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SPRING BREAKERS f/ Griselda Venum – (The YKF Cinema Show)

“The spring breakers are the scum.”

Nicholas Tanek sits down with high-protocol dominatrix and one-woman haunted house Griselda Venum to break down Harmony Korine’s cult classic Spring Breakers. We dive into the film’s dark underbelly—exploring its BDSM and kink elements, the infamous gun-fellatio scene, grooming dynamics, power exchange, and the seductive corruption of youth. Griselda unpacks the film’s twisted masculine/feminine themes, class and race dynamics, poverty versus hedonistic excess, drugs, crime, and the way innocence spirals into chaos. From psychological domination and fear play to real-life parallels involving dangerous romance and moral erosion, we make everyone “Look at My Shit!”

“Spring Breakers is a comment on how we live in delusions.”

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SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE w/ Goddess Rainey – (The YKF Cinema Show)

“It’s beautiful. It’s really beautiful. I like that”
Goddess Rainey (from Charlotte, NC) joins Nicholas Tanek on THE YKF CINEMA SHOW for a breakdown of Steven Soderbergh’s groundbreaking 1989 indie masterpiece, Sex, Lies, and Videotape. She delivers sharp insights into the film’s core themes of control, honesty versus lies, vulnerability, and power exchange, while exploring consent, voyeurism, repressed sexuality, and raw desire. With her signature wit and expertise as a medical play aficionado and sadist queen, Goddess Rainey dissects James Spader’s impotent voyeur Graham, Andie MacDowell’s frigid-to-freed Ann, Peter Gallagher’s cheating toxic John, and Laura San Giacomo’s chaotic hedonist Cynthia.

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VIDEODROME w/ Mistress Genevieve & Peter Tupper – (The YKF Cinema Show)

“She’s totally in control of her pain” – Mistress Genevieve

The YKF Cinema Show gets sucked into David Cronenberg’s 1982 body-horror masterpiece Videodrome with professional dominatrix/dark cinema lover Mistress Genevieve and BDSM historian Peter Tupper (A Lover’s Pinch: A Cultural History of Sadomasochism). We explore ideas of the media as a virus, masochistic surrender, erotic transformation, dominant/submissive power games, and the seductive “New Flesh” philosophy—revealing how Cronenberg fuses sex, pain, control, and technology into one of the most transgressive films ever made.

Everything discussed is between consenting adults.

Watch now. Long Live the New Flesh.

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SANCTUARY (2022) w/ Cassidy Cream – (THE YKF Cinema Show)

What happens when a wealthy heir tries to dump his dominatrix… and she refuses to let go? In this episode of The YKF Cinema Show, Nicholas Tanek sits down with pro-Domme and fan favorite Mistress Cassidy Cream to break down the dark-comedy psychological thriller Sanctuary (2022), starring Margaret Qualley. Cassidy Cream also treats viewers to a close-up of her stocking-clad foot.

Topics:

    • Real FEMDOM power dynamics and mind games
    • Consent
    • Financial Domination
    • The blurry line between fantasy roleplay and dangerous reality
    • Humiliation, control, consent, and what happens when the safe word is ignored
    • How the movie nails — and misses — the true dom/sub experience
    • The Watch!

Cassidy brings years of dungeon experience and sharp insights to the conversation. If you love dark kink cinema, psychological thrillers, or simply want to hear a real dominatrix dissect a film about one, this episode is for you.  

 

 

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TRAINING DAY f/ Griselda Venum – (The YKF Cinema Show)

“I always wanted to pistol whip somebody.” – Griselda Venum

Griselda Venum and Nicholas Tanek break down the film, TRAINING DAY. They explore the film’s layered trauma of rape, the corrosive nature of power, chess versus checkers, Denzel Washington’s timeless performance, and the smiles-and-cries duality that makes the movie unforgettable. Was Jake Hoyt the shepherd? And does King Kong have shit on Alonzo?

 

 

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YKF GROWL: Stronger Together: When the Kink Community Shows Up (w/ Lady Lioness & Nicholas Tanek)

What does it really mean when we say chosen family?

In this deeply moving live episode, Lady Lioness sits down with co-host Nicholas Tanek to talk about what happens when the BDSM community shows up in real life—not just in scenes, not just online, but in moments of loss.

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YKF Growl: BDSM BURNOUT (w/ The Lady Lioness & Nicholas Tanek)

The Lady Lioness & Nicholas Tanek discuss BDSM BURNOUT. Kink burnout is that quiet (or crushing) feeling when the hunger fades, scenes feel like chores, time-wasters & catfish drain you dry, and even your favorite fetish starts tasting like obligation.

Important takeaways: You are not broken. Pausing isn’t failure. The community has space for rest (podcasts, online classes, vanilla hangouts with kinky friends).  Play Recovery Roulette!

Ultimate message: Change is constant. The kink ocean is vast. Someone (or something) can reignite your flame when you least expect it.

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THE GROWL: Nicco Noire

“My closet is dark.”

The Lady Lioness and Nicco Noire unpack the elegant world of Femdom tea parties—from protocol training, silent service in bow ties, tiered serving trays and scones, to consent, and a perfectly timed naughty stick moment. We discuss the Goddess House NJ Tea Party, ClubFEMNJ events, cannabis and consent, and how Nicco Noire maintains her magnificence.

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THE GROWL: Velvet Contessa (ClubFemNJ/Goddess House) and Mistress Gabrielle (2 Kinky Women Podcast)

YKF GROWL: A new YKF series

“We train boys.”

The Lady Lioness and Nicholas Tanek welcome Velvet Contessa (ClubFemNJ/Goddess House) and Mistress Gabrielle (2 Kinky Women Podcast) for a lively discussion on elegant Femdom culture, exploring Goddess House events, the grace and symbolism of formal tea parties, Spanksgiving celebrations, training submissive boys, the use of shock collars, consensual kidnapping scenarios, and the delights of sissy maid service.

“Etiquette means being kind to others.”

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