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Tag Archives: sex drama
Review: Babygirl (2024)
I’ve been really looking forward to this one, especially because it’s what is known as “divisive”. It’s fun to finally see it and make up my own mind. I’ve been writing about Harris Dickinson since he first arrived in 2017’s … Continue reading
Review: Touch Me Not (2018)
For a movie so filled with sex, I was left kinda cold by this. I reviewed Touch Me Not for Rogerebert.com.
Review: Permission (2018)
My second review this week of a movie about sexual exploration. My review of Permission is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
These movies are dumb but they sure are fun to write about. My review of Fifty Shades Freed is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
I was excited I was assigned this one. Oh, and Supernatural fans, “Brady” – Sam’s old BFF fro Stanford – plays the villain. A villain who is also a book editor. Because of course! My review of Fifty Shades Darker … Continue reading
Review: Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2014)
Part II of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac. I loved Vol. I. Vol II is a bit more uneven, more conventional in many respects. I think a little Charlotte Gainsbourg (a very little) goes a long way, and Vol. II has … Continue reading
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Review: Nymphomaniac, Vol. I (2014)
The movie people have already been talking about for a straight year. I went in curious. The experience of the film is so much fun, something I was not expecting at all. I knew it would be provocative, disturbing, possibly … Continue reading