It’s time to get your freak on with our pick of the movies opening today, Shame. British director Steve McQueen brings us an intense and unflinching portrayal of a sex addict whose life begins to unravel when his emotionally unstable and dependent sister comes to stay. Expect tour de force performances from the sensational Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) and multi-talented Carey Mulligan (Drive).

A wee warning to those with more fragile sensibilities, this film contains its fair share of nudity and sex.

Here’s the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arD1Hmjlqag

Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon’s insular life spirals out of control.

Directed by Steve McQueen, Shame stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, and Nicole Beharie.