‘Screams on the level of a Taylor Swift concert’: horny romp Wicker gets the 4DX treatment
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Key context: <p>Olivia Colman’s steamy romance, where she plays a woman in love with a wicker man, becomes an unlikely pick for the theme park-like cinema experience</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/01/wicker-olivia-colman-alexander-skarsgard-hot-sex-basket-heteropessimism">What does Olivia Colman’s hot sex with a basket tell us about heteropessimism?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/30/i-saw-the-script-and-went-oooh-olivia-colman-and-alexander-skarsgard-on-their-steamy-folk-horror-movie-wicker">‘I saw the script and went: oooh!’ Olivia Colman and Alexander Skårsgard on their steamy folk-horror movie Wicker</a></p></li></ul><p>Since its introduction in the US in 2014, 4DX, the rollercoaster-ization of the theatrical experience, has primarily been the purview of action movies. And for good reason; the high-speed chases of a Fast and Furious movie, or repetitive battle sequences of an Avatar saga, translate easily to the moving chairs, scent machines and wind/water sprayers of the format, which more closely resembles an amusement park ride than cinema.</p><p>As a longtime fan of plane turbulence-style seat movement, I thought the immersive pleasures of 4DX – the second most-popular of so-called large premium formats in the US, behind Imax – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/31/4dx-movie-format-twisters">reached its zenith</a> in the summer of 2024 with the release of Twisters, a perfectly fine action movie about tornadoes that became an 11/10 <em>experience</em> when jostled in one’s seat to actual wind and rain. But a recent, unexpected candidate is finally pushing the bounds of 4DX again, making the most of the format’s potential to enhance the sensorial joys of cinema.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/02/wicker-4dx-olivia-colman-movie">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Olivia Colman’s steamy romance, where she plays a woman in love with a wicker man, becomes an unlikely pick for the theme park-like cinema experienceWhat does Olivia Colman’s hot sex with a basket tell us about heteropessimism?‘I saw the script and went: oooh!’ Olivia Colman and Alexander Skårsgard on their steamy folk-horror movie WickerSince its introduction in the US in 2014, 4DX, the rollercoaster-ization of the theatrical experience, has primarily been the purview of action movies. And for good reason; the high-speed chases of a Fast and Furious movie, or repetitive battle sequences of an Avatar saga, translate easily to the moving chairs, scent machines and wind/water sprayers of the format, which more closely resembles an amusement park ride than cinema.As a longtime fan of plane turbulence-style seat movement, I thought the immersive pleasures of 4DX – the second most-popular of so-called large premium formats in the US, behind Imax – reached its zenith in the summer of 2024 with the release of Twisters, a perfectly fine action movie about tornadoes that became an 11/10 experience when jostled in one’s seat to actual wind and rain. But a recent, unexpected candidate is finally pushing the bounds of 4DX again, making the most of the format’s potential to enhance the sensorial joys of cinema. Continue reading...
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