Isn't It Romantic

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Tv & Film, Tv Reviews, Film Reviews

3.6 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Marissa Martinelli is joined by Slate culture intern Aja Hoggatt and Slate staff write Heather Schwedel to discuss Isn’t It Romantic. Was this movie even a parody? When did we first realize that that was not Chris Hemsworth? Is this going to be the new way of the rom-com? Listen to them discuss! Podcast Production by Danielle Hewitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.3	Leave my sister and my daughter.
0:45.4	Rosberg.
0:47.8	What's in the box?
0:50.2	Hello and welcome to another Slate spoiler special.
0:53.3	I'm Marissa Martinelli and assistant editor here at Slate.
0:56.0	And today we're spoiling, isn't it romantic?
0:58.0	A would-be spoof of romantic comedies starring Rebel Wilson as a woman who finds her life suddenly transformed into exactly the kind of movie she usually hates.
1:07.0	Notice I said a would-be spoof because it's up for debate whether isn't it romantic is subverting its rom-com tropes or just celebrating them.
1:14.6	Here to help me puzzle that out, we have Slate staff writer Heather Schwadell.
1:18.6	Hi Heather.
1:19.6	Hi, Heather.
1:20.6	Hi, Marissa.
1:21.6	And we have Slate Culture Intern Asia Hoggett.
1:22.6	Hi, Asia.
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