Bottoms
By Jeffery Berg August 24, 2023
A teen comedy that’s loose, pissed off, and doesn’t really care if you like it or not.
A teen comedy that’s loose, pissed off, and doesn’t really care if you like it or not.
Breezy, buoyant, and populated with a charming cast, writer/director Nida Manzoor’s martial arts-fueled action/comedy is awash in pop and literary references.
Ari Aster has come up with a fantastical, Freudian grab bag of guilt and resentment for his third film.
Noémie Merlant is so vivacious, funny, and determined that her César Award for her performance here is certainly deserved.
How not to make a supernatural phenomena into a cash cow.
A return to form for Martin McDonagh, with this dark, macabre comedy. Though the story is gritty, grim, and grotesque, the location lends it an almost epic-like grandeur.
A fine and engaging dark comedy of the lying and hypocrisy of the business world.
A social satire, mystery, and thriller: B.J. Novak’s film has a lot on its mind.
With one large gaping eye and two feet wearing the titular pink shoes, Marcel is a stop-motion animation/live-action hybrid that could have been dreamed up by a feverish René Magritte.