When I started this series for Black History Month, I made the observation that I hadn’t seen many black-led/black-directed films prior to 2000. This is one, however, that I watched every time it was on TV — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s…
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “It Happened One Night”
As much as I love watching romantic comedies from the ‘90s and early 2000s, classic film romances continue to give me such a thrill. One of these is Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night, which came out in 1934. It…
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”
Today is Valentine’s Day! The most romantic day of the year. Or so they say. I call it the day of watching romantic comedies and gorging myself on ice cream. If you also feel the same or just want to enjoy a good…
A-Z Movie Reviews: ‘How To Be Single’
Welcome to A-Z Movie Reviews. Every Sunday, for the next several months, I will be posting a review of a film in my home movie collection. How it works is, I will be reviewing movies in alphabetical order until I get to the…
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “Leap Year”
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and we’re talking some of our favorite rom-coms, like Leap Year! Check out our review.
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “Stardust”
The romance media gets a bad rep. From the bad takes on romance novels to lumping all romance movies into the same umbrella. The romance genre contains multitudes, from contemporary to historical to fantasy to adventure. If you enjoy stories…
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “The Proposal”
We are going to be very truthful with you, if you didn’t like The Proposal, we are severely disappointed in you. This wonderful romantic comedy has humor, a great storyline and a wonderful cast. Do you know how hard that…
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “Miss Congeniality”
Confession: I am not a girly girl. Never have been. Dresses only happen for me if they are 100% necessary or very special occasions, like when I got married or when my friends get married. I would rather challenge you…
Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: “Jackie & Ryan”
Valentines day is known as the day for lovers and it’s a time when we watch all things romance. Some people are into super sugary ooey gooey romance movies and that’s fine, I love my fair share of them too.…
#WayBackWednesday – Love & Basketball (2000)
For the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, I felt it appropriate to check out a romance for #WayBackWednesday. Love & Basketball is a film that I’d heard good things about, but I’d not really checked out myself before this…
