Sex addiction: Hollywood edition

This week sees the release of Thanks For Sharing, a movie about the ceaseless grip of sex addiction. Not that you'd know from its poster.

Below is a promo image from Shame, the 2011 drama directed by Brit Steven McQueen. We see Michael Fassbender's character, a sex addict, standing alone. The image evokes loneliness, emptiness and detachment. It is a stark, effective image, stripped of frills like the movie itself.

Below is an image from the poster for Thanks For Sharing, the 2013 movie about sex addicts, starring Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow and pop star Pink. Look at these happy clappy cunts.



Ostensibly, this is a movie about The Hulk with a raging erection. It should be terrifying but it looks like a sequel to What To Expect When You're Expecting. Never has the phrase 'Go fuck yourselves' felt so apt.