Sex/Cult

Kacey (Petra Blair) has become disillusioned with her monotonous small town farm existence and yearns for something more grand. She finally makes the choice to abandon her life, including fiancée Bo (Codey Steele), and seek out new adventures in the big city. When she meets a drifter named Chloe (Zoey Monroe) she is introduced to Jacques (Ryan Driller), the leader of a strange cult that idolizes sex. Has Kacey found the fulfilling life she’s been searching for or has she stumbled upon something more nefarious?

Hank Hoffman excels at telling a dramatic story with a twist, and he also does a great job bringing the work of writers to the screen effectively. In the past he’s worked with writers Slinka Long and Carmilla Gorgon, and here brings the work of Megan Manson to life for the first time on a Wicked Pictures project. Porn newcomer (and recently signed Nexxxt Level Talent Agency star) Petra Blair takes on her first feature lead role and she nails it. The entire movie rests on Petra’s ability to project a sense of aimlessness and vulnerable naiveté and she does so through a combination of effective facial expressions and physical movements. Take for example the way she approaches the opening sequence with Bo.

She looks away from him a lot when he’s caressing her and seems painfully bored, but you can tell she’s trying to get excited for both her and Bo’s sake. When she kisses him openly the first time, there’s a desperation behind it that feels like a woman trying hard to hide her total disinterest. Later in the movie, Petra holds herself like someone trying to console themselves after experiencing some kind of trauma. It’s a magnetic performance deserving of recognition come awards season. Hoffman also does little things that make everything feel like a cult (like having Ramon and Bobbi sleep together in an old bathtub), which really goes a long way towards making the story feel authentic.

Zoey Monroe also does a lot of heavy lifting in the acting department and the dynamic between Chloe and Driller’s Jacques is interesting. They have a very tense partnership and their story works really well within the larger scope of the main story. Driller is confident and calculating (a role that really suits him) and Monroe feels just unstable enough to make the audience wonder who’s side she’s really on and whether she can really be trusted. In typical Hank Hoffman fashion, he leaves the answer to that question somewhat ambiguous.

Hoffman has always been good at capturing hot sex and this movie is no different. I already mentioned the aspects of Petra Blair’s scene with Codey Steele that worked so well to further the narrative, but this is still porn and the sex still needs to make the watcher horny. As usual, Hoffman delivers. Petra really lets herself go into orgasmic bliss when Codey is eating her pussy and it’s awesome. I really love the way she looks and sounds when she’s having sex. She just feels very focused on her pleasure and she pulls the viewer into that pleasure with her performance. She’s got a bright future ahead of her in this business.

Ryan Driller and Zoey Monroe get into each other in a warehouse setting that is very cool. Zoey spends a lot of time gobbling Driller’s cock which is great, and then she gets in some hip quivering cowgirl that doesn’t last nearly long enough. Driller does bend Zoey over an awesome looking old organ and fuck her doggy style which is pretty fantastic and then the finish is so, so, so good! Whomever is responsible for that should get all kinds of credit for creatively breaking away from the standard porn pop shot formula.

There’s a voyeur type scene with Bobbi Dylan (who makes her Wicked Pictures debut) and Ramon Nomar that has a heavy orgy vibe though it clearly isn’t. It’s by far the most interesting scene in the movie because while Ramon is railing Bobbie on an old mattress, Driller, Blair, Monroe and fellow performers Anne Amari, Will Pounder and Fallon West (the other members of Jacques’s cult) caress, kiss and fondle each other as they watch. Certainly this could have been an orgy (sex-wise that would have been fantastic) and that would have still served the story, but instead it worked as a powerful personal moment for Petra’s character. Watch Kacey’s face as she watches Bobbi achieve eye-rolling orgasm after eye-rolling orgasm on Ramon’s cock.

Kacey is having a much different experience than the rest of the group. She’s discovering something new and exciting and she’s nearly overwhelmed with the intoxicating nature of what’s happening while everyone else is reveling in a bliss they’re accustomed to. It’s all very good storytelling interwoven perfectly with raw sex. Also note the way Jacques moves between the entire group, encouraging their engagement. That was good stuff. And when Ramon empties himself on Bobbi’s stomach, he does so with an aggressive animalistic growl that fits both the scene and the overall story.

Zoey Monroe and Petra Blair have a really sensual scene in a loft that acts as the high point of the film’s sex in my opinion. The lighting makes both ladies’ skin look like glowing amber and it’s so stimulating. Again, Petra really seems to give herself over to her carnal pleasure and she submits to Zoey in a way that feels natural and vulnerable. The way she whispers “you’re so beautiful” as Zoey fingers her, or the amazement in her voice when she’s eating Zoey’s pussy as she marvels at how soft Zoey is. For her part, Zoey guides Petra’s journey with tender care. She talks Petra through what to do and how to do it and she asks Petra if she can do certain things to her before unleashing her tongue and fingers on her expertly sending Petra on multiple trips to ecstasy island. As the scene progresses, Petra becomes more bold and starts asking if she can try things (like rubbing her own clit while Zoey licks her ass) as she starts to really get into it. The sex builds, Petra’s character progresses, and it’s so freaking hot. It’s the best scene in the movie due to its narrative and sensual nature.

Petra has a third scene in the movie, this one with Ryan Driller, and it’s a doozy that show’s Petra versatility and Ryan’s masterful skill. The opening fingering on the chair is hotter than it has any right to be and it looked and sounded like Ryan was going to finish Petra right there. The way she kept nodding her head in affirmation of Ryan’s diddling then fell back against the chair moaning was fantastic. Her open-mouth gag on Driller’s cock was hot while managing to be different than the standard gagging you see during a lot of blowjobs. So much of this scene bucks the standard formula honestly. Driller laying Blair down on the table and fingering her again instead of jumping right into penetration following the blowjob is just one example.

This is another great movie from Hank Hoffman. He continues to show great skill in creating a certain mood with the visual presentation of his films and he continues to assemble great casts to bring the stories to life. Megan Manson deserves recognition for crafting an interesting story as well. Petra Blair rocks this whole movie and I will be shocked if she’s not nominated for an award for this performance. This is the best movie Hank Hoffman has made for Wicked Pictures this year and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of feature fuck films. I viewed this film on Wicked.com, so I was not able to view any special features.