Abstract:There is a congested field of proposed genre labels applied to films that center on an objectified masculinity, comprising “lad flicks,” “homme‐coms,” “bromances,” “chuck flicks,” and “romantic sex comedies.” These experience varying levels of popular and critical uptake with bromance arguably the most prominent. However, these labels are not interchangeable and present different emphases in their look at screen masculinities. “Lad flicks” are a subgenre, aimed at male audiences, that explore masculinity as a … Show more
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