The Rom Complex

Another week of Nancy Meyers? You better believe it, baby! This week we’re talking about Something’s Gotta Give (2003), but we’re also talking about HUMOR, Pedro Pascal, and being fully vulnerable in...

Enough with those youthful ingenues from last month! This month it’s all about those characters with a bit more life experience, starting with 2009’s It’s Complicated. We discuss the delightful Meryl Streep,...

We love enjoying a movie even more upon re-watch, and that’s exactly what happened with Fire Island (2022). It’s a Pride & Prejudice homage that makes exactly as much reference as it...

Shelby is back on her time travel bs because we’re talking about Meet Cute (2022)! I didn’t feel like listening back through the episode to help me remember what we talked about,...

Please ignore the fact that I (Shelby) recorded using the wrong microphone input and instead focus on our discussion of 2022’s Rosaline! We talk about our plot expectations, what it would take...

New year, new movies, same Sam and Shelby fun! We’re kicking off 2023 with Something from Tiffany’s (2022), another movie in a long line of movies about a widower with a child...

It’s the Lohanaissance baby! We’re talking about Lindsay’s new movie Falling For Christmas (2022) and boy are we excited. There’s selective amnesia, there’s a curly-haired child, there’s a real Santa–everything you could...

LiLo is in her teen acting prime in 2004’s Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen! We discuss life bits, trash day in New York City, and never missing out on the opportunity...

Do you remember where you were when 2002’s Get a Clue came out? If not, don’t worry–we’ve got you covered. That’s right, WE know EXACTLY where you were. On this episode, we...

We’re kicking off Lindsay Lo-vember with some double trouble because we’re talking about The Parent Trap (1998)! We discuss the ridiculous parenting arrangement, crying children, and whether Meredith was the villain. Enjoy...

AS IF we’d be talking about 1995’s Clueless on this episode. Wait, we are? Oh. Yeah. I knew that. Come to hear about the film, stay to hear Shelby and Sam debate...

Newsflash: we read books. Often, those books are adapted into movies, which is why we’re talking about The Hating Game (2021). Sam and Shelby discuss their disappointment in the lead actor, their...

Listen up divas and dictators, because we’re talking about The Beautician and the Beast (1997). We discuss gruff men, arranged marriages, and a very special announcement. Talk to the hand!

You’re the best, listeners. Not happy with that? Too bad, it is, just like the movie we talk about in this episode, The Ugly Truth (2009). We talk about vulnerability, holding men...

Closing out Silly September we have Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)! Shelby and Sam giggle their way through discussions of friendship conflict, Floridian decor, and harnessing your own...

Join us and some OBVIOUS adults for the teen romcom The Duff (2015). We discuss hot friends, cringe behavior, and the low, low, stakes of high school homecoming.

This time it’s Shelby bringing in a truly baffling movie with 2014’s The Wedding Pact. We talk about mediocre-looking men, prenups, and why we hate being guilt-tripped by cash registers.

This week we discuss the baffling gender-switch romcom Sam (2015). Does it have something important to say about gender? Absolutely not. We, however, have plenty to say about performative relationships, how different...

This week’s guest James (Marsh Land Monster, Mostly Speakin’ Sentai, Marsh Land Media) nonsensically chose the movie Dudley Do-Right (1999) so we talk about that! We also discuss Canada, carnivals, and James’s...

Grab your… bonnets? I don’t know what they wear. Grab whatever hats they wear in Jane Austen books and join us as we talk about Austenland (2013)! We discuss funny boys, Jennifer...

Sam forces Shelby to slum it through another virginity tale with this week’s movie: The First Time (2012)! We talk monologues, teen decision-making, and the manic pixie dream girl urge to drink...

Hop on your scooter and come with us as we go Chasing Liberty (2004)! We discuss human anatomy, overprotective fathers, and Shelby’s capacity for forgiveness. Oh, and don’t forget our boy Matthew...

Sam’s choice month is off to a start with One Small Hitch (2013). This is a bad movie, which is okay, because we were getting too comfortable with good ones. Sam goes...

We’re back in time loop territory, folks! And this time it’s a GOOD ONE: Palm Springs (2020). We talk about why time loops are so interesting, why Andy Samberg is so hot,...

This week we’re talking about 2014’s Obvious Child, so if you don’t want to hear our opinions on abortion then whoopsie doopsie this is NOT the episode for you! (Spoiler alert: we...