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(From left) Allie (Monica Barbaro) and Owen (Callum Turner) in ONE NIGHT ONLY, directed by Will Gluck.
NO SEX FOR YOU

This Baffling New Movie Is Like a Rom-Com for Incels

“One Night Only,” about a bizarro America that’s made premarital sex illegal, has some seriously disturbing politics.

Barry Levitt

Bradley Whitford and Amy Landecker in "For Worse" for Obsessed podcast.
REAL LIFE ROM-COM

She Heard He Was a ‘Jerk’—But Married Him Anyway

Amy Landecker and Bradley Whitford break down how their unlikely love story inspired their new rom-com on “Obsessed: The Podcast.”

Owen Mason-Hill

Meg Ryan at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
SLEEVELESS IN SEATTLE

Meg Ryan Poses in a Bra & Power Blazer for Sultry New Cover

The romantic-comedy queen is officially back.

Roosa Rahkonen

Rob Reiner
A LEGEND

Rob Reiner’s Films Show Trump What American Populism Means

His early-career directorial hot streak is one for the ages.

Nick Schager

Tom Wozniczka
TIS THE SEASON

Meet the New (French!) Netflix Holiday Movie Hunk

Pop some bottles for the breakout leading man of the massive hit rom-com “Champagne Problems,” French actor Tom Wozniczka.

Sophie Brookover

Nancy Meyers and Diane Keaton
GRAB A TISSUE

Nancy Meyers Breaks Silence on Death of Muse Diane Keaton

“Knowing her and working with her changed my life,” Meyers wrote of the Oscar-winning actress.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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A still from 'Eternity'
🥰🥰🥰

Elizabeth Olsen’s Latest Is the Rom-Com Fans Have Longed For

In “Eternity,” Olsen’s character has to choose which of her hot husbands to spend forever with in the afterlife.

Nick Schager

A photo illustration of Liz Larsen and Michael Strassner in The Baltimorons.
SWOON

‘The Baltimorons’ Is the Year’s Most Charming Rom-Com

Don’t worry, Marylanders: That title is a term of endearment.

Nick Schager

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman
BAD ROMANCE

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman’s Vicious Divorce War

Despite its cast, “The Roses” is less fun than a year’s worth of marriage counseling.

Nick Schager

Michael Angelo Covino and Dakota Johnson
OPENING UP

‘Splitsville’ Is the Shocking Romantic Comedy of the Summer

Forget all the tropes you think you’re going to get in this ballsy new rom-com.

Nick Schager

Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Director Nancy Meyers
HOLIDAY MODE

Beloved Nancy Meyers Rom-Com Is Getting a TV Reboot

The beloved movie is now heading for the small screen.

Amber Levis

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