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THE SUBMISSION OF EMMA MARX
AAAA 1/2
New Sensations Erotic
the trappings of
bondage play but
”The focus is not on
on the perils of
navigating
emotional curr ents
Stories
NewSensations.com
D Di ir re ec ct to or r: : Eddie Powell, Jacky St.
James
C Ca as st t: : Penny Pax, Riley Reid, Richie
Calhoun, Van Wylde; Lilian, Jacky
St. James (Non-Sex Roles). 117 Min.
C Ca at te eg go or ry y: : Romance, BDSM
Flavors of Love From left, a vanilla
scene with Riley Reid and Van Wylde;
a harder edge from Richie Calhoun
and Penny Pax.
In the same way that the New
Sensations Couples series added
more emotionally complex situa-
tions than the lighter fare in the
company’s Romance line, its Erotic
Stories series goes even deeper,
using hues significantly darker
than those infamous Fifty Shades.
The first one out of the gate has
winning pairs behind and in front
of the camera, with Eddie Powell
and Jacky St. James (the team
behind the critically acclaimed
Torn) directing Penny Pax as the
titular character and Richie
Calhoun as Mr. Fredricks, the man
demanding the titular submission.
At the start of this sensual
exploration of power exchange, Emma is a college student whose
sister Nadia (Riley Reid) is preparing for her wedding to Ray (Van
Wylde). Though Nadia’s vanilla in her tastes, she’s still wild in the
sack, as we see in the first scene. Pax narrates in the voiceover,
describing how she first meets Mr. Fredricks, a wealthy, eccentric
businessman who only hires women. He dangles the promise of a
mysterious opportunity in front of her, but she must follow his
instructions to the letter before he’ll reveal what it is. By the time,
months later, that he sets a date for them to negotiate, she’s fever-
ishly curious—and fiercely turned on. Turns out he’s offering her
a detailed contract for a consensual master-slave relationship ...
and she surprises herself by agreeing to enter into the arrange-
ment.
The focus here, unlike much BDSM erotica, is not on the trap-
pings of the bondage play but on the perils of navigating the
emotional currents of power, control, dominance, obedience and,
ultimately, mutual trust. But as Emma discovers, the road to true
submission turns out to be just as rocky as the road to true love.
Three of the four sex scenes feature Pax and Calhoun, but each
shows a distinct stage of their sexual journey. Their first time
together is a seduction—Emma’s awakening to the delights of
temporarily giving up control. In the second, she faces her fears of
anal sex, yielding without hesitation, as Mr. Fredricks assured her
she would do. And the final scene ratchets up the intensity as
Emma gives herself completely to a session that includes blind-
folds, candle wax and cuffs, all captured with beautiful lighting
and graceful camerawork. It’s a finely crafted piece of moviemak-
ing that more than lives up to the series name.
—Iris Blocks
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Eye Fucked Them All 2 (Erik Everhard/Jules Jordan) AAA 1/2
FemDom Ass Worship 17 (MeanBitch/Buttman/Evil Angel) AAA 1/2
In the VIP 12 (RK Netmedia/Jules Jordan) AAA 1/2
My Sister’s Hot Friend 28 (Naughty America/Pure Play) AAA 1/2
Rendezvous in the Big Apple (Double D/Pure Play) AAA
Submit Your Bitch 4 (Morally Corrupt/Jules Jordan) AAA
Untamed Teens (Cruel Media/Jules Jordan) AAA 1/2
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