American Psycho intimacy scene breakdown: chainsaws, sex workers, modesty garments, and a very confused Patrick Bateman.

An intimacy coordinator's take on satire, simulated sex, and making the absurd feel intentional

This week we cover Patrick Bateman's two infamous intimacy scenes with Christy and Sabrina, including the iconic mirror moment and that very memorable chainsaw chase. We get into staging, modesty garments, masking, choreography, actor boundaries, power dynamics, and how Mary Harron and Christian Bale intentionally made the sex scenes feel strange, disconnected, and completely unsexy.

Plus: we put both scenes through the Spice Scale, and somehow they got an A.

American Psycho (2000)
Patrick Bateman: Christian Bale. Christy: Kara Seymour. Sabrina: Krista Sutton. Victoria: Marie Dame.

Watch along timestamps:

• "Patrick Bateman, Christy & Sabrina": 42:19 – 45:27 (uncut version)
• "Patrick Bateman, Christy & Victoria": 1:13:46 – 1:16:10 (uncut version)

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Research sources:

••American Psycho (2000), directed by Mary Harron, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis.

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Hacks gave us nudity, nightmares, and a fake lesbian relationship, so we're breaking down three intimacy scenes and the intimacy coordinators behind them.

A filmmaker's lens on intimacy in Hacks

This week we cover Ava and Ruby's shower scene, Deborah's bizarre no-clothes nightmare, and that kiss between Ava and Deborah. We get into staging, body doubles, actor boundaries, power dynamics, chemistry, and why sometimes an intimacy scene just doesn't quite... sync up.

Plus: we put all three scenes through the Spice Scale, and one of them somehow got a D.

Hacks: Season 3, Episode 2 & Season 5, Episode 7
Intimacy Coordinators: Chantal Cousineau, Sarah Scott & Adrian Cooper Smith.

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The Invite (2026) intimacy scene breakdown: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton's sexy, cringe swinging comedy.

An intimacy coordinator's take on consent, chemistry, and couple swapping

This week on Faking It, intimacy coordinators Morgan Smith and Ariel break down The Invite (2026), Olivia Wilde's A24 comedy about a married couple, Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela (Olivia Wilde), whose upstairs neighbors Piña (Penélope Cruz) and Hawk (Edward Norton) invite them into something far outside their comfort zone. It's one of the most deliciously awkward sex scenes we've covered, and we're here for all of it.

We're talking:

• Why authenticity can be more valuable than instant chemistry
• What happens when one partner's ready to go when the other is not
• How characters' personalities can continue when scenes get spicy
• The psychology of kink, control, and surrender in a sex scene
• Whether this scene really needed an intimacy coordinator

Watch along timestamps:

• The Invite: "The Scene": 1:13:05

About the film

The Invite (2026) is directed by Olivia Wilde, written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, and distributed by A24. It's an English-language remake of Cesc Gay's 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs (Sentimental). It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2026, opened wide July 10, 2026, and is streaming on digital platforms now, with HBO Max to follow.

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Research sources:

• Boston.com: Olivia Wilde on her Boston-area roots, her love of Diane Keaton, and the discomfort of The Invite
• TIME: Olivia Wilde interview on The Invite
• SAG-AFTRA Foundation interview
• Seth Rogen on Jimmy Kimmel Live
• IMDb: The Invite
• Deadline: Amy Adams, Paul Rudd, Tessa Thompson join The Invite (2023)

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