The New York Times’s film critic Alissa Wilkinson has a theory about movies: They’re all about relationships. No matter how big the action, the suspense and tension we experience when watching a film is often really about the feelings between the characters.
But romantic relationships often fall back on old tropes, like the long-suffering wife of an ex-cop who can’t resist that one last, risky case. (We all know her; she leaves teary voice messages urging him to be safe.) Some of this year’s Oscar-nominated films give us fresher portraits of love. Alissa and our host, Anna Martin, discuss the relationships that defy convention or easy definition, and push us to reconsider how we think about human connection, in three of those movies: “Poor Things,” “Maestro” and “Past Lives.”
First Love Mixtape, Side B
A Couple Walks Into City Hall
Right Swipes, Big City
Confessions of a Late Bloomer
A Mother’s Wild, Extravagant Love
Beyond Girlfriend-Boyfriend
When You Think You Know Your Parents
Married to a Deal Breaker
The ‘Ham Sandwich’ Effect
First Love Mixtape
Loving Across Borders
The Upside of Our Parents' Divorce
When His Shorts Are Just Too Tight
When Two Open Marriages Collide
The Right to Fail at Marriage
Was It Me or Our Astrology?
Trapped in a Romance Scam
Meet Cute at Zero Years Old
She Left Me There
Why Do People Get Married?
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