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S#x Acts

2013 List
80% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings

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Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine It sounds like a cautionary tale from the Fifties, but Gurfinkel deftly demonstrates how institutionalized misogyny is as virulent as it ever was. Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Dan Callahan RogerEbert.com Probably a lot of people who see this film will get fed up with Gili's passivity, but some people in life are passive in a way that feels like a defiantly inactive reaction to ill treatment. Rated: 3/4 Dec 6, 2013 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times The movie's observations of the wolf pack mentality of privileged teenage boys who view every conquest as proof of their prowess is casually devastating. Dec 5, 2013 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Despite the predictability and the familiarity of Gili's circumstances, Gurfinkel's S#x Acts is an effectively compelling film. Rated: 3/5 Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Steve Erickson Gay City News The film itself is a convincing portrait of sex as a means of self-destruction, far more compelling than Steve McQueen's "Shame." Feb 17, 2018 Full Review Jared Mobarak The Film Stage The film becomes a depravity barometer of sorts to see how ignorant you are to the reality depicted. Rated: B- Jun 21, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member We never learn a lot about Gili, other than she's recently transferred to this school and it's not due to a family move; obviously something went down at her old school, but all she'll say is that she was looking for a school with a cooler vibe. And that's just it, other than not being as wealthy as some of the kids in her new school, she is a cool girl. There's nothing odd or different about her that she couldn't fit in; yet some lack of self-esteem makes her give in to these guys with just the least amount of flattery on their part. Particularly Omari, who definitely represents that "popular guy" in every school. It doesn't even seem as though Gili covets him for a boyfriend; it's more like she thinks eventually she'll be his hook up of choice, like it will become a mutual sexual relationship, instead of him using her and asking her to pleasure his friends and brother. Both the sad and good part of S#x Acts is that these encounters are written so realistically - there's nothing over the top or gratuitous about any of the 6 and we're left to imagine a 7th sexual favor given by Gili. What we're witnessing is a social commentary on teenage promiscuity in the age of the over the counter morning after pill... READ MORE http://www.tinseltine.com/2013/12/tribeca-film-sx-acts.html Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review alex k My Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Director
Jonathan Gurfinkel