The blossoming young love between two teenagers is brutally disrupted by retreating Nazi soldiers who occupy their small village in rural Italy. This is Antonella Spirito’s The House That Stood.
[Read more…]Play Pretend (2024) short film review
Two friends, Mia and Teo, meet up one evening and, over a glass of wine, debate the philosophy of love and life in Sophie Dominique Parea’s Play Pretend.
[Read more…]Trust in Love (2023) film review
A formerly successful music producer finds himself amidst a messy divorce, while his children struggle with their identity in the romantic comedy Trust in Love.
[Read more…]Kate & Jake (2022) film review
After being separated for a few months, Kate asks Jake if they can meet up. The meeting prompts the pair to reminisce and explore the events that led up to the end of their relationship. This is Jack McLoughlin’s Kate and Jake.
[Read more…]Ice Breakers (2022) short film review
A first date takes a series of increasingly awkward turns in Bobby Broady Best’s micro-short Ice Breakers.
[Read more…]Older (2020) review
A 29-year old man who refuses to grow up meets an old high school friend at a wedding and romance blossoms over their shared fear of adulthood in Guy Pigden’s romantic drama Older.
[Read more…]The Duchess of Cancun (2018) review
A young man, still in love with his self-destructive ex-girlfriend, agrees to join her on a trip to Cancun where he ends up meeting a local girl, forcing him to question everything he wants in life. This is Mike Gallant’s romantic dramedy The Duchess of Cancun. [Read more…]
Frame (2020) short film review
Alex and Sophia look back on an 11-month whirlwind romance full of memories of love, laughter, joy, and pain. This is Screen Critix review of writer/director Andres Ramirez’s romantic drama Frame. [Read more…]
IRL (2020) film review
A love story for our times that explores the joys, loneliness, triumphs and heartbreaks of modern dating and online relationships. Here is our review of director Ricardo Perez-Selsky’s romantic dramedy IRL. [Read more…]