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The Rom Complex250. Penelope: The Public Loves this GirlMmm mm mm Shelby is eating well this month because we're focusing on Fantasy, starting with 2006's Penelope. We talk about overvaluing appearances, storybook bedrooms, and how easily we'd kiss the main character of the movie.2025-03-0654 minThe Rom Complex238. The Fall Guy: Love Is How We Will Win (with Arthur Howell)2024's The Fall Guy is in Shelby's crosshairs. Will Sam be able to defend it with the help of guest Arthur Howell of 2 Cents Critic? Listen to find out!2024-11-211h 02The Rom Complex226. Crossroads: I Love Rock and RollThis week we're discussing how wrong critics in 2002 were about Crossroads, starring Britney Spears. As part of the target demographic at the time, Sam and Shelby can assure you that the movie is good.2024-08-1359 minThe Rom Complex206. Holiday in the Sun: Love in Atlantis (in the Bahamas)Our next Olsen sampling is 2001's Holiday in the Sun, which shows just how great it can be to fall in love on vacation and also get accused of smuggling antiquities. We also talk about hummingbirds, the killer movie soundtrack, and all the things Shelby would have done differently when writing this movie.2024-03-2150 minThe Rom Complex199. Serendipty: RevisitedThis week we revisit Shelby's original romcom pick, Serendipity (2001). We also discuss AI-generated headshots, missing signs from the universe, and John Cusack's character's horrendous actions throughout this movie.2024-01-2552 min
The Rom Complex189. Fresh: That’s Surrender. That’s Love.Things are getting spooky and, dare I say, tasty? as we discuss 2022’s Fresh, starring our boy Sebastian Stab. Sam trash talks men, as per usual, and Shelby describes the best way...2023-10-2656 min
The Rom Complex185. The Sweetest Thing: What a Lovely RideWe’re back in 2002 (oh no!) with The Sweetest Thing, and Shelby’s feeling gay about it. We talk raunch, road trips, and realizing you’re finishing with a phase of your life.2023-09-2855 min
The Rom Complex170. The Princess Diaries: I Love Your Eyebrows. We’ll Call Them Frida and Kahlo.At Sam’s DEMAND, we are covering The Princess Diaries (2001)! We discuss Anne Hathaway’s performance, the weight of princessdom, and why a pizza is a perfect apology. For bonus content, please subscribe...2023-06-0159 min
The Rom Complex169. Chungking Express: We’re All Unlucky in Love SometimesTo celebrate Shelby’s birthday, we’re talking about one of her favorites: Chungking Express (1994). We discuss hot cop characters, Sam’s new findom hobby, and why it’s totally not that freaky to have...2023-05-2559 min
The Rom Complex162. Balloon Animal: We Love Em Johnson and Katherine WaddellIn this special episode, we are joined by writer/director Em Johnson and actor/producer Katherine Waddell to discuss their movie Balloon Animal (2022). We talk about the circus, ancient Shelby lore, and re-meet-cutes....2023-04-0659 min
The Rom Complex161. Down with Love: Saying “I Love You” Was Also My PlanAfter Shelby reveals their deepest shame, we get into discussing Down With Love (2003). The twists! The turns! The secrets revealed! Oh, and don’t forget the iconic telephone call scene.2023-03-2351 min
The Rom Complex159. Singin’ in the Rain: Fit as a Fiddle and Ready for LoveWe discuss Singin’ in the Rain (1952) in this unusually trivia-heavy episode. Shelby defends the villain and Sam creeps ever closer toward listing the desired qualities in her perfect man. Hint: dancers...2023-03-091h 00
The Rom Complex158. Something New: The Point is, Love is an AdventureToday Sam and Shelby talk about the flirty and floral Something New (2006). We go over NOT telling women what to do with their hair, surprisingly sexy scenes, and how the size...2023-03-0258 min
The Rom Complex152. Meet Cute: Love Is Real. This Is Not, It’s Very Fake, It’s Inorganic.Shelby is back on her time travel bs because we’re talking about Meet Cute (2022)! I didn’t feel like listening back through the episode to help me remember what we talked about,...2023-01-1958 min
