The Shop Around The Corner & You've Got Mail | A Classic Rom-Com and the Classic Rom-Com It Inspired

The Shop Around The Corner & You've Got Mail | A Classic Rom-Com and the Classic Rom-Com It Inspired

This week is for the classic rom-com lovers! We're reviewing The Shop Around the Corner (1940), one of the highest rated romantic comedies of all time, alongside the film it inspired, You've Got Mail (1998). We explore how romantic comedies have evolved over the last several decades, and how some of the oldest influenced our favorite rom-coms from the '90s, 2000s, and even today. Which one did we prefer? You'll have to listen to find out! But both films prove that witty dialogue and chemistry never get old. Other topics we cover: * Love Island USA Season 8 finale and life after the villa * Sydney's spoiler-free The Odyssey review * Isa's Heartstopper update * The Shop Around the Corner synopsis, review, and fun facts * You've Got Mail synopsis, review, thoughts on the cast, whether we can get past the cheating trope, and Isa's You’ve Got Mail adjacent trivia * The lack of a consistent modern rom-com leading man...who is today's Tom Hanks, Jimmy Stewart, or Matthew McConaughey??? As always, we're sharing our honest, unfiltered opinions, and we'd love to hear yours! Let us know what you think about these movies. If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to follow the podcast and leave us a five-star review! Love, CMWTK 💕 Keywords:The Shop Around the Corner, You've Got Mail, film analysis, classic movies, movie evolution, 1940s films, 1990s rom-coms, film history, classic rom-com, rom-com, romantic comedy, The Odyssey, Love Island USA, Heartstopper, chick flicks, movie review, romance movies

40 Dates and 40 Nights | This Has Got to Be AI, Right?!

Welcome back to Call Me When They Kiss! Today we are reviewing a new release starring Bailee Madison and Joel Courtney, "40 Dates and 40 Nights" (available to rent!). This movie left us scratching our heads. It had all the elements of a classic RomCom, but they felt shoehorned in there, almost as if someone had given ChatGPT a list of tropes and asked it to write a movie... hmmm.... Let us know what you think. Before we dive into our review, OBVIOUSLY we had to have a debrief on Love Island USA Season 8 and Taylor Swift's star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden. We end the episode with a preliminary review of Heartstopper, since we are gearing up to review the Heartstopper Forever movie in a couple weeks! Thank you for listening! Have a great weekend! :) Upcoming Episodes: July 17 - Double Feature: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and You've Got Mail (1998) July 24 - Heartstopper Forever July 27 - Bonus BOOK Episode: Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick July 31 - Rye Lane Follow us on Instagram and TikTok, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel! @callmewhentheykiss And you can follow our personal accounts! @sydney.laree @isarenreads

Love Island Movie Night, Normal People, Elle & Ali Hazelwood Adaptations | Romance TV & Movies

This week’s episode is a little different! Due to some technical difficulties, the second half of our original episode (you know…the part where we actually talked about the movie we watched…) didn’t save, so we’re switching things up with a “what we’ve been watching lately — romance edition”, instead of our usual movie review. Love Island is still consuming our every waking thought, and we HAVE to talk about the Love Island USA Season 8 Movie Night. Then we share our thoughts on the shows we’ve been watching lately, including Normal People (2020) and the newly released Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle (2026). We also chat about the newly released trailer for The Love Hypothesis, starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman, and celebrate the exciting news that Ali Hazelwood’s Love, Theoretically is officially getting its own adaptation. While it isn’t our typical episode, we hope you’ll enjoy catching up with us on all the latest romance TV, movie, and adaptation news. And if you were looking forward to hearing our thoughts on What a Girl Wants (2003), be sure to head over to our Instagram and check out Isa’s review! If you enjoy our podcast, don’t forget to follow us and leave us a 5-star review <3 Xoxo, CMWTK Tune in next week for our review on 40 Dates and 40 Nights, a brand new rom-com. Keywords: Love island, love island USA, movie night, rom com, romance movies, movie review, normal people, Ali Hazelwood, the love hypothesis, Elle, legally blonde, reece Witherspoon, romance, tv shows

Love Island Season 8 Casa Amor Recoupling Recap | Bonus BONUS Episode

Surprise! We accidentally talked about Love Island for too long when we sat down to record our monthly book review episode. So we're releasing the discussion as a separate episode. We hope you enjoy our debrief on the Casa Amor recoupling. If you're watching Love Island, give us all your hot takes in the comments! Keywords: Casa amor, love island, love island USA, recoupling, Bryce and trinity, KC, titi, love island season 8, Corbin, Parmida, kayda, Zach

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall | Bonus Book Episode

Welcome to our Pride Month double feature! We read two books this month: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. If you're looking for a cute, cozy MLM story, Boyfriend Material is the perfect choice. This book was witty and charming, and even has two sequels if you can't get enough. What could be better than two hot British guys fake dating each other?! If you prefer your love stories to have a side of historical fiction, adventure, and gut-wrenching life-or-death moments, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid will be more your speed. This might be the most we’ve ever disagreed on anything we’ve watched or read... Thanks for listening, and let us know what books you'd like us to review next! Keywords: Queer romance, romance books, rom coms, historical fiction, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Alexis hall, boyfriend Material, romance book recommendations, book review, mlm, wlw