With Michael Douglas’ sexy trilogy of FATAL ATTRACTION (1987), BASIC INSTINCT(1992) and DISCLOSURE (1994), American pop noir hit a real hot streak about 25 years back. This week, we discuss the genre hybrid that introduces a flawed Douglas protagonist to his match/demise in the femme fatale’s of Glenn Close, Sharon Stone and Demi Moore.

On an episode that’s necessarily explicit and just as politically interested, we’ve got a guest to boot.

3:35 – FATAL ATTRACTION, and how Glenn Close wins and loses big
20:35 – Can this podcast handle the insanity of BASIC INSTINCT?
28:05 – Writer Jacob Knight guests as our Paul Verhoeven scholar
50:54 – DISCLOSURE won’t let you ignore its reactionary politics

For more from Jacob, read his comprehensive Paul Verhoeven analysis/retrospective on BirthMoviesDeath.com and follow him on Twitter at @jacobqknight.