Title: After Porn Ends Year: 2012 Starring: Asia Carrera, Seka, Nina Hartly, John Leslie Director: Bryce Wagoner Synopsis: Documentary examining what happens to some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry after they leave the business and try and live “normal” lives. - Via Letterboxd.com Lilith's Notes: The first of a trilogy. “Eventually their past will catch up with them, and they have to be aware of the fact that X is forever” Documentary December is one of my favourite themed months on this blog. I enjoy learning things through documentaries, and it’s a break in the types of films we watch for this site. Every year I’m excited to see what we’ll end up watching and I always hope it’s good. Unfortunately, After Porn Ends is a poor way to end 2022. I just found it extremely boring and blase. Everyone carries with them a personal bias, and mine is that, unless it’s requested of me, I try not to elevate documentaries that are thinly veiled

Title: 9 to 5: Days in Porn Year: 2008 Starring: Sasha Grey, Belladonna, Sharon Mitchell Director: Jenns Hoffman Synopsis: 9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry “The Adult Entertainment industry”. It depicts their stories, each one different, unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice. It delivers deep insight into their personal lives - from glamorous to grotesque - strange, fascinating, offensive, absurd and sometimes funny moments all at once. - Via Letterboxd.com Lilith's Notes: Early in Sasha Grey's career. "Pornography should always be exploring sexuality in every form." On the smoggy streets of California in 2006, the dirty business of porn begins its wiley day. The Valley is where porn production thrives. Mostly because it’s cheap. Viewers, tonight we are granted a peek into what it was like to make porn in the early 21st century. We’re introduced to several real life charac

Title: Inside Deep Throat Year: 2005 Starring: Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato Synopsis: In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel, “Deep Throat,” starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film’s star. - via Letterboxd.com Lilith's Notes: The first NC-17 movie ever aired on HBO "Deep Throat was the perfect ta

Title: Orgasm Inc.: The Story of OneTaste Year: 2022 Starring: Nicole Deadone Director: Sloane Klevin, Sarah Gibson Synopsis: A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations. - Via Letterboxd.com Lilith's Notes: We can all agree this is GOOP's fault, right? "She would just become facinated with what she could get people to do. That was her entertainment." We're in December, and you know what that means! All month we're going to watch dirty documentaries. Take a break from your holiday hustle and curl up with some educational films. Who knows, we might all learn somehting. We begin with Netflix's new true crime documentary, Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste I used to be rather new-agey. Not so much anymore. I sometimes idealize my life where I make my own candles and sell them at farmer's markets, or brew my own rosewater but that takes time out of my precious do nothing but stare at my ph