Walsh’s documentary approach is clever. The method not only explicitly turns us into voyeurs, it also objectifies everyone we meet, with no room for editorial comment. For the most part, their points of view are clear, but some of the females’ perspectives are murky. What, for example, possesses Wax’s mother to get a job mopping up porn video booths? And when one woman is offended by the crude talk of a plumber she hires, and by the copy of Playboy in his toolbox, isn’t it sexist condescension to make her a virgin?
But by and large this is a rather benign excursion into the world of smut. Toward the end, when Mammon and Wax are being sued by an 18-year-old who didn’t follow the video instructions for the Wax Williams Length-MaXXXer System vacuum pump, it’s tough to not be as sympathetic for the maimers as for the maimee. Without Wax makes us empathize with anybody having a hard time.
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- Porn again
The sound of loud, breathy faux orgasms ricocheted upstairs at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.
- By the horns
If you’ve ever wondered where the people who make those Girls Gone Wild videos find the women to participate in soft-porn video debasement, you’d be far less bewildered watching girl after girl trying to out-skank one another on the bull.
- Sound words
I appreciate the positive review Jeffrey Gantz gave to Bad Boy Made Good , the documentary film I produced, which was shown this week at the MFA.
- Angels and devils of porn
Odd choice for a date, one would have thought — an evening of robust debate about pornography.
- Flashbacks: March 24
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Chris Brook and Ian Sands.
- Review: Serbis
There couldn't be a more promising set-up for a movie than the one in Brillante Mendoza's film: a family-run gay-porno-movie theater.
- Bigger! Better!!
This year the festival will host 58 world premieres and 41 North American premieres.
- All at sea
The Ocean State is a character as colorful as any of the ragtag denizens of Side by Each.
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The man famously wrote, “I am Providence,” so it just wouldn’t be right for folks in this town to say, “H.P. who ?”
- Recovery school
Dr. Drew Pinsky himself, sleekly acerbic co-host of radio’s Loveline , wields his diagnostic jargon like a switchblade.
- Royal fun
As You Like It accomplishes what every production of a Shakespeare comedy tries to do.
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