A collection of romances and romcoms for Valentine date night, reviewed by Carsten Knox Ticket to Paradise review — Big stars don't save blah Bali break Flaw in the Iris Starring Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and Kaitlyn Dever Bros review — Gay romcom better at the com than the rom Flaw in the Iris Starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, and Debra Messing Persuasion review — Breezy, modernized Austen still convinces Flaw in the Iris On Netflix | Starring Dakota Johnson, Richard E Grant, and Henry Golding Mothering Sunday review — Love and despair in post-war Britain Flaw in the Iris On VOD and digital | Starring Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, and Olivia Colman Fire Island review — You can hang out with all the boys Flaw in the Iris On Disney+ | Starring Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, and Bowen Yang Cyrano review — Peter Dinklage and the tunes make this musical sing Flaw in the Iris Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, and Kelvin Harrison Jr A Cult Of One: Bright Star Flaw in the Iris Welcome back to a semi-regular feature on FITI, where I highlight an older film that maybe hasn’t... The Worst Person In The World review — Norwegian romance births new… Flaw in the Iris Starring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum I'm Your Man review — Surprising insight makes sci-fi romcom something unique Flaw in the Iris Video On Demand | Starring Dan Stevens, Maren Eggert, and Sandra Hüller Licorice Pizza review — '70s nostalgia served on a giant slice Flaw in the Iris Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, and Bradley Cooper West Side Story (2021) review — Spielberg refreshes classic musical Flaw in the Iris Starring Ansel Elgort, Rita Moreno, and Rachel Zegler Reminiscence review — Romantic sci-fi an unlikely summer charmer Flaw in the Iris Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, and Thandiwe Newton Tove review — A complex and affecting love story Flaw in the Iris Starring Alma Pöysti and Krista Kosonen My Days Of Mercy (2018) review — Passionate, political romance balances dark… Flaw in the Iris On Demand | Starring Elliot Page, Kate Mara, and Amy Seimetz Together Together review — Awful and sort of delightful, all at once Flaw in the Iris On Demand | Starring Ed Helms, Patti Harrison, and Tig Notaro Wild Mountain Thyme review — Irish romance a lot of blarney, but… Flaw in the Iris On Amazon Prime | Starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, and Christopher Walken Our Souls At Night review — Gentle drama of senior love Flaw in the Iris On Netflix | Starring Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, and Matthias Schoenaerts Palm Springs review — A timely, terrific romcom (with a twist) Flaw in the Iris On Amazon Prime | Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and JK Simmons Luxor review — Trauma haunts gorgeous Egyptian romance Flaw in the Iris On Demand | Starring Andrea Risebrough and Karim Saleh Happiest Season review — A gay and merry holiday treat Flaw in the Iris Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, and Aubrey Plaza Ammonite review — Lesbian love story worth seeing for the performances Flaw in the Iris Starring Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, and Fiona Shaw I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight review —… Flaw in the Iris Starring Hera Nalam, Kristian Jordan, and Mathew Paris Irvine #FIN2020 Review — Deux (Two of Us) Flaw in the Iris Starring Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier The Broken Hearts Gallery review — Gen-Y romcom FTW Flaw in the Iris Starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Molly Gordon, and Phillipa Soo Emma. review — Jane Austen romcom refreshed in 2020 edition Flaw in the Iris Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, and Mia Goth Clueless, Emma (1996), and Aisha reviews — Jane Austen on the big… Flaw in the Iris Three feature film versions of the novel reviewed in advance of the 2020 edition Portrait Of A Lady On Fire review — Passion simmers then burns Flaw in the Iris Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, and Valeria Golino The Photograph review — Stylish romance has heat to spare Flaw in the Iris Starring Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, and Chanté Adams Last Christmas review — Seasonal romcom a joy Flaw in the Iris Starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, and Emma Thompson Long Shot review — Romance trumps laughs in political romcom Flaw in the Iris Starring Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, and O'Shea Jackson Jr The Aftermath review — Handsome, conventional romantic drama Flaw in the Iris Starring Keira Knightly, Alexander Skarsgaard, and Jason Clarke Cold War review — Potent love story spans decades Flaw in the Iris Starring Joanna Kulig and Thomasz Kot If Beale Street Could Talk review — Romantic drama gets bogged down Flaw in the Iris Starring Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Brian Tyree Henry A Star Is Born 2018 (1976, 1954, and 1937) review — Cooper's… Flaw in the Iris Starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and Sam Elliot Juliet, Naked review — Byrne and Hawke bring it Flaw in the Iris Starring Rose Byrne, Chris O'Dowd, and Ethan Hawke Crazy Rich Asians review — Traditional romcom with diverse approach Flaw in the Iris Starring, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, and Awkwafina Disobedience review — The heartbreak of choice Flaw in the Iris Starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola The Shape Of Water review — Romantic monster movie a new high… Flaw in the Iris Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, and Octavia Spencer The Big Sick review — A little bit of heart is what… Flaw in the Iris Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, and Holly Hunter Paris Can Wait review — A day (or two) in Provence Flaw in the Iris Starring Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, and Alex Baldwin A United Kingdom review — The leads are winning, though the film's… Flaw in the Iris Starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike La La Land review — Fizzy musical eschews plot for romantic glamour Flaw in the Iris Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling Loving review — Social justice in deeply felt love story Flaw in the Iris Starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga Howards End review — Merchant Ivory at its best Flaw in the Iris Starring Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anthony Hopkins Bridget Jones's Baby review — Stale third outing from the famed singleton Flaw in the Iris Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Patrick Dempsey The Light Between Oceans review — Quality Melodrama Dashed on the Rocks Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲△△ starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Rachel Weisz Café Society review — Woody in a Wistful Mood Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲△△ starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carrell, Corey Stoll, and Blake Lively Maggie's Plan review — Awkward in New York Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲△△ starring Greta Gerwig, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and Travis Fimmel Love & Friendship review — Jane Austen's lighter side Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲▲△ starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, and Stephen Fry Carol review — Forbidden love unwrapped Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲▲△ Brooklyn review — Romance in the diaspora Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲▲△ Aloha review — An imperfectly wonderful romantic comedy Flaw in the Iris See it for incomparable Emma Stone, if nothing else Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) review — A handsome period romance Flaw in the Iris An elegant yarn of women and men, sheep and dogs After The Ball review — A fashionable modern fairytale Flaw in the Iris A Canadian The Devil Wears Prada crossed with Cinderella, with a dash of Twelfth Night 50 Shades of Grey review — Gives soft porn a bad name Flaw in the Iris Avoid this flaccid, offensive drama at all costs Magic in the Moonlight review Flaw in the Iris Woody Allen's latest is a light and fluffy confection, perhaps too light for some, but with a diverting philosophical discussion at its centre. Enough Said review Flaw in the Iris Disney Plus, Crave Plus and On Demand The Spectacular Now review Flaw in the Iris A teen coming-of-age movie that begins lightly and gets heavy
Ticket to Paradise review — Big stars don't save blah Bali break Flaw in the Iris Starring Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and Kaitlyn Dever
Bros review — Gay romcom better at the com than the rom Flaw in the Iris Starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, and Debra Messing
Persuasion review — Breezy, modernized Austen still convinces Flaw in the Iris On Netflix | Starring Dakota Johnson, Richard E Grant, and Henry Golding
Mothering Sunday review — Love and despair in post-war Britain Flaw in the Iris On VOD and digital | Starring Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, and Olivia Colman
Fire Island review — You can hang out with all the boys Flaw in the Iris On Disney+ | Starring Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, and Bowen Yang
Cyrano review — Peter Dinklage and the tunes make this musical sing Flaw in the Iris Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, and Kelvin Harrison Jr
A Cult Of One: Bright Star Flaw in the Iris Welcome back to a semi-regular feature on FITI, where I highlight an older film that maybe hasn’t...
