Every year, we like to highlight some of the Top 10 lists from filmmakers who are known for not picking the run-of-the-mill awards-season contenders. And each year, we always like to spotlight the Best Films of the Year list from director John Waters, a subversive filmmaker who isn’t afraid to have an unpopular opinion or stray away from what the Film Twitter mob would like you to believe. And his best films of 2021 Top 10 list is no different.

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Two simple-minded friends find a giant fly in the trunk of their car and decide to use this discovery to make a lot of money. No, this isn’t the description of a fever dream I recently had. Instead, it’s obviously a new Quentin Dupieux film, “Mandibles.”

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With “Mandibles” finally hitting theaters later this week, we’re happy to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the film which perfectly showcases the tone and ridiculousness of Dupieux’s latest feature.

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If you’re a fan of absurd, offbeat filmmaking, you definitely should already know about the work of French filmmaker, Quentin Dupieux. The writer-director has spent his entire career taking strange concepts and ludicrous characters and making it all work in features such as “Rubber,” “Wrong,” “Reality,” and the recent “Deerskin.” But “Mandibles” takes his trademark surrealism and adds slightly new layers.

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There are certain filmmakers that have an unmistakable style. Quentin Tarantino is a pretty obvious example. But when it comes to French cinema, it’s hard to think of a more singular filmmaker than Quentin Dupieux. His films normally take an incredibly strange premise and fill it with enough humor and heart that you can’t help but enjoy every second. And that definitely seems to be the case with his upcoming feature “Mandibles.”

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As seen in the new trailer for “Mandibles,” Dupieux’s film follows the story of two men that find themselves in the possession of an absolutely massive insect.

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