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Within a romcom there has to be miscommunication – and lots of it.
Predictions of the death of romantic comedy have been repeated over time. But it has been with us since before Shakespeare and is still very much alive and in constant transformation.
Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie navigates dating as a Black woman, living in a Black body, and what it’s like to straddle two cultures while never really feeling as though you fit.
Festive romance, miracles and a happy ever after: the tropes of Christmas rom-com films (and why we love them).
Finding a Valentine via a dating app is a lot more likely than running into them on the street or getting trapped in a lift with them — even if it lacks a Hollywood moment.
Developed through Melbourne’s first lockdown and filmed as restrictions lifted, Loving Captivity is a rom-com about dating in the isolation age.
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