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dave d I'm not sure making a hybrid mockumentary and documentary on sex work is a great idea. The doc side was informative and important, but when Sarah Jones tries to be funny it is a giant swing and a miss. The unfortunate part is this is a necessary film, however it is filled with distraction and self-indulgence. Jones makes a film about herself and not the workers she is claiming to represent. For that reason alone, this film is ultimately a failure. Final Score: 5/10 Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/23 Full Review Shock Therapy R There has always been huge leverage upon the supply side of sex, by the demand side of sex: cult practices around the goddess Asherah (fertility) were religiously developed, with or without (debated) prostitution rituals, in earliest Akkadian and Sumerian civilizations. Further, polygamy was normative for all of the Hebrew writings period. Are women hurt by these practices, or liberated? Morphed into 2020's vernacular and thinking, this documentary purports to answer this question. This movie is initially vetted through a phenomenon called cultural appropriation. This used to be called taboo, which is it's own industry. Yet from civilization zero, cultural ideas have been "stolen" and incorporated into other cultures like the ripple of water streaming from the top of a mountain. This false introduction was off-putting in its earnest patronization of anticipated false furor. Beyond this veneer, the arguments pro-/con- were interesting and instructive. On the pro- side we hear moral equivocation to video games and movies, justifications based on one's capitalistic rights (as if that system is moral), and rationalization of higher profit sharing for the affected bodies in the trade. On the con- side we hear economic necessity (which is compelling), coercion and deception, peer pressure, and other such evils. The moderator's position seems to come down on the con- side. If the telling of this process is authentic, it is a noble effort. The material interviews of the affected bodies seems genuine. The non-material interviews with celebrity power seemed completely the opposite. This is very conflicting throughout this otherwise serious topic and dialogue. If the entertainment aesthetic and the political noise had been eradicated, this would have been an unadulterated display of intellectual inquiry and social commentary. As it was grossly encumbered, it is still a recommend, but with strong caution against a prostituted message. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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