We should have been - after all, Claire Denis delivered one of the most deviously sexy movies of all time with her grisly cannibal romance Trouble Every Day (also streaming on Amazon,) but there's just no bracing for a movie as profound and profoundly thirsty as High Life. Nobody was prepared for how horny High Life is. Writers: Claire Denis and Jean-Pol FargeauĬast: Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin Kathryn Hahn giving one of the best performances of her career? Yeah, also sexy. Kathryn Hahn having an orgasm that changes her life? Sexy. Juno Temple giving Kathryn Hahn a lapdance? Sexy. It's a list of sexy movies and Afternoon Delight is quite sexy indeed. So why is it on this list if I have so much distaste for it? Well friends, it ain't a list of the best, most inclusive movies on Amazon Prime. Soloway's script is bafflingly dismissive of sex workers, picturing them as some sort of bizarre manic pixie dream girl that exists entirely on a victim/homewrecker binary, to be used up and discarded once they help the upstanding reach their new awakenings. However, she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for when she realizes her newfound friend is actually an unabashed, unapologetic "full-service sex worker" who represents all the wildness Rachel misses in her stuffy life. Hahn stars as Rachel, a rich, privileged, but oh-so-tragically bored housewife who befriends a young stripper ( Juno Temple) and invites her to stay in her (absurdly lavish) house to try and "save" her. Written and directed by Transparent creator Jill Soloway, the indie dramedy is rife with killer performances, it's just kind of a smug, pious asshole of a movie that empathizes with all the wrong characters. Fletcher, the great Kathryn Hahn gave a tremendous performance of sexual reawakening in 2013's Afternoon Delight. Clair, Keegan-Michael Key, Michaela WatkinsĪfternoon Delight is so close to being a special movie. Chase HutchinsonĬast: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch, Jessica St. The relationship between Corky and Violet is fully realized in how complex it is, drawing you in with every single alluring stare the two share together as you root for them to get out alive together against all the odds. Packing a great degree of style and humor, it is a work that was both ahead of its time while still being an enduring artifact of a late 90s film that you just don’t see anymore. Central to this is Gina Gershon as Corky and Jennifer Tilly as Violet who begin to form a romantic relationship while also hatching a scheme to steal millions of dollars from the Mafia. The feature debut of the iconic duo of Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the film has everything you could possibly want in a story from razor-sharp tension to a whole bunch of crackling dialogue from a routinely great cast. If you haven’t seen the sexy crime thriller that is 1996’s Bound, then you are in for a real cinematic treat. Directors/writers: Lana Wachowski, Lilly WachowskiĬast: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano