Four Favorites: Karina Longworth on erotic ’80s, Richard Gere, and Kevin's denim

You Must Remember This podcast creator and reformed movie critic Karina Longworth joins hosts Gemma and Slim for a steamy conversation about erotic American cinema of the 1980s via four of her ’80s faves related to the new season of her show: Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo , Brian De Palma’s Body Double , Adrian Lyne’s Nine 1/2 Weeks and Roger Donaldson’s No Way Out . Plus: how to become an American gigolo, the sex appeal of venetian blinds and ankle bracelets, De Palma’s movie alter-ego, Kim Basinger’s Nine 1/2 Weeks experiences, Kevin Costner’s denim fit, Melanie Griffith’s comic smarts, Richard Gere’s… everything, and, yes… In the Cut . Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; You Must Remember This podcast ; Film School Rejects’ No Way Out commentary ; Fatal Attractions podcast Lists mentioned: These films have the D. ; Male Frontal Nudity ; Psychosexual dramas ; Actually Sexy Films ; Help! I Got Too Horny and Now Everything’s Bad ; Cocaine Noir ; Stoner canon ; Illegal to watch before 9PM ; Man Ass ; When you have to investigate a murder you committed or one where the evidence points to you ; You Must Remember This master list Reviews mentioned: Wood’s American Gigolo review , Joe Carson’s Body Double review , Nora’s Nine 1/2 Weeks review Credits : This episode was recorded in Auckland, Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack . Booker: Linda Moulton . Transcript by Sophie Shin . Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker .