There is a strong narrative and thematic throughline in director Jane Schoenbrun’s work. Their films explore how the media we consume also consumes us, while simultaneously telling stories about identity and sexuality that resonate with audiences—especially members of the LGBTQIA+ community—in unexpected ways. Their latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is no exception. However, it marks a step in a new and exciting direction for Schoenbrun. Despite the buckets of blood in Camp Miasma, the film is not nearly as dark as their previous works. There is a surprising amount of levity and laughter coursing through its veins. In fact, the idea for Camp Miasma first arose when Schoenbrun’s partner suggested that their next film be something “gay and fun.” On that front, they certainly succeeded.

It’s been 12 years since Gregg Araki’s last film, White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), a work that felt only faintly recognizable as a Gregg Araki picture. I Want Your Sex not only serves as his first feature since then, but also marks a major return to form for the auteur. It’s refreshing to see a movie with Araki’s signature style on the big screen in 2026, and equally refreshing to see a film embrace horniness and sexuality with such unapologetic enthusiasm. It’s as if Gregg Araki heard the discourse about how Gen Z wants less sex in movies and TV and decided to push back. With I Want Your Sex, he seems to be shouting from the rooftops that there’s nothing wrong with being horny and that we need to make movies sexual again.