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Oh I love a tone like this: funny, smart but also emotional, dark and dramatic: let's call it an American-neurotic cozy murder mystery. There is a mystery at the heart of this show, and an amazing house, but it's also about a beautiful neighborhood full of interesting couples grappling with serious issues and a desperate desire to own this classic Hollywood home, complete with mandarin tree, in trendy Los Feliz. Who does this house really belong to? Who deserves it more? Who has the resources to compete with the others for it? And should they? Despite some mildly gruesome moments, the story has a heartwarming, happy ending.


"Shit is about to get real."

It's all such a mind-tangle! Yes it is. I hope there's a season 2.

More about this "twisty series."

This entire cast! Every single person in the ensemble is equally fantastic.

Producer/creator Liz Feldman has such an interesting résumé. And of course she now has a podcast.

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(I'll be taking a brief break in January – see you next year!)

There's a unique flavor to British romcoms and especially British romantic holiday movies: a dash of vinegar mixed in with the sugar and spice, a grounding bite to the proceedings, a bittersweet gentle melancholy, an undercurrent that keeps it real and earns the emotion in every tiny moment and line. These movies hit just the right spot for me this year, reminding me that I'm not alone if I can bravely reach out, where there are valuable and heart-affirming connections everywhere you look.

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"This movie is in love with that new car feeling of a new relationship." You say that like it's a bad thing. Relationship therapist ranks Love Actually romances.

"I like you very much, just as you are." Romcoms — and the patriarchy — need more moments like this.

"You'll go somewhere new and you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again." Best scene in the whole movie.

Oh and this one. "I've got a life to start living — and you're not going to be in it!" The patriarchy needs a whole bunch more of these moments, too.

"Last Christmas/I gave you my heart.." Just being a human IS hard, so yes, let's do something nice for someone. You're made of everything you do.

It might not be something but it could be everything. Oh this quiet, gorgeous movie.

My favorite characters are the twin girls Sam and Charlie, and the turkeys. Oh boy am I kidding: everybody is my favorite character in this amazing animated movie.

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The world can be harsh place, but the grace of love — familial, chosen family, platonic and especially intimate and romantic love — always helps you through. It's a gift that keeps on giving and keeps you going, so let's be grateful for wherever and whenever we are graced with it. The best holiday movies and romcoms remind us that cultivating and growing relationships is never easy, but always worth it in the end.


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My favorite holiday movies and romcoms are the ones with stories so good that you can enjoy them all throughout the year. I love characters and plot of The Family Stone so much, I gushed over it in my first Christmas episode.

The Bishop's Wife is another magical holiday movie that I could happily watch at least once a month. You can watch the full movie here.

Pleas Rewind has a fantastic analysis of one of my favorite Woody Allen movies, which begins and ends at Thanksgiving.

The Dan in Real Life trailer is — predictably — terrible. Here's one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Some amazing fan posted the DVD extras and bloopers and we are grateful.

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