Plus: ThriftBooks has new romances to start the year with love 📚💕
February 03, 2025
Hi,there! The content gods are bringing us quite a bit of comfort and joy this week as we enter a new month (yes, the year is only a month old, believe it or not). From a new Netflix series about a real-life scammer to an action comedy starring Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, there’s something for every appetite. And with the Oscars just a month away, don’t forget you still have time to catch up on the nominated films. Happy viewing!
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New Romances to Start the Year with Love
To kick off our Valentine’s Day celebration, we've paired the best recent rom-coms with 2025’s spicy new reads. Check out the buzzy new releases with ThriftBooks, where you read more and spend less!
If you loved Nobody Wants This. A lovelorn podcast producer gets her own show—but there's a catch: she has to go on twenty blind dates and follow the advice of an overzealous love guru.
If you loved Anyone But You. Enemies-to-lovers meets fake dating when Denz must find a boyfriend to prove to his father he's capable of commitment. Enter Braylon, the man who broke Denz's heart.
If you loved The Idea of You. A famous R&B singer falls for a single mother when he scores a brand deal with her beauty company. Can they keep it professional despite their growing attraction?
Guess the Movie
The female star of this horror comedy series was about to retire from acting when she received the script.
All the "meat" eaten in the show was made from vegetarian options, including gummy bears.
The lead character was written for Drew Barrymore.
Amy Schumer returns to movies with this comedy about a woman who’s jealous of the attention her pregnant friend gets that she fakes one herself—only to promptly meet a great guy (Will Forte). Premieres on Netflix Feb. 5.
Can 2025 be a reprise of the Year of the Scammer TV show from 2022? This Kaitlyn Deve-led drama about an Australian wellness influencer who lied about having cancer might make it so! Premieres on Netflix Feb. 6.
George Wallace and Laverne Cox star in this Prime Video comedy about a prodigal child’s return home after gender-affirming surgery. The series premieres Feb. 6.
In case the workplace clash between Millennials and Gen Z doesn't hit too close to home for you, Lauren Graham and Nico Santos star in this Tubi original comedy series about just that. Premieres Feb. 6.
Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose star in this action comedy about a retired hitman sucked back into the life—and hunted by his brother. In theaters Feb. 7.
Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone plan a sham wedding in Andrew Ahn’s remake of Ang Lee’s classic queer rom-com. The Wedding Banquet premieres in theaters on April 18.
