) so he can relive his high school days alongside his actual children who attend the same school. This film grossed 139 million dollars on a 40 million dollar budget.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You Again is a 2010 romantic comedy directed by Andy Fickman. This is the story of Marni Olsen played by Kristen Bell. Marni was tormented and bullied in highschool however at the time of our film is now a successful public relations executive in Los Angeles and was just promoted to a management job in New York. However, Marni returns back to her small town of Ridgefield to celebrate her brother, Will, played by James Wolk, wedding. As it turns out, Will is marrying Marni's highschool bull Joanna or JJ played by Odette Yustman. The awkwardness is amped up when JJ's aunt Ramona visits, played by Sigourney Weaver and SHE also has bad history with Marni's mom Gail played by Jamie Lee Curtis… two generations of women… hating each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twilight is a 2008 Romantic Fantasy directed by Catherine Hardwicke… it's based off the 2005 Stephenie Meyer Novel. This is the story of Bella Swan played by Kristen Stewart. Bella leaves her home of Phoenix, Arizona for a small town called Forks in Washington State. In Forks Bella lives with her father, the police Chief Charlie Swan. She meets Jacob Black played by Taylor Lautner, his family are close friends with Charlie. As Bella goes to school we meet a number of her classmates including Jessica played by Anna Kendrick. We also meet The Cullen's. They are a group of kids adopted by Carlisle Cullen the town physician. Carlisle is played by Peter Facinelli, Esme Cullen played by Elizabeth Reaser… and their adopted children. Alice played by Ashley Greene, Jasper played by Jackson Rathbone, Rasalie played by Nikki Reed, Emmett played by Kellan Lutz and finally Edward Cullen played by Robert Pattinson… it is in Edward that Bella discovers something strange and unusual about the Cullen's. It's also where Bella possibly finds love?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fault In Our Stars is a 2014 coming of age romance directed by Josh Boone, based off the 2012 John Green novel of the same name. The Fault in our Stars in the story of Hazel Grace Lancaster played by Shailene Woodley. We meet Hazel as a teenager living with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Hazel's parents, Fannie and Michael Lancaster played by Laura Dern and Sam Trammell convince Hazel to take part in a weekly cancer patient support group. Although she is not thrilled, Hazel attends those meetings and meets Augustus Waters ‘Gus' played by Ansel Elgort. Gus had lost his leg to bone cancer, he and Hazel immediately hit it off… and this begins our story of The Fault in Our Stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our Rom Com Rewind first, we take a foray into the wild world of reality t.v to bring you a recap of Love Is Blind season 5 on Netflix! The Izzy, Stacey, Johnnie, and Chris conundrum is discussed. Were Nick and Vanessa Lachey up to snuff as hosts? What in the world occurred with Lydia and Uche. Who is Renee and why is she in so many scenes???? We discuss it all on this week's episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sweet Home Alabama is directed by Andy Tennant. He has directed It Takes Two, Fools Gold, Hitch, The Bounty Hunter. This is the story of Melanie Carmichael played by Reese Witherspoon. We first meet Melanie as a 10-year old with her first ever love Jake Perry played by Josh Lucas. We meet them in the fictional town of Pidgeon Creek Alabama, after a quick meeting we jump forward in time to present day where Melanie is now a famous fashion designer, she is dating New York political socialite Andrew played by Patrick Dempsey. Andrew's mother Kate is actually the mayor of New York and she is grooming Andrew to be a politician, played by Candice Bergen. After Andrew proposes to Melanie though, we learn that she has not gone back to her hometown in Alabama in 7 years, and now that she is engaged, she needs to make her way back to Pidgeon Creek to tie up some loose ends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keeping Up With the Joneses is the story of Jeff and Karen Gaffney played by Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher. The Gaffney's live in a quaint cul-de-sac however their mundane lives are twisted upside down with the arrival of neighbours… the Joneses. Tim and Natalie Jones are seemingly perfect individuals played by Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot, they excel at everything, they have unique and wonderful lives… but not all is what it appears to be with the Joneses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mean Girls is a 2004 Teen Romantic Comedy directed by Mark Waters, Mark Waters also directed Just Like Heaven, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Freaky Friday. This movie is also written by Tina Fey and produced by Lorne Michaels. Mean Girls is the story of Cady Heron played by Lindsay Lohan. Cady was homeschooled and lived in Africa for 12 years and she is finally going to highschool for the first time… she has no idea what she is in for. Cady quickly meets the school rejects Janis Ian played by Lizzy Caplan and Damian played by Daniel Franzese. She also meets the ‘plastics' or the MEAN GIRLS, Regina George, Karen Smith and Gretchen Wieners, played by Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert respectively.  Really this movie is just the story of Cady navigating through having no experience with North American highschool and being THRUST into a friendship with Regina George… and all the comedy that comes with that. Also, Jonathan Bennett plays our love interest Aaron Samuels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Somebody I Used to Know is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Dave Franco and co-written with his wife Alison Brie.  This is the story of Ally played by Alison Brie. She is the show runner of a once successful reality series called Dessert Island… Upon learning that her show is being cancelled Ally returns to her small town of Leavenworth Washington to take a break and visit her mom. Upon returning Ally meets up with her ex-boyfriend Sean played by Jay Ellis and sparks seem to reignite between them? But as always, not all will go according to plan. This film also stars Kiesey Clemons as Cassidy, Danny Pudi as Benny and Haley Joel Osment as Jeremy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The DUFF is a 2015 high school teen rom com directed by Air Sandel. Based on the 2010 novel by Kody Keplinger.  The Duff is the story of Bianca played by Mae Whitman. Bianca is a high school senior from Atlanta, she has two best friends Jess and Casey played by Skyler Samuels and Bianca Santos. After an abrupt run in with Bianca's hearthrob neighbour Wesley played by Robbie Amell and his girlfriend Madison played by Bella Thorne, Bianca learns a terrible truth… Bianca… is the DUFF of her friend group. The Duff being the quote ‘designated ugly fat friend'. Upon learning this, Bianca ditches her friends and sets out with Wesley to reclaim her identity and score a date with Toby Tucker, played by Nick Eversman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Joe Jonas and Sophie Tuner split the saddest celeb breakup in recent memory? What is happening with Fyre Festival 2? What are the upcoming Romantic Comedies YOU need to know for the rest of 2023? Join us for the Summer Pop Culture Round Up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To All The Boys I've Loved Before is a 2018 Teen Romantic Comedy directed by Susan Johnson and based on the novel by Jenny Han. To All The Boys is the story of Lara Jean Covey - LJ, played by Lana Condor. Lara Jean writes 5 letters dedicated to all the boys she's ever loved. The letters were never sent, just a way for her to express her emotions… until… somehow… the letters get mailed. Of the 5 letters sent, 3 of them are pretty notable, including one sent to Lara's older sisters ex boyfriend Josh played by Israel Broussard. There is also a letter sent to Kenny, played by Edward Kewin. And finally a letter is sent to Peter Kavinsky played by Noah Centineo.  Also want to mention Anna Cathcart who plays Lara Jean's younger sister Kitty. Janel Parrish plays the older sister Margot. John Corbett plays Dr Covey, Lara Jean's father.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bride Wars is a 2009 Romantic Comedy directed by Gary Winick. This is the story of childhood best friends Liv played by Kate Hudson and Emma played by Anne Hathaway. Liv and Emma have always ever dreamed of one thing, getting married at New York's famous Plaza Hotel in June. However when both of these ladies get engaged around the same time and the Plaza only has bookings for the same day in June, these friends quickly turn to enemies as debauchery ensues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overboard is a 1987 Romantic Comedy directed by Garry Marshall. This is the story of Joanna Slayton played by Goldie Hawn. Joanna is filthy rich, she lives a life of style and fortune on her yacht with her husband Grant Slayton the Third played by Edward Hermann. Joanna, while in the seaside town of Elk Cove, Oregon, hires a carpenter to remodel her closet on her yacht. This carpenter is Dean Profitt, played by Kurt Russell. Joanna and Dean have a bitter argument BUT… through a series of strange events, Joanna ends up with total memory loss, amnesia after an accident falling off her yacht, and after she is not claimed by her husband Grant, she ends up in a web of lies regarding her past with Dean, who now claims she is HIS wife…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.