I’ll Have What She’s Having A column by Jo Hylton about romantic comedy films and what they say about our wants, our values, and the ways we work toward them.

‘Moonstruck’ Makes Me Reconsider the Myth of Bad Luck

Life can be crappy and expensive and heartbreaking, and there is no way out of that. That story feels more like the truth.

Feb 15, 2023
‘13 Going on 30’ Didn’t Prepare Me to Be Thirty, Flirty, and Striving

Weren’t your thirties supposed to be the time when “real adulthood” begins? What if, instead of thriving, you’re striving?

Nov 08, 2022
The Fantasy of the Nancy Meyers Kitchen

At the height of the pandemic, all I wanted was control and counter space and an empty freezer. I wanted a kitchen from a Nancy Meyers movie.

Jul 11, 2022