Romance
Age-gap romantic comedies are back. Here’s why that’s good – and bad
Older women have been dating younger men on-screen for decades. What do these movies tend to have in common?
- by Nell Geraets
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Nicole Kidman deserves more than this insipid Netflix romcom
The Oscar winner co-stars with Zac Efron in the sort of formulaic romance that is fast becoming a streaming staple.
- by Karl Quinn
A new book about Bridget Jones, but not that Bridget Jones
A librarian named after the famed unlucky-in-love heroine shares her namesake’s misfortune in a new novel.
- by Cherie Gilmour
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The show with the edgiest ‘meet-cute’ in romcom history
A classic tale of opposites attract, this charming romcom has some of the spikiness of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s Catastrophe.
- by Karl Quinn
Once a secret indulgence, romance novels are coming out from under the covers
In a world plagued by disease, war, the climate crisis and interest-rate hikes, they offer readers comfort and hope.
- by Danielle Norton
How Sydney Dance Company helped bring a Hollywood movie to life
Sydney Dance Company alumna Holly Doyle was co-choreographer of Carmen, the feature debut of Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed Black Swan.
- by Chantal Nguyen
‘Gentle, soppy love story’ inspired by vintage pornos has Aussie premiere
A new short film by director Peter Strickland has been co-produced by an Australian film collective, and debuts this month.
- by Alexei Toliopoulos
The nine romcoms we can’t stop falling in love with
We asked 10 well-known Australians to divulge their favourites. Some are classics, some might surprise you – and Love Actually is as divisive as ever.
- by Michael Lallo
A shirtless Jeff Goldblum to Jennifer Lopez: The sexiest scenes in cinema
Strippers, vampires, peaches and cream: to celebrate the release of Magic Mike’s Last Dance we pick the sexiest scenes on screen.
- by Meg Watson, Thomas Mitchell, Lindy Percival, Melanie Kembrey, Karl Quinn, Nell Geraets, Osman Faruqi, Billie Eder and Michael Bachelard
This TV star refused to talk about his sexuality. Now he’s leading a queer love story
There are more queer love stories than ever before. But, as the stars of new film Spoiler Alert say, representation is still a complicated business.
- by Meg Watson
Why the ‘Australian hunk’ is at the heart of a new boom in romance films
A procession of successful single women has been travelling from the United States to Australia lately. And they’re all finding love in exotic Queensland locations.
- by Garry Maddox