The Valentine’s weekend is officially upon us. Love is in the air, and all over our screens. This V-day, whether you’re happily cooped-up in your love bubble or are flying solo, we’ve got something for everyone to binge-watch. The rom-com genre has evolved over the years, and thankfully the content today does not restrict only to the cliche idea of girl-meets-boy-twist-of-fate love (which we still enjoy). By opening up to the concept of what love can be, the moviemakers have opened up the segment for everyone, irrespective of their relationship status. This season, we’ve got the much anticipated last edition of To All The Boys trilogy, along with the twisted love tale Chemical Hearts, starring our very own Betty Cooper of Riverdale.
We’ve curated a list of must-watch rom-com movies that you can view this weekend as you gorge on your favourite comfort food.
To All The Boys: Always And Forever
In the third and final instalment of Gen-Z’s favourite love story, To All The Boys, the end status of the will-they-won’t-they couple will be established. From the last part, Always and Forever, you can expect the drama between Lara Jean and internet’s boyfriend Peter Kavinsky to escalate as the uncertainties of the future loom above them. Also, did we mention that the Covey girls finally go to Korea in this film?
Watch it on: Netflix
Squared Love
A celebrity journalist and womaniser falls for a woman who is leading a dual life as a model and a school teacher. Of course, he meets and falls in for both the glam and de-glam versions of her, but who does he actually fall in love with? Watch the rom-com and find out.
Watch it on: Netflix
The Half Of It
Low on cash teenage girl Eli Chu decides to make some money by helping a star football player woo his crush with an epic love letter. What she doesn’t expect is to befriend the jock and fall for his love interest. See the movie to watch how the drama unfolds.
Chemical Hearts
The movie stars Riverdale famed Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams, who plays a hopeless romantic high school senior, who falls for his mysterious new classmate played by Hart. Little does he know that she comes with a past of unresolved grief. It’s a melancholic tale of love that focuses on the subject of what happens after you lose a loved one.
Watch it on: Amazon Prime
Namaste Wahala
This movie is a Nollywood/Bollywood interracial romantic tale starring Ruslan Mumtaz and Ini Dima-Okojie in the lead roles. The film touches the subject of stereotypical societal taboos with a hint of humour and romance. It follows this couple’s journey, trying to win the approval of their traditional parents with their hilarious antics.
Watch it on: Netflix
