Are we entering a new golden age of romantic comedies?

By Claire Hyman
Not So Private Romance
Bob Mitchum goes into action as he wrestles a somewhat reluctant Ursula Thiess down onto the sand. The fact that he is being watched doesn't seem to bother him one bit. The scene is from the movie "Bandido;" now in production in Hollywood, August 22, 1956. AP Photo
Not So Private Romance
Bob Mitchum goes into action as he wrestles a somewhat reluctant Ursula Thiess down onto the sand. The fact that he is being watched doesn't seem to bother him one bit. The scene is from the movie "Bandido;" now in production in Hollywood, August 22, 1956. AP Photo

Are we entering a new golden age of romantic comedies?

By Claire Hyman
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Rom-coms are still being churned out all the time. But despite more studios leaning into the genre, there is an art to a good romantic comedy — and some fans say that art is lost these days.

Reset checks in with culture critic Scott Meslow about the history and future of romantic comedies. Plus, we hear from listeners about their favorites.

GUEST: Scott Meslow, culture critic and author of From Hollywood With Love:The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy