A Gentlemen's Guide to Rom-Coms

As I am writing this, I am supremely aware that it’s Mother’s Day. So before we go on, give your moms a call. We love you moms (Linda and Valerie especially). But today we are talking about the daddiest of all dad-rom-coms.

It was part of our adolescent DNA. It informed how we imagined weddings, relationships, and in some respects, being dads.

If you want a film filled with Steve Martin antics, bad nineties fashion, and a really great mom in Diane Keaton’s “Nina”, you’re in the right place. Sit back, relax, try not to worry so much about all the details, and enjoy Father of the Bride.

Next week’s film: Two Weeks Notice

What do you want?

Just when you think you've got it figured out, life throws you a curveball. An unexpected illness... A job offer out of the blue... or in today's movie's case: Cersei Lannister- sorry, Lena Headey.

Listen along in this week's episode as the boys and special guest Robin Vada wade through questions of sexuality, love triangles, and the power of lesbian lungs while admiring the graceful way in which Rachel answers the question, "What do I want?" (spoiler alert, it's Lena Headey).

Cooking, like romantic chemistry, is a tricky thing. The ingredients and the proportions in either can't stray too far from a recipe, or it becomes something else (and probably tastes bad). Nowhere in the film business are the proportions of romantic chemistry more important than in romcoms.

That doesn't mean you can't experiment and break the rules. Imagine an Ice Cube // Betty White romcom... with a Harold and Maude twist? I'm guessing it wouldn't work, but why not try!?

How does it feel when you’re all cooped up?

You do your best, but it never quite seems enough. The people love you, but you're never... among them. All you want is a gelato and champagne, but your royal attendants just keep giving you morphine. You know… the usual.

Do you sometimes wish you could just go on a holiday? Follow Kelly and Ryan down scooter-filled streets, past floating dance parties, and betwixt the love-stuck pair of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck as we take a Roman Holiday.

Next week’s episode: Sense and Sensibility

She’s there... sneaking around the corner, watching your every move, she’s selling you tickets for the L-train, she’s pretending to be engaged to your family member, she’s stealing your family for her own. Who is this dastardly fiend? IT’S… Sandra Bullock?

Grab your popcorn and keep your loved ones close as we watch this cold Chicago romcom that is definitely not about a serial killer. Beware though, because she’ll fall in love with your brother While You Were Sleeping.

Is there anything worthwhile in becoming a Princess? Or is it just another Hollywood lesson in "as long as you straighten your hair and take off your glasses you Ally Sheedy-esque person, you'll do just fine".