Redband trailer:






This first premiered at Sundance 2021, where A24 bought distribution rights. A24 wanted to put out both a R-rated censored and uncensored version of the film. This led to conflict and Neon eventually bought the rights.

Reviews are pretty positive: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pleasure_2022/

I saw this a few months ago. It was pretty good, but nothing too groundbreaking. It does definitely give an unflinching view of what can go on in the industry. I won't go into too much detail, but some really graphic stuff.

There are plenty of women who make appearances in the film I'm sure some here will recognize...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8550054




This starts out here on Friday, same day as Men.

I have this pre-ordered, but the German release is already available with risque cover artwork that I don't think can even be posted.

Go into this with low expectations. It's pretty amateurish. Pretty much every actor but the lead is in the industry.

Now currently airing on Showtime, not coincidentally paired with Sean Baker's Red Rocket, making for a downbeat double feature on the porn industry that makes Boogie Nights look like a kiddie film. I'm surprised they didn't triple it up with Mope, a movie (based on a shockingly true story) they aired a few weeks ago showing the downside of men in the adult film biz.

Who was Chris Cock?

Sucks I was halfway through and did not know there was a uncut version on Showtime on demand.

Is Sofia Kappel a rising star and Ninja Thyberg somebody who will be putting out more films like Sean Baker?


It was not bad though the ending was not really that good.

The ending is abrupt, but it fits. I thought Kappel did a great job in those final scenes. Paul Thomas Anderson talked about it in the Boogie Nights commentary, in referring to Rollergirl's scene where she starts kicking the guy in the "On the Prowl" segment; in seeing interviews with porn actresses, they have this vacant stare, all they say is "I'm fine", but they look like they're ready to just snap (like Rollergirl eventually does). Kappel's Bella is the same way at the end, and while she doesn't snap and go violent, she just has that moment of clarity, that "get me out of here" attitude, and she does.

One thing I did notice was that Kappel, and most of her friends were all small-breasted. Nothing wrong with that at all, I actually prefer it and find it sexy, but it seemed odd considering that when I see the non-penetrating softcore versions of porn movies that they show on Showtime, there's more saline than the Bausch and Lomb bottling plant. I was surprised that there wasn't a push from someone for Bella to get a boob job whether she wanted one or not.

That was the only drawback for her and the tattoos though maybe they were fake?

Still a lot better looking than that plain girl who she was staying with and friends with.

The "Bella Cherry" tattoo is real. Talk about getting into a role...