The Rom Complex151. Rosaline: That’s Not How Love Works. It Isn’t Rational.Please ignore the fact that I (Shelby) recorded using the wrong microphone input and instead focus on our discussion of 2022’s Rosaline! We talk about our plot expectations, what it would take...2023-01-1259 min
The Rom Complex150. Something from Tiffany’s: I Love That Something Beautiful Always Comes Out of the MessNew year, new movies, same Sam and Shelby fun! We’re kicking off 2023 with Something from Tiffany’s (2022), another movie in a long line of movies about a widower with a child...2023-01-051h 00
The Rom Complex145. Clueless: I Am Totally Butt Crazy in Love with JoshAS IF we’d be talking about 1995’s Clueless on this episode. Wait, we are? Oh. Yeah. I knew that. Come to hear about the film, stay to hear Shelby and Sam debate...2022-10-2758 min
The Rom Complex144. The Hating Game: Hating Someone Feels Disturbingly Similar to Being in Love with ThemNewsflash: we read books. Often, those books are adapted into movies, which is why we’re talking about The Hating Game (2021). Sam and Shelby discuss their disappointment in the lead actor, their...2022-10-201h 01
The Rom Complex141. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar: I Love You with All My FartClosing out Silly September we have Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)! Shelby and Sam giggle their way through discussions of friendship conflict, Floridian decor, and harnessing your own...2022-09-2958 min
The Rom Complex139. The Wedding Pact: You Love Her, Man! You’ve Always Loved Her.This time it’s Shelby bringing in a truly baffling movie with 2014’s The Wedding Pact. We talk about mediocre-looking men, prenups, and why we hate being guilt-tripped by cash registers.2022-09-151h 01
The Rom Complex138. Sam: All Women Love Makeovers, Right?This week we discuss the baffling gender-switch romcom Sam (2015). Does it have something important to say about gender? Absolutely not. We, however, have plenty to say about performative relationships, how different...2022-09-081h 01
The Rom Complex135. The First Time: You Are in Love with Her Smile and Her Hair TuckingSam forces Shelby to slum it through another virginity tale with this week’s movie: The First Time (2012)! We talk monologues, teen decision-making, and the manic pixie dream girl urge to drink...2022-08-1859 min
The Rom Complex134. Chasing Liberty: They Want You to Have Love, Find Love, and Value Love, but Not Make Love, Ever!Hop on your scooter and come with us as we go Chasing Liberty (2004)! We discuss human anatomy, overprotective fathers, and Shelby’s capacity for forgiveness. Oh, and don’t forget our boy Matthew...2022-08-1158 min
The Rom Complex133. One Small Hitch: It’s Not Like That, Man. I Love Her.Sam’s choice month is off to a start with One Small Hitch (2013). This is a bad movie, which is okay, because we were getting too comfortable with good ones. Sam goes...2022-08-0458 min
The Rom Complex130. Mr. Right: I Think I’m in Love with Him. Is That Stupid?Shelby has forced Sam to look at Anna Kendrick’s face with this week’s pick: Mr. Right (2015). Sam confesses to a desire to murder, and Shelby confesses to a susceptibility to being...2022-07-1450 min
The Rom Complex129. Bringing Up Baby: The Love Impulse in ManJuly is Shelby takeover month, and the first movie up is 1938’s Bringing Up Baby. That’s right, I made Sam watch a movie in black and white! We talk about Cary Grant...2022-07-0756 min
The Rom Complex128. Adventureland: I Realized I Don’t Really Love This PersonSam and Shelby use 2009’s Adventureland to discuss virginity tales, the positive feminist qualities of gossip, and Academy Award nominated actor Kristen Stewart. Also, Jesse Eisenberg looks like a lizard.2022-06-3058 min
The Rom Complex117. Bridesmaids: Show Me Your Love Is Eternal FaceI gotta be honest, we spend this episode talking about how much we love every part of this movie! Please find Shelby a spare non-cop golden retriever boy. Please find Sam an...2022-03-3155 min
