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10 Great Bad-Relationship Movies

February 14, 2021May 22, 2021 Jeff Mitchell

Hey, February is a celebrated time of year! Groundhog’s Day, Black History Month, gorgeous weather in AHFW’s home state of Arizona, an occasional extra 24 hours for leap year, and of course, Valentine’s Day, one of most cherished days for couples. Although, Valentine’s Day embraces loving relationships, some should not be modeled as examples for romance. To our delight and dismay, bad relationships can be found almost everywhere on the big screen. A dime a million, perhaps? Well, AHFW “enjoyed” these 10 GREAT bad-relationship movies! 10. “500 Days of Summer”…

10 Bad-relationship Movies: 5. ‘The War of the Roses’

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Jeff Mitchell

5. “The War of the Roses” (1989) – Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner starred in the wildly funny action-picture, rom-com “Romancing the Stone” (1984) and its less-magnetic sequel “The Jewel of the Nile” (1985). Four years later the two paired up again in another comedy, but a dark one. Danny DeVito – who also acted in both previously-mentioned films – spins the story of Oliver (Douglas) and Barbara (Turner) Rose, a couple pitted in a vicious divorce proceeding that purposely delves into cartoonish altercations. Barbara wants the divorce, and her…