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Mad Horse’s Becky Shaw peers behind the love curtain

The one who knew too much
Three months after her father's death, the two people closest to thirty-something Suzanna (Elizabeth Chambers) don't have a lot of patience for her grief, which has her reduced to a weeping mess watching bad TV under a blanket.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | February 08, 2012

Review: Young Goethe in Love

Philipp Stölzl's portrait of the artist as a young scamp
In Philipp Stölzl's fanciful portrait of the artist as a young scamp, the future genius (Alexander Fehling) introduces himself as "Goethe with an 'oe'," earning a reputation as a pratfalling screw-up.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 19, 2012

Review: Love Crime

A deconstruction of the mystery genre
Love Crime deconstructs the genre by showing how to put together a mystery in order to deceive and manipulate those who would try to take it apart.
By PETER KEOUGH | October 04, 2011

All's Well on Boston Common

Love sick
I think of Measure for Measure , with its fanatically chaste heroine, and All's Well That Ends Well , with its lovely lass in pursuit of a lout, as Shakespeare's "Smart Women, Foolish Choices" plays.
By CAROLYN CLAY | August 08, 2011

Review: Much Ado in World War 2

Monmouth shifts centuries, to powerful effect
Men return from war, and attentions turn to love: It's a timeless order, and so it is with the witty Sicilians of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing .
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | July 13, 2011

Review: Wilfred

Good dog
It's hard to say what's more surprising about Wilfred , FX's new comedy — adapted from an Australian series — about a depressed ex-lawyer (Elijah Wood) and his friend Wilfred, who he thinks is a man in a dog suit but who is, in actuality, a dog. Is it that the show exists at all, or that it's actually pretty good?
By RYAN STEWART | June 28, 2011

Review: Bride Flight

Sombogaart contrives to place the would-be couple in front of a mirror on the plane, her in a wedding gown, him standing behind her, reflecting a life that cannot be.
By BRETT MICHEL | June 16, 2011

Review: Last Night

Tadjedin bounces from one couple to the other
In recent films like Blue Valentine and Monogamy, indie directors have moved on from quirky adolescents coming of age to disillusioned thirtysomethings in fragmenting relationships.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 12, 2011

Review: Bridesmaids

Wedding crasher
A scene in which a couple screw their hearts out might not raise an eyebrow in a European art film, but as the opening of a romantic comedy from a Hollywood studio, it gets your attention.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 12, 2011

Review: Just Go With It

Alert social services: this movie is an exercise in abuse
Has Jennifer Aniston's career gone so far off track that she needs to slum in this year's Dennis Dugan–directed Adam Sandler vehicle?
By BRETT MICHEL | February 15, 2011

Recipe for disaster: Valentine's Day horror stories from Boston restaurant insiders

Thinking about taking your valentine out for a fancy dinner this year? Think again.
These restauranteurs have seen more than a few funny valentines.
By LINDSAY CRUDELE | February 10, 2011

Phoenix Mad (In Love) Libs presents: The Trashy Date

The ____ Boston Date Ever!
We met at the romantic intersection of [blank] and desire ...
By CHRIS FARAONE | February 09, 2011

Valentine's rhymes

Hoopleville
Roses are rose ...
By DAVID KISH | February 09, 2011

Workplace weirdness

Dr. Lovemonkey answers your questions
Some of my co-workers and I have a little problem at out office. One of the people we work with, who has always regarded himself as a real swinging guy, has finally struck gold ...
By DR. LOVEMONKEY | December 22, 2010

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Review: Summer Blink

Lovemaking, confrontations, and unanswered calls
If autumn and your imminent mid-30s are starting make you feel too sluggish, static, or reasonable, you might consider viewing Summer Blink , a new Seacoast-area movie that limns volatility and sexual curiosity circa age 18.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | October 20, 2010

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Review: Date Night

Like a full season of a sit-com packed into one movie
Must-see-TV leads Steve Carell ( The Office ) and Tina Fey ( 30 Rock ) team up in this night-out-gone-wrong comedy as a bored Jersey couple seeking to put some romance back into their marriage.
By TOM MEEK | April 14, 2010

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