Yes, I’m aware that Bottoms hasn’t come out yet. No, I don’t care one bit. Bookmark, screenshot, or print the forthcoming text and commit it to memory for its wide release on August 25. Then, spend the next two-ish months preparing to peak at your local theater.
Bottoms is only Emma Seligman’s second film, but its plot (two queer high schoolers start a fight club to get closer to their crushes on the cheerleading squad), sublime ensemble cast (Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri may be comedic gold, but Marshawn Lynch is a revelation), and spot-on spoofing of the raunchy coming-of-age comedies that came before it far surpass most sophomore work. It is, in essence, what Booksmart wanted to be if it hadn’t been so afraid of looking stupid. I’ve never had more fun at a screening.
If you’re having trouble holding your horses this summer, watch Seligman and Sennott’s Shiva Baby, currently streaming on Max. —Audra Heinrichs
