![]() The story follows Jay ( Maika Monroe), a teenager who has sex with a guy named Hugh ( Jake Weary), whom she doesn’t know very well. ![]() Read Our ReviewIn a world filled with remakes and reboots, It Follows defied the norm by finding an original way to tell a mysterious horror story. It’s rare to find rom-coms made after 2005 whose leads have such immediate, entertaining, and believable chemistry and even rarer to find a cast filled with heavyweights who are just as much fun - can you believe this film also boasts the likes of Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, and Pete Davidson? Not to mention it’s an easy hour and forty-five minutes, perfect for watching (and rewatching, as I do) whenever you want a little fun in your life. While it’s not the first time Powell and Deutch starred together - that award goes to Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! - and both have gone onto much bigger projects, it’s a sweet and heartwarming film that’s easy to get into, even if the comedy’s a bit cringe-worthy. While they’ve made plenty of other rom-coms since the film was released, the story of two down-on-their-luck executive assistants who attempt to set their bosses up with each other for a little free time is easily still their best. So it’s no surprise that Set It Up, Netflix’s 2018 original film starring Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell, is easily my favorite movie the streamer has on offer, even five years after its premiere. ![]() Read Our Review Anyone who knows me knows I’m a rom-com junkie - obsessed to the point of running a podcast on it, actually. ![]()
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