Aki leads an ordinary married life with her husband, Kai. One day, she receives an email asking, "Why not put your body up for auction?" If a buyer is found, she is contractually obligated to serve as a sexual partner for the duration of the agreement. While Kai is away on a business trip, Aki visits the venue. Stripped naked and subjected to various examinations, she is bombarded with questions from potential buyers. Ultimately, a man named K wins the bid at a high price. He "trains" her using bizarre methods—such as forcing her to record videos of her private life and her sexual encounters with her subordinate, M—awakening a side of her body that her husband had never explored...
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
Many call 'Tragedy Girls' a modern-day 'Heathers', and I do see the resemblance. The film asks the same question that all teenagers suffer with: who am I? Well, the movie answers this — you are your online presence.
The Slumber Party Massacre wonderfully combines the suspense of its horror with its commentary on gender, creating a memorable slasher classic that began a horror trilogy entirely written and directed by women.
This Disney Channel Original Movie shows how two different groups can coexist.
