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In this bonus episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman debate the state of the romantic comedy. Is When Harry Met Sally the unbeatable blueprint for the entire genre? Why have rom-coms fallen off—and are they finally making a comeback? They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd… Read more

<a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wwar!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2950114f-da48-4507-835c-f31ea7ba7945_600x300.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>In this bonus episode of <em>Across the Movie Aisle</em>, Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman debate the state of the romantic comedy. Is <em>When Harry Met Sally</em> the unbeatable blueprint for the entire genre? Why have rom-coms fallen off—and are they finally making a comeback?</p><p>They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd…</p>
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The Romantic Comedy Is Solved

Here's the elevator pitch: It's "Left, Right, and Center" meets "Siskel and Ebert." Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) about them. Featuring bonus episodes for Bulwark+ members.

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