High Art is an independent drama film from 1998 that was written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko. It became a major highlight of Cholodenko’s queer life and career, it was her first feature length film, elevating her status in the arena of independent American cinema. The cast includes prominent actresses such as Ally Sheedy, Radha […]
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction is a 2006 erotic thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Starring Sharon Stone as the seductive and manipulative crime writer Catherine Tramell, the film follows her character in an explosive beginning high-speed car crash that sets revealing sports star Alex’s untimely demise and triggers suspense filled sequences for an unexplained
Cruel Intentions is a teen romantic drama released in 1999 and directed by Roger Kumble. The film is a contemporary adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. It transports the story of seduction, betrayal, deceit, and revenge from an 18th-century France setting to the high society circles of modern-day Manhattan. Cruel
Puri for Rent is a bold Philippine drama-romance that debuted on the Vivamax streaming platform in April 2025. Helmed by Christopher Novabos and penned by Wiro Michael Ladera, the film centers on Nancy-the jobless heroine played by Aiko Garcia-whose search for stability leads her to an extraordinary and taboo contract: becoming the sexual partner of
Lust Stories 2 landed on Netflix in 2023 as the newest entry in India streaming cinema. Serving as a follow-up to the praised 2018 anthology, this edition pulls together four pieces from R. Balki, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sujoy Ghosh and Amit Ravindernath Sharma. Kajol, Neena Gupta, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mrunal Thakur, Tillotama Shome, Amruta Subhash, Vijay
Virgin Territory, a romantic comedy-drama that David Leland directed in 2007, transports viewers to fourteenth-century Italy even as it wears modern dialogue. Drawing from Giovanni Boccaccios ninth tale in The Decameron, the script slots its plot into the familiar framework of ten young Florentines fleeing a plague-ridden city for calmer countryside air. Hayden Christensen, Mischa
Overview Hotel Desire, a German short erotic drama that premiered in 2011, was both penned and helmed by Sergej Moya. The piece stands out for its strikingly spare yet lush visual language, intimate subject matter, and raw look at human vulnerability and longing. Running roughly thirty-eight minutes, the film follows a single mother who, during
Elevator Lady is a Filipino romantic drama scheduled for release in 2025, and it probes the tangled feelings a woman must face as she fights for survival, wrestles with longing, and guards her dignity. Directed by Rodante Roe Pajemna Jr., the film stars Aliya Raymundo in an unflinching performance as Kat, a building elevator attendant
Salisihan is a Filipino short film that probes grief, longing, betrayal, and the hazy line between right and wrong. The story circles Anna and Dan, a married pair worn down by infertility and the heartbreak of a lost pregnancy. Though they still care deeply, each shared glance reveals how hope deferred has hollowed the space
Set against the bustling newsroom backdrop of post-World War II America, Teacher’s Pet follows Jim Gannon, a hard-nosed city editor who thinks on-the-job training beats any diploma. Clark Gable’s grizzled performance embodies the newspaper man who ridicules classroom theory and insists that real stories unfold only on the beat. His brash confidence is abruptly shaken
