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Jamón Jamón (1992)

April 23, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Love and lust at the middle school dance

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1992, bigas luna, class warfare, comedy, cuca canals, erotic, Jamón Jamón, javier bardem, movie review, penelope cruz, romance, sex worker, soap opera, spain, teen pregnancy

Anora (2024)

October 28, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Just 'cuz she dances go-go…

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2024, american independent, anora, cannes 2024, Karren Karagulian, mark eidelshtein, mikey madison, movie review, palme d'or, russian oligarch, sean baker, sex worker, stripper, Vache Tovmasyan, Yura Borisov

Working Girls (1986)

June 13, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Sex work really is work

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1986, amanda goodwin, david van tiegham, deborah banks, ellen mcelduff, lizzie borden, movie review, new york city, prostitution, richard leacock, sandra kay, sex work, sex worker, working girls

Lola (1981)

April 23, 2024 Mikkel Frederiksen2 Comments

Funhouse farce

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1981, Armin Mueller-Stahl, barbara sukowa, bourgeoisie, cinematography, lola, mario adorf, movie review, rainer werner fassbinder, sex worker, udo kier, west germany

Walk On The Wild Side (1962)

April 1, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

“I wish I hadn’t met you here.”

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1960s, 1962, anne baxter, barbara stanwyck, capucine, edmund norris, edward dmytryk, jane fonda, john fante, laurence harvey, love, movie review, new orleans, sex work, sex worker, unfulfilled romance, walk on the wild side

American Gigolo (1980)

March 26, 2024July 9, 2024 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

Exquisite facade, rough substance

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980, 1980s, american gigolo, bill duke, fashion, giorgio armani, hector elizondo, lauren hutton, movie review, murder, paul schrader, richard gere, sex worker, stylish, thriller

The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

March 25, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A sex worker’s self-acceptance

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1950s, 1956, class divide, hawaii, jane russell, movie review, raoul walsh, richard egan, romance, sex worker, sydney boehm, the revolt of mamie stover, ww2

The Naked Kiss (1964)

January 29, 2024 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

A laced piece of apple pie

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1960s, 1964, anthony eisley, constance towers, criminal desire, michael dante, movie review, samuel fuller, sex worker, stanley cortez

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