Love Stories “Magic Hour” and “Departures”
The hope most of us hold for romantic comedy-dramas is that everything will ultimately work out in the end. But, in real life, relationships don’t always turn out that way. So when filmmakers try to fuse those two divergent scenarios, the results can be unexpected, uneven, and even dismaying, if not handled properly. However, when handled with a skillful touch, such stories can be surprisingly entertaining, even revelatory. Find out more in reviews of two new alternative love stories now available for streaming online, “Magic Hour” and “Departures,” on the next edition of The Cinema Scribe.