The Rom Complex113. My Big Fat Greek Wedding: It’s Done! They Fell in Love!Listen closely. . . do you hear the wedding bells? That’s because we are March-ing down the aisle, starting with My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)! This movie entirely supports Sam’s claim...2022-03-0356 min
The Rom Complex111. Bring It On: Fight to the Finish: Love Birds AlertWe’ve made a lovely discovery, which is that Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009) is one of the better Bring It On movies! Sam and Shelby discuss family and community,...2022-02-0358 min
The Rom Complex110. Bring It On: In It to Win It: I Love It When We WinCome with us on a journey into to the past… AKA the year 2007, when Sam, Shelby, and Bring It On: In It to Win It were all in the beautiful, soggy...2022-01-2758 min
The Rom Complex107. Bring It On: The Boys All Love to StareWe’re bringing on the New Year with, well, you get it. Bring It On. Bringing on the New Year. Get it? Yeah, you get it. Shelby opens 2022 by comparing cheerleading to...2022-01-0657 min
The Rom Complex105. The Spirit of Christmas: You Will Remember What It Means to Love and Be Deeply Loved in ReturnThe 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...2021-12-1657 min
The Rom Complex101. The Girl Next Door: Because I Loved the Way You Looked at MeWant 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...2021-11-181h 04
The Rom Complex99. The To-Do List: Did You Make Love with Him?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...2021-11-0456 min
The Rom Complex81. Celeste and Jesse Forever: Do You Think the Obamas Are Really in Love?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...2021-05-2753 min
The Rom Complex80. Crazy, Stupid, Love: Because They Fell in Love and Love Is For Stupid AssholesSam and Shelby are back and sliding into your flip-phone texts to talk to you about 2011’s Crazy, Stupid, Love. We discuss cheating, creepy thirteen-year-olds, and whether we could pull Ryan Gosling....2021-05-201h 00
The Rom Complex79. What’s Your Number: Being in Love Means Being YourselfFirst thing’s first… HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAM! All she wants for her 30th is Chris Evans to reenact her favorite scenes from What’s Your Number? (2011), which happens to be our movie for...2021-04-2257 min
The Rom Complex78. The Broken Hearts Gallery: Now All I Have Left of Our Love Is This Sad, Second Place DuckThe Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) shares some elements with last week’s The Break-Up (art gallery owned by cool older lady) but is one thousand times more charming, cute, and joyful. Sam and...2021-04-1555 min
The Rom Complex77. The Break-Up: Who Loves Ya, Baby?Our movie for this episode is UNFORTUNATELY 2006’s The Break-Up. Sam and Shelby spend most of the episode frustrated with Vince Vaughn’s behavior. We barely even make jokes about it! But we...2021-04-0854 min
The Rom Complex76. Someone Great: I Bet She Loves That We Broke UpThis episode Sam and Shelby get serious… as in they seriously love Someone Great (2019). Could it be that we spend the entire time talking about the movie and related topics rather...2021-04-011h 01
The Rom Complex73. Elizabethtown: Just Tell Me You Love Me and Get It Over With!This week Sam and Shelby take a road trip (of the mind) to Elizabethtown (2005). We discuss how little Kirsten and Orlando were back then as well as how little sense this...2021-03-1159 min
The Rom Complex71. Music and Lyrics: I Wasn’t Gonna Fall in Love Again but Then Pop Goes My HeartSam and Shelby like some things (Hugh Grant, people dating who they want, holiday pay) and don’t like other things (Anna Kendrick’s career and the movie Music and Lyrics [2007]). They discuss...2021-02-2554 min
The Rom Complex69. Two Weeks Notice: Did you say, “Billy, I Love You”?It’s the episode hugh’ve all been waiting for–we’re talking about the charming Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock teamup in Two Weeks Notice (2002). Sam and Shelby go over inappropriate sex conversations, women...2021-02-111h 02
