Now streaming on Netflix is Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus' eye-opening documentary Hot Girls Wanted. Produced by Rashida Jones, the film premiered at Sundance earlier this year before hitting online platforms on May 29th. At a glance, the doc is about the surging popularity of "pro-am" porn and the ways in which the Internet has fostered its exponential growth. The shifting paradigm of the adult film industry is an interesting subject in its own right, but the most important function of Hot Girls Wanted is allowing those within the industry to share their experiences while attempting to uncover why they chose the profession in the first place.

"Every day a new girl turns 18 and every day a new girl wants to do porn. I will never run out," remarks a 23-year-old talent agent featured in Hot Girls Wanted. As the film unfolds, it becomes clear that he's right. All it takes is a Craigslist ad offering quick cash and a free plane ticket to Miami and the applicants come rushing in. While their backgrounds differ, the common goal of the girls featured in the film seems to be freedom. Financial, social, professional, or otherwise they all seem to enter the industry convinced that porn will offer them an independence and relevance that they are otherwise lacking. The sad irony for most is that the complete opposite is true. The film suggests that pop culture's commodification of sexually explicit material (i.e. the celebrity sex tape) plays an important role in crafting this false expectation. Even if the subject matter isn't your cup of tea, its attention to the relationship between media and society makes Hot Girls Wanted worth seeking out.

With my "pro-am" porn documentary recommendation in hand, we'll move on to this week's Top 5:

Marvel's New Spider-Man

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After months of speculation, Marvel and Sony finally named Tom Holland the next Spider-Man this past week. While new Spider-Man casting news is exciting in its own right, the studios also announced that Jon Watts will direct the wallcrawler's next standalone film, slated to hit theaters July 28, 2017. Before that, Holland will make his first appearance as Spidey in Captain America: Civil War opening May 6, 2016.

In even bigger news, perhaps, Marvel announced this week that bi-racial character Miles Morales will be the comic universe's main Spider-Man when the title relaunches this fall. "Our message has to be it's not Spider-Man with an asterik, it's the real Spider-Man for kids of color, for adults of color and everybody else." Well said, Mr. Bendis.

Back to the Future: Part 2 Predictions

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When Robert Zemeckis took Marty, Doc, and Jennifer to the year 2015 in 1989's Back to the Future Part II, it was meant to be a fun, satirical look at what the future might hold. As Adam points out, though, even if accuracy wasn't the director's primary goal, there's still a few things he got right about 2015 in the process. Check out this list of predictions that came true and continue waiting patiently for Hoverboards to one day be added to the updated list.

Ant-Man Set Visit Coverage

With Marvel's Ant-Man opening in a few short weeks, Matt graced the site with coverage of his two-day visit to the movie's Atlanta set this past week. If recaps are your thing then you'll most likely enjoy his breakdown of the entire visit, including "106 things to know" (most of which you'll be tested on later). If interviews are more your style then be sure to check out his on-set talks with Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Feige, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, and director Peyton Reed. Also, for your viewing pleasure, 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the film rests above.

Ben Affleck Directing Standalone Batman Film?

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It's rumor for now, but talk spread this week about Ben Affleck directing himself in a standalone Batman film to be titled The Batman. Affleck has a metric ton of clout at Warner Bros. so it wouldn't surprise me at all if he worked a directorial gig into his negotiations to play the Caped Crusader for the studio. Presumably, the film would be released in 2018 with Chris Terrio (who also penned Batman v Superman and is slated to write both Justice League films as well) handling screenwriting duties. Time will tell the validity of the above "rumor" but, for now, it makes sense.

First Sleeping With Other People Trailer

One of my most anticipated films of the fall is writer/director Leslye Headland's comedy Sleeping with Other People. Adam caught the film at Sundance saying it has "an edge that will leave you laughing very, very hard" and the first trailer from IFC Films that landed online this week more or less confirms his assessment. Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie leading an edgy romantic comedy? Shut up and take my money already.