In which Kat and Alex admire Ireland (again), question the dubious ethics of alternate universe Lindsay Lohan, and make an important announcement. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter In…

In which Kat and Alex question key plot twists, supposedly romantic lines about rugby, and this world's version of the US electoral map. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Fe…

In which the movie is fine, the actors are good and very famous, and all are dwarfed by the performance of Thomas Robinson, age seven. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel…

In which maybe we just wish we were watching Pearl Harbor? You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or suggestions! Thank you for…

In which the trailer queerbaited us, and Alison Brie and Jay Ellis are both more charming than their characters deserve. (Like, at all. Good lord.) You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter I…

In which Kat and Alex are on opposing sides! And we accidentally miss both Vella Lovell and Rene Gube while counting POC -- tsk. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free …

In which Kat and Alex shockingly fail to discuss how GWYNETH PALTROW COULD HAVE JUST GOTTEN THE NEXT TRAIN! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any …

In which Kat and Alex have a guest and forget to mention the movie's title! Featuring Matt Truex of Lois & Clark'd podcast! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to wr…

In which Kat and Alex can't believe they forgot to address the pun in the title! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or sugg…

In which we puzzle over how JLo doesn't know how a lid works. Really? Come on. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or sugges…

In which there are rabbits and whales and questions, oh my! (And we mix old-ish literature references, apparently.) You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in w…

In which Fire Island comes through for Jane Austen, creator of English literature's hottest curmudgeon -- which is probably what Netflix will call her in their next trailer of her work. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomath…

In which we actually have a really good time. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or suggestions! Thank you for listening.…

In which Cole Sprouse should really not listen to this episode. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or suggestions! Thank yo…

In which Suddenly Seymour slaps, but Kat and Alex ruin the fun by having ~practical and ~legal concerns. (But we really enjoyed this movie! We swear!) You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitte…

In which we celebrate our 50th episode and Valentine's Day with our favorite romantic comedy! Also, please note that we wondered aloud in this episode whether any of Neil Simon's many plays had been adapted to film... I mean, surely, right?? And indeed, upon looking it up later later, we realized (unsurprisingly) that Neil Simon has so many famous …

In which great actors do terrible things. RIP Betty White, who would have been 100 this week! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, conc…

In which Kat and Alex, shockingly, enjoyed a film! A Netflix Christmas miracle! Alex claims in this episode that Philemon Chambers and Michael Urie were actually classmates at Julliard, but that was incorrect (damn you, Wikipedia!). It was actually Luke Macfarlane and Michael Urie who overlapped at Julliard. Happy holidays, Romcomathon listeners! Y…

In which Alex foolishly tries to apply logic to the choices of the Hudgenses, Kat wonders how much space is left in Europe if Netflix keeps adding countries, and we both share Vanessa Hudgens #1's skepticism that Vanessa Hudgens #3 deserves a full pardon for KIDNAPPING... Happy (American) Thanksgiving, Romcomathoners! You can listen to our friend a…

In which Alex made Kat watch Gigli, which is maybe the worst thing she's ever done in the course of their friendship. TW: This episode does discuss an act of self-harm that occurs as part of the storyline in the film. Though it's not discussed for long, we do refer to the incident more than once. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quin…

In which Kat and Alex long for the Emmy-award winning acting on the CW. Also, Kat discovered after we recorded this episode that the screenwriter for the original She's All That is the same screenwriter for He's All That! It does explain how the terrible dialogue comes off. (Insert Steve Buscemi "how do you do, fellow kids" GIF here.) You can liste…

In which Kat and Alex wonder if kids still play hacky sack, and Rachael Leigh Cook is ugly. So ugly. Just unimaginably ugly, you guys. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel…

In which a lifelong friendship is imperiled by how terrible this movie is. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or suggestion…

In which Kat and Alex know a ton about sports. So much sports stuff. Just, like, experts in the field. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comme…

In which Kat and Alex ask the hard questions, like...can you walk on water in wooden shoes???? You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, con…

In which we're truly astonished at the number of times we've viewed this film. Why. Why! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns,…