The Rom Complex68. Notting Hill: I’m Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy, Asking Him to Love HerFeb-Hugh-ary commences with a look into Notting Hill (1999), a movie which takes you through the fantasy of going out with a famous person and having them treat you like crap. Sam...2021-02-0454 min
The Rom Complex66. Runaway Bride: You’re a Cynical, Exploitive, Mean-Hearted Creep Who Wouldn’t Know Real Love If It Bit Him in the ArmpitJulia Roberts January continues with 1999’s Runaway Bride! Shelby finds out she is in fact a bit of a runaway bride herself. We also discuss FedEx time schedules, ways of preparing eggs,...2021-01-211h 04
The Rom Complex64. Midnight at the Magnolia: I Never Want to Wake Up without Knowing I Get to See My Best Friend, the Love of My LifeMidnight at the Magnolia (2020) SHOULD be Sam’s dream movie–Chicago, fake dating, friends-to-lovers–but nOPE IT IS NOT. Though Shelby is taken in by the suddenly musical male lead, Sam is not fooled...2020-12-311h 02
The Rom Complex63. Last Holiday: We Will Laugh More; We’ll Love More; We Just Won’t Be So AfraidWill this holiday be our *dun dun dun* Last Holiday (2006)? Not if Sam and Shelby have anything to say about it. We discuss going out and getting what you want (as...2020-12-2453 min
The Rom Complex61. Holidate: Hey, Love Muffin! (with Suki Lanh)Sam and Shelby welcome back Suki Lanh to give her dissertation on the Netflix film Holidate (2020). We discuss St. Patrick’s dates and easy fixes, and Suki has a lesson for white...2020-12-101h 04
The Rom Complex59. When We First Met: Don’t Fall in Love! She’s Gonna Rip Your Heart Out!We’re closing out Netflix November with a film that’s both fun and riddled with plot holes–When We First Met (2018). Sam and Shelby discuss lack of chemistry, poorly-drawn female characters, and the...2020-11-2651 min
The Rom Complex58. Set It Up: You Like Because, You Love DespiteSam and Shelby return to the Netflix puzzle cube to discuss 2018’s Set It Up. After we figure out how to pronounce Zoey Deutch’s name, we go down the rabbit hole that...2020-11-191h 00
The Rom Complex57. Always Be My Maybe: Likewise, Keanu. I… Love Your Outfit.Sam and Shelby discuss the much loved Always Be My Maybe (2019) and add a new member to their Hot Dads list (enjoy the company, Charlie Swan). Sam airs more wig grievances,...2020-11-1259 min
The Rom Complex56. Love, Guaranteed: You’ll Find Love, GuaranteedSam and Shelby kick off Netflix November with Love, Guaranteed (2020), the romcom equivalent of a small bag of potato chips–mostly air, no nutritional value, but okay to munch on while you’re...2020-11-0559 min
The Rom Complex53. Warm Bodies: It’s Not Gonna Happen, Lover BoyThis week Sam and Shelby discuss Zombie Twilight–*ahem*–I mean Warm Bodies (2013), a film about a very special boy and his very special love. In the zombie apocalypse, dating is almost as...2020-10-1553 min
The Rom Complex52. Love Story: Love Means Never Having to Say You’re SorryThis week Sam and Shelby talk about Love Story (1970), an outdated movie with a definition of love so incorrect that it truly boggles the mind. Other mindboggling topics include an unrealistically...2020-10-081h 03
The Rom Complex51. Pride and Prejudice: We Are All Fools in LoveSam and Shelby drool over the subtly yet surprisingly horny Pride & Prejudice (2005). Topics include the sexiness of small touches and witty banter and how the rom com fantasy has been...2020-10-011h 00
The Rom Complex50. Bridget Jones’s Baby: Falling in Love Doesn’t Happen on PaperAs a reward for making it to 50 episodes, Sam and Shelby express their shock and delight at how much they enjoyed Bridget Jones’s Baby despite the unnecessary zorbing of Ed Sheeran....2020-09-2459 min
The Rom Complex49. Bridget Jones (The Edge of Reason): He Must Still Love Me!The second installment of the Bridget Jones series (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason) is simply not very good. Sorry! Sam and Shelby talk about not letting other people get into your...2020-09-1757 min
