You, Me & Tuscany star Regé-Jean Page had the right idea when he recently declared that Black love is “defined by joy”—so why is it so hard to find romantic comedies that actually fit that brief? Fortunately, the new rom-com seems poised to mend fences when it hits theaters this month, joining a small-but-mighty class of Black-led love stories that are just as swoonworthy as they are laugh-out-loud funny. Below are the twenty most essential of the bunch, each an exercise in joy in its own right. Read more about Lyvie Scott’s selections on Journal. Brown Sugar Boomerang Deliver Us from Eva Rye Lane Just Wright Hitch Love Don't Co$t a Thing Two Can Play That Game The Best Man Claudine ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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