Top picks, one at a time
La La Land
A romance film whose relationship does the work — La La Land earns its emotional payoff through structure, not music cues.
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success…
Lost in Translation
A romance film whose relationship does the work — Lost in Translation earns its emotional payoff through structure, not music cues.
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be…
Much Ado About Nothing
A romance film whose relationship does the work — Much Ado About Nothing earns its emotional payoff through structure, not music cues.
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme.
(500) Days of Summer
A romance film whose relationship does the work — (500) Days of Summer earns its emotional payoff through structure, not music cues.
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him.
