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Romance

The Hottest Summer Reads of 2025

These titles vary in spice level but deliver romance that lingers long after the last page.
By Emily Bond
A collage of book covers

The Perfect Date: Nine Books to Read This Valentine’s Day

A great book will never make you regret swiping right.
By Gillian Harvey

‘It Ends With Us’ Review: Blake Lively Saves This Romantic Drama From a Soapy Fate

This dark and melodramatic story could easily have taken a turn into Lifetime territory. But Lively and her director/co-star Justin Baldoni keep it on track.
By Emily Zemler

‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Review: A Wallflower’s Journey

By Emily Zemler
A collage of books

The Romantic Novels and Books to Cozy Up With This Valentine’s Day

By Brigid Flanagan

‘All of Us Strangers’ NYFF Review: A Painful Portrait of the Trauma of Loneliness

By Laura Babiak

‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: One of Disney’s Best Live-Action Reimaginings

By Emily Zemler

‘Emily’ Review: The Story of Emily Brontë Makes For Paralyzing Tedium On The Screen

By Rex Reed

‘One Fine Morning’ Review: An Extraordinary Movie That Shakes You Quietly

By Emily Zemler

‘Empire of Light’ Review: Movies Are Magic, But Not This One

By Rex Reed

‘Spoiler Alert’: This Cute, Weepy Romantic Drama Could Have Been More

By Emily Zemler

‘My Policeman’: A Mature, Sophisticated, Sexy Love Triangle That Will Break Your Heart

By Rex Reed

In ‘Ali & Ava’ An Unexpected Romance Feels Grounded and Real

By Emily Zemler

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: One of the Most Faithful Literary Adaptations in Years

By Emily Zemler

‘Persuasion’ In Modern English? What’s the Problem?

By Emily Zemler

‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Delivers Some Much Needed Comfort and Kindness

By Emily Zemler

Hugh Jackman’s ‘Reminiscence’ Would Be Better Left Forgotten

By Rex Reed
Carrie Coon and Jude Law in The Nest

‘The Nest’ Refuses to Be the Movie It’s Screaming to Be

By Oliver Jones
Dakota Johnson stars as Maggie Sherwoode, Ice Cube as Jack Robertson and Tracee Ellis Ross as Grace Davis in The High Note

‘The High Note’ Soars on Its Firecracker Script, Cast and Direction

By Oliver Jones
Aaron Fisher in Inside the Rain

The Amateurish ‘Inside the Rain’ Fails on So Many Levels

By Rex Reed
hope gap roadside attractions

Annette Bening’s ‘Hope Gap’ Is a Pithy, Insightful Film About Love

By Rex Reed
Lakeith Stanfield and Issa Rae in The Photograph

‘The Photograph’ Is So Much More Than Just a Romance-of-the-Week

By Oliver Jones
ordinary love liam neeson lesley manville

Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville Keep ‘Ordinary Love’ Close to the Heart

By Rex Reed

Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Is a Devastating Masterpiece

By Oliver Jones
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