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Shiva Babywriter-directorEmma Seligman’s follow-up featureBottoms, now available on Prime Video, was a groundbreaking hit for many reasons. The raunchy teen comedy followsRachel SennottandAyo Edebiri’s PJ and Josie, two lesbian high schoolers at the “bottom” of the social hierarchy who desperately want to have sex, particularly with cheerleaders Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber). They decide to start a high school fight club in an attempt to get closer to girls and hopefully get some romantic action along the way....

Netflix released the first trailer for Volume 1 of Part 5 ofMoney Heist(La Casa de Papel), which will bring the journey of our favorite group of thieves to an end later this year. The trailer amps up the violence of previous seasons by showing us our immoral heroes might not get out alive from the most challenging situation of their entire criminal career. The new trailer starts with a voice-over by Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó), who sets the dark tone for the explosive conclusion of theMoney Heistsaga....

From first-time show creator/showrunnerLisa Rubin, the 10-part Netflix seriesGypsyis a psychological thriller that follows Manhattan therapist Jean Holloway (Naomi Watts, in a haunting and haunted performance), whose seemingly idyllic family life is not what it appears on the surface. And as Jean begins to develop intimate relationships with the people in her patients’ lives, blurring her professional life with her personal fantasies, she descends deeper into a world of desire that threatens everything that she’s built at home....

Every filmmaker has influences that shape their respective body of work;George Lucas, for example, craftedStar Wars: A New Hopebased on his love ofFlash Gordon(as well as the fact thathe couldn’t actually get the rights toFlash Gordon.) But what about the filmmakers who become major influences themselves, likeAkira KurosawaorSatoshi Kon?While Kurosawa’s impact on film —particularly the space operaand the Spaghetti Western— is common knowledge, Kon’s body of work more than deserves a mention, especially when it comes to its impact on modern-day filmmakers....

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle (of which I am a member) has announced its winners for 2019, and the top prize went to Bong Joon-ho’s scathing satireParasite. AFCC co-founder and Atlanta Journal-Constitution criticFelicia Feaster, callsParasite“a lacerating take on the incredibly topical 21st century issue of income inequality that bubbles up a very nasty vein of dark comedy.” The film also won Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best International Film. Among the acting winners,Adam Drivertook Best Actor forMarriage Storyin what looks to be an incredibly competitive year in the category....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforPerry Mason, Season 1, Episode 2, “Chapter 2."] Most people who are atheists don’t require an origin story for their beliefs (or lack thereof). But the biggest mysteryPerry Masonends up solving in its second episode is what exactly happened to Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys) during the Great War — and why it has left him, let’s say, skeptical about the existence of God. Spoiler alert: War sucks!...

Animation fans, especially those of you who like everything Pixar, will find more reasons to rejoice when Disney+ arrives on November 12th. Included inthe streaming service’s many,manyofferingswill be a series of new animated shorts from the acclaimed studio. Pixar may be known for its fantastic feature films and franchises, but they’ve long been a powerhouse for animated shorts, as well. Now, with the newly launchedPixar’s SparkShorts, they’ll add a bit of Indie flavor to the mix....

Fans ofThe Real Housewives of Atlantaare savvy enough not to believe in fairy tales, so no hearts were broken whenPEOPLE Magazineannouncedtoxic wannabe princess,Porsha Williams, filed for divorce from her alleged Nigerian millionaire husband,Simon Guobadia. In an obvious full circle moment-15 months after three wedding ceremonies, a ridiculous amount of social media praise, and PDA,RHOA’spretty girl Porsha Williams has filed for divorce on the grounds of an “ongoing matter”, and will return tothe reality showjust as sassy and single as fans expected her to beonce the hype and money ran out with her marriage....

AMC’sPreacherseries has already made some great casting choices withDominic Cooperas the disillusioned Jesse Custer,Ruth Neggaas his fierce ex-girlfriend, andJoseph Gilgunas the vampire Cassidy. ButJackie Earle Haley? Always a very welcomed addition. The character he’s playing, though … Seth RogenandEvan Goldberg, who are adaptingGarth Ennis’Preachercomics for AMC, have talked about making the character Arseface (played byIan Colletti) more “palatable” for audiences, but I’m curious how that will apply to the character Odin Quincannon....

While theJurassic Parkfranchise brings prehistoric fun to the whole family, fans can’t help but wonder what the franchise would look like if someone let the dinosaurs loose in an R-rated film. During a special event in Malta to promote the extended edition ofJurassic World Dominion, Collider’s ownSteven Weintraubspoke with co-writer and directorColin Trevorrow, who pondered the possibility of bringing some R-rated dinosaur thrills to theJurassicuniverse. EveryJurassic Parkmovie deals with a group of humans trying to survive the disastrous release of dinosaurs in a park, island, or city, a story that would fit perfectly in a tense horror flick....

Yesterday’sbehind-the-scenes featuretteforRogue One: A Star Wars Storyshowed off a lot of characters and action fromGareth Edwards’upcoming space adventure story, along with plenty of commentary from cast and crew. But nestled away within one or two of those frames was a new character who will play a part in the anthology film. Meet: Admiral Raddus, a Mon Calamari officer inspired byWinston Churchill. EWhas the details on this new character courtesy of franchise creature effects supervisorNeal Scanlan....

A new teaser trailer forGuillermo del Toro’sThe Shape of Waterhas been revealed. The Searchlight Vault released the short clip on social media as part of the fantasy-romance film’s fifth-anniversary celebrations, showcasing the special connection between the film’s main characters.The trailer opens to an aquatic environment with the film’s theme song, a female rendition ofSerge Gainsbourg’s “La Javanaise”, playing. Viewers are then treated to a glimpse of The Amphibian Man (Doug Jones) and lead character Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) embracing underwater....

Saturday Night Livetook on the documentaryThe Last Dance.The popular documentary took the internet by storm last year and was aboutMichael Jordan’s career with the Chicago Bulls and beyond. You may have seen the memes, mainly Jordan sitting in a chair with a glass of scotch beside him as he’s talking on an iPad and saying things like “…and I took that personally.” So last night, duringKeegan-Michael Key’s episode of the popular sketch comedy show, they took aim at Jordan andThe Last Danceand they didn’t miss!...