Why 2023 is shaping up as the year of the rom-com
The category bounces back with a full slate of films featuring stars like Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Lily James and, of course, JLo
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Rumblings of a romantic-comedy renaissance began in 2022, when films such as The Lost City, Fire Island, Bros, and Ticket To Paradise sparked new interest in a genre that had faded sharply over the last decade. But it turns out that 2022 was just a warm-up for what’s coming in 2023, when a massive slate of high-profile rom-coms is scheduled to arrive in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Jennifer Lopez (who else?) kicked things off in January with Shotgun Wedding. And the month of romantic love, aka February, has already seen films featuring rom-com standard bearer Reese Witherspoon and Alison Brie, among others. The rest of this year will bring even more familiar faces back to the rom-com circuit, including Lily James, Rachael Leigh Cook, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Anne Hathaway. With movie fans again clamoring for the chance to embrace their inner romantic, and stars and studios more than happy to answer the call, here’s a comprehensive rundown of the many rom-coms that are on tap for 2023.
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Does EVERY aricle on this site have to be a freaking slideshow now?
I dunno. I feel like a roster of coming attractions makes actual sense as a slideshow versus clickbait listicles. On the other hand, the fact that a video will keep playing when I change slides infuriates me.
IS every article a slideshow? I feel like most of them aren’t.
I demand a slideshow on 10 Times Pocket Pets Rocked Popular Culture.
The slideshows are annoying but I get why the do it. I get more frustrated about how this site has such a hard-on for like 3 or so people and mentions them relentless. I assume this is because they are getting paid to do so but seriously AvClub cool it with the Alison Brie/Aubery Plaza/Cecily Strong (looking at YOU DeLellis)
I once had a Pop-Tarts box that claimed that “1991 is shaping up to be the year of Keedy.”
Let’s see which statement proves more accurate.
My God, look at the eyelashes on Zakhar Perez. I want!
“…David Duchovny, who’s somehow never held the lead role in a rom-com.”
Duchovny stars with Minnie Driver in the lovely rom-com Return to Me. If you haven’t seen it, don’t waste any time. It’s glorious.
“Not to be confused with the 1984 Tina Turner hit or the 1993 movie of the same title starring Tina Turner”What the hell are you talking about? The 1993 movie starred Angela Bassett.
Maybe do a little research. David Duchovny has been a lead in a rom-com before. He starred with Minnie Driver in “Return to Me” in 2000. It was very good movie!