Close-Up Culture Podcast

This week Jess and Anouchka head to Sicily to analyse the second season of the White Lotus and its twisted sexual dynamics.

This week Jess and Anouchka look at the film Newness, dating apps and open relationships!

This week Jess and Anouchka discuss Friends From College, flawed characters and avoiding tropes. 

In this episode of Me Party, Anna chats about the new film 'Bones and All' and hopes she doesn't get eaten by a cannibal soon.

Jess and Anouchka chat about the sex scenes in 'trashy' teen movies, including American Pie and Booksmart.

In this episode of Me Party, Anna talks about the film Pretty Red Dress. Alexandra Burke can sing at my party anytime! 

This week Jess and Anouchka dive into the second season of Industry and discuss whether this new year at Pierpoint is as hot as the first one. 

This week, in honour of Halloween and all its spookiness, we're looking at sex scenes from horror movies! Through five films carefully selected by Jess, we try and find out whether sex scenes in horror can be sexy... or just plain creepy. 

This week we look at Don't Worry Darling, where we discuss Alice and Jack's supposed steamy relationship, as well as the many questions we had when the film ended. Warning: many spoilers ahead!

This week Jess and Anouchka take a look at the anthology series Easy and take a closer look at threesomes, open relationships, and grey jogging bottoms.

This week we look at two films with an identical premise: Friends With Benefits and No Strings Attached. But are the sex scenes equally as good?

In this episode of Me Party, Anna talks about the film ‘Nope'.

This week, we look at the entitled millennial lives of Girls. Join us as we go deep into the awkward sex scenes of Hannah, Marnie, Jessa and Shosh, and all the escapades they get up to along the way.

In the first episode of Me Party, Anna talks about the film 'Elvis'. 

This week, Anouchka and special guest Ted review Elvis by Baz Luhrmann, and analyse how sex can be portrayed on screen in more ways than one might think. 

Named after one of the hits in the 2011 film 'The Muppets', Me Party is the reviewing party podcast of one, where Anna talks about what she's seen on her own.   

This week Anouchka interviews filmmaker Zara Woolf about filmmaking, sex scenes, intimacy coordination and first crushes.

This week we took ourselves out to watch Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in Good Luck To You Leo Grande, sparking conversations about sex work and coming of age (at any age). 

Anna interviews Zara Woolf about her latest short film ‘Wild Angel'. Wild Angel follows the coming of age journey of bisexual teen Angel as she navigates the first steps in pursuit of her dream career.

Anna is back! She reviews the Sean Durkin film, The Nest, which stars Jude Law and Carrie Coon.

Why does Sally Rooney only write female characters you're meant to hate? What's with Conversations with Friends being so boring? And is Marianne and Connell's sex life actually quite boring? These are questions we seek to answer, and more, on this week's episode of Sexy Sunday!

This week we look at the sexed-up lives of the teens at Euphoria high, where we explore their highs of season 1 and the unfortunate lows of season 2. 

This week we look at the awkward and horny life of Tracey from Chewing Gum, and discuss her hilarious journey towards losing her virginity. 

Are sex scenes hotter than porn? And if so, why? These are the questions we discuss in detail on this episode of Sexy Sunday!

This week we dive into Anouchka's favourite show Weeds, and the surprisingly raunchy number of sex scenes. We discuss our favourite scenes, as well as how much we can understand about the characters from just their sex scenes.

Anouchka and Jess discuss the multitude of sex scenes in the hit period drama, Bridgerton. This includes a chat about the strange sex appeal of forearms.

Anouchka and Jessica talk about 'will they or won't they?' on-screen couples, starting with the disappointing climax to How I Met Your Mother.  

This week we look at American Psycho, a cult classic and Anouchka's favourite movie! Be prepared to know all the American Psycho trivia, as well as a new found obsession for Christian Bale's artistic process!  

Why do all these fanfiction movies romanticise abusive relationships? And why is there always the "bad boy who's actually sensitive" and "plain girl that everyone fancies" trope in these films? These are the questions we hope to answer in this week's episode of Sexy Sunday!

Join us as we look at Joe's creepy sexual conquests, discussing in detail which love interest we preferred (spoiler alert: it wasn't Beck) and where we have lots of fun dissecting all the hot sex scenes.

This week we join the new graduates at Pierpoint as they navigate their new high-stress jobs and their sexual relationships. And there are many sexual conquests to explore, especially lots of exciting build-up and sexual tension!

Anna and James say goodbye (for now) as they review the Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler.

Join us as we dissect Fleabag's sexual escapades in all their awkward glory! And, of course, where we show our love to the Hot Priest and all the juicy sexual tension.

This week we go ALL IN on the new Gossip Girl, a reboot that (in our opinion) is simultaneously boring and gives you whiplash! But how do we feel about the sex scenes and the characters? 

Join us this week as we discuss the Polish show "Sexify", where we lust after Polish Timmy, revel in the antics of the Easter episode, and dissect whether this show actually destigmatizes the female orgasm.

This week we journey back to the early 2000s and dive into the sex scenes of Entourage, looking at how the show has aged and whether the characters are purely misogynistic or a critique of misogyny. Or perhaps a bit of both!

Join us as we dissect the awkward sex lives of Moordale's own, discussing in detail what impact the sex scenes have on the storylines and whether this show is as subversive as it thinks it is. 

Close-Up Culture is five years old! James and Anna celebrate this special birthday by talking about the quirks and perks of running a website. 

James gives his take on Dexter: New Blood and the controversial finale.

Anna and James give their candid thoughts on the Shrek and Princess Diana musicals. 

Anna reviews the Paul Thomas Anderson film, Licorice Pizza.

Anna and James get jolly with two Christmas movies.

Anna and James give their thoughts on Spencer, Princess Diana, the Royals, Kristen Stewart's performance, and much more.

Anna and James review films from this year's Raindance Film Festival.    

Anna reviews Dune, the feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel.   

James gives his thoughts on the Edgar Wright film, Last Night In Soho.

Anna reviews the new Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch.

Anna and James review short films from the 2021 BFI London Film Festival. 

In this Tasty Debrief, Anna talks to Steph McNeil, an actor and creator, about mental health and how it can be affected by acting, social media, the entertainment industry and everyday life.

Anna and James review He's All That & Free Guy.

James gives his quick thoughts on the trailer for Pablo Larraín's film, Spencer.