Bottoms

Ribald and surreal, this film has the distinction of being an entirely new kind of comedy: a raunch-fest centering on queer women. Bottoms' world is informed by 1980s sex comedies: There are improbably large teen gatherings, actors in their late 20s playing high schoolers, and everyone in high school is bizarrely focused on a historical football rivalry. But the film undermines these cliches wildly: The school's football players never take off their uniforms (pads included), and the Big Game conflict at the film's climax is rumored to involve a human sacrifice.

Meanwhile, PJ and Josie are just as gonzo, particularly PJ, with her single-minded focus on getting physical with her crush. Edebiri fleshes Josie out with a bit more emotion (she's the one who gives the big speech that gets everybody together for a big fight, followed by hugs), but both are wacky good fun, and they have great chemistry. Funnily enough, Bottoms is a sex comedy without any actual sex: The only person who goes topless is Nicholas Galitzine's Jeff, and when two characters hook up, the camera coyly pans away as they sink down to the bed, kissing). But with gags that land often enough to keep viewers chortling and a plot and setting full of surprises, Bottoms utterly belies its name. It's a brand-new kind of screwball comedy for the ages, a silly, fizzy kick that's well worth its runtime.