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Bottoms review: a knockout high-school sex comedy (www.bfi.org.uk)
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Two teen girls set up a “fight club” in a bid to attract cheerleaders in this blood-soaked comedy that makes you wince, laugh, and pause to reflect before the next pithy one-liner lands...

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In an interview about their favourite “teen” films (a genre continuing to expand beyond its traditional limits), Seligman, Sennott and Edebiri – who studied together at NYU – juggle references not only to Mean Girls (2004) and Bring It On (2000), but also to Battle Royale (2000) and Kill Bill (2003). Suffice to say that Bottoms owes as much to the last two films of that list as it does to the first.

Well I'm sold.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the fights are pretty cool.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not showing around me here in the UK. I may y have to wait for streaming.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Worth putting on your watchlist!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

It already is. I just now need someone to give me the opportunity to watch it.