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There seems to be a misconception in certain circles in both the left and the right that female sexuality is inherently pornographic. While it certainly is true that pornography often fetishizes and distorts the image of women, that shouldn't mean that women shouldn't be able to express what arouses and sexually excites them freely. Associating the discussion of female sexuality with potentially-violent porn and, by proxy, male sexuality is arguably one reason why women's sexual interests have become so taboo to discuss in our modern age.

However, as the Sundance-premiering documentary "The Disappearance of Shere Hite" proposes, female expression of sexuality shouldn't be defined by what the patriarchy defines it as, an idea that the titular sexologist promoted. Nichole Newnham's film retraces the life of Hite, who made waves with 1976's study "The Hite Report" and whose authentic and anonymous findings were treated with intense controversy. Chock-full of archival footage...