Down with Love with Mia Vicino

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Jordan and Brooke are joined by Mia Vicino (Letterboxd) for 2003's absolutely perfect, no notes screwball rom-com! If you haven't joined the "Down With Love" army, now's the time. There's chocolate! There's beautiful mod 60s outfits! There's Ewan McGregor in adorable glasses! We discuss how Peyton Reed's underseen classic is a takedown of patriarchal gender roles, the unexpected lavender marriage it sets up, "Know" vs. "Now," and how our best comedies can be both funny and insightful – what a concept!
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