The Rom Complex

This week’s topic of interest is 2004’s Saved!, a movie that is extremely of its time. We discuss our experiences with Christianity, insta-love, and praying away the gay.

It’s time for a classic not-quite-rom com, 1986’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! I could use a day off, am I right? No? Fine, we’ll keep working just for you, listeners. We talk...

How well do you remember the mess that is 2006’s The Lake House? Better than we did? We talk about deeply un-curious main characters, time science, and cats. The cats have nothing...

I just saw something on buzzfeed about Easy A (2010) and it not holding up, but I didn’t bother reading that, and you don’t have to read it either! Instead, listen to...

In this special episode, we are joined by writer/director Em Johnson and actor/producer Katherine Waddell to discuss their movie Balloon Animal (2022). We talk about the circus, ancient Shelby lore, and re-meet-cutes....

Please check out this sneak peek at the first Bridgerton mini-episode from our Patreon! You can find more exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/theromcomplex In this first episode of our Bridgerton bonus series, we...

After Shelby reveals their deepest shame, we get into discussing Down With Love (2003). The twists! The turns! The secrets revealed! Oh, and don’t forget the iconic telephone call scene.

If you love impulsive liars like we apparently do, you might love 1994’s Only You starring Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. We talk about going over the top for love, self-tanning...

We discuss Singin’ in the Rain (1952) in this unusually trivia-heavy episode. Shelby defends the villain and Sam creeps ever closer toward listing the desired qualities in her perfect man. Hint: dancers...

Today Sam and Shelby talk about the flirty and floral Something New (2006). We go over NOT telling women what to do with their hair, surprisingly sexy scenes, and how the size...