In which we drool all over the smoking hot Ellen Barkin, as Helen Cruger, in Sea of Love. Ellen Barkin in Sea of Love is a mood, if ever there was one. The 1989 erotic-romantic thriller is a favorite of mine that’s always rewarding to revisit, and Barkin’s pure-sex-on-two-legs performance as a seductive femme fatale … Continue reading Barkin Up the Right Tree
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The Sexiest Man Alive: Ellen Barkin in Switch
That is not a mistake in the title: Ellen Barkin is the sexiest man alive. Let me explain. Recently, while digging through DVDs looking for something in particular, I stumbled on my old copy of a movie few seem to remember these days, Switch (1991). As I held the ancient snap-case DVD in my hands … Continue reading The Sexiest Man Alive: Ellen Barkin in Switch
Sea of Love
"I feel like a fucking teenager."Det. Frank Keller, Sea of Love Knocked silly, knocked flat, sideways downThese things they pick you up and turn you aroundSay your pieceSay you're sweet for meREM, "Me In Honey" Teenage love and lust in all its messy and passionate glory is the ultimate love, right? I mean, that's what … Continue reading Sea of Love


