The New Breed of "Romantic Comedy"

I was a little bit at a loss for what to write about this week; a few things that I've been preparing are not ready yet, and my hopes to start retro-recapping the first season of one of my favorite TV shows have gone down the drain for the moment since our PS3 died so I have no way to watch the blu-ray I got for Christmas. I was considering discussing last week's Golden Globe awards and awards season in general, and while considering the films from those nominees that I've been lucky enough to see already I stumbled upon another topic.

Since this is the Behind the Times Blog, after all, I was ruminating on the films I had seen and the ones that I was sorely disappointed to miss in the theaters. At the top of that list was Beasts of the Southern Wild, which I have heard phenomenal things about. I actually went to see Beasts in the theaters... only to find it sold out and on the last week of its theatrical run where I live. While I'm sad to have to settle for the DVD, I saw another film that day in its place: Celeste and Jesse Forever. It surpassed my expectations, and I've been thinking about some of the similarities between it and one of the few awards season nominees that I have seen at this point: Silver Linings Playbook.