Keep Your Family Close

Craven Moorehead directs two short stories, from the minds of writers Manny Bucks and Midnight, that focus on forbidden familial sex and the stunning consequences of such lewd actions.

Pure Taboo, the studio known for pushing the boundaries of moral expectations in regards to sex, presents another film that will make viewers gasp in shock as the sordid stories play out on the screen; and the strongest element of this entire film is the cast.

Chanel Preston (one of my favorite stars) and Whitney Wright deliver very strong performances, bringing their characters to life wonderfully, while Gia Paige and 2019 XBIZ Best Actress winner Avi Love are completely mesmerizing in their respective roles.

The sex is hot as hell (big kudos to the gorgeous Silvia Sage here) and the locations are spectacular as well. Even if the subject matter isn’t your cup of tea, there is a lot to like here.

“Keep Your Family Close” (Chanel Preston, Whitney Wright and Charles Dera)

The first story opens with devoted wife Preston trying desperately to connect with her disillusioned husband Corey (Dera) who seems wholly uninterested in her. Watching Preston try to get meaningful interaction from Corey is excruciating. He barely looks at her when she speaks to him, he doesn’t acknowledge the things she’s doing for him (like making his favorite dinner) and when he does respond to her prodding, his answers are laced with annoyance. Soon enough, the audience discovers the true source of Corey’s inattentiveness towards he wife; he’s carrying on some kind of torrid affair with a nameless woman.

One day, Corey’s world is turned on its head when a nubile Whitney Wright shows up at his door claiming to be his daughter from a fling he had years before he met his wife. Shocked but excited (after all, family is the most important thing), Preston offers Wright a place to stay while she and Corey figure things out. Turns out, Wright is the woman Corey has been carrying on with, and the entire story is a ruse on her part to regain his attention after he inexplicably stopped sexting her and returning her calls. The twist at the end of the story is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the story (note the fridge) and the comeuppance is definitely served.

There are two things about this story I liked very much. First, the writer plays on the fauxcest trend happening in porn by presenting Wright as Dera’s daughter to start things off. The audience immediately expects the two to fuck (especially when Dera walks in on a masturbating Wright), with the taboo being a father fucking his hot daughter whom he just met. Instead, the writer yanks that rug from underneath the audience in a nice swerve. The second thing I liked was the inventive way the sex was incorporated into the story. The scene essentially contains two b/g scenes and a solo scene, even though the entire story is broken down as a single scene when you watch it.

Chanel Preston looks absolutely radiant here. Her delicious curves are incredibly sexy and she looks wonderful getting plowed by Dera. The downside is, Dera is completely distracted by Wright’s presence and what he’s just seen her doing, and when she appears at the door to watch him and Chanel fucking, he can’t bring himself to continue, leaving Chanel frustrated and confused. Right down the hall, he goes to a waiting Whitney, who reveals to him (and the audience) her plan to destroy his marriage unless he fucks her like he promised her he would.

What ensues is almost a grudge fuck, with Dera trying to fuck Whitney out of his life while simultaneously pouring his anger and dissatisfaction with his marriage into her through his cock. Just take a moment to observe his body language when he’s fucking Whitney from behind while strong-arming her about the neck; it’s not about pleasure for him, it’s barely contained malice and fury laced with lust. It’s all very explosive.

“Family Vacation” (Avi Love, Gia Paige, Silvia Sage and Steve Holmes)

Beth (Love) and Allie (Paige) are friends who grew up in a tough group home together. When Maria (Sage) and Shane (Holmes) foster Beth, Allie worries that Beth will forget about her and embrace her new life. One evening, Allie finally gets a chance to visit Beth at her new home, and while the building itself is astoundingly beautiful, Beth feels a sense of dread as she enters the home. When she sees the overly intimate way Shane interacts with Allie, her unease intensifies and she shares her fears with Beth, who insists she’s overreacting. Eventually, Beth reveals that in exchange for her new life, she’s sleeping with her foster parents. After a tense conversation between the two friends, Beth, Maria and Shane convince Allie to take part in their arrangement.

The first thing I will say is Steve Holmes comes across as incredibly creepy in this story, which fits the plot perfectly. Silvia on the other hand comes across as a master manipulator who is openly questionable, but so genuine, one might be persuaded to trust her against one’s judgement. Again, a perfect portrayal for the story being told. Speaking of the story, there are so many taboo fantasies at work here it’s hard to keep up! Older man with younger women, mature couple manipulating nubile women into sex, fauxcest and even “the virgin lover.” Everything is on the table with this story.

The way Silvia Sage leers at Gia to start the scene is perfectly in line with the narrative. She’s like a hunter who has caught her prey and is now reveling in her success while Steve Holmes feels like a patsy who is playing the role expected of him by his wife. There are so many subtle dynamics working here! Maria’s hunter attitude persists through the sex, where she directs all the traffic and controls the pace, action and satisfaction. Under her guidance, Allie gets caught up in the sexual abandon and submits to the sexual manipulation with reckless abandon, Beth immerses herself in the forbidden carnal pleasures of her flesh, and Shane gets his rocks off like the dirty old man he is.

This movie is actually pretty intense as far as taboo sex goes. There’s a lot of untoward fucking between family members in this movie that makes for some very dark desires being served, and the entire cast does a great job making the audience believe what they’re seeing. I thought the dynamic between the totally compromised and willing Beth and the hesitant Allie was really well done and I was also impressed with the downright psychotic feel Whitney Wright was able to bring to her character. This genre may speak to a very specific audience, but that audience is going to have a damn good time with this movie.