'One Night Only' and the 21st Century Rom-Com Canon
About this episode
Amanda Dobbins and Juliet Litman discuss the film 'One Night Only' and explore the state of romantic comedies in the 21st century.
On today’s show, Amanda is joined by her Jam Session co-host and romantic comedy expert Juliet Litman to discuss a movie referenced as "The Purge, but for sex,” otherwise known as ‘One Night Only,’ starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro. They break down why it’s an incredibly charming movie that almost works, mainly because it has all of the essential “rom-com” tropes nailed down, but has an insurmountable premise. Later, they theorize why romantic comedies have been dying as a genre and form their legally binding 21st century romantic comedy canon. (0:00) Intro (0:49) Juliet Litman joins the show! (2:45) Movie news (12:38) ‘One Night Only’ (55:45) Why are romantic comedies dying? (1:07:02) Our definition of a romantic comedy (1:15:36) The 21st Century Rom-Com Canon Host: Amanda Dobbins Guest: Juliet Litman Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Juliet Litman
Topics covered
- romantic comedy
- film analysis
- 21st century cinema
- movie tropes
- genre discussion
Keywords
- One Night Only
- rom-com
- Juliet Litman
- Amanda Dobbins
- film discussion
- romantic comedy canon
- movie tropes
- The Purge
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Ringer
Books & works: 'One Night Only', The Purge
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