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Anita: Swedish Nymphet (1973)

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When you get right down to it, sure, “Anita” is sexploitation, and sure in many occasions it can be pure smut, but, and this is a giant but: “Anita” can also be quite entertaining. Very much in the vein of films like “Black Snake Moan,” Wickman’s drama porn is not just a display for Christina Lindberg and her gorgeous physique, it’s an interesting study in the habits of nymphomaniacs, and the misery that can arise from sex and sexual acts when it’s made out of sheer impulse and not pleasure. Sixteen year old Anita is a girl with so much psychosis that she’s hopelessly addicted to sex and really has no grasp on restraint or discretion when it comes to getting what she wants.

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Our Top 10 Porn Stars (NSFW)

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What we define as porn is a debate and discussion that can go in circles for literal hours. What’s the norm to you may be graphic to another person, what may be utterly perverse to you may not be so bad to me, thus the position of porn in our society is a constant hot topic. What is porn? What do we define as porn? Is “Basic Instinct” porn? Is “Debbie Does Dallas” porn? Sure enough, I make no real secret of my involvement with X-Critic and how I review porn titles. I think sex should be discussed openly allowing an open forum for people to express themselves and gain a better awareness of their individuality. Puritanical society and conservative America has done everything in their power to shut down the Porn Industry and bring it to a grinding halt while also attempting to suck it dry “for the sake of the economy,” but all efforts have failed and pornography remains a multi-billion dollar industry that poses no clear threat to society.

I’m always open in admitting that I love porn and I love the business that is pornography. It’s a multi-faceted, and constantly morphing medium that’s always straight forward about the taboos it touches on. And like every fan of pornography, I love the stars of it. Over the years I’ve managed to grab a list of my favorite porn stars of all time. While the research was fun, the primary point of this list is to celebrate porn and reveal a part of this website that appreciates film whether it’s a drama, comedy, or pornography.
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Alfie (2004)

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alfie__2004__jude_lawI wasn’t a big fan of the original 1966 film starring the great Michael Caine. About a year prior to the release of the remake, I decided to give “Alfie” a watch, and really wasn’t impressed. For all whom aren’t familiar with the original, “Alfie” takes place in London, and not in New York, and it’s much darker and colder than the remake. Though, as always, movie fans will be divided with both versions, I just had to pick the remake. Granted, neither of them are masterpieces, nor are the rip-offs, but the modern “Alfie” is much more enjoyable in the long run.

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The Dreamers (2003)

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“The Dreamers” is a film that was hardly seen upon its initial release, and I think it’s a crime that it was hardly shown to the public. The fact that this film was shun by the MPAA and swept under the rug is only the clearest of indicators of how close-minded we are. Bertolucci gives us a rough and tumble look at sexual acts between friends and never adds cheesy background music to sound like porn, it’s natural, and that’s why “The Dreamers” is such a beautiful film. The film takes place in 1969 where the free loving is at an all time high and the Vietnam War is in the midst.

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Swimming Pool (2003)

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swimming-poolSarah, a renowned author making a decent living with a series of books with the character of Inspector Dorwell somewhat shies away from the throws of recognition and seems to hate almost being worshiped. She’s experiencing a creative meltdown of a sorts and is sent by her publisher, with whom she’s having an affair with, to his country house in the far end of France away from civilization to work on her new book, though she isn’t sure what she’s writing yet. She gets more than she bargains for asking for inspiration when her publisher’s daughter Julie comes to stay at the house unannounced. The two instantly dislike one another, and are exact opposites; Sarah played by the elegant and stunning Charlotte Rampling is a somewhat withdrawn, cold and uptight woman while Julie played by Ludivine Sagnier is stunning, very, very sexy, seductive, adventurous, and very mysterious, but the two don’t like each other.

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Poison (2000)

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poison-2000The story in the film and the script is a hefty mess and bears some incredibly wide plot holes that ruin the efficacy of the film. For example, It’s never fully or clearly explained as to why Traci does the things she does to get her mother’s attention. There’s some insinuation that she resents her, or maybe she’s psychotic, but there’s no verification. Even in the end which is somewhat blurry, we’re never truly sure as to her motives with killing all the people during the movie. Her actions during the film perceive her character to be more spoiled than psychotic and threatening, so in the end it remains hazy. Also, the climax of the film seems so rushed and tacked on it begins to feel awkward on the closing credits.

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Femme Fatale (2002)

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When a heist goes awry, Laure Ash poses as a woman, stealing her identity and sets out to live a straight life while attempting to dodge two of her ex-partners out for vengeance and a photographer who wants her picture for the tabloids. I was literally stunned by DePalma’s (Carrie, Blowout) visually engrossing direction that so eloquently depicts every action of the story he is trying to tell. He is the master of the split screen which he uses to emphasize character motive and personality. At times, there were scenes so incredible, I just had to rewind and see it all over again. He pays attention to every small and seemingly adequate detail from the largest of street settings to confined spaces such as hotel rooms. One of my favorite scenes is where the character Bardo sits along his balcony top watching Ash from across the street; though he doesn’t know what he’s in for yet, he’s oddly intrigued, and another of the best scenes where Bardo fights off an aggressive pursuer of Ash where Bardo steps in begins to fight him. DePalma doesn’t show the fight except relies on sound and imagination as we watch the silhouettes of Bardo fighting off the attacker while he slowly closes in on Ashe’s face who is reacting to the entire scene like a snake watching her prey fight over her.

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