In “Fatal Attraction,” the genre-defining 1987 erotic thriller, sex was the engine that moved the plot. It’s rare to see that in movies today.
Tag: Fatal Attraction (Movie)
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When the Master of the Erotic Thriller Fails to Thrill
Adrian Lyne used to make deranged romps animated by conservative masculine anxieties. By the time of “Deep Water,” his muse — the all-powerful white man — had lost his grip.
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Why I Love Erotic Thrillers
They are best consumed as escapist fantasies about a mythic figure I myself could never embody: the femme fatale.