Movie Review: 'Reminders of Him' is a sad-happy Colleen Hoover adaptation, mixing grief and romance
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Fans Fell for Colleen Hoover’s Books — But the Movies Don’t Have the Same Spark
How do you sell more books than God? For author Colleen Hoover, the answer involves hitting readers over the head with storylines so kooky they either immediately toss the book away or buy the other 25 she wrote. If it’s a plan, it’s working. Since self-publishing her first book in 2012, Hoover has become a titan in the industry. In 14 years, she’s churned out 26 books, dominating New York Times bestselling lists, and driving women of all age…
Colleen Hoover on Taking Ownership of Her Movie Adaptations and Whether ‘It Ends With Us’ Sequel Will Ever Be Made
When Colleen Hoover first landed on Hollywood’s radar, she was just happy to be there. In 2020, as the bestselling author became the darling of BookTok, she sold the rights to three of her books — “It Ends With Us” and “Regretting You,” which were box office hits, and “Verity,” which debuts in theaters this […]
How Director Vanessa Caswill Entered the Colleen Hoover Universe (and Made the Best Adaptation Yet)
Over the course of her career in both television and features, director Vanessa Caswill has adapted novels as beloved as the classic “Little Women” and Jennifer E. Smith’s contemporary YA bestseller “The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight” (shortened to “Love at First Sight” for the screen). That background made her an ideal choice to take on Colleen Hoover‘s “Reminders of Him,” a movie Caswill knew would be scrutinized of millions o…
‘Reminders Of Him’ Review: Logic Flies Out The Window (Again) In The Latest Ludicrous Colleen Hoover Adaptation
There’s a very big reminder of “him” — Scotty Landry (Rudy Pankow), killed in a car accident — right at the start of this dreary tearjerker, but Kenna (Maika Monroe) jumps out of her ride, kicks it to the ground and steals it. “He hated memorials,” she tells us in voiceover, as if anybody really would want a makeshift wooden cross and some wilted gas station flowers to mark their last and final resting place. Kenna is coming home after five year…
Who Is Tyriq Withers? What to Know About the ‘Reminders of Him’ Star
Just call Tyriq Withers the internet’s new boyfriend. “I never signed up for that,” the actor joked during a March 2026 interview with People. “I think the beautiful thing about it is I just show up to these interviews and just bring myself, and I’m just glad people resonate with that. It is validating that you don’t have to be anybody else but yourself.” While some consider the actor’s breakout role to be his one-episode stint as Aaron in a 202…
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