Loosely translated, “Mea culpa” is Latin for “it’s my fault.” It’s something of a cheeky title for Tyler Perry’s Netflix Erotic Thriller Mea Culpa, considering that lead character Mea (Kelly Rowland) can hardly be blamed for the events that transpire. Like most Erotic Thrillers, Mea Culpa traffics in temptation, desire, and secrets. The two hour […]
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As Sex Crimes has evolved, it has been exciting to see how different Erotic Thrillers play to – or subvert – the conventions of the subgenre. This is especially true of modern entries, which, unlike the titles released during the heyday of the late 80s and early 90s, tend to defy simple classification. The truth […]
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On the surface, there’s very little about either Open Your Eyes or Vanilla Sky that screams Erotic Thriller. Both Alejandro Amenábar’s 1997 Spanish original and Cameron Crowe’s 2001 American remake are frequently classified as psychological thrillers, or even dramas, due to their interest in exploring the downward spiral of the main character. And yet, upon […]
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Judge Bodil Backer (Bracha van Doesburgh) seemingly has it all: she’s a no-nonsense Judge and has a great home life with her doctor husband Milan (Nasrdin Dchar) and pre-teen son Ben (Damiano Incani). At the start of director André van Duren’s Erotic Thriller, Bo is preparing for a girls weekend away with her best friend […]
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For the first time since beginning this editorial series, we’re discussing a documentary rather than a fiction film. That’s because Yellow Veil just released a supersized documentary about the history of the Erotic Thriller called We Kill For Love: The Lost World of the Erotic Thriller (2023). Clocking in at 163 minutes, this is a […]
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For all of the murder and crime that occurs in Erotic Thrillers, more often than not, the police are barely present in the subgenre. If the protagonist isn’t a cop, there might be a detective on the margins or a beat cop taking a statement at a crime scene, but more often than not, law […]
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In the pantheon of Erotic Thrillers, Body of Evidence is an odd one. It falls into the even more niche sub-category of courtroom thrillers, which spend as much time on the naughty bits as they do with witnesses on the stand or in depositions (see also: Disclosure). Enter Body of Evidence. In the film, femme […]
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On the surface, David Cronenberg’s 1996 adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1973 novel Crash is a drama about an unlikely group of people who come together over their shared fascination with car crashes. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of Ballard’s proxy, James Ballard. He’s a successful film producer […]
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Sexual obsession is well-worn territory for Erotic Thrillers, a subgenre that often features men who think with their libido rather than their brain. When you spend your life thinking about screwing, it tends to screw with your life. This is the central premise of Josephine Hart’s 1991 novel Damage, which was transformed in the 1992 […]
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Considering how long I’ve been writing this editorial series, it’s wild that this is the first entry tackling Brian De Palma. While there’s a history of contentious reactions to his works (primarily from feminists in the 70s and 80s who accused him of misogyny for his often brutal treatment of female characters), aside from Adrian […]
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In the previous installment of my ongoing Sex Crimes column, I explored a failed effort to revitalize the erotic thriller sub-genre in anticipation of Deep Water, the latest film from legendary director Adrian Lyne. The new film, starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, received mixed reviews following its debut on Hulu in April. This […]
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With the long awaited arrival of Adrian Lyne’s Deep Water last week, and the attention devoted to Ti West’s exploration of pornography, exploitation and horror films, “sexy” is back in fashion. There’s no better time to reevaluate the legacy of erotic thrillers, a subgenre of horror that exploded in popularity in the 80s and 90s […]
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