The Rom Complex48. Bridget Jones’s Diary: How’s Your Love Life, Anyway?Put on your big underpants and start scribbling in your journal about how much you hate (love) Mark Darcy because Shelby and Sam are talking about Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001). Topics of...2020-09-1057 min
The Rom Complex47. The Big Sick: Love Isn’t Easy. That’s Why They Call It Love. (with Suki Lanh)Writer and teacher Suki Lanh (www.unitedstatesofsuki.com) joins Sam and Shelby to talk about The Big Sick (2017). Do we spend a lot of time on how cute Suki and her husband’s love...2020-09-031h 12
The Rom Complex45. Breaking Dawn Part 2: Because I Fell in Love with a HumanWe’ve finally arrived at the thrilling (read: anti-climatic) conclusion with 2012’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. Sam and Shelby can’t seem to stop talking about the moral implications of a...2020-08-201h 02
The Rom Complex44. Breaking Dawn Part 1: Um, I Love ItSam and Shelby add themselves to the long list of people expressing their opinions about Bella’s sex life as they discuss The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. There’s a wolf-feud! There’s...2020-08-1358 min
The Rom Complex43. Eclipse: I Promise to Love You Every Moment of ForeverSam and Shelby are wolfily bounding right over that halfway point of the Twilight series with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). Love triangle? Never met her. We’re talking bad wigs, wet werewolves,...2020-08-0656 min
The Rom Complex42. New Moon: How About Those Filthy Bloodsuckers You Love?The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) just about DEMANDS that Sam and Shelby continue talking about abusive relationships and creative responsibility, now with the added spice of werewolves with real abs, vampires...2020-07-301h 02
The Rom Complex41. Twilight: So the Lion Fell in Love with the LambIt’s Red Flag City as Sam and Shelby dive into the first installment of their five-episode Twilight Saga extravaganza. Twilight (2008) offers plenty of opportunity to discuss abusive relationships, artistic responsibility, and...2020-07-231h 05
The Rom Complex40. Love and Basketball: I’ve Been in Love with You Since I Was Eleven (with Sam Perpignand)The gorgeous and talented Sam Perpignand (aka Salt n Sprinkles) joins Shelby and Sam to talk about Love & Basketball, Sanaa Lathan’s arms, and the questionable existence of Timothee Chalamet.2020-07-161h 01
The Rom Complex39. Dance with Me: I Don’t Want to Be in Love (with Alex Feliciano)Special guest Alex Feliciano calls in all the way from Costa Rica to talk with Shelby and Sam about one of her childhood favorites, Dance with Me (1998). We chat about the...2020-07-021h 01
The Rom Complex38. The Lovebirds: Two People Declaring Their Eternal Love for Each Other. How Problematic.Sam and Shelby spend some time worshipping Issa Rae and the rest of the time talking about The Lovebirds, a Netflix romp so full of jokes that Sam made a callback list.2020-06-2558 min
The Rom Complex37. Legally Blonde: I’ll Get the Love of My Life Back (with Jessica Kate)Romance author and podcaster Jessica Kate joins Shelby and Sam to talk about the iconic 2001 film Legally Blonde. They discuss Reese Witherspoon’s perfection and women supporting women, and Sam has a...2020-06-1853 min
The Rom Complex36. 40 Days and 40 Nights: It’s So Hard Giving Up What You Love the MostSam and Shelby talk about 40 Days and 40 Nights, a movie that has not aged well in the 18 years since its release. Talking points include how bad the movie is,...2020-05-2859 min
The Rom Complex35. Naked: I Have Been Known to Be a Pretty Tender LoverThe Netflix original movie Naked (2017) proves a great framework for Sam and Shelby to talk about the pros and cons of time loops and whether it’s possible to change a man...2020-05-2155 min
The Rom Complex34. 13 Going On 30: Oh, for the Love of Pete! You Taught It to Me!Can we be flirty and thriving even though we’re not 30? Please? Sam and Shelby discuss 13 Going on 30 and how proud we should be of ourselves for being able to...2020-05-1458 min
The Rom Complex33. Isn’t It Romantic?: Holy Crap! I Love Me!It turns out someone turned this podcast into a movie (before the podcast existed, probably), and that movie is Isn’t It Romantic? Sam and Shelby discuss opening yourself up to your lovers...2020-05-0755 min
The Rom Complex32. 10 Things I Hate About You: At Long Last, Love Has ArrivedTry not to get too bummed out as Sam and Shelby discuss the Heath Ledger/Julia Stiles classic 10 Things I Hate About You. The hosts talk about the movie’s fun background bits,...2020-04-3053 min
The Rom Complex31. When Harry Met Sally: The Thing Is, I Love YouWhen Harry Met Sally brings up a lot of feelings for Sam and Shelby. What feelings, you ask? Oh, mostly just, you know, utter joy and delight from watching and talking about...2020-04-2359 min
The Rom Complex30. Forever My Girl & The Road Less Traveled: When You Love Someone, You Just KnowIt’s a low budget country-music-themed showdown between Road Less Traveled and Forever My Girl on this episode of The Rom Complex. Sam and Shelby disagree over which one wins, and the fight...2020-04-0953 min
The Rom Complex29.The Spectacular Now: In Everything But Love (with Em Johnson)Filmmaker Em Johnson joins Sam and Shelby to talk about The Spectacular Now, a movie that features teenagers acting like teenagers and alcoholics acting like, well, you get it. Check out more...2020-04-0255 min
The Rom Complex28. P.S. I Love You: I Loved You Right Then and ThereP.S. I Love You is the “saddest movie every written” according to Sam, or “fine” according to Shelby. The girls discuss the scenes that made them cry, the mastermind planning involved in...2020-03-2654 min
The Rom Complex27. Hitch: This Is Exactly Why Falling in Love Is So Goddamn HardSam and Shelby talk and flirt their way through Hitch while exploring the idea of controlling your dating interactions and pointing out the way in which romcoms cut out the part of...2020-03-191h 00
The Rom Complex26. Mannequin: You’re Gonna Have to Love Me Forever (with Jessica Mulder)Jessica Mulder joins Sam and Shelby to watch Mannequin and become utterly entranced with Kim Cattrall. In between a love story and relationship tips, Jess helps the hosts discuss outdated homophobic “jokes”...2020-03-1257 min
The Rom Complex25. Leap Year: You’re Young, Married, In Love!In honor of leap year, Sam and Shelby discuss, well, Leap Year, and not the sexy Spanish one. It’s a very silly movie that asks the question, “What would you grab from...2020-03-0557 min
The Rom Complex24. The Invention of Lying: I Love You Too, MomThis week Sam and Shelby talk about The Invention of Lying, a movie that could have been good but instead was… not. They also discuss lying in relationships and the weirdest lies...2020-02-2751 min
The Rom Complex23. The Apartment: Why Do People Have to Love People Anyway?Our feelings about romcoms are not black and white, but you know what is? The Apartment, an award-winning romcom from 1960. Shelby and Sam discuss the movie, how lonely people are drawn...2020-02-2055 min
The Rom Complex22. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: You Wrote Five Love Letters?Hey hey whoa whoa whoa, you HAVE to check out this episode about the 2018 hit teen romance To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Sam and Shelby ask the important questions,...2020-02-131h 00
The Rom Complex21. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: It’s Our Love Fern!How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is our FAN CHOSEN movie for this episode, and gosh is it a fun watch or what. Sam talks about the concept of the...2020-02-0650 min
The Rom Complex20. Silver Lining’s Playbook & Under the Tuscan Sun: You Are My Love LifeSometimes (most of the time, if we’re talking romcoms) a fresh start means a new life and a new chance at love. Shelby finally watches Under the Tuscan Sun, so she talks...2020-01-3056 min
