Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman

The Rom Complex

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Which came first, the romantic comedy or our messed up ways of thinking about love and relationships? Each week Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman break down the romcom tropes that make their hearts sing and the ones that need to be tuned up. Listen to them talk about how these movies affected their relationships–for better and for worse.

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Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman

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105. The Spirit of Christmas: You Will Remember What It Means to Love and Be Deeply Loved in Return 16.12.2021 57:23

The Spirit of Christmas (2015) brings us joy, holiday spirit, and a hot ghost who makes his own cocktails. Shelby thinks we should call the scientists, and Sam has a theory about...

104. The Perfect Holiday: There’s True Love, and My Big Break 09.12.2021 55:58

What does it take to have the perfect holiday? We hope to learn by watching and discussing The Perfect Holiday (2007)! Rush our Christmas frat and learn how to use a fidget...

103. No Sleep ‘Til Christmas: . . .and Tell Lizzie That I’m Madly in Love with Her 02.12.2021 58:25

This episode we discuss No Sleep ‘Til Christmas (2018), a movie whose title is the most Christmas-y thing about it. We talk about how exciting it is to tell your partner THE...

102. Zack and Miri Make A Porno: I Love You, and I Have for As Long As I Can Remember 25.11.2021 59:54

It’s been a while since we both truly hated a movie, but now here we are talking about Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008). Look, we love a bad, unintentionally hilarious...

101. The Girl Next Door: Because I Loved the Way You Looked at Me 18.11.2021 1:04:10

Want to know what teen girls are like? Well, forget it, because this movie won’t tell you! The Girl Next Door (2004) is all about the boys. Sam and Shelby discuss the...

100. Sleeping with Other People: I Love You for Free 11.11.2021 58:12

Look at the number there in the episode title. Three digits! Can you believe it?! We are so excited to get to 100 that we had to talk about one of our...

99. The To-Do List: Did You Make Love with Him? 04.11.2021 56:35

We’re kicking off Naughty November with 2013’s The To Do List, starring Aubrey Plaza. Sam takes a hard stance on the sanctity of movie theater popcorn butter. Shelby maintains that she was...

98. Mean Girls: It’s Not My Fault You’re Like in Love with Me or Something 28.10.2021 57:26

This episode about Mean Girls (2004) was as inevitable as the Jingle Bell Rock dance at the talent show every year. You CAN sit with us as we discuss Janis’s revenge plot,...

97. Shakespeare in Love: I Loved a Writer and Gave Up the Prize for a Sonnet 21.10.2021 1:01:16

Does thou bite thy thumb at me? Well, please don’t! We don’t want to fight, we just want to give you this new episode about Shakespeare in Love (1998). Listen to find...

96. She’s the Man: For the Love of God, It Burns! 14.10.2021 1:02:16

Who would have thought you could get Shakespeare, Channing Tatum, and CHEESE all in one place? We found that place for you, and that place is She’s the Man (2006). This surprisingly...

95. A Cinderella Story: Love the Dress, Hate Her 07.10.2021 1:03:43

Was waiting for us to come back like waiting for rain this drought? Well, get ready to be FLOODED because we are back with A Cinderella Story (2004). We talk iconic fashion,...

94. Good Luck Chuck: If You Love Something, Sometimes You Just Wanna Be Surrounded By It 26.08.2021 52:42

Ugh. Believe me when I say you do not need to check out Good Luck Chuck (2007). This movie exists in a world in which all women could possible want is to...

93. Glitter: All My Life My Love’s Been Waiting for You 19.08.2021 58:56

They say the glitter shouldn’t overpower the artist, so it’s a good thing Mariah Carey isn’t known solely for her work on Glitter (2001). What a grim world that would be, if...

92. Little Italy: Never Squeeze the Love Out of a Man’s Heart 12.08.2021 54:59

The next course in our Truly Awful August meal is a zesty little pizza dish called Little Italy (2018). This nonsense film has it all–voiceover narration, bad hair dye, magic drugs, Canada....

91. Gigli: A Charming, Loveable Guy Like Yourself? You Should Get Out More. 05.08.2021 58:30

Folks, we did it. We watched the legendarily awful mob-based rom-com that manages to be offensive to everyone–that’s right, we watched Gigli (2003). And guess what? It’s just as bad as everyone...

90. Center Stage: She’s A Ballerina and She’s in Love with You (with David Michael Burke) 29.07.2021 1:01:01

The delightful and hilarious David Michael Burke (yes, the one from TikTok!) joined us to talk about Center Stage (2000), the dance movie that started it all. In this case, we’re defining...

89. Earth Girls Are Easy: Sensualize the Atmosphere of Your Love Trap (with Happily Ever Slasher) 22.07.2021 1:00:30

Amanda and Brooke of Happily Ever Slasher join us to talk about Earth Girls Are Easy (1988). Who would have thought that Jim Carrey could be… a hot guy??? We talk about...

88. Two Can Play That Game: When It Comes to Love, There Are No Rules (with Drunk on RomComs) 15.07.2021 1:02:04

Grab your headphones and your favorite beverage because this week’s guests are Marie and Coni from Drunk on Romcoms! We discuss Two Can Play That Game (2001), the immaturity of power struggles,...

87. Stuck in Love: Just Avoid Love at All Costs. That’s My Motto (with Movies That Raised Us) 08.07.2021 1:01:00

Our guests for this episode are Mo and Christina from Movies That Raised Us who did us the honor of chatting about 2012’s Stuck In Love. This movie is filled TO THE...

86. Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist: I Loved Your Mixes, By the Way (with Sick S.A.D. Film Club) 01.07.2021 1:00:08

Oh hi, July. That one’s for you, listener. And let’s get another “oh, hi” for our first guests for this month–the hosts of the Sick S.A.D. Film Club podcast! Shannon, Anna-Laurie, Dominique...

85. Tangled: I Really Want to Make a Love Connection 24.06.2021 52:06

Is that a pet chameleon in your pocket or are you just happy to hear us talk about Tangled (2010)? Flynn Rider might be the hottest Disney love interest, but that doesn’t...

84. Your Name: No Jobs, No Love, No Happiness 17.06.2021 56:56

I gotta be honest, we spend most of this one gushing about how much we loved Your Name (2016). But then it turns into a discussion of why we are so transfixed...

83. Shrek: The Ogre Has Fallen in Love with the Princess 10.06.2021 1:03:00

You know what? Get INTO our swamp because we’re talking about Shrek (2001)! It’s got fairy tales, it’s got anti-Disney sentiment, it’s got a beautiful love story–between Shrek and Donkey, of course....

82. Enchanted: How Does She Know That You Love Her? 03.06.2021 58:59

Do me a favor real quick–sing that little song that makes all the animals near you come running to help you clean your kitchen and iron your clothes, then have all those...

81. Celeste and Jesse Forever: Do You Think the Obamas Are Really in Love? 27.05.2021 53:58

We’re closing out May with 2012’s Celeste and Jesse Forever, a movie in which the asshole protagonist learns how to let people cut her in line. Sam and Shelby discuss full lips...