Fridous used to be a film critic at whatkeptmeup. She had never imagined she would become an anime fan, and the first series that got her into anime was Demon Slayer. What started as a casual ...

The historical romantic costume drama is an ideal target for parody. This one is amusing enough, but the jokes land mostly in ...

Books are like balms — grabbing the right book at the right time can provide the perfect antidote for what you’re going through at that very moment. Whether you need a dose of hope, happiness, comfort ...

There’s a lot of excitement for the new Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt film “The Fall Guy.” But it’s the latest example of rom-coms forgetting about the com. What happened to jokes? Deputy Entertainment ...

The Student Theater at Agganis Arena is difficult to find. The door is tucked away in a small nook, cozily situated in the passageway between Agganis Arena and the Boston University Fitness and ...

Hank Phillippi Ryan’s latest entry to feature investigative reporter Jane Ryland showcases the author’s ability to balance humor, gripping drama, romance and contemporary issues. In “Truth Be Told,” ...

It’s very rare to see a romantic comedy as good as “Sleeping with Other People,” which opens this Friday. But it’s not the only recent movie that’s been both romantic and funny. Here are 15 others ...

MIAMI — Playwright, filmmaker, actor and activist Carmen Peláez had never taken on romance in any of her previous works. She knows politics, though, especially in Miami, where the Latino vote in her ...

No one captures the comedy of romantic misconnection better than Chekhov, though Adam Bock puckishly updates the genre in “Thursday,” a loony game of love and loss, now playing at the Zephyr Theatre, ...