Sebastian review – journalist turned sex-worker aims to turn side-hustle into art

Ruaridh Mollica is very good as Max, a freelance writer with a secret app life in prostitution, but Mikko Mäkelä’s film is not clear enough about his motivations Sex work as a window into human nature is a longstanding theme in cinema, from Kenji Mizoguchi’s Street of Shame to Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, and onwards. It is intensified here by the fact that the protagonist Max (Ruaridh Mollica), who mines his side-hustle escort work for material, is also a writer. But this uneasy, self-regarding sophomore effort by Finnish-British director Mikko Mäkelä, never fully distancing itself from the narcissistic prism of artistic creation, only fleetingly makes contact with flesh-and-blood human truths. By day, Max is a freelance hotshot for London’s trendy Wall magazine; he has just bagged himself a sweet assignment to interview Bret Easton Ellis. By night he is “Sebastian”, a hot commodity on an app called DreamyGuys. Typically servicing the older gentleman, he turns his experiences...

Hailey Bieber Admitted That After Her Marriage To Justin Bieber, She Had A Conversation With Selena Gomez

On Wednesday, Rhode Skin's creator spoke on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast to discuss a wide range of topics, including the rumors surrounding her marriage to Justin Bieber and the reported turmoil between Bieber and his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. It doesn't matter what Hailey, her husband, or Gomez have said in the past; the internet still wants to assume there's strife between the three. However, Hailey assured listeners of the podcast that she and the Only Murders in the Building star get along great. Indeed, she has been in contact with Gomez since her wedding to Justin, and she is eager to put the past behind her. I hold no grudges towards her; there's no tension between us. When asked about whether or not she had spoken to Gomez since her wedding, Hailey, 25, answered on a podcast, "Yes, I have." She did not elaborate on the nature of their communication. So that's why I'm like, it's all love and respect. So for this reason, I think it's okay to just say, "Well, if everyone on our part knows what occurred and we're good, and we can walk away from it with transparency and dignity, then that's fine." Cooper continued, assuring Hailey that as long as she is confident in her relationship with Gomez, that is all that matters. That's given me a lot of solaces, and now I can just say, "Hey, we know what occurred; it is what it is," as Hailey put it. You can never fix all the stories that have ever been told, and more will always be written. It's never going to end, and that's why I don't talk about a lot of it: I always figure there's something fresh to talk about. There is a good chance that this interview will teach you something new.

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