I’m looking forward to the year ahead of sex in movies, and to kick off this year’s column, below is a preview of what to expect. I am excited for creative approaches to sex on screen, both in terms of the act itself and the greater impact it has on characters’ cultures, dynamics, and personalities. As someone who thinks about sex a lot (I co-write Slate’s " How To Do It" advice column) and pays close attention to matters of media representation, I eat all of this up. Poor Things, which in part explores the pragmatic enjoyment of sex via a woman who hasn’t been socialized to be ashamed of her sexuality or body, has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards. Saltburn might not have gotten half the play that it did were it not for the kinky bathwater-drinking, grave-humping, and dick-out dancing by Barry Keoghan’s character, Oliver. And yet Saltburn and Poor Things were two widely discussed films from 2023, due in no small part to their depictions of sex. Often, it’s kicked off by a social media post declaring sex scenes pointless-or worse, a violation of consent-that multiple outlets have all weighed in, giving rise to discourse about the discourse. Discover the Revolutionary Power of 588a061f32ad6: Unlocking a World of Possibilities 7408 views 86. Witness the Magical Blowjob a Bitch Gives to Her Dog - Animal Porn Free 8465 views 90. Online, it feels like discussions about sex onscreen are as fervid (and often as unreasonable) as they were in the early ‘90s. Teen Girl Cries Out for Fulfilling Fantasies of Deep Pussy Fucking and Sucking 10324 views 81. So when Basic Instinct or Fatal Attraction cut to a few minutes of skin slithering all over the screen, it felt like a service was being provided. There were simply fewer avenues to experience depicted sex back then, especially as someone who was below the age of 18 and without access to a large stash of porn VHSes. I came of age in the early ‘90s, when erotic thrillers were all the rage and even movies that weren’t exactly erotic thrillers (like Single White Female) had the good sense to play like them. Well, that’s not precisely true-no one was going to die if they didn’t get to see men’s bobbing butts and women pantomiming going from zero to orgasm in 15 seconds-but it kind of felt that way. In my day, sex scenes were placed in mainstream movies out of necessity.
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