About this episode
In the second of two special holiday episodes for this year, we’re looking back to our season on the films of 2003, to talk about Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually . Written and directed by Richard Curtis and starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley and an extensive ensemble cast, Love Actually has become a perennial holiday favorite and an influential romantic comedy. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-actually-2003 ), Todd McCarthy in Variety ( https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/love-actually-3-1200538397/ ), and A.O. Scott in The New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/07/movies/film-review-tales-of-love-the-true-and-the-not-so-true.html ). Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the premiere of our 10 th season, featuring movies picked from all the years we’ve previously covered, starting with Hal Needham’s Smokey and the Bandit .