130 - Crash (1996)

It’s impossible to talk about sexy 90s movies without bringing up David Cronenberg’s CRASH. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? The Tomatometer can’t make up its mind, so The Contrarians must battle! On this latest Gray Area Episode, Alex will attack CRASH’s gratuitousness while Julio does his best to defend Cronenberg’s kinks. Is James Spader being turned off by car accidents a bold approach to sexuality in film? Did we really need Casey Jones’s image forever stained in our memories? And what’s up with that leg scene?

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PHOTO: Where no Spader has gone before.

PHOTO: Where no Spader has gone before.

TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:16 Intro

00:01:17 - 00:19:18 Crash (1996)

00:19:19 - 01:11:07 Contrarians Corner

01:11:08 - 01:14:11 Siskel & Ebert

01:14:12 - 01:23:06 Now on Patreon

01:23:07 - 01:56:43 Real Talk

01:56:44 - 01:59:54 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, patron Jamie Russell is giving us a rotten pick: TANGO & CASH! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of CRASH! Did you accidentally watch the 2004 Oscar winner? Or did you watch this one but wished you had accidentally watched the 2004 movie instead? Were you aroused, shocked, disgusted, bored, none of the above? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!