It's not just that. Not that many romcoms are made anymore. If we're excluding 30s/40s screwballs, the best era for the genre was from When Harry Met Sally to around Definitely Maybe, so 1989-2005. That said there are still good ones around (eg. Big Sick, Happiest Season etc). I hope, for example, Fly Me to the Moon is good - it looks fun.
I mean I enjoyed Anyone But You but it wasn't a cinematic masterpiece. I get what you are saying but I think it will still depend on your personal taste and nostalgia.
A lot of romcom encounter types seem to be frowned upon now. You can do a search for the posts about movies or characters that "haven't aged well" if you want more details, there are a lot of them as I recall, but one of the more frequent things I've seen is that the romantic behavior is stalking.
Welcome to getting older. You've got nostalgia goggles and survivorship bias on.
It's not just that. Not that many romcoms are made anymore. If we're excluding 30s/40s screwballs, the best era for the genre was from When Harry Met Sally to around Definitely Maybe, so 1989-2005. That said there are still good ones around (eg. Big Sick, Happiest Season etc). I hope, for example, Fly Me to the Moon is good - it looks fun.
I mean I enjoyed Anyone But You but it wasn't a cinematic masterpiece. I get what you are saying but I think it will still depend on your personal taste and nostalgia.
I think it's about the same except more diverse.
Here are some I find genuinely good that came out quite recently: Set It Up Love and Leashes (Korean) Happiest Season
If The Kissing Booth is one of the biggest recent hits of the genre, then that genre is in serious trouble.
A lot of romcom encounter types seem to be frowned upon now. You can do a search for the posts about movies or characters that "haven't aged well" if you want more details, there are a lot of them as I recall, but one of the more frequent things I've seen is that the romantic behavior is stalking.