So you might have heard director Gregg Araki's latest, Kaboom, is somewhat... forward with its sexuality. This isn't exactly a new development for the indie bad boy, who has long approached his films' subject matter -- from The Living End to The Doom Generation to Mysterious Skin -- with a frankness as tender as it can be shocking. Movieline's Alonso Duralde caught up with Araki at Sundance, where the filmmaker and his cast (including, pictured from right to left, Juno Temple, Thomas Dekker, Chris Zylka and Haley Bennett) elaborated on the process of exploring and nailing down Kaboom's funny, trippy and, yes, horny dynamics.
(Kaboom opens theatrically today in New York City and is currently available nationwide via IFC on Demand.)
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