Big hopes for The Lovebirds remain unfulfilled

The last time Kumail Nanjiani took the lead with Michael Showalter directing, the world was warmed by the surprise 2017 hit The Big Sick. So this Netflix comedy pairing the standup star next to Issa Rae with Showalter at the helm comes with high hopes. Oh, how I kept waiting for that spark. We meet…

The Big Sick makes me feel good about romantic comedy

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani really lived The Big Sick. And the writer and stand-up comic/actor had enough smarts – and guts – to take their how’d-we-meet story to paper together and allow producer Judd Apatow and director Michael Showalter put the touches on it for the big screen. Lucky us. This is an…