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the subtle eroticism of his films
an actress known for her smoldering eroticism
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Today, films are often played to reach the broadest possible audience, and in doing so turn down the eroticism, or are cornered into becoming a genre film, like a war movie or a science-fiction movie.
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
There’s an aftertaste of mischief and eroticism to this scene that’s largely absent in woman-vs.-man superhero fights today, which tend to lean far away from the direction of subsequent Batman Return interactions (who could forget the lick?) and into more sterile territory.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
In The Shrouds, there’s no parasite or outside peril to spread disease or stir eroticism, as in Shivers.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Written by Eric Vonn, known for pushing the envelope on telenovela black humor, violence and eroticism.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
There’s an aftertaste of mischief and eroticism to this scene that’s largely absent in woman-vs.-man superhero fights today, which tend to lean far away from the direction of subsequent Batman Return interactions (who could forget the lick?) and into more sterile territory.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
In The Shrouds, there’s no parasite or outside peril to spread disease or stir eroticism, as in Shivers.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Written by Eric Vonn, known for pushing the envelope on telenovela black humor, violence and eroticism.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
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“Eroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eroticism. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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eroticism
noun
erot·i·cism
i-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm 
1
: the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form)
2
: a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones)
3
: insistent sexual impulse or desire
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