“Pretty Obsession” is a psychological thriller from 2012 that explores the risks that come with online exposure, anonymity, and the virtual world’s relationship with real life. Michael Baumgarten’s film attempts to illustrate how an economically motivated impulse decision within youth’s naivety may snowball into a nightmare of obsession and survival. Within the frame of the […]
In independent cinema, few films quietly explore moral decay and emotional devastation the way “A Teacher,” a 2013 film written and directed by Hannah Fidell, does. The drama unfolds in the dull suburbs of Texas, where the life of a high school teacher, who engages in an illicit affair with one her students, starts to
The blend of folklore, tantalizing storytelling, and suspense is what gave ‘Sexy Urban Legends’ its distinctive character when it first launched in 2001. This series was a product of its time and aired on Playboy which interested viewers looking for something classy yet adult. The series used to alter famous urban legends by adding a
Synopsis Tell Me When I May Be Loved is a bold 2004 erotic drama written and directed by James Toback. It focuses on a young, alluring and mysterious woman called Vera Barrie, who was expertly portrayed by Neve Campbell. Vera manipulates the people around her using both her sexuality and intelligence as instruments of power
Originally released in 2005 as Three (later retitled Survival Island in several parts of the world), this film offers a tantalizing and eroticized take on the disintegration of civility, love, and control while three individuals are left alone to fend for themselves on an island. Directed by Stewart Raffill, the film stars Billy Zane, Kelly
Animal Attraction: Carnal Desires is a film directed by Mike Sedan and released in 1999. It features a narrative of desire, betrayal, and self-realization and contains sensational visual content which was drugged by exceedingly tough adult themes common in the 1990s. It was part of the early wave of soft porn erotic film thrillers that
Summary Picture of Beauty is a British 18+ movie and erotic period drama from 2017 that skillfully combines elements of art, sensuality, identity, and desire. The film takes place during the early 20th century, right before the modernism and artistic revolutions, and aims to capture the elusive world of women and their relationships as they
Synopsis Maid in Sweden is an erotic coming-of-age drama that melds together themes of sexual awakening, self-discovery, and loss of innocence in the context of Europe in the 1970s. The film follows Inga, 16, an attractive yet unsophisticated teen, as she journeys from her small, rural town in Sweden to Stockholm to visit her older
Synopsis: My Brother’s Wife, (Spanish title: La Mujer de Mi Hermano), is a 2005 Mexican erotic film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil. It is based on the novel written by Jaime Bayly. The film examines the psychological aspects of love, marriage, cheating, self-identity, and unfulfilled wishes. It portrays the complications of a disjointed family and
Analysis of ‘My Mistress’ directed by Stephen Lance explores the stark divide and emotionally turbulent confluence of grief, self-discovery, and human connections. It is set in suburban Australia where the film follows the arc of a 16-year-old boy, Charlie, played by Harrison Gilbertson whose father died by suicide many years ago. After the traumatizing event,
