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Beyond the Bonernew
John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus has an abundance of sex, but the film is not about sex.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-26-2006 |
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Love Among the Ruinsnew
Post-9/11 New Yorkers screw their way to self-healing in Shortbus.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
10-17-2006 |
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Pulling Up Shortnew
The movie is amiable enough, but what makes Shortbus actively irksome is the suggestion that its genuine erections and unsimulated ejaculations constitute some sort of revolution.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
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The Joy of Sexnew
John Cameron Mitchell's sophomore film effort asserts -- with great gusto and even a brass band -- our universal right to sexual happiness.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-12-2006 |
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Decent Exposurenew

Director Mitchell and leading lady Sook-Yin Lee offer penetrating insights in this emotionally wrenching and very sexy comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Sarah Rowland |
10-12-2006 |
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Yearning to Breathe Freenew
Mitchell says Shortbus was born out of admiration for the openly sexual Hollywood movies of the late 1960s and early 1970s and as a corrective to today’s increasingly chaste Hollywood climate.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
10-12-2006 |
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The Harder They Comenew

John Cameron Mitchell's sex-positive cheer has a subversive mainstream friendliness.
The Village Voice |
Jim Ridley |
10-04-2006 |
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Sex, Fear and Videotapenew
John Cameron Mitchell talks about Hedwig, his upcoming work, Short Bus, and the recent election.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-20-2004 |
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