Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 14: GINGER TIME LORD – About Time (2013)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: About Time (2013)

This week, Matt and Joe step into a time-traveling closet with About Time — the 2013 British rom-com where love, loss, and ginger genetics combine to make you cry at least twice.

With Domhnall Gleeson playing the most emotionally responsible Time Lord in cinema and Rachel McAdams continuing her reign as the Multiverse’s Favorite Girlfriend™, this movie dares to ask: What if your dad was Bill Nighy, and also a wizard?

There are beach scenes, wedding disasters, life regrets, and just enough sci-fi nonsense to make your heart hurt in a good way.

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Quick hits and current watches.
• Snap Synopsis – 5-minute plot recap with time loops and tears.
• Dunk or Defend – We sort through the sentimentality and timey-wimey logic.
• Happily Ever After – How does About Time stack up in the rom-com rankings?

This one goes deep — bring tissues and maybe call your dad afterward.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 13: MANIC PIXIE TWEE GIRL – 500 Days of Summer (2009)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: 500 Days of Summer (2009)

This week, Matt and Joe stare directly into the sun (Zooey Deschanel) and come away with an existential crisis and a Smiths song stuck in their heads. It’s 500 Days of Summer, the anti-rom-com that fooled a whole generation into thinking it was deep.

We discuss the indie darling’s weird tonal shifts, the dissection of love and heartbreak through non-linear storytelling, and whether Tom is just a nice guy or actually the villain here. Plus: is Summer a villain? Or is she just a perfectly written, messy, real person who never asked to be projected on?

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – This week’s media diet and guilty pleasures.
• Snap Synopsis – 500 days in five minutes. Chaos.
• Dunk or Defend – Hot takes, pointed fingers, and grudging respect for a risky structure.
• Happily Ever After – We rate and debate this movie’s place in rom-com history.

Whether you once made a mixtape for your crush or got emotionally wrecked by a Smiths lyric, this episode’s for you.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 12: A ROM-COM FOR SAD GUYS – Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

This week, Matt and Joe lace up their sneakers, grab their trash bags, and sprint full-speed into Silver Linings Playbook — the 2012 Oscar-nominated romantic dramedy where mental health, ballroom dancing, and Eagles football all collide in chaotic harmony.

Bradley Cooper’s got rage issues, Jennifer Lawrence is giving capital-V Vibes, and Robert De Niro is betting on everything. It’s a rom-com for the emotionally unstable — and we mean that in the most affectionate way.

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – The usual chaos, with extra sports metaphors.
• Snap Synopsis – Five minutes of plot recap with the same energy as Pat’s morning jogs.
• Dunk or Defend – Is this movie a bold genre fusion or just trying too hard to win awards?
• Happily Ever After – Our official rom-com ranking showdown continues.

Whether you’re here for the dance scenes, the football stakes, or just to see if Matt and Joe cry again — this episode’s got the silver lining you didn’t know you needed.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 11: INNER BEAUTY PAGEANT – I Feel Pretty (2018)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: I Feel Pretty (2018)

This week, the Buffs take on I Feel Pretty — the Amy Schumer-led rom-com that asks: what if confidence really was all in your head? A bump on the noggin gives our lead a new lease on life… but does the movie’s message land with grace, or trip over its own heels?

Matt and Joe untangle this beauty-brand satire as they wrestle with body image commentary, rom-com tropes, and whether the movie is brave, messy, or both. Also discussed: SoulCycle humiliation, awkward job interviews, and the ethics of head trauma-based self-improvement.

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Streaming picks and side quests
• Snap Synopsis – The entire movie in five dizzying minutes
• Dunk or Defend – A sincere (and chaotic) look at how the film handles self-worth
• Happily Ever After – Does this film strut its stuff… or fall off the runway?

Come for the confidence, stay for the crisis. It’s I Feel Pretty — and we feel a lot of things.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 10: BETTING ON RIZZ – How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Hosts: Matt, Joe, and special guest Lizzie

Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

We’re back in person, baby! After two years of remote recordings, the Buffs are finally together in the same room — and we brought a guest: Joe’s fiancée Lizzie. What better way to celebrate than with a rom-com overflowing with charm and chaos?

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days has it all: absurd bets, diamond marketing, a love fern, and arguably the greatest rom-com chemistry of all time. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are electric — we’re talking full-on RIZZ GOAT status.

We break down the cringe, the charm, and the karaoke. We also ask: is this movie a classic, or just riding the chemistry wave?

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Streaming picks and a few thoughts on real-life relationships.
• Snap Synopsis – A whirlwind recap filled with yellow dresses and questionable journalism ethics.
• Dunk or Defend – Lizzie joins us to weigh in on the fashion, the flirting, and the fluff.
• Happily Ever After – Can this one flirt its way to the top of our rom-com rankings?

It’s big charm, big laughs, and big energy — all back in the same room. Let’s get it.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 9: WHEN GIGI MET ALEX – He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Guest Host: Kyle Anderson

Movie: He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)

This week, Matt and Joe are joined by Kyle Anderson to dissect one of the most early-2000s ensemble rom-coms ever made. He’s Just Not That Into You gives us a web of love stories tangled in bad advice, missed signals, and the eternal optimism of Gigi.

From Justin Long’s cynical bar truths to Bradley Cooper’s bad husband behavior, we try to figure out what this movie is actually trying to say—and whether any of it holds up

What can you expect?

What Did You Watch This Week – Kyle joins us for weekly watches and hot takes.

Snap Synopsis – We speed-run through the chaos of dating in the age of voicemail.

Dunk or Defend – Which characters deserve love and which need to be ghosted?

Happily Ever After – Where does this sprawling, messy rom-com fall in the rankings?

Whether you’re into cringey confessions or just came for a Ben Affleck sighting, this episode is full of laughs, dunks, and emotional red flags.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 8: CHRISTMAS IN JULY SWAP – The Holiday (2006)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: The Holiday (2006)

This week, Matt and Joe pack up their emotional baggage and hop across the Atlantic for The Holiday — the 2006 festive rom-com where Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet quite literally switch lives (and houses).

From adorable cottages to weird LA mansions, surprise Jack Black sincerity to a wildly charming Jude Law, this movie somehow combines Christmas, heartbreak, and home renovation vibes into a single rom-com snow globe. We ask the big questions: Why is everyone crying? Who actually has the better house? And can Jack Black be a romantic lead without wielding a guitar?

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Current watches and cozy commentary.
• Snap Synopsis – We trade places with the movie’s plot in five chaotic minutes
• Dunk or Defend – Is this a holiday classic or just a seasonal shrug?
• Happily Ever After – Our official rom-com rating showdown continues.

Whether you love holiday flicks or just want to see Jude Law operate at maximum charm, this one’s got something for you. Light a fire, grab some cocoa (or wine), and come hang with us.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn to Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 8: CHRISTMAS IN JULY SWAP – The Holiday (2006)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: The Holiday (2006)

This week, Matt and Joe pack up their emotional baggage and hop across the Atlantic for The Holiday — the 2006 festive rom-com where Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet quite literally switch lives (and houses).

From adorable cottages to weird LA mansions, surprise Jack Black sincerity to a wildly charming Jude Law, this movie somehow combines Christmas, heartbreak, and home renovation vibes into a single rom-com snow globe. We ask the big questions: Why is everyone crying? Who actually has the better house? And can Jack Black be a romantic lead without wielding a guitar?

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Current watches and cozy commentary.
• Snap Synopsis – We trade places with the movie’s plot in five chaotic minutes
• Dunk or Defend – Is this a holiday classic or just a seasonal shrug?
• Happily Ever After – Our official rom-com rating showdown continues.

Whether you love holiday flicks or just want to see Jude Law operate at maximum charm, this one’s got something for you. Light a fire, grab some cocoa (or wine), and come hang with us.

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Season 4: The Buffs Learn To Love – A Rom Com Summer

Episode 7: TOO OLD FOR THIS BIT

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Movie: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

Matt and Joe take a very uncomfortable trip back to 2005 with The 40-Year-Old Virgin, the Judd Apatow comedy that helped launch a wave of raunchy rom-coms. But how well does it hold up nearly two decades later?

Spoiler: not great.

This episode tackles the cringe, the charm, and the weird cultural moment that made chest waxing a punchline and awkwardness an entire genre. Is there any sweetness under the surface—or are we just too old for this bit?

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Matt and Joe recap what’s been on their watchlist (besides painfully outdated comedies).
• Snap Synopsis – A 5-minute sprint through one very long date.
• Dunk or Defend – We try to find something worth defending… but it’s mostly a dunk tank.
• Happily Ever After – How does this one rank among the great (and not-so-great) love stories of the season?

Support the show, follow along, and brace yourself—this one gets weird.

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Episode 4 – TAMING OF THE TEENAGERS – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Hosts: Matt and Joe

Guest: Deidre

Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

This week, Matt and Joe are joined by guest host Deidre to break down the high school Shakespeare adaptation that made us all swoon: 10 Things I Hate About You. With a killer ’90s soundtrack, teen angst, and Heath Ledger crooning from the bleachers, it’s no wonder this movie still hits like a well-aimed paintball to the heart.

From poetry slams to prom dresses, we talk through the movie’s big moments, the surprising emotional depth, and what still works (or doesn’t) 25 years later. Plus, Deidre brings the Gen X wisdom and Kat Stratford energy this episode desperately needed.

What can you expect?

• What Did You Watch This Week – Catch up with the crew on what else has been hitting their screens.
• Snap Synopsis – A quick, spoiler-filled recap of detention dates, soccer boy schemes, and that final poem.
• Dunk or Defend – Are the characters lovable rebels or just chaotic teens in disguise?
• Happily Ever After – We rate 10 Things I Hate About You across our rom com categories and see where it lands in the summer of love rankings.

Whether you’re Team Kat or just here for the soundtrack, this one’s a classic. Catch the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to check out the Snap Synopsis on YouTube.

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