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The demands of achieving both one-day shipping and a satisfying orgasm collide in Halina Reijn’s a kinky and darkly comic erotic thriller about sex in the Amazon era. stars as Romy Mathis, the chief executive of Tensile, a robotics business that pioneered automotive warehouses. In the movie’s opening credits, a maze of conveyor belts and bots shuttle boxes this way and that without a human in sight. Romy, too, is a little robotic. She intensely presides over the company. Her eyes are glued to her phone. She gets Botox injections, practices corporate-speak presentations (“Look up, smile and never show your weakness”) and maintains a floor-through New York apartment, along with a mansion in the suburbs that she shares with her theater-director husband ( ) and two teenage daughters (Esther McGregor and Vaughan Reilly). But the veneer of control is only that in “Babