Jodi McAlister
New Aussie rom-com Five Blind Dates could become your next comfort watch
A good romantic comedy balances two things: Expectations and questions. We all have expectations of a rom-com. There’s the obvious one –...
Exes, alcohol and loose historical licence: Why Netflix’s Persuasion is Jane Austen via Fleabag
Netflix’s Persuasion is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, in terms of plot structure. It follows the second-chance romance of...
‘I now pronounce you man … and horse’: Bizarre stories from 35 years of The Bold and the Beautiful
“Will you turn this around?” soap patriarch Eric Forrester (John McCook) demands, gesturing at a television set. “I need to see it!”...
From Love Actually to Christmas On The Farm: How rom-coms became a festive season staple
It is a visual language with which we are almost all familiar. It’s cold and snowing outside, but inside, next to a...