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
Introduction Sex‑Positive is an American indie romantic dramedy set to be released in 2024. The film tackles themes of sexual freedom, consent, polyamory, and self-development with unapologetic boldness. The film’s director and writer, Peter Woodward, cast Katherine Ellis in the role of Virginia — a repressed woman who inquisitively embraces a liberating living arrangement that
Introduction Set to be released in 2024, Butas is a Filipino psychological drama film directed by Dado C. Lumibao. The film tells the story of four young adults coming to terms with emotional complexities as they share a boarding house in Metro Manila. It focuses on the emotional and personal difficulties of intimacy that arise
Introduction and Context Crash is a psychological thriller and erotic drama released in 1996, directed by the Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. It is based on J.G. Ballard’s 1973 novel of the same name and explores the subculture of individuals who achieve sexual arousal from car crashes and the injuries they inflict. The film explores multiculturalism,
Synopsis Come Undone (Italian title: Cosa voglio di più) is directed by Silvio Soldini. It is an emotionally powerful drama examining the impact of forbidden love, unfulfilled marriages, and the gradual disintegration of one’s life. The film unfolds in Milan, Italy, and presents a balanced portrayal of an extramarital affair, not glorifying or demonizing the