In which we envy the Coveys for being able to walk around the streets of Seoul. Or any streets. Ever. Also, some after-the-fact answers: Trina (Sarayu Blue) IS a person of color, John Corbett IS extremely tall, and Anna Cathcart IS now several years older than Kitty. #themoreyouknow You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s…

In which there is a lot of talk about The Princess Diaries in a Runaway Bride podcast. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, o…

In which JANE DESERVES BETTER. Also, please note we realized belatedly that (the beautiful and amazing) Dr. Aubrey Plaza might qualify as a POC, in addition to the ones we counted?? You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon h…

In which we continue to examine the crazy mysterious world of the Netflix Christmas cinematic universe! With three Vanessa Hudgenses! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel …

In which Jennifer Garner's exploration of her own office is as lackluster as Mark Ruffalo's feelings for his fiancée. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in…

In which the only thing that's guaranteed is our hatred of this movie! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write in with any comments, concerns, or suggestions! T…

In which in which in which in which... Oh no, a tiny time loop! The PTA drug-possession framing DID happen in Irvine, and you can read the LA Times feature about it here. Possibly. If you haven't used up your free articles yet this month. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts …

In which Kat swears to Alex that she really liked this film, but everything out of her mouth proves this untrue. Will she keep making this claim? Who knows! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook …

In which our enjoyment of this movie was 80% jokes and 20% plot, and our podcast threatens to be 80% snacks and 20% movie. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to wri…

In which we have our longest episode ever because there are just endless amounts to say about this movie! Starting with the ludicrous premise, some advice for Meredith Blake's gold-digging career... Also, has anyone ever noticed how accomplished the twins are? It's weird. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, A…

In which a viewing party with Romcomathon listeners blows the lid off a serious problem: the protagonists of this film frequently underpay for food. Don't follow their lead, Romcomathoners! Support restaurants in this time (and always). You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts ar…

In which Kat and Alex fervently agree that glasses should fog up in a hot spring, what the hell is this, a fantasy film? Also, spoilers for Never Have I Ever -- but mostly just about how attractive Devi's dad is. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can rea…

In which Romcomathon (belatedly) turns one, and Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel need so so sooooo much therapy. Stay well, listeners! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel…

In which Kat and Alex ruminate on Drew Barrymore's nightgown, because, well, what else are we going to do with all our time indoors? Stay safe and healthy, friends! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: F…

In which sociallydistant!Kat and sociallydistant!Alex are impressed with Megan Fox's career, and unimpressed with everyone else's husbands. Wash your hands! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook …

In which Alex and Kat talk about their love of Digimon, and a little bit about the movie. (We kid, we kid). Also, go watch the 2009 BBC adaptation of Emma. The flour game Harriet is playing in the movie is actually called "bullet pudding," which didn't originally feature in the book, but was a party game of Austen's time. You can listen to our frie…

In which Alex and Kat debate #TeamPeter or #TeamJohn, just like every article on Buzzfeed. We're so zeitgeisty, guys!!!! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write…

In which Kat and Alex discuss Gilmore Girls spoilers, and Alex gets to plug her favorite Emma adaptation of all time -- the 2009 BBC miniseries. You're welcome. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Faceb…

In which Kat and Alex continue their Hugh Grant double feature, and is Notting Hill a posh place? Is it not a posh place? Please let us know. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagr…

In which Kat and Alex discuss families that kiss on the mouth (just say no to giving kids mouth herpes!), and there's a horrible cameo... The Saturday Night Live sketch Alex refers to actually had Andy Samberg bringing his boyfriend, Taran Killam, home to his family, and you can watch it here. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy …

In which Alex and Kat wrap up this year's Christmas Cult adventures! Also, Elleri??????? Happy New Year, Romcomathon listeners! You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free t…

In which Alex and Kat discuss the history of the Christmas tree, muse on what race Vanessa Hudgens is playing, and talk more about the Christmas Cult. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitte…

In which Alex and Kat will have the song "Last Christmas" stuck in their heads until the end of time. Forever and ever. You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to write …

In which Alex and Kat puzzle over the rich and famous lives of the Aldovian royals -- like, why are they flying commercial? You can listen to our friend and podcast mentor Quincy Surasmith’s podcast, Asian Americana, wherever podcasts are available. You can read past entries of Romcomathon here. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Feel free to wr…