What do an axe murderer, a satire, and Love Actually have in common? Romance and comedy.

The Best Ever RomCom

Now if this isn’t your favorite genre, I can understand. Rom coms generally reek of third-wave feminism; meaning they often lack intersectionality, center on cisgendered thin white women, and reinforce the common American myth that we need romantic love to achieve happiness – BUT if you turn down your woke Twitter brain for a short hour and a half or so and embrace the complexities of love written in the story lines, rom coms and you will get on just fine. I mean, I’m woke as hell and it’s one of my favorite genres (don’t drag me”>.

In our latest episode of The Best Ever, editor Gerilyn talks about “So I Married an Axe Murderer,” graphic designer Cara discusses her one exception to the rom com genre – The Princess Bride (hater”> – while I talk about one of the best movies of all time, regardless of genre, Love Actually.