The most provocative filmmaker in cinema says Gen Z should have more bad sex

The most provocative filmmaker in cinema says Gen Z should have more bad sex

Gregg Araki, the New Queer Cinema icon, has made a career out of sexy, caustic art like ‘The Doom Generation’ and ‘Nowhere’ and the haunting ‘Mysterious Skin’. Now he’s back with a raunchy S&M comedy starring Olivia Wilde. He speaks to Adam White about sexual fluidity, Gen Z prudes, and why you’ll never see him making a $20m movie

Gregg Araki on I Want Your Sex: “The despair of the bad makes the euphoria of the good even more intense”

After more than a decade away from the big screen, Gregg Araki returns with I Want Your Sex, a provocative screwball comedy that doubles as a defence of messy desire. The New Queer Cinema pioneer reflects on sex positivity, generational attitudes to intimacy, and why personal heartbreak can feel like its own apocalypse.