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February 7, 2022

KinoKultur: Monkey business, monkey love

The 1970s saw certain corners of cinema longing for a return to the wild and primal, without any thought given to the truth beyond those racist fantasies.
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March 9, 2021

Berlinale: “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” is quite a trip

Radu Jude's latest is as unsubtle as it is gripping, a strange tryptich about sex, justice, and communal madness.
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September 19, 2020

Sex and the Single Woman: How “An Unmarried Woman” changed the game

Paul Mazursky’s 1974 drama captured the complexities of restlessness, desire, and sexuality of the modern ‘70s woman. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Sex is not shocking..
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March 24, 2020

“She Hate Me” Has Spike Lee Shooting Blanks

Spike Lee's hamfisted misfire throws everything at the kitchen sink - income inequality, Watergate, lesbian stud service - and none of it sticks.
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March 23, 2020

SXSW: “The Dilemma of Desire” Examines the Politics of Passion

Maria Finitzo's documentary celebrates female sexuality in all its varied forms.
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January 10, 2020

“Sex Education” Turns Us On for a Second Season

Netflix's droll, witty, refreshingly honest tale of teen sexcapades returns for a second round of sensual salons.
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August 14, 2019

Good Boys Review: Kids Say the Raunchiest Things

Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's edgy tween comedy finds an unexpected sweetness among the swears.
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July 24, 2019

How Frank Ocean’s “nostalgia: ULTRA” Shines New Light on “Eyes Wide Shut”

Stanley Kubrick's mercurial erotic drama gets some much-needed context thanks to one of Frank Ocean's most infamous mixtapes.
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June 30, 2019

Amor Vincit Omnia: The Radical Sentimentality of “Sense8”

The Wachowskis took their high-concept empathy to TV with a gloriously ambitious Netflix show that was gone far too soon.
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June 16, 2019

Euphoria Review: A Stylish But Empty Tale of Teenage Rebellion

HBO's latest series puts its characters through exaggerated adolescent antics, with little substance to show for it.