This article contains spoilers. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars as D.C.’s Teth Adam in Warner Brothers’ newest film, “Black Adam,” which premiered Friday. Weighed down in its first scenes...

As a rom-com enthusiast, I have a set list of tropes I enjoy and those I don’t. While I could spend hours on the couch with a book featuring a well-developed friends-to-lovers relationship, I’ve been...