305 S. Campbell, Suite 101
Springfield, MO 65806
(417) 429-0800
info@moxiecinema.com
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one. (R, 107 min.)
9:00 PM
MONDO MOXIE is a monthly showcase of fringe, underrated, and weirdo cinema.
Lee Holloway, a young woman with a history of severe emotional problems, is released into the care of her overbearing parents following a stay at a mental institution. She finds work as a secretary for a rigid and demanding attorney, E. Edward Grey, and starts dating the kind but dull Peter. However, Lee soon realizes she's turned on by Grey's stern demeanor, and begins a sadomasochistic relationship with him. [Lionsgate]
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Patrick Bauchau, Stephen McHattie, Lesley Ann Warren
Director: Steven Shainberg
Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
"A small groundbreaking comedy."
— Stephen Holden, New York Times
"Playfully subversive and oddly life-affirming."
— Tim Robey Daily, Telegraph (UK)
"Gyllenhaal and Spader give career-best work."
— Nick Rogers, Midwest Film Journal
"A picture with heart. You shouldn't leave feeling soiled or bruised. Just touched."
— Richard Leiby, Washington Post
"Provocative, funny and one of the more offbeat love stories you're ever going to see."
— Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
"What a surprise Secretary turns out to be. Freshly conceived, small-scale and daring."
— Alexander Walker, London Evening Standard
"Mary Gaitskill's infamous short story comes to the screen as a film of startling humor and feeling."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"[Secretary] manages the impossible trifecta of being simultaneously funny, sympathetic, and really, really hot."
— Lindy West The, Stranger (Seattle, WA)
"Spader handles a tricky role beautifully, but this is Gyllenhaals's tour de force. She is remarkable and original."
— Barbara Ellen, The Times (UK)
"A twisted and very funny rethinking of the romantic comedy genre. Great performances by Spader and Gyllenhaal."
— Dan Jardine,, Cinemania
"A liberating, kindhearted picture, one whose ending brings with it the feeling that something has finally been shaken free."
— Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"It does what good films do best; that is to provoke us, push our buttons, make us think and maybe even entertain us in the process."
— Merle Bertrand, Film Threat
