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"Pleasure" dir. by Ninja Thyberg

"Pleasure" Where I watched it: Crave "Pleasure" is the story of a young Swedish woman who travels to LA to make it big in the porn industry. Not knowing much about her backstory except that she finds Swedes "boring" we are thrown headfirst into an explicit world of smutty casting calls and porn shoots that reek of predatory vibes. One thing this movie is really good at is making you second guess your gut instincts and clearly this is done with intent. Some scenes will keep you on edge as you fear the worst, but then will alleviate those fears moments later when the productions prove themselves to be handled in professional/consensual manners. At other times, the opposite happens. One scene in particular will make you never want to watch porn again. The acting is surprisingly good despite the majority of the cast being actual porn stars. Not that porn stars can't act, but the bar has always been substantially lower. The film basically serves as a chara...

"Red Rocket" dir. by Sean Baker

"Red Rocket" Where I watched it: Crave Don't watch this movie with your parents. I didn't know anything about this movie before watching it which I actually think makes for a great viewing experience with almost any movie but this was a seriously wild ride. Red Rocket is about an ex-adult film star who moves back to his hometown in Texas. Everyone is weird, down and out and drug fuelled. It's actually shocking that this isn't a Harmony Korine film. But what's even more shocking is that a great deal of the plot is concerned with Simon Rex's character Mikey Saber trying to hook up with a 17 year old high schooler named Strawberry. Simon Rex was 47 years old when this film was shot. It's bizarre in its tone as Mikey is never openly criticized for his pursuit of Strawberry, despite the obvious areas of concern and the fact that he constantly lies to her for his own personal gain. Simon Rex gives the performance of his career... not that it's too di...

"X" dir. by Ti West

"X" Where I watched it: I bought a DVD like a caveman. Ok so, this film has been on my radar since the trailer dropped. I've seen a number of Ti West films and I've generally left with favorable impressions each time. Seeing that Ti West's latest production was backed by the now-synonymous-with-slow-burn-horror-dramafilms-that-have-metaphorical-and-allegorical-content-designed-to-highlight-real-horrors-of-the-human-condition-company A24 made me very curious about how his filmmaking style and theirs would align. Of course... it's doesn't. Ti West is a goofball. His movies have a lot of him in them especially when it comes to silly, sassy dialogue. This film might be his least cringey when it comes to the words that come out of characters mouths but where it gets a pass in that department, it severely fails in others. If you've seen this movie you know that it gets pretty weird. If you haven't, I'm not going to spoil it for you but rest assured t...