Lovebug Club: A Rom-Com Rewatch Podcast

The Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, is bored of Halloween when he discovers Christmas and decides to replace “Sandy Claws.” As predicted by Sally, Jack’s plan goes awry until Sally saves the day and wins Jack’s heart.  🎥 This movie stars Danny Elfman/Chris Sarandon (Jack), Catherine O’Hara (Sally), William Hickey (Dr. Finkelstein), Glenn Shadix (Mayor), Paul Reubens (Lock), Ken Page (Oogie Boogie...

💕 To celebrate the release of Greta Gerwig’s new Barbie movie, we are watching Barbie! Everything seems perfect in Barbie Land until Barbie and Ken take a trip to the real world. As Barbie and Ken are confronted with real world problems, they start to question everything they know. This episode is full of spoilers, fun facts, and some background on Barbie Land!  🎥 This movie stars Margot Robbie...

💕 In preparation for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie coming out later this month, this week’s rewatch is the Disney Channel Original Movie, Life-Size! After her mom dies, Casey tries a resurrection spell that goes awry, accidentally bringing her new Eve doll to life instead. As Eve learns to navigate the human world, she inspires Casey and her dad to enjoy life again.  🎥 This movie stars Lindsay Loh...

🏳️‍🌈 To celebrate Pride Month, we are watching the 2005 rom-com-dram: Imagine Me & You. Newlywed Rachel reconsiders her marriage (and sexual orientation) when she falls for her wedding florist. Will Rachel choose safe, comfortable love with her husband Heck or exciting, love at first sight with Luce? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 🎥 This movie stars Piper Perabo (Rachel), Lena Headey (Luce), Matthew Goode (He...

💌 To celebrate Pride Month we are watching the 2022 Hulu film Fire Island. In this modern day Pride and Prejudice, a group of best friends are on their yearly pilgrimage to Fire Island when they discover it will be their last. While trying to make the most of their last summer in gay paradise, they experience betrayal, friendship, and romance that brings them all closer together. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜  ...

💕 To continue our Mother’s Day celebration, this week we’re watching the 2001 romantic crime comedy, Heartbreakers. Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a mother-daughter con team who seduce and scam wealthy men, but their plans go awry when they fall in love for real. 💰   🎥 This movie stars Sigourney Weaver (Max Conners/Angela/Ulga), Jennifer Love Hewitt (Page Conners), Gene Hackman...

💐 To celebrate Mother’s Day, we are rewatching a classic mother-daughter duo from the early 00’s: Freaky Friday! Therapist Tess and her teenage daughter Anna are total opposites who don’t see eye to eye on anything. With a little help from a magic fortune cookie, they switch bodies! 😲 While trying to live each other’s lives, they develop a new sense of respect and understanding for one another,...

💗 Join us for another classic Sandra Bullock movie, Miss Congeniality! FBI agent Gracie goes undercover as a contestant in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a terrorist attack. Along the way, she befriends the other contestants, falls in love with a fellow agent, and learns the true meaning of feminism.  🎥 This movie stars Sandra Bullock (Gracie Hart), Michael Caine (Victor Mellin...

💗 This week we are joined by Shaleena from @everything90spodcast to watch the 2010 romcom Our Family Wedding. Lucia and Marcus are newly engaged. When they tell their families, they discover their dads have already met … and hate each other. Planning the wedding forces the fathers to spend time together, reflect on their own love lives, and come to terms with their kids pursuing their dreams.  🎬...

💗 For Women’s History Month, we’re continuing our focus on female friendship by watching another 1995 classic: Waiting to Exhale! Join us as we recap this movie and talk all about friendship, terrible men, movie trivia, and Angela Bassett’s iconic car-burning scene! 🎥 Savannah, Bernadine, Robin, and Gloria are four besties who bond over the shortcomings in their love lives -- namely, the scarcit...

💗 For Women’s History Month, we’re focusing on female friendship, starting with a rewatch of the ICONIC 1995 rom-com: Clueless! Join us as we recap this movie with our friend Sloan and talk all about high school friendship, Cher’s digital closet, 90’s fashion, and movie trivia! 🎥 Shallow, rich, and socially successful Cher and her bestie Dionne play matchmaker with their teachers and give new gi...

💗 For Black History Month & Galentine’s Day, we’re rewatching Girls Trip with our friends Vicky and Elise. Four college friends reunite for an epic weekend at Essence Festival that tests the strength of their sisterhood. Join us as we talk about long-term friendships, grapefruit handjobs, cheating husbands, and movie trivia!  🎥 This movie stars Regina Hall (Ryan Pierce), Queen Latifah (Sasha...

🎉 This week we are watching the Netflix rom-com Someone Great. Jenny has just been dumped by her boyfriend of nine years and is about to move across the country so she enlists her besties, Erin and Blair, to have one last memorable night in New York City! Join us as we talk about friendships, break-ups, bathroom hand dryers, and  movie trivia! 🌃 🎥 This movie stars Gina Rodriguez (Jenny), DeWand...

💗 This week we’re following Elle Woods to Harvard in Legally Blonde. After getting dumped by her boyfriend, Elle decides to enroll in law school to win him back. She eventually becomes a star pupil and wins a murder trial while wearing her signature color, pink. Join us as we talk about break ups, the Legally Blonde Musical, alternate endings, and other movie trivia!  🎥 This movie stars Reese Wi...

🎄Happy Holidays, Lovebugs! This week we’re rewatching the 2020 Christmas rom-com, Happiest Season. Harper invites her girlfriend, Abby, to her parent’s house for the holidays but reveals she isn’t ready to come out yet and wants Abby to hide in the closet with her. Let’s see if their relationship can survive this chaotic family gathering full of exes, sibling rivalry, and Christmas cheer. ✨ 🎥 T...

💕 This week we are recapping one of Hadley’s favorites, Always Be My Maybe. Sasha and Marcus were best friends growing up, but after an awkward sexual encounter and the death of a loved one they lost touch. Now they are thrown together again 16 years later and at very different points in their lives. Let’s see if they can rekindle the bond they once had!🍜 🎥 This movie stars Ali Wong (Sasha), Ra...

💗 Join us for another classic Sandra Bullock rom-com, The Proposal! Our friend Chelsea is back to talk about this 2009 movie with us, where a book editor blackmails her assistant into marrying her for a green card, but along the way, they fall in love. Let’s see how this coerced office romance plays out 👀 🎥 This movie stars Sandra Bullock (Margaret Tate), Ryan Reynolds (Andrew Paxton), Mary Ste...

🎃 We’re celebrating Halloween a little early with a recap of  Practical Magic with our friend Emily. In this witchy cult classic, sisters Sally and Gillian learn to embrace their magic and find love, despite the age-old curse on their family that the men they love will die. Let's see if these witches can strengthen their bond and find a way to break the curse.  🎥 This movie stars Sandra Bul...

💀 We’re kickstarting spooky season with a recap of the campy, cult-horror classic, Jennifer’s Body. A high-school cheerleader gets possessed by a demon, who gains power by killing and eating her male classmates. Let’s find out if her best friend can figure out how to save their town from this demon and the killer boy band who summoned it 🎸 🎥 Jennifer's Body is a 2009 dark comedy horror fil...

Join us for a recap of Billy Porter’s new rom-com, Anything's Possible. In this coming-of-age Gen-Z love story, Kelsa and Khal fall in love while navigating high school drama, transphobic classmates, and teenage awkwardness. Although this movie came out recently and has an updated view on love and relationships, it still has some classic rom-com tropes and stereotypes. 🎥 This movie stars Eva...

This 2009 movie is a classic in the rom-com genre, but it is not a love story 💔 Tom’s expectations about love & relationships (& women) leave him feeling heartbroken as he chases after his manic pixie dream girl, Summer. Join us as we discuss ALL of Tom’s red flags, our love/hate relationship with this misogynistic movie, and how our views on it have changed over time. Just a warning, the...

✈️ We’re closing out our summer vacation with a trip to Ibiza! In this 2018 Netflix rom-com, Harper, Leah, and Nikki head to Spain for a work trip, where Harper ends up starting an adorable romance with DJ Leo West. This movie is pure chaos and it also has several cute love stories. Join us as we recap all of the hilarious shenanigans that happen on this international quest for love ❤️ 🎥 This mov...

✈️ Join us for a trip to Singapore as we recap Crazy Rich Asians! In this 2018 rom-com-dram, Rachel and Nick are on their way to his best friend’s wedding when she finds out his family is basically Singapore royalty. Let’s see how Rachel handles meeting Nick’s insanely wealthy and judgy family! 🎥 This movie stars Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Nico Santos, Lisa...

✈️ Join us on a trip to Rome in The Lizzie McGuire Movie! This 2003 film is a classic case of mistaken identity, when Lizzie finds out she’s identical to an Italian pop star named Isabella. Who will Lizzie end up trusting - Paolo, the famous heart-throb “singer”, or Gordo, her bestie who’s secretly in love with her? Our friend, Elizabeth, joins us to chat about all of the nostalgic outfits and mus...

✈️ We’re kicking off Summer Vacation by traveling to Jamaica in the 1998 rom-com, How Stella Got Her Groove Back! Stella and Delilah take a girls trip to Jamaica, where Stella falls in love with a local (who’s half her age 😱) named Winston Shakespeare. Is this a lasting love or just a vacation fling? Tune in to find out! 🌴🏖️ 🎥 This movie stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina...