Introduction Scarlet Innocence (Korean Title: Madam Bbaeng-Deok) is a 2014 South Korean erotic thriller directed by Yim Pil-sung and features Jung Woo-sung and Esom. The movie is based on the famous Korean folktale “Simcheongga.” It modernizes the tale’s age-old themes of love and devotion by turning them into a sensual morality drama. Innocence here serves […]
Introduction Jang Cheol-soo directed the South Korean romantic drama ‘Serve the People’ in 2022. It is a South Korean film that is based on a Chinese novel, ‘Serve the People’ written by Yan Lianke. The source material is a satire that critiques forty years of Chinese revolutionary Mao authoritarianism. The film is a bold, sensual
The Concubine is a South Korean film released in 2012. It was directed by Kim Dae-seung and had its script written by Hwang Yoon-jeong. It is an erotic historical film set in the Joseon Dynasty and the film depicts the intricate themes of love, ambition, and manipulation all while shining a spotlight on the endless
Run! Bitch Run! is a 2009 exploitation film that captures the grindhouse aesthetic. Joseph Guzman is the filmmaker behind it, with Robert James Hayes II as a co-writer. This film is advertised as a tribute to the over-the-top, violent revenge movies from the 1970s. It mixes elements of slasher horror, rape-revenge films, and offensively styled
Introduction My Summer of Love came out in 2004 and is a British romantic drama film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Wynne. It is based lightly on a novel by Helen Cross published in 2001, which focused on the psychological aspects of love, obsession, identity, and deception. It is
Synopsis “Swung” is a drama that came out in 2015 and it was directed by Colin Kennedy. Swung is based on a novel by Ewan Morrison and he also wrote the screenplay. The story revolves modern intimacy and the concepts of exploring the many layers of an emotional relationship. The movie explores the life of
Overview Phillip Noyce directed the 1993 film Sliver, which is an erotic thriller based on Ira Levin’s novel, the same author who wrote Rosemary’s Baby and The Stepford Wives. The movie, which is a mix of softcore pornography and a murder mystery, takes place in a posh, modern, high-end Manhattan apartment complex. As most filmmakers
Synopsis Voyeurism received its latest shot of adrenaline courtesy of Michael Mohan’s The Voyeurs, a contemporary erotic film that combines elements of mystery, a psychological narrative, and sensuality, fusing themes of voyeurism pioneered by Hitchcock with contemporary voyeuristic classics like De Palma’s Body Double. The film is set in Montreal and delves deep into the
Synopsis Boogie Nights is a 1997 drama written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in L.A. during the late ’70s and early ’80s, the film tells the fast rise and fall of a young man pulled into the adult film world. Inspired by the life of actor John Holmes, the story is a colorful
Synopsis “Swimming Pool” is a tense 2003 French-British thriller from director François Ozon, anchored by the performances of Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier. Set against the sun-kissed stillness of the French countryside, the film slowly unravels the thin line between what we desire and what we hide, between inspiration and obsession. Charlotte Rampling plays Sarah
