Shame” is rated NC-17 (No one 17 or under admitted). Younger viewers will have to go elsewhere to learn that sex can sometimes be fun.
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A.O. Scott (via parentsstronglycautioned)
It takes acting chops to make sex addiction look as awkward as Michael Fassbender was able to make it in “Shame.”
I’m also really loving, thanks to Lily (a different one from myself), this “New York Times Movie Ratings” tumblr that collects all these gems of judgment hidden away in those oft-overlooked last lines of NYT movie reviews.