The Audacity of Dermot Mulroney
You thought you didn’t need another ’90s romcom take, but oh, you do.
I was a tomboyish teenager who grew up wearing cargo pants and sneakers, listening to Nirvana, and priding myself on my love of edgy indie films like Eraserhead and El Topo. So imagine my surprise when, in my late teens, I happened across a mainstream romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts that changed my life forever. My Best Friend’s Wedding opened an unlikely door to what would become my sincere (and somewhat secret) appreciation for romcoms, especially when watched in the fall. When I mentioned to our romcom-loving managing editor, Aly Sarafa, that this might become the subject of October’s essay for our Substack newsletter, even she—who knows so much about what makes me tick—was shocked to learn this about me. (Not the feminist poet and cultural critic into cheesy dialogue and swooning storylines!)
