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When Dave Chappelle Lost Decades-Old Victimhood Status

If comedy has any use beyond sheer entertainment, it’s to call out inconvenient and unspeakable truths. Now that college campus Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (D.E.I.) politics have gone mainstream in most government and corporate decisions, it’s only a matter of time before the sword of satire comes for all the cowards on the Left who …

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US Trailer for Body Swap Sci-Fi Romance ‘Skin Deep’ from Germany

"You are the person you are, because of the body you have." Kino Lorber has revealed the new official US trailer for the indie German low key sci-fi drama titled Skin Deep, from filmmaker Alex Schaad. Not to be confused with the 1989 sex comedy with John Ritter also called Skin Deep. This first premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival and won the Queer Lion award, with stops at the Hamburg, Zurich, and Göteborg Film Festivals. At first glance, Leyla and Tristan seem like a happy young couple. When they travel to a remote, mysterious island, a game of identities begins, which changes everything – their perception, their sexuality, their whole "self." Kino Lorber adds: "Subverting genre and gender as it toggles from body swap thriller to intimate relationship drama, Skin Deep tells a story that transcends bodies, embracing the endless fluid possibilities in the question of what it means to truly love someone." Starring Mala Emde and Jonas Dassler, with Maryam Zaree, Dimitrij Schaad, Thomas Wodianka, & Edgar Selge. This will finally open in a few art house ...
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Ansel Elgort Returns in ‘Tokyo Vice’ Season 2 Official Trailer on Max

"Be crushed by the police or evolve." Max has unveiled an official trailer for Season 2 of their crime series Tokyo Vice, set in Tokyo following the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat as they encounter the Yakuza. The first season debuted back in 2022 (here's the trailer) streaming on HBO Max to mostly positive reviews, with this second season picking up right where the first left off. The story follows American expat journalist Jake Adelstein and detective Hiroto Katagiri as allies while a war for power and territory brews between Tokyo's gangs. Find the truth no matter the cost. Ansel Elgort returns co-starring with Ken Watanabe, Nobushige Suematsu, Shô Kasamatsu, Rachel Keller, Rinko Kikuchi, Koshi Uehara, along with newcomers Miki Maya & Yosuke Kubozuka. Tokyo Vice was initially conceived as a multi-season series, and the creator knows the ending of Season 1 worried viewers. "We underestimated the level of viewers' attachment to Sato." You will have to keep watching when it continues to find out what is going down next. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Season 2 of Max's series ...