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BURNINGANGEL ENTERTAINMENT/EXILE DISTRIBUTION
BurningAngel.com
DIRECTOR: Joanna Angel
CAST: Aiden Ashley, Katrina Jade, Lola Fae, Carmen Caliente,
Joanna Angel, Small Hands, Tommy Pistol, Steve Holmes; Eli Cross,
Others (Non-Sex Roles)
TIME: 125 Min.
CATEGORY: DRAMA
Aiden Ashley gets a typhoon of a
star vehicle with this psychodrama
from (and co-starring) Joanna Angel,
which calls to mind the classic works
of adult director Paul “P.T” Thomas
during his early-’90s heyday.
The movie also offers some of the
first boy/girl sex of Ashley’s career
outside of the limited amount she
shot under contract with Axel Braun.
Specifically, she has a threesome
with Angel and the quasi-love
interest of the story, played by Small
Hands, and then later an intense
one-on-one with Hands.
The story centers on Ashley’s
(literally) restless character, who
meets Angel while wandering the
street one sleep-devoid night and
follows her into a sort of underground
brothel. Soon it becomes evident
that Ashley has something of an
unhinged side—and things begin to
spiral to a wallop of a twist ending.
Insomniac is not only one of the
standout features of the year, but of
Joanna Angel’s directorial career,
proving she’s just as commanding
with a serious project as she always
has been with funny ones.
≠ PETER WARREN
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