Vibrations

So rare a flick that Wikipedia doesn’t have an article on it – although they do for its 1996 title twin that features James “James from Twin Peaks” Marshall. Hm. Anyway! Intro’d via video by programmer and archivist Elizabeth Purchell, this Joe Sarno joint follows the sexually frustrated Barbara as she attempts to change her life by moving to Manhattan. Her manuscript-typing day job plays second fiddle to a host of horny exploits including a masturbating neighbor playing “erotic games” and her “hot-to-trot” sister Julie with whom Barbara shares a sordid past. AFS’s description denies the film is “sterling Positive Representation” but who wants genre schlock that’s earned a GLAAD award? These are vibes pieces, you know – all feeling, all nerve, all freak. – James Scott