Danny Boyle’s latest, Slumdog Millionaire, hit theaters this week. The whimsical up-tempo romance is quickly becoming a critical darling, with decent prospects for awards season. The funny thing is, we hated it. We take a look back at Boyle’s work, specifically A Life Less Ordinary. That film, far from a critical darling, has essentially the same core belief as Slumdog, that the combination of love, destiny, and tons of money will never let you down.

Karina offers more sobering commentary on the fallacies of the typical on-screen romance by comparing An Affair to Remember and When Harry Met Sally with Casablanca. She also praises a new French film with parallels to The Royal Tenenbaums, called A Christmas Tale.

As mentioned in the podcast, if you’d like to chime in on the Slumdog Millionaire debate, head to the FilmCouch Group.

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0:00 - Intro

2:51 - Slumdog Millionaire, A Life Less Ordinary

20:09 - Karina on three classic romances, A Christmas Tale, Barackula

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