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Review: Queer teen sex comedy ‘Bottoms’ is bloody absurd

No heart-wrenching take on girlhood, the sophomore feature from ‘Shiva Baby’ director Emma Seligman revels in slapstick melodrama.

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ drama kicks off fall film season 

The fall movie season will test out whether that summer box-office bump was just a fluke.

On by Audra Schroeder

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Shia LaBeouf disputes Olivia Wilde’s claim that he was fired from ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

The ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ press tour has been wild.

On by Audra Schroeder

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Film critic under fire for TikTok publicizing DM with Amandla Stenberg

‘You are allowed to have your criticism on my work, and I’m allowed to have my criticisms of your work.’

On by Jack Alban

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ director Joe Russo says theatrical movies are ‘elitist’ compared to Netflix, sparking debate

Is it really ‘an elitist notion to be able to go to a theater’?

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Viewers are criticizing ‘In the Heights’ for ‘white-washing’ cast, erasing Afro-Latinx people from Washington Heights

Beyond its tepid commercial response, additional criticism has come from viewers who believe the cast was not representative of its setting.

On by Kahron Spearman

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Ava DuVernay is making viral Twitter account ‘One Perfect Shot’ into a TV series

The series will celebrate and explore iconic movie shots.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Zendaya and John David Washington filmed a secret movie while quarantining

The safety measures for this film are seriously impressive.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Halle Berry withdraws from playing a transgender man in new movie

She faced backlash for misgendering the character.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Shazam’ director returns to YouTube with another terrifying short horror film

In the film, a woman is haunted by a shadowy figure in her empty house.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Producer of anti-abortion film says Facebook refuses to run his ads

Facebook says Nick Loeb just isn’t going through the necessary steps.

On by Samira Sadeque

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‘Zendaya is Meechee’ is the feel-good hit of the fall

‘Sang my name right and everything,’

On by David Britton

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The debate over creative use of the N-word lives on in Houston’s Black film community

Does the N-word simply reflect or only hurt modern Black culture?

On by Grace Speas

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Original directors of the Han Solo movie open up about being let go

It’s the first time they’ve addressed it since their departure.

On by Michelle Jaworski

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Why the all-female ‘Lord of the Flies’ remake is a huge mistake

If you make ‘Lord of the Flies’ about girls, you ignore one of the key political points of the book.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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