TRCC Reviews
Isn’t It Romantic: A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.
Liberal Arts Synopsis: When 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor’s retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a powerful attraction that springs up between them. Jesse (Josh Radnor, who also serves as writer and director) works at an admissions office in a New York City college when he receives a phone call from one of his old college professors in Ohio, inviting Jesse back home to attend his retirement party. Recently dumped and eager to get out of the bland routine of accepting/denying applicants at his job, Jesse agrees. After…
Silver Linings Playbook Synopsis: After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. After discovering his wife’s affair, Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) ends up in a psychiatric hospital for eight months to control his mental health (and to avoid a serious criminal charge after nearly beating the other man to death). Once he’s back home with his parents, Pat begins to reach out to her despite this being a…
What Men Want: A woman gains an unexpected edge over men in her profession when she develops the ability to hear men’s thoughts.
Love, Rosie Synopsis: Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn’t possibly be right for one another…or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.
The Proposal: A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
How Do You Know: After being cut from the U.S.A. softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
The Incredible Jessica James Synopsis: An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up. Child theater teacher and aspiring playwright Jessica James (Jessica Williams) is on the mend from a rough breakup when she is set up on a blind date with newly divorced Boone (Chris O’Dowd). A Netflix Original, The Incredible Jessica James, clocks in at only eighty-three minutes, though I have to admit I wish it had been at least twenty-thirty minutes longer. Jessica James is sharp and intelligent, unafraid to speak her mind and chase her…
Practical Magic: Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.