REEL ODDITIES: BOUND

February 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2025
Reel Oddities: Bound
Before they blew the world’s mind with The Matrix, Lana and Lilly Wachowski delivered a jolt of pure pulp pleasure with their hyperstylish debut, which puts a deliciously sapphic spin on a crackerjack caper premise. When butch plumber Corky (Gina Gershon) catches the eye of alluring femme (fatale) Violet (Jennifer Tilly), little does she know she’s about to be drawn into both a torrid affair and a high-stakes heist that will pit the pair against the mob. With crackling dialogue, luscious neonoir cinematography, and live-wire performances by Gershon, Tilly, and Joe Pantoliano, Bound is a genre-reimagining joyride that keeps both the tension and the erotic heat rising through each crazily careening twist.
Dir: Lana and Lilly Wachowski / 1996 / US / 108 min

“Before the Wachowski sisters gave us the scoop on The Matrix, they pushed boundaries during the 90s indie boom with this neo-noir…” – Andrea Thompson, Chicago Reader

“This is an erotic thriller where eroticism is the agent of redemption, not damnation.” – Jake Cole, Slant Magazine

SCREENING: WED 2/5 7PM; WED 2/12 7PM; WED 2/19 7PM; WED 2/26 7PM