Fatal Attractions

The gang are joined by special guest, author/podcaster Anna Cale, to dive into the world of classical music and petty revenge in Denis Dercourt's 2006 film The Page Turner. Follow Anna on Bluesky.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The old gang reunites as Amelie comes back, even if just for one show, to talk about Nicole Kidman's latest foray into the erotic thriller genre, this time in the shape of Halina Reijn's Babygirl.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang joins up with friend and fellow-podcaster Catrin Lowe so they can head into the place where erotic thriller crosses over with true crime as they look at Bob Fosse's grim and sweaty Star 80.   Follow Catrin on Twitter or Bluesky. Follow Don't You Want Me? on Apple Podcasts Read Teresa Carpenter's orginal Village Voice article: Death of a Playmate Listen to The Video Archives Podcast episode on Star 80.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang welcome in friend of the podcast, audio porn producer and sex blogger Girl on the Net, to discuss the nature of identity and manipulation, the growing ubiquity of AI, and the portrayal of the camming industry in Daniel Goldhaber's 2018 film Cam.   Follow Girl on the Net on Mastodon or Bluesky. Check out her work.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang are joined by special guest writer/culture critic Kayleigh Donaldson as they delve into the world of 18th Century France and legendary provocateur/filth-peddler, the Marquis de Sade, for a tale of smut, censorship and dehumanisation in Philip Kaufman's 2000 film Quills.   Follow Kayleigh on Twitter     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang take a trip with special guest writer/director/actor Emily Bennett (Alone With You, Accidental Stars, LVRS), looking to discuss colour, unreliable narrators and the generaly cursed nature of David Lynch's nightmarish vision of jealousy, guilt and murder in 1997's Lost Highway.   Follow Emily on Instagram. Watch Emily's horror short LVRS.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang made it... reached 100 episodes... and to celebrate they remember their favourite episodes, consider the state of the erotic thriller in the current world, and finally get into their long-awaited discussion of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. And there's even a special announcement, too.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang are joined by special guest, casting director and podcaster Timothy Evans (@timothyeraw), to veer away from the thrillers but stay firmly in the erotic camp to discuss fringe sexuality and human need in Steven Shainberg's darkly comic and sexy as hell 2002 film Secretary.   To watch the trailer for the short film mentioned in the show, Truth Serum, click here. And to watch the film itself, click here. Follow AnfanTerrible Films for info on current and future projects.   Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang are joined by special guest, author Linda Belhadj, for an unsettling journey into jealousy and psychosis in Claude Chabrol's L'Enfer.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang consider the damage intended and the damage inflicted in the rarely discussed tale of a cop going undercover in the 70s New York leather bar scene in William Friedkin's Cruising.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang return for a look at the seductive vampiric charms of Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie in Tony Scott's The Hunger.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang return to a previously considered filmmaker in his first English language film, considering the sensual qualities and compelling unease within a very dysfunctional family in Park Chan-wook's Stoker.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang bring along new special guest, podcaster Daryl Bär of SuddenDoubleDeep and Is Paul Dano Okay?, to discuss religious fetishism, metaphorical castration and subtlety in Paul Verhoeven's The Fourth Man.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang turn to wartime China for a tale of deception, infidelity and the most costly betrayal in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang bring along a special guest, writer/editor/podcaster Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film), as they consider the emotional fallout of infidelity, betrayal and running while naked in Louis Malle's Damage.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang ditch their schedule in favour of looking over a story of lust, love and, above all else, luck in Woody Allen's Match Point.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally round out the trilogy, discussing the ambiguity of star ratings, intention in storytelling, and the very nature of suffering through someone else's art in Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes's The Next 365 Days.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang discuss the use of language in erotic thrillers, different perspectives on when a character looks at the audience, and the finer points of using a bicycle in cold weather in Atom Egoyan's Chloe.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang welcome back special guest and friend of the show, Michael Mohan (writer/director of The Voyeurs), to discuss the immaculately filmed tale of murder, betrayal, and why you should never piss off the cool girl in David Fincher's Gone Girl.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally get to their long-postponed look at the film that doubles as both a Hitchcockian tale of duplicity and murder and as a takedown of the pharmaceutical industry, all while being touted as the director's last film (it wasn't) in Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang make the ill-advised choice to return to the world of Laura and Massimo, where their time is filled with sex, mistrust and the complete inability to behave like normal people in Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes's 365 Days: This Day.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally come to look at a new mainstream erotic thriller and the first film from Adrian Lyne in 20 years, where jealousy, infidelity, and murder once again rear their heads in 2022's Deep Water.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang continue their look into the contemporary state of the erotic thriller and genuinely struggle to stay on topic when appraising Rob Cohen's 2015 film The Boy Next Door.   We do wish to note that, at the time of recording, we were not aware of the allegations of assault and misconduct made against Rob Cohen prior to his making this film. As such, this isn't something we discuss in the episode. We do just want to say that us not mentioning it isn't us intentionally ignoring it to avoid awkward topics. We're apparently just bad at research.