{"id":2075937,"date":"2026-08-03T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075937"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:02:47","slug":"charli-xcx-is-a-sophisticated-cinephile-says-i-want-your-sex-director-gregg-araki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075937","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX is a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d says \u2018I Want Your Sex\u2019 director Gregg Araki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Charli-XCX-at-the-Met-Gala-2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Charli XCX is a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d says \u2018I Want Your Sex\u2019 director Gregg Araki<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;It really gives me hope&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Sam Warner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T11:02:47+01:00\">3rd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Charli-XCX-at-the-Met-Gala-2026-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Charli XCX at the Met Gala 2026\" title=\"Charli XCX at the Met Gala 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Charli XCX at the Met Gala 2026. CREDIT: Getty\/Jamie McCarthy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Director Gregg Araki has called Charli XCX a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d ahead of the release of their new film <i>I Want Your Sex<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer has been open about her love of cinema on social media, sharing her film-viewing habits on TikTok while also having a Letterboxd account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>She will next be seen on screen in Araki\u2019s film alongside Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, and ahead of the movie\u2019s UK release, the director has praised Charli as well as the wider younger generation of cinema fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever we do screenings in New York, [the audience is] all these Letterboxd kids,\u201d he told <i>The Guardian<\/i>. \u201cAnd they\u2019re very sophisticated cinephiles \u2013 Charli XCX is one of them!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have very discerning taste in auteurs. It really gives me hope that this younger generation seeks out films that are not your standard popcorn multiplex movies.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Want Your Sex - Official Trailer | Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Charli XCX | In Theaters July 31\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjkTmTmC1iA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>I Want Your Sex<\/i> follows a young man who lands a job for a renowned artist and provocateur, becoming her sexual muse, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of a string of recent roles for Charli since her hit album \u2018Brat\u2019 in 2024, with the star appearing in <i>Erupcja<\/i> and <i>100 Nights Of Hero <\/i>last year, as well as <i>The Gallerist <\/i>and<i> Faces Of Death<\/i> this year alongside <i>I Want Your Sex<\/i> and her own mockumentary <i>The Moment<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The film comes after the release of the singer\u2019s latest album \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019, with the star debuting some of the new songs live for the first time at a few smaller gigs, before playing a headline slot at Lollapalooza 2026. At the festival, Charli also came out as a special guest for Lorde as they performed their collaboration \u2018Girl, So Confusing\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the release of \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019, Charli has shared an accompanying film and a series of B-sides, which she \u201cbegrudgingly\u201d released on iTunes. She has also shared her top five favourite songs from her own discography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Later this month, the singer will make her headline debut at the Reading &amp; Leeds festivals, before heading on a North America arena tour. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In <i>NME<\/i>\u2019s four-star review of \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019, we said: \u201cThe world turned her go-for-broke club-pop opus \u2018Brat\u2019 into the biggest album of her career and a cultural phenomenon, and Charli has responded by coolly spiking any and all ensuing expectations of her and her music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Charli XCX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Tyla on her ethos as a new-age, African popstar: \u201cWe are all limitless\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Abubakar Salim is ready to be the dashing hero of \u2018House Of The Dragon\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">UK drill pioneer PS Hitsquad on his solo debut: \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve spent my whole life on license\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">\u2018Silent Hill\u2019s unsettling soundtrack was always meant to give you nightmares<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-custom_ad_1  tdi_94 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_95\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_96  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_98  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_100  vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_102  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_104 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>More Stories<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_105 td-pb-border-top td_module_flex_1--card td_module_flex_1--card--highlight td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_105\">\n<div id=\"tdi_105\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch Charli XCX make it rain panties as she delivers first full \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 headline show at Lollapalooza 2026<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Gaming News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Xbox fans criticise massive UK and Europe console price hikes: \u201cLaughably outrageous\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Film News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Charli XCX is a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d says \u2018I Want Your Sex\u2019 director Gregg Araki<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Moby on how the UK invented rave culture<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Roxette say Live Nation cancelled their 40th anniversary North American tour<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">\u2018New Girl\u2019 reunion is happening, says Max Greenfield: \u201cI\u2019ve seen the scripts, they\u2019re amazing\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Director Gregg Araki has called Charli XCX a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d ahead of the release of their new film <i>I Want Your Sex<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer has been open about her love of cinema on social media, sharing her film-viewing habits on TikTok while also having a Letterboxd account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>She will next be seen on screen in Araki\u2019s film alongside Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, and ahead of the movie\u2019s UK release, the director has praised Charli as well as the wider younger generation of cinema fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever we do screenings in New York, [the audience is] all these Letterboxd kids,\u201d he told <i>The Guardian<\/i>. \u201cAnd they\u2019re very sophisticated cinephiles \u2013 Charli XCX is one of them!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have very discerning taste in auteurs. It really gives me hope that this younger generation seeks out films that are not your standard popcorn multiplex movies.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Want Your Sex - Official Trailer | Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Charli XCX | In Theaters July 31\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjkTmTmC1iA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>I Want Your Sex<\/i> follows a young man who lands a job for a renowned artist and provocateur, becoming her sexual muse, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of a string of recent roles for Charli since her hit album \u2018Brat\u2019 in 2024, with the star appearing in <i>Erupcja<\/i> and <i>100 Nights Of Hero <\/i>last year, as well as <i>The Gallerist <\/i>and<i> Faces Of Death<\/i> this year alongside <i>I Want Your Sex<\/i> and her own mockumentary <i>The Moment<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The film comes after the release of the singer\u2019s latest album \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019, with the star debuting some of the new songs live for the first time at a few smaller gigs, before playing a headline slot at Lollapalooza 2026. At the festival, Charli also came out as a special guest for Lorde as they performed their collaboration \u2018Girl, So Confusing\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the release of \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019, Charli has shared an accompanying film and a series of B-sides, which she \u201cbegrudgingly\u201d released on iTunes. She has also shared her top five favourite songs from her own discography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Later this month, the singer will make her headline debut at the Reading &amp; Leeds festivals, before heading on a North America arena tour. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In <i>NME<\/i>\u2019s four-star review of \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019, we said: \u201cThe world turned her go-for-broke club-pop opus \u2018Brat\u2019 into the biggest album of her career and a cultural phenomenon, and Charli has responded by coolly spiking any and all ensuing expectations of her and her music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/charli-xcx-sophisticated-cinephile-i-want-your-sex-director-gregg-araki-3960429&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Charli-XCX-at-the-Met-Gala-2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Charli XCX is a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d says \u2018I Want Your Sex\u2019 director Gregg Araki &#8220;It really gives me hope&#8221; By Sam Warner 3rd August 2026 Charli XCX at the Met Gala 2026. CREDIT: Getty\/Jamie McCarthy Director Gregg Araki has called Charli XCX a \u201csophisticated cinephile\u201d ahead of the release of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2075937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2075937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2075937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2075937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2075937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}