Daishi Matsunaga takes on seminal Japanese LGBTQ+ novel Egoist and does not embarrass himself.

Playwright Celine Song makes her film debut with the semi-autobiographical Past Lives. You might want tissues.

It’s the ol’ “go back in time and kill X before Y” thing, but done really well in Tokyo Revengers – part one of three.

Seriously, what’s with the creepy romances? Next up: Phases of the Moon.

Do you actually think Both Sides of the Blade’s love triangle, as interpreted by Claire Denis, will be simple?

Whisper of the Heart’s second adaptation is as misguided as it is gauzy and predictable.

Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight. Aiyah, this again…

And So The Baton Is Passed. I have thoughts.

Bones and All is the year’s best YA cannibal road trip horror-romance. At least its unique.

The Hunger Crawdads. No, sorry. Twidads? No, no, that’s not right. Where the Crawdads Sing. That’s it!

If realistic is how you like your romance, then Just Remembering is for you.