A Gentlemen's Guide to Rom-Coms

A Gentlemen's Guide to Rom-Coms

By Kelly McCrillis/Ryan Graves (The Rom Com Gents)TV & FilmFilm Reviews
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A Gentlemen's Guide to Rom-Coms episodes

  • 21. In & Out (with Rachael Perrell Fosket)

    At its best, the screwball comedy points out how ridiculous us humans can be. It can satirize anything it touches because the world is a ridiculous place, rife with people acting oddly.


    In this week's romantic screwball comedy, In & Out, the boys and special guest Rachael Perrell Fosket explore a small Indiana town as its English teacher deals with being outed by a former student at the oscars in the 90's. Antics ensue, and this movie has a lot of fun, but in essence, it's all about the heart that lies beneath all the characters.


    Next Week's Film: Hitch

    2 hr 4 min
  • 20. Juno

    If you would just shut your gob for a second and listen,  we'll tell you about one of best movies made in the 2000s.


    A unique script, with good actors to carry it, and a great director that made it sparkle.


    Today the boys gush over: Juno.


    Next Weeks Movie: In & Out


    1 hr 28 min
  • 19. They Came Together
    Given enough time and energy you can dig up dirt on any genre of film. The campiness of some horror, the horniness of some spy films, and yes, even the cheesiness of the rom-com.
    They Came Together is an example of a parody taking it just way too... well, we'll let the boys tell you about it.
    Next Weeks Movie: Juno
    1 hr 23 min
  • 18. Twilight
    The night is dark and full of terrors.
    But the day is cloudy and filled with sparkly vampires!
    On this weeks episode the boys have an absolute blast talking about Twilight.
    Next weeks episode: They Came Together
    1 hr 23 min
  • 17. When Harry Met Sally (with Erin Carlson)

    Nora+Rob+Billy+Meg.


    Nothing could be better than this.


    This week the boys and special guest Erin Carlson do a deep dive on When Harry Met Sally.


    Next Week's Movie: Twilight


    Find Erin at her website and check out her books I'll Have What She's Having and Queen Meryl at https://bookshop.org/. 

    1 hr 28 min
  • 16. To All The Boys I've Loved Before

    Boy oh boy! Our first Netflix original.


    As far as conceits go, the plot of this week's movie is a winner. It's got all the hallmarks. Love, high school drama, fake relationships, a bratty sister... and a really high rotten tomato score. But a good movie, this does not necessarily make.


    The boys really, really get into it. Rants incoming in our review of: To All The Boys I Loved Before.


    Next Weeks Movie: When Harry Met Sally

    1 hr 37 min
  • 15. Brokeback Mountain

    All love is beautiful. Which is why we make so much art about it.


    Ang Lee knows this, which is why he makes so many movies about it.


    With some of the best performances you’ll ever see from Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, which is saying something, Brokeback Mountain is the one of the most beautifully shot, brilliantly written, perfectly executed, necessary romance films ever made.


    Next Weeks Episode: To All The Boys I Loved Before

    1 hr 56 min
  • 14. As Good As It Gets

    Helen Hunt: the overworked, under-appreciated, wry, patient, and loving mom/diner waitress who just CAN'T HAVE A NORMAL BOYFRIEND!


    Jack Nicholson: one part racist, one part homophobic, all parts grumpy, generous, dog-loving, personality-disorder dealing with writer.


    Greg Kinnear: the loving, insecure, snarky, optimistic, depressed painter.


    Is this as good as it gets? Find out this week as the boys discuss... you guessed it, As Good As It Gets.


    Next Weeks Episode: Brokeback Mountain

    1 hr 42 min
  • 13. Breakfast at Tiffany's
    What makes something iconic?
    Lastability? Originality? Universality? ... A cat?
    This week the boys discuss this within the context of: the uniqueness of Holly Golightly, the racist portrayal of Mr. Yunioshi, manic pixie dream girls, hip parties with cool cats... and I SAID WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, SHE SAID I THINK I REMEMBER THE FILM AND... now I'm done.
    Next week's film: As Good As It Gets
    1 hr 29 min
  • 12. BOOK CLUB: Pride and Prejudice

    In order of chronology, the touchstone English storytellers are as follows: first you have Chaucer, then Shakespeare, and finally this week's author, Jane Austen.


    Pride and Prejudice, her third written and second published novel, is the true-north of the rom-com genre. It is everything most rom-com's aspire to be: witty, romantic, thoughtful, and full of the feels.


    We would be hard pressed to send you anywhere else if you want the perfect example of the form.


    Next weeks episode: Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1 hr 44 min

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Ryan and Kelly are the The Rom Com Gents: a couple guys who want to convince the world that romance, comedy, and Hugh Grant is for everyone. Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/romcomgents