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Gregg Araki’s comedy examines consent and Gen Z’s intimacy gap, with Magnolia Pictures rating it R for graphic nudity and strong sexual content.
- Pioneering indie auteur Gregg Araki returns to theaters Friday with "I Want Your Sex," his first feature in 12 years, exploring workplace power dynamics and Generation Z's well-documented intimacy crisis.
- Olivia Wilde stars as 'neo-pop artist' Erika Tracy, who ensnares her naive assistant Elliot, played by Cooper Hoffman, in a noirish mystery featuring a dead body and art world satire.
- Promoting the film last week, the 66-year-old director urged Gen Z to be more adventurous, warning that the 'FOMO generation' risks missing their sexual prime by sitting in rooms texting.
- This New Queer Cinema pioneer uses the film as a manifesto on eroticism, flipping gender roles to tackle workplace harassment, as critics awarded the R-rated comedy 3.5 stars.
- By contrasting Gen Z's intimacy struggles with the film's sex-positive tone, Araki questions if digital habits hinder real-world connection, emphasizing the creative power of human experience.
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I Want Your Sex Review: A Kinky, Wickedly Funny Power Trip
Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman ignite Gregg Araki’s audacious satire of sex, power, and art-world absurdity. The post I Want Your Sex Review: A Kinky, Wickedly Funny Power Trip appeared first on Metro Weekly.
I Want Your Sex Gives Olivia Wilde Her Best Role Yet
Olivia Wilde always stands out when she’s allowed to go big and controversial in her movie roles. As a self-described “pretentious bitch from hell’ in Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex,’ she gets what might be her best part yet.
Gregg Araki on sex and creative freedom with 'I Want Your Sex'
For decades, Gregg Araki has been a trailblazing queer artist. He’s the filmmaker behind LGBTQ+ movies like “The Living End,” “The Doom Generation,” and the classic “Mysterious Skin.” His new feature, “I Want Your Sex,” opens July 31. While it’s not as overtly gay as some of his other work, “I Want Your Sex” is still a naughty sex romp with gay characters and actors, including a lead character in Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde) who is pansexual and …
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