The Rom Complex19. He’s Just Not That Into You: I’m Still a Lot Closer to Love Than You Are (with Lexi Forde)It’s a super special watch party spectacular! Special guest and relationship expert (she’s in a relationship) Lexi Forde joins Shelby and Sam for a viewing of and chat about He’s Just Not...2020-01-231h 03
The Rom Complex18. Waitress & Off the Menu: I Haven’t Loved You for YearsThis week we’re serving up a podcast dish of movies revolving around one of the things we love more than romcoms–food. Shelby talks about the missed-the-mark movie Off the Menu and the...2020-01-1659 min
The Rom Complex17. Baby Boom & Life As We Know It: I Fell in Love with Our FamilyIt’s a surprise party! The party is a kid and the surprise is that it’s yours now–that’s the basic inciting incident of this episode’s movies. Life As We Know It has Sam...2020-01-0951 min
The Rom Complex16. Going the Distance & Like Crazy: I Love to FishThis time we’re going the distance–long distance, that is. Shelby discusses the difference between LDRs and seeing someone every day with the help of a movie called, surprise surprise, Going the Distance....2020-01-031h 02
The Rom Complex15. New Year’s Eve: Love Gives Us HopeCongratulations on your holiday! And congratulations to The Rom Complex for another successful watch party episode, this time about the 2011 ensemble film New Year’s Eve. Shelby and Sam decide which storylines...2019-12-2653 min
The Rom Complex14. Winter Castle & The Christmas Card: How Amazing Love Can Make Me FeelSnuggle up with a cozy blanket and something more interesting to look at because we’re talking about winter Hallmark movies! Sam gives the lowdown about Winter Castle and the fantasy of falling...2019-12-1956 min
The Rom Complex12. Friends with Benefits & No Strings Attached & Plus One: I Kind Of Believe in True LoveTime to open up the man closet and let in some fresh air and the sweet sounds of a podcast episode about romcoms featuring friends becoming lovers. Sam gushes over Plus One...2019-12-051h 00
The Rom Complex11. Love Actually: It Seems to Me That Love Is EverywhereLook here! A present for you, wrapped tight and placed beneath the Thanksgiving turkey–it’s a watch party episode! Stuff your face with mashed potatoes and listen to Sam and Shelby rank the...2019-11-281h 05
The Rom Complex07. The Last Five Years & From Justin to Kelly: How Lucky I Am to Be in Love with YouThe pod is alive with the sound of Sam and Shelby discussing movie musicals, though they somehow refrain from singing their little hearts out. Sam applies the concept of love languages to...2019-10-3157 min
The Rom Complex06. The Five Year Engagement & Forgetting Sarah Marshall: I Will Just Love You Every Step of the WayOn this episode Shelby and Sam hide from the cops while talking about that big ol’ C word–CHEATING. To round out her own experience with the subject, Shelby goes for a Jason...2019-10-2459 min
The Rom Complex05. The Proposal & Sweet Home Alabama: People Need to Think That We Are in LoveSam and Shelby are making weird sounds with their mouths again. This time, we’re talking about the move from big city to country town. During that tried and true romcom journey, Shelby...2019-10-171h 01
The Rom Complex03. The Wedding Planner & She’s All That: Love Is Just LoveTime to use our Big Girl Eyes and revisit moves we loved in the past. Sam takes a long, long, long look at The Wedding Planner and finds it wanting in the...2019-10-031h 09
The Rom Complex02. Aladdin & Beauty and the Beast: Who Could Ever Learn to Love a Beast?Is it too early to talk about Disney, or is it way, way too late? In the second episode of The Rom Complex, Shelby blows Sam’s mind talking about Beauty and the...2019-09-2657 min
The Rom Complex01. A Walk to Remember & Serendipity: Our Love Is Like the WindThe first episode is all about first loves… first film loves, that is. Sam gets back into her childhood jean skort to discuss A Walk to Remember and how you can’t change...2019-09-2656 min