Romantic Comedy Archives -

NECROMANCER EP 151 – CLUNY BROWN (1946) The Romans invented the job. Mario perfected it. And now the necromancers are the first ever to cover plumbers in rom coms and horror. Bret and Shira plunge into their topic with the rom com classic, Cluny Brown. Listen to find out if the “Lubitsch touch” is really […]

NECROMANCER EP 150 – WHAT’S UP DOC? (1972) Ghoulfriend, Eoin Daly, and the necromancers time warp to 70’s San Francisco in hot pursuit of what else but the magical chemistry only Barbra Streisand and Bugs Bunny can provide. Eoin’s pick, What’s Up Doc? (1972), moves fast so grab that bike, that car, that Chinese dragon […]

THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS MOVIE REVIEW Throughout the years, several students of the pen have been inspired to share their deepest longings with an audience who also longed for a carefree sexy time romance. Some of those ideas may have gained inspiration from works that have already been published. Thus the fanfic was born. Today’s “will […]

NECROMANCER EP 149 – THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD There’s no way the necromancers would leave Norway without having a cigarette or two with Renate Reinsve, the actress that makes heartbreak feel good in a fjord like this. Horror fans like Bret know Reinsve from her scramble through the Backrooms. Will rom-com obsessed Shira […]

NECROMANCER EP.148 – NORWAY TO LIVE: THE UGLY STEPSISTER The necromancers don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what you did, Oslo, as you love us. Bret and Shira do indeed love the capital and rest of Norway too, despite the chilly reception upon their arrival at the crumbling fairytale castle of Bret’s horror […]

NECROMANCER EP.146 – ONES THAT OBSERVE: SMILE 2 (2024) The necromancers honor their pop star film tour obligations with Bret’s horror pick, Smile 2. Being a pop star and a scream queen is not for the faint of heart but doing both at the same time, backwards, and in heels is something only Naomi Scott […]

ONE NIGHT ONLY MOVIE REVIEW Filing under the ‘we are running out of ideas for this genre’ department, in One Night Only the premise is that a conservative government has outlawed premarital sex. But one night a year, there’s a “The Purge” but for sex, where (as long as you use protection, which you’ll have to […]

NECROMANCER EP.145 – ONES THAT ENTERTAIN: MUSIC & LYRICS The necromancers are going on tour and saved you a seat on the bus, baby. Bret and Shira explore depictions of pop stars on film starting with Shira’s pick, Music & Lyrics (2007). Will Bret pull a Mariah Carey and claim “I don’t know him” when […]

NECROMANCER EP. 144 – GHOULFRIEND EXPERIENCE WITH DREW SHAW: EVIL DEAD II (1987) The necromancers take a ghouls trip with Drew Shaw to a little cabin in the woods which may or may not be inhabited by incorporeal terrors and a hero made of 100% boyfriend material. That’s right, we’re talking Evil Dead II: Dead […]

VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE MOVIE REVIEW A long time ago there was a method of communication in which you could leave a message for a person if you called for them on your iPhone and if they were not available to speak with. We ain’t talking a text or an DM, this ancient technology implemented a […]