About this episode

The episode discusses the 1999 romantic comedy 'Simply Irresistible' and its unique elements in the context of modern film trends.

In the year of our Lord 2026, it feels like not only are we getting fewer romcoms, we’re getting far fewer insanely unhinged romcoms. Enter 1999’s Simply Irresistible, a real fever dream of a romantic comedy about a magic crab … Continue reading →

Topics covered

• romantic comedy
• film analysis
• 1990s cinema
• magic elements
• unhinged films

Keywords

• romcom
• Simply Irresistible
• 1999
• film analysis
• magic crab
• unhinged comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Simply Irresistible

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