A more cynical and pragmatic look at what makes a good match that ends on a bum note.
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Bridget Jones is single again and having to contend with the world of modern dating
One of the horrors of the film is the musical theatre industry itself, which gets a brutal but well-deserved bashing.
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody share a much-hyped smooch in Nobody Wants This. Is it good enough to join the TV canon of great kisses?
You could argue that this film itself is something of a promotional vehicle for Nasa at a time when such publicly funded projects are viewed with scepticism.
We’re finally getting stories about women who want to be more than mothers. So why does A Family Affair leave us so dissatisfied?
Jodi McAlister is an expert in romance – and The Bachelor – in her day job. Her entertaining rom-com trilogy tells egalitarian stories of romance in the setting of a reality-TV dating show.
It Happened One Night is one of only three films to nab the Oscar “big five”, winning prizes for best actor, actress, adapted screenplay, director and picture.
Many Christmas-themed movies centre around single people searching for love. But many people are increasingly happy being single and in no rush to find a partner.
Loving portrait of an unrequited love and a cultural divide.
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