2 Sep 29th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: Being John Malkovich

By Jack Harrison

The Movie: Unlike many of the films I've featured so far, Being John Malkovich is shockingly intricate and inventive. John Cusack takes a position at a…

2 Sep 22nd, 2009

Cinema Sutra: Y tu mamá también

By Jack Harrison

The movie: Here at Hooksexup, we got the jump on cougar prowling when it was still primarily a north-of-the-border phenomenon. But since it's infiltrated our…

2 Sep 15th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: The Lover

By Jack Harrison

The movie: As summer comes to a close, I thought I'd pick a movie that celebrated that magic combination of sex, sweat, and ceiling fans that only…

0 Sep 8th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: Snakes on a Plane

By Jack Harrison

The movie: There is a plane. There are snakes on it. 'Nuff said. But if you care to know the oh-so-plausible reasons why, it's because Samuel L. Jackson…

3 Sep 1st, 2009

Cinema Sutra: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

By Jack Harrison

The movie: For back to school week, we pay tribute to the quintessential high-school flick, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Chronicling the social and…

3 Aug 25th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: The Postman Always Rings Twice

By Jack Harrison

The movie: The 1981 version of the film (with Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson) is a remake of the 1946 Lana Turner/John Garfield classic, itself adapted…

5 Aug 18th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: A History of Violence

By Jack Harrison

The movie: Viggo Mortensen is just a straightforward cook at a small-town diner, right? Well, apparently not, for when two guys come in to rob the joint,…

2 Aug 11th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: Barbarella

By Jack Harrison

The movie: When the opening credits feature a lithe young Jane Fonda removing her space suit in zero-grav, you know you're in for a treat. Barbarella…

0 Aug 4th, 2009

Cinema Sutra: True Lies

By Jack Harrison

The movie: The governor of one of the country's most powerful states watches a woman perform an erotic dance just for him — no, it's not New York, it's…