In this episode of Sex, Bodies, and Cinema, Jason and Ashley are joined by author and educator Jamie Lee Finch to explore An Education (2009), a coming-of-age drama directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Nick Hornby. The film, based on journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir, follows Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London, who becomes entangled with an older, charming con man, David (Peter Sarsgaard). As Jenny is swept into a sophisticated adult world, the film unpacks themes of power, agency, and the longing for freedom.

In this episode of Sex, Bodies, and Cinema, Jason and Ashley dive deep into Stanley Kubrick’s provocative 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The film follows Dr. Bill Harford on a bizarre, night-long journey through the hidden worlds of desire and secrecy after his wife, Alice, shares her secret fantasy of another man. As Bill navigates his own sexual awakening, the couple’s relationship faces a crisis of trust, power, and unspoken truths.

In this episode of Sex, Bodies, and Cinema, Jason and Ashley dive into Alfonso Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también (2001), a provocative coming-of-age road trip film that follows two teenage boys, Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna), who embark on a journey to the coast with a much older woman, Luisa (Maribel Verdú)

Jason and Ashley dive into Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz (2011), a poignant and emotional drama that explores the complexities of desire, fidelity, and the search for meaning in relationships.

In this episode, we dive deep into the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas.

We dive into the 2016 masterpiece Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Jason and Ashley dive into Laurel Parmet’s The Starling Girl (2023), a coming-of-age drama about Jem Starling (played by Eliza Scanlen), a 17-year-old navigating her place in a repressive Christian fundamentalist community.

Jason & Ashley do a deep dive tinot the 2023 film, Poor Things, thethe story of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, played by Emma Stone, a young woman brought back to life by the unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter, played by Willem Dafoe.

We discuss Lance Young's 1997 film, Bliss, starring Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, and Terrence Stamp.

Welcome to Sex, Bodies and Cinema - a brand new podcast from co-hosts Jason Goode and Ashley Rose.