Keep Your Family Close -2020- Pure Taboo Englis... [2021]

"Keep Your Family Close," released in 2020, is a prime example of the Pure Taboo formula. Directed by Craven Moorehead and written by Manny Bucks and Midnight, it is a film that uses the framework of a thriller to explore themes of alienation, revenge, and the weaponization of familial bonds.

The film's most ingenious device is using the specter of incest as a narrative red herring. The plot initially seems to be a standard "fauxcest" scenario, a popular trend in adult content. By having Whitney Wright fake being Corey's daughter, the writer, Manny Bucks, "yanks that rug from underneath the audience in a nice swerve". This subversion is the film's most potent critique: it suggests that the deepest perversion is not a breach of a biological tie, but the cynical, calculated destruction of trust and love within a family unit for personal gain. Keep Your Family Close -2020- Pure Taboo Englis...