The Worst Person In The World review — Norwegian romance births new… Flaw in the Iris Starring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum
I'm Your Man review — Surprising insight makes sci-fi romcom something unique Flaw in the Iris Video On Demand | Starring Dan Stevens, Maren Eggert, and Sandra Hüller
Licorice Pizza review — '70s nostalgia served on a giant slice Flaw in the Iris Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, and Bradley Cooper
West Side Story (2021) review — Spielberg refreshes classic musical Flaw in the Iris Starring Ansel Elgort, Rita Moreno, and Rachel Zegler
Reminiscence review — Romantic sci-fi an unlikely summer charmer Flaw in the Iris Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, and Thandiwe Newton
Tove review — A complex and affecting love story Flaw in the Iris Starring Alma Pöysti and Krista Kosonen
My Days Of Mercy (2018) review — Passionate, political romance balances dark… Flaw in the Iris On Demand | Starring Elliot Page, Kate Mara, and Amy Seimetz
Together Together review — Awful and sort of delightful, all at once Flaw in the Iris On Demand | Starring Ed Helms, Patti Harrison, and Tig Notaro
Wild Mountain Thyme review — Irish romance a lot of blarney, but… Flaw in the Iris On Amazon Prime | Starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, and Christopher Walken
Our Souls At Night review — Gentle drama of senior love Flaw in the Iris On Netflix | Starring Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, and Matthias Schoenaerts
Palm Springs review — A timely, terrific romcom (with a twist) Flaw in the Iris On Amazon Prime | Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and JK Simmons
Luxor review — Trauma haunts gorgeous Egyptian romance Flaw in the Iris On Demand | Starring Andrea Risebrough and Karim Saleh
Happiest Season review — A gay and merry holiday treat Flaw in the Iris Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, and Aubrey Plaza
Ammonite review — Lesbian love story worth seeing for the performances Flaw in the Iris Starring Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, and Fiona Shaw
I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight review —… Flaw in the Iris Starring Hera Nalam, Kristian Jordan, and Mathew Paris Irvine
The Broken Hearts Gallery review — Gen-Y romcom FTW Flaw in the Iris Starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Molly Gordon, and Phillipa Soo
Emma. review — Jane Austen romcom refreshed in 2020 edition Flaw in the Iris Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, and Mia Goth
Clueless, Emma (1996), and Aisha reviews — Jane Austen on the big… Flaw in the Iris Three feature film versions of the novel reviewed in advance of the 2020 edition
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire review — Passion simmers then burns Flaw in the Iris Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, and Valeria Golino
The Photograph review — Stylish romance has heat to spare Flaw in the Iris Starring Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, and Chanté Adams
Last Christmas review — Seasonal romcom a joy Flaw in the Iris Starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, and Emma Thompson
Long Shot review — Romance trumps laughs in political romcom Flaw in the Iris Starring Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, and O'Shea Jackson Jr
The Aftermath review — Handsome, conventional romantic drama Flaw in the Iris Starring Keira Knightly, Alexander Skarsgaard, and Jason Clarke
Cold War review — Potent love story spans decades Flaw in the Iris Starring Joanna Kulig and Thomasz Kot
If Beale Street Could Talk review — Romantic drama gets bogged down Flaw in the Iris Starring Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Brian Tyree Henry
A Star Is Born 2018 (1976, 1954, and 1937) review — Cooper's… Flaw in the Iris Starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and Sam Elliot
Juliet, Naked review — Byrne and Hawke bring it Flaw in the Iris Starring Rose Byrne, Chris O'Dowd, and Ethan Hawke
Crazy Rich Asians review — Traditional romcom with diverse approach Flaw in the Iris Starring, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, and Awkwafina
Disobedience review — The heartbreak of choice Flaw in the Iris Starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola
The Shape Of Water review — Romantic monster movie a new high… Flaw in the Iris Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, and Octavia Spencer
The Big Sick review — A little bit of heart is what… Flaw in the Iris Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, and Holly Hunter
Paris Can Wait review — A day (or two) in Provence Flaw in the Iris Starring Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, and Alex Baldwin
A United Kingdom review — The leads are winning, though the film's… Flaw in the Iris Starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike
La La Land review — Fizzy musical eschews plot for romantic glamour Flaw in the Iris Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling
Loving review — Social justice in deeply felt love story Flaw in the Iris Starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga
Howards End review — Merchant Ivory at its best Flaw in the Iris Starring Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anthony Hopkins
Bridget Jones's Baby review — Stale third outing from the famed singleton Flaw in the Iris Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Patrick Dempsey
The Light Between Oceans review — Quality Melodrama Dashed on the Rocks Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲△△ starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Rachel Weisz
Café Society review — Woody in a Wistful Mood Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲△△ starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carrell, Corey Stoll, and Blake Lively
Maggie's Plan review — Awkward in New York Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲△△ starring Greta Gerwig, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and Travis Fimmel
Love & Friendship review — Jane Austen's lighter side Flaw in the Iris ▲▲▲▲△ starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, and Stephen Fry
Aloha review — An imperfectly wonderful romantic comedy Flaw in the Iris See it for incomparable Emma Stone, if nothing else
Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) review — A handsome period romance Flaw in the Iris An elegant yarn of women and men, sheep and dogs
After The Ball review — A fashionable modern fairytale Flaw in the Iris A Canadian The Devil Wears Prada crossed with Cinderella, with a dash of Twelfth Night
50 Shades of Grey review — Gives soft porn a bad name Flaw in the Iris Avoid this flaccid, offensive drama at all costs
Magic in the Moonlight review Flaw in the Iris Woody Allen's latest is a light and fluffy confection, perhaps too light for some, but with a diverting philosophical discussion at its centre.
The Spectacular Now review Flaw in the Iris A teen coming-of-age movie that begins lightly and gets heavy
