lukeanthony

I love a good romcom. Finding a GREAT romcom has been near impossible since the early 2000s and basically doesn’t even exist in the gay canon, with the exception a very few, and more often they’re not good. Trick was a great one and I grew up on that as well as a heavy dose in the 90s of Sleepless in Seattle (very good), While You Were Sleeping (great) and My Best Friend’s Wedding (just as great). So when The ThingAbout Harry came around and my husband said he wanted to watch it, I rolled my eyes and thought this was going to be a rough 90 minutes. I’ve seen people say it’s too by-the-numbers or lacking clear motivations for its characters, and I want to address those. We get close to zero movies like this for the gay world, and sometimes, you just WANT a by the numbers romcom to fold into with a pumpkin spice latte and your beagle. You want pretty boys to swoon at each other and happenstance to play a major character. You want charming, witty banter with only the lightest touch of danger around the corner. Just because something is by the numbers does not make it bad. In fact, in something like this, it makes it great, because it nails ever moment there is. I can’t tell you how many times I teared up in this movie, but it’s above 4. And lacking clear motivations? It’s a ROMCOM! The motivations are love. The motivations are being around the person that you just gel with no matter the differences or the complications. Anyway, I digress. This has recently climbed the ladder to join my favorite romcoms. In the past week, I’ve seen it 5 times and it just never gets old. It’s funny, it’s sweet… it’s a warm blanket. There’s a nice gentle score, some inspired song choices, classic romcom cinematography, excellent lead men (and a great supporting woman), lively direction and I really can’t ask for more. It’s currently airing on Hulu (I bought it back when it came out), so if you’re looking to just curl up into a great romcom, put this one on, get a glass of red, a dog of your choice and fall in love.

AppleTV+ continues its streak of excellence with this comedy about two middle aged BFF’s reconnecting after a falling out many years ago. It’s really funny, touching and the chemistry between Byrne and Rogen is giddily electric. AppleTV+ proves yet again that they are the best streamer in a crowded room.