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang head to Netflix and consider the current state of the erotic thriller genre, and talk about movies about writers, dubious depictions of mental illness, and poor decisions in Anna Elizabeth James' Deadly Illusions.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang return with a look at one journalist's attempt to uncover the truth behind a dead woman that haunts the past of a famous comedy double act, and the uncomfortable truths she finds for herself along the way, in Atom Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang sit down with special guest Michael Mohan to discuss his new film The Voyeurs, now currently streaming on Amazon Prime, and talk about his thoughts on erotic thrillers, how it influenced his new film, and his hopes for the future of the genre. You can follow Michael Mohan on Twitter here: @michaelmohan And you can visit his website here     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang travel to 1930s Korea for the duplicitous tale of a lady of wealth, the men who want her money, and the young woman drafted to help one of them get it. Sex, power, and back-stabbing abound in Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang take their walk into more notorious fare as they look at the dubious streaming sensation about kidnap, forced affection, and bad things being done badly in Barbara Bialowas & Tomasz Mandes' 365 Days.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang consider the dubious voyeurism and strained credibility of a family who move into a new house, but neglect to keep an eye out for a rogue Gary Busey in Matthew Patrick's Hider in the House.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang go animated in their latest adventure, and they bring along a friend - Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews). Join them as they delve head first into the gloriously disquieting world of fame, obsession, and an increasingly fractured psychosis in Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue.     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang get the chance to go all supernatural with their latest erotic thriller, looking at a tale of infidelity and gaslighting made much complicated by soaking wet ghosts in Robert Zemeckis'  What Lies Beneath.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally start to bring in more non-English language films into the mix as the look over a tale of greed, capitalism and murder in Alain Corneau's Love Crime.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang return to the dark and tragic world of Lynch, and this time they've brought someone with them. Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou) is the special guest for our tour of David Lynch's  Mulholland Drive.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally hit on a frequently requested title, made notorious by virtue of starring the internet's favourite actor Nicolas Cage, in the form of Sam Pillsbury's Zandalee.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang take a dive into the clear blue waters and murky motivations to talk about fiction and jealousy in François Ozon's Swimming Pool.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang are joined by special guest Catherine Bray (@catherinebray) as they delve into world of fame, media, and murder in Gus Van Sant's To Die For.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finish up their run in the 1980s by looking into the tale of idyllic small-town life, which covers up the psychosexual nightmare beneath its surface in David Lynch's Blue Velvet.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang look another film that has direct ties to classic film noir and hard boiled Hollywood, this time filtered through a more New Hollywood lens in Bob Rafelson's The Postman Always Rings Twice.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang go period once more as they look into the noirish tale of an amnesiac detective trailing a missing man and becoming caught in a loop of memory, paranoia, and voodoo in Alan Parker's Angel Heart.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally turn to one of the big names of the erotic film genre, and consider the legacy and filmic blueprint to be found in Zalman King's Wild Orchid.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang are joined by special guest, critic and author Mark Searby (@Mark_Searby), for a look at the film that served as a turning point in the career of Al Pacino... Harold Becker's Sea of Love.   Visit Mark Searby's website for more info on his work and book, Al Pacino: The Movies Behind the Man     Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang returns to the world of damaged psyches and body horror as they look at the troubled twin world in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang return to the world of 1980's Brian De Palma, rich in visual storytelling, decadent morality, and questionable social perspectives in genre giant Dressed to Kill.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang head to the wealthy side of town where boats sail, booze is drunk, and implausible murder schemes are plotted in Bob Swaim's Masquerade.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang head on down to New Orleans for a tale of corrupt cops and sultry nights in Jim McBride's The Big Easy.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang finally get a look at another of the few films revolving around two female characters: one the femme fatale who kills for money; the other the cop obsessed with stopping her in Bob Rafelson's Black Widow.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang go uncharacteristically contemporary by checking out the '80s-set psychosexual thriller recently added to Netflix in the shape of Wash Westmoreland's Earthquake Bird.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang head to the beginning of the 80s to look at the fashionably hollow lifestyle of one of God's lonely men in Paul Schrader's American Gigolo.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang head to an early success for writer Joe Eszterhas, which set the template for his bigger successes to come. Courtroom drama, murder and intrigue in Richard Marquand's Jagged Edge.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang go period by looking at the tale of pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy and their various shenanigans of exploitation, sadism and love in Stephen Frears's Dangerous Liaisons.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The gang head back out to sea for the close quarters tension of a married couple besieged by a handsome but unstable stranger on their own ship in Phillip Noyce's Dead Calm.       Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/