Jen Howell

Contributor

Genre Breakdown

Romance
56%
Comedy
44%
Drama
28%
Horror
28%

About

I'm a former English professor and library assistant, current podcaster at Every Rom Com, and lifelong movie lover. My favorite genre is the romantic comedy, but I'm a lover of all genres, and also have a particular love for cheesy horror, Barbara Stanwyck, classic Hollywood in general, Luca Guadagnino, Quentin Tarantino, John Sayles, and so much more!

When a Stranger Calls Back

Poster for "The Secret of Roan Inish." A young girl in mid-20th century clothing, walks in the water on the shore of the sea. A seal stands right in front of her.

The Secret of Roan Inish

Movie poster for The Company of Wolves. Full moon in background. A girl dressed as Red Riding Hood. In the foreground a shirtless man is transforming into a wolf, the wolf's head emerging from his mouth.

The Company of Wolves

Poster for movie "Torso" red background, with terrified girl in nightgown descending stairs, inside the image of a saw held by a gloved man.

Torso

Movie poster for "Wisconsin Death Trip." Three images along top - woman looking scared looks at her hand, boy with bag over his head as mask with man on horse in background. Old man possibly in strait-jacket. Main image, woman in 1890s dress and hat stands in front of house, possibly on fire. It's unclear as all the images are black and white.

Wisconsin Death Trip

Melancholia

Poster for "Reality Bites." Winona Ryder stands between Ben Stiller and Ethan Hawke, with the word "Love" written behind her.

Reality Bites

"Some Kind of Wonderful" movie poster. Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson and Mary Stuart Masterson stare seriously at the camera.

Some Kind of Wonderful

"The Parent Trap" movie poster. Illustrations of Hayley Mills as a teen girl casually sitting on a chair in jeans, talking to her twin sister in a dress, sitting properly in the chair. Below them, two adults, their parents, argue.

The Parent Trap

Poster for "The Idea of You." Anne Hathway sits in Nicholas Galitizine's arms. They smile at each other. Glasses of wine are in the background.

The Idea of You

The Love Witch

Poster for the movie "Raise the Red Lantern." A Chinese woman with her hair in a bun, sits on the brick roof of an old-fashioned house, wearing a heavy blue coat and a red muff on her hands. Her expression is sad.

Raise the Red Lantern

A poster for the movie "Impromptu." A woman with brown, curly hair smiles at a taller man wearing a top hat and tan coat while they lightly hug. In the background is a bridge across water with a woman on horseback. Writing on the poster includes reviews saying "A terrific movie!", "Two thumbs up", "Delightful" and "Romantic."

Impromptu

Movie poster for "Bram Stoker's Dracula." Poster images in blacks and grays while the word "Dracula" is blood red. In the middle Gary Oldman's vampire holds Winona Ryder's, Mina, in an embrace from behind. At the top is the stylized head of a gargoyle which looks like a devil. On the sides are various images from the movie, including the brides of Dracula and Professor Van Helsing.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Movie poster for "A Room With A View." A young man and woman sit in the frame of an open window with a view of Florence, Italy in the background. The man has his face buried in the woman's neck as she reads a letter.

A Room With a View

Poster for movie "Strictly Ballroom" - woman with dark brown hair in shiny red dance dress is in ballroom dance embrace with a man with dark hair in a shiny yellow bolero jacket and black pants.

Strictly Ballroom

Criterion collection movie cover for "Design for Living" a film by Ernst Lubitsch. Fredric March, Gary Cooper, and Miriam Hopkins lie on the floor, smiling up at the camera, wearing formal clothes. The men are in tuxes with white ties, Miriam Hopkins in a white sparkly dress. The photo is black and white. Their heads are together as they lie facing different directions.

Design For Living

Poster for movie "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton-John's face with blond hair blown back in front of a futuristic-looking set of silver columns.

Xanadu

Poster for the movie "Ninotchka" with tagline "Garbo laughs." Illustration of Greta Garbo in formal yellow dress, with a mirror image of her off to the side shaded in blue with her eyes closed, looking romantic.

Ninotchka

poster for "American Movie" - two white men with long brown hair (Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank) stand facing the camera. Review from Siskel and Ebert says "Terrific! Funny! Inspiring! Two Very Big Thumbs Up!" Text reads: Winner Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival

American Movie

Two men embrace next to a railing at the seaside with a lighthouse in the far background. Poster for the movie "Spoiler Alert."

Spoiler Alert

"Suspiria" 2018 movie poster, red in color, Tilda Swinton all in red poses at top, with Dakota Johnson in the foreground. Smaller images of dancing women surround her.

Suspiria

"Top Hat" movie poster. A top hat in upper left corner, with a man and a woman in elegant clothing ballroom dancing in the foreground.

Top Hat

Movie Poster for "Us". Lupita Nyong'o dressed in red, holds a mask of her face partly in front of her own face, while making an eerie expression

Us

"Passion Fish" movie poster. Alfre Woodard looking at Mary McDonnell who looks pensive. Below, Mary McDonnell sitting on the edge of a dock, alone.

Passion Fish

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