This week we look at Steven Soderbergh’s debut film, Sex, Lies, and Videotape. We talk about our differing opinions on the quality of the actual film, James Spader’s profoundly weird performance, and look at the context the film was released into. We also look at the effect it has had on the twenty-five years of Hollywood that followed, and on Soderbergh’s career in general. The movie might be small, but it created a big world.
Episode 174: Sex, Lies, and Videotape
And an mp3 version can be found here.