I was genuinely surprised at just how much I was enjoying the film, and how well co-writer/director Will Gluck (who knocked Easy A out of the park last year) helped capture the tropes and stereotypes of romantic comedies, and went entirely against them. The scene that starts the initial ...
While some K-dramas focus on friends-to-lovers relationships, others explore unique storylines like enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, giving viewers a variety of romantic tropes to choose from. While the point of a romanticK-dramais to see two people fall in love, sometimes the story is made be...
Charli Moretti never expected to meet anyone like Rhys Doyle. He was the first boy to ever make her heart flutter, and though their lives followed different paths after that fateful summer, she always remembered him as her first everything. ...
“Beach Read” is a clever narrative that offers a refreshing perspective on love, loss, and the paths we take to find ourselves again. It’s a unique blend of light-hearted romance and deep emotional journeys making it a must-read. I’ve never met someone who is so perfectly my favorit...
courtesy of warner bros. tv season 6, episodes 23 and 24 the two-part sixth season finale is full of classic sitcom tropes, from an ex (tom selleck) coming back in the picture at the worst possible time, to a couple of fake-outs about whether or not the titular proposal would ...
Don’t talk to me about Race Williams – I’m a Carroll John Daly fan, have all of the books, but his take on the private eye (however much impact it had on Mickey Spillane) did not establish either the tropes or the artistic possibilities of the private eye novel. While I’ve ...
Don’t talk to me about Race Williams – I’m a Carroll John Daly fan, have all of the books, but his take on the private eye (however much impact it had on Mickey Spillane) did not establish either the tropes or the artistic possibilities of the private eye novel. While I’ve ...
You know those old tropes aboutkeeping adoption secret, like it’s something to be ashamed of? You’ve probably seen it in movies and TV shows. Well, it’s completely wrong. And just like adoption stories, surrogacy stories are something to be shared early and often. ...
"K-pop has a lot of literary tropes that are significant when it comes to generating friendships, belonging, and bonds with artists, such as the 'hero's journey,' 'coming of age,' 'empowerment,' and 'teenage angst,'" she explains. ...
…besides the opening attack by Indians on settlers and the closing attack of Whites on Indians that (rather brilliantly) bookend this first chapter. Of course, a viewer has to understand what the incredibly difficult, complicated partial subtitle “Chapter One” means....