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‘A masterclass in lesbian eroticism’: why Bound is my feelgood movie
The latest in our ongoing series of writers celebrating their most rewatched comfort films is a pick for 1996’s revealing and relatable romantic thriller I’m not necessarily inclined towards what might typically be dubbed “feelgood”. No, you won’t find me seduced by a happy ending, nor am I partial to the oeuvre of Disney (in fact, I find all the talking animals and poreless princesses a bit grotesque). The raw edges and friction of feel bad have tended to be much better suited to my tastes: the porno chic slasher Knife+Heart, the sartorial murder of In Fabric and the snuff film-obsessed Thesis. Sex and gore, basically. For a long time, my favourite film was Crimes of the Future: a stomach-churning body horror about sexual-surgical experiments. However, there is one movie that reveals a slightly soft(er)core side to my viewing habits, which I frequently return to in order to feel the gus
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘A masterclass in lesbian eroticism’: why Bound is my feelgood movie, The latest in our ongoing series of writers celebrating their most rewatched comfort films is a pick for 1996’s revealing and relatable romantic thriller I’m not necessarily inclined towards what might typically be dubbed “feelgood”. No, you won’t find me seduced by a happy ending, nor am I partial to the oeuvre of Disney (in fact, I find all the talking animals and poreless princesses a bit grotesque). The raw edges and friction of feel bad have tended to be much better suited to my tastes: the porno chic slasher Knife+Heart, the sartorial murder of In Fabric and the snuff film-obsessed Thesis. Sex and gore, basically. For a long time, my favourite film was Crimes of the Future: a stomach-churning body horror about sexual-surgical experiments. However, there is one movie that reveals a slightly soft(er)core side to my viewing habits, which I frequently return to in order to feel the gus
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- ‘A masterclass in lesbian eroticism’: why Bound is my feelgood movieThe Guardian - 2026-05-25T09:00:21+00:00
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