The King And Queens Of The Erotic Thriller (feat. Jacob Knight)
Episode 54
With Michael Douglas’ sexy trilogy of FATAL ATTRACTION (1987), BASIC INSTINCT(1992) and DISCLOSURE (1994), American pop noir hit a real hot streak about 25 years back. This week, we discuss the genre hybrid that introduces a flawed Douglas protagonist to his match/demise in the femme fatale’s of Glenn Close, Sharon Stone and Demi Moore.
On an episode that’s necessarily explicit and just as politically interested, we’ve got a guest to boot.
3:35 – FATAL ATTRACTION, and how Glenn Close wins and loses big
20:35 – Can this podcast handle the insanity of BASIC INSTINCT?
28:05 – Writer Jacob Knight guests as our Paul Verhoeven scholar
50:54 – DISCLOSURE won’t let you ignore its reactionary politics
For more from Jacob, read his comprehensive Paul Verhoeven analysis/retrospective on BirthMoviesDeath.com and follow him on Twitter at @jacobqknight.
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