About this episode
Has lockdown got you thirsty? This is the episode you need. Inspired by film writer Justine Peres Smith ’s popular ‘ Best Horny Movies for Quarantine ’ list, Letterboxd editor Gemma Gracewood, Montreal-based Smith, and The Black List’s Kate Hagen dive deep into several erotic thrillers from the past two decades: Jane Campion’s In The Cut, Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden and Yann Gonzalez’s Knife + Heart. And we ask: where’s all the hot sex in Western film these days? Plus: Cronenberg, PTA, Roeg, Marilyn Monroe and more. Links Horny movies: Kate’s Essential Erotic Thrillers and 365 Sex Scenes The Black List In The Cut Justine’s 2018 re-examination of In The Cut for Little White Lies God’s Own Country The Handmaiden Knife + Heart Crash Don't Look Now Inherent Vice Damage Bound Kate’s Playboy article Quarantine recommendations: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Justine) Peggy Sue Got Married (Kate) Ratatouille (Gemma) Filmmakers on social: K. Austin Collins’ Shut-in Movie Club and Letterboxd profile (Justine) Vidiots and video stores everywhere (Kate) Joss Ackland’s #ReadaLetter (Gemma) Edited by Morgan Avery . Podcast artwork by Ann Davenport . Theme music: ‘Hitchcock’ by The Phoenix Foundation . Leave a voice message telling us your favorite Steven Spielberg film for our next episode.