Screening Ourselves: Basic Instinct
Podcast: Pop Culture Happy HourPublished On: Sun Nov 13 2022
Description: In the second chapter of our special documentary series, Screening Ourselves, host Aisha Harris revisits the politics and legacy of Basic Instinct. Paul Verhoeven's 1992 thriller is a sexy and violent cult classic. But the film was also a problematic mainstream portrayal of queer women at a time of great political crisis for LGBTQ politics and representation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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