A lot in the world has changed since last we saw the foursome at the center of Jordan Weiss’s Hulu female-centric sitcom “Dollface.” A global pandemic, quarantine, social unrest, rampant targeted hate crimes. The pre-pandemic Season 1 was about Jules discovering the power of female friendships while reconnecting with her besties after neglecting them during her five-year relationship. Unfortunately, not only does Season 2 lose sight of this core tenet, but regardless of all this upheaval in the world around them, the privileged lives of these women don’t seem to be much affected.

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While it may not have won over critics, Kat Dennings‘ lastest starring role in Hulu‘s “Dollface” certainly connected with audiences. Who may that be, outside fans of Dennings’ now-defunct “Two Broke Girls” sitcom? Most likely, the show’s target audience of young female twenty-somethings.  

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Glib visions of feminism may not be everyone’s cup of TV tea, but who knows?

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We’ll probably never know how “WandaVision” would have played with audiences had it been released following “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” as originally intended, but the first MCU show on Disney+ really felt like a microcosm of the MCU at large. There was big-budget spectacle with some character moments, a lot of fan service, and mystery box-ing meant to have the internet talking, great performances, and also an underwhelming CG-fest of a final confrontation.

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So, we already know that it was Agatha all along. And we know that Wanda’s unchecked trauma and grief are the reasons behind the Hex and the key to fixing the problems of Westview. But with one episode left, will Marvel follow through with its tale of grief and trauma in “WandaVision” or are we destined for a typical superhero ending? Well, that’s where The Playlist Podcast comes in to save the day.

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Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” Disney+‘s “WandaVision” focuses on the heroes Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) as they settle down in the small suburban town of Westview. There’s one problem. The Vision died in the previous film “Avengers: Infinity War.” So how is is that this android humanoid still alive?

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Holiday celebrations have long been the go-to trope for comedy films. “Friendsgiving” is yet another entry venturing into this already crowded sub-genre. The project is taking on a fairly new tradition as friends meet up for their own gathering in hopes of leaving the family debacles behind. The film’s writer and director—Nicol Paone—provides a unique take; no doubt driven by her years of experience appearing in numerous series.

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“Dollface” begins with a breakup, when Jeremy (Connor Hines) tells Jules (Kat Dennings), his girlfriend of five years, that he doesn’t love her anymore. Jules is summarily scooped up by a millennial-pink bus driven by an old cat lady (literally, an older woman with a CGI cat face played by Beth Grant). The bus arrives to take her back – “back to hanging out with other women.” What follows is a bumpy, shallow, highly enjoyable return to sisterhood.

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Margot Robbie has not only established herself as one of the biggest actresses on the planet, but over the last several years, she’s also begun to make a name as a big producer. She’s already been responsible for producing many of the recent films she’s starred in, but in November, she makes the jump into TV as the producer of the upcoming series “Dollface.”

As seen in the new trailer for “Dollface,” the comedy series follows a young woman that finds herself without friends and support when her long-time boyfriend breaks up with her.

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Of all the series that Marvel Studios has announced for Disney+, the one that seems to have the least amount of “HOLY SHIT!”-esque buzz is probably “WandaVision.” Let’s be real, Scarlet Witch and Vision are clearly B-listers in the MCU. Don’t @ me, just being real. They’re great, of course, but not Cap, Iron Man, Thor, or Black Widow, right? So, Marvel Studios is going to make “WandaVision” must-see TV by filling out the cast of the series with some incredible actors.

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Watch: Kat Dennings Finds Friendship & Recovery In Trailer For 'To Write Love On Her Arms'

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Watch: Matthew Gray Gubler & Kat Dennings Investigate The Supernatural In NSFW Trailer For 'Suburban Gothic'

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Review: 'Thor: The Dark World' The Most Deeply Flawed Marvel Movie Since 'Iron Man 2'

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Watch: Natalie Portman Beams A Message Into Space In Deleted Scene From The End Of 'Thor'

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Yes, Kat Dennings Will Return For 'Thor: The Dark World'

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A young woman (Kat Dennings) is uprooted to a small town where her classmates seem permanently stoned, an industrial fire burns in the background and a killer preys on the populace.

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Anyway, that might explain the sort of fractured nature of the trailer below.

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Let’s start off with Redford’s civil war drama, “The Conspirator” which stars James McAvoy and Robin Wright (who you can see above) and a stellar supporting cast that includes Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Alexis Bledel, Justin Long, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Johnny Simmons, Colm Meaney and Stephen Root.

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And you know what? We’re pleasantly surprised. It gives a lot away, but there’s more than enough here to suggest that Marvel’s biggest risk to date may pay off.

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The first and most important moment, however, happened during an ugly melee between presentations for “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and “Paul” as a dispute erupted over seats in Hall H, where most Con guests merely camped out in expectation of the Marvel panel.

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In the last year, the filmmaker has had two projects go by the wayside (the spiritual sequel to “Dazed & Confused” which was shelved last summer, and the roadtrip buddy dramedy, “Liars A-E” that went under when Miramax collapsed) and one basically limp into theaters on a tiny and minuscule release (“Me & Orson Welles,” which only grossed $1.7 million despite a much bigger budget — though note the Box-Office Mojo estimated budget seems way overinflated).

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