SR | ‘Blockers’ Review

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Blockers is the latest installment in the specific niche of comedy films that employ raunch comedy to make light of the societal rite of passage that is losing your virginity. Typical of the ’80s and ’90s, with 1999’s American Pie arguably being the last memorable film to fall into this niche genre, Hollywood has largely moved beyond this premise in mainstream R-rated comedies. While the shift can no doubt be attributed to a change in attitude toward the concept of virginity, an outdated symbol of innocence among young people, it also reflects our evolving views of sex and sexuality.