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Comedy, like sex work, is real work and both can have a tough time gaining acceptance in the respectable world, so it’s a pleasure to find a comedy about bought sex that’s pretty funny – and funnier than the pun in the title might suggest. Gene Stupnitsky co-wrote and directed the amusing bad-taste romp Good Boys, and now he gives us another age-gap comedy about a very unsentimental education.The scene is Montauk in New York state, famously the location for TV series The Affair. Jennifer Lawrence plays Maddie, a woman in…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFor Andrew Barth Feldman, a 21-year-old musical theatre actor making his major-movie debut, saying yes to the ribald Jennifer Lawrence comedy No Hard Feelings was a no-brainer… once he got used to knowing absolutely everyone would see him in his birthday suit.“When you first become an actor, in your head you can’t help but wonder, like, ‘Would I ever get naked for a movie?’,” he…

Screengrab via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The Little Mermaid has been in theaters now for two whole weeks, and although the movie exceeded expectations in the U.S., it’s fallen flat overseas. Initially, that was attributed to the racial backlash, but foul play might not be the only culprit. Speaking of foul play, Disney’s former heavy-hitter Johnny Depp is celebrating his birthday today, and in honor of that, the actor’s so-called “close friends” have come forward with the latest news on whether we can…

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Although he started his sparkling career on Broadway in shows like The Full Monty, Patrick Wilson has been in everything from cheesy romcoms, to DCU epics, to disturbing psychological thrillers. However, despite his obvious range (and brilliant singing voice), many will know him best for his work in the Conjuring franchise, and the horrifically brilliant Insidious series of films. A triple threat, Wilson has had a long road to becoming a “scream king,” as some fans have dubbed him. And…

Image via Marvel Studios It would be a complete understatement to say that the last few years in the realm of the MCU haven’t exactly been top-notch cinema. With Phase Five project Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania failing to live up to the hype that the franchise once possessed, it hardly comes as a surprise that even Marvel performers are starting to pull back the curtain and get honest about the MCU’s current state — which is precisely the case for Thor star Chris Hemsworth. While chatting with GQ,…

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.A single day this week saw the deaths of singer Tina Turner, filmmaker Kenneth Anger and musician Bill Lee. All will leave lasting legacies.LALIFF. The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with the opening night selection of Eva Longoria’s “Flamin’ Hot.” The festival runs through June 4 and will close with Julio Torres’ “Problemista.” The festival also features previews of the Prime…

By Jake Coyle | Associated Press If I didn’t like Nicole Holofcener’s latest film, would I tell her? OK, sure, it wouldn’t be so odd for a critic to give an unvarnished opinion. But what about a sibling? Or a spouse? If they didn’t care for Holofcener’s movie, what’s more important: Being honest or making a loved one feel good about themselves? Do any of us really want straightforward feedback or do we just want emotional support? That’s the rich vein that Holofcener, a master of nagging neuroses, mines so expertly in…

Knotty relationships wherein honesty doesn’t always prevail figure prominently in two of the best releases this week, one that’s popping up in theaters, the other on Apple TV+. Our Memorial Day weekend roundup also features a decent Gerard Butler spy thriller and a shockingly good Shudder! shocker and a worthwhile documentary on PBS. Here’s what’s worth seeing this long weekend: “You Hurt My Feelings”: It’s impossible not to develop a little crush, even if it’s a fleeting one, on Julia Louis-Dreyfus whenever she’s…

Image via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Now that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has come and gone from theaters and is streaming on Disney Plus, we can all take a step back and officially name it as one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s worst-ever movies by any conceivable metrics. Rotten Tomatoes approval rating? Joint bottom of the pile out of 33 feature films to date. Audience score? Also joint bottom on CinemaScore. Box office? The lowest-grossing Ant-Man movie, one of the worst-performing entries…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While previous research has focused primarily on anti-Black racism in predominantly white spaces, a study led by DeMarcus Jenkins, assistant professor of education (educational leadership) in the Penn State College of Education, examined the educational experiences of Black students in a predominantly Latino high school. The students' sense of unbelonging and feeling that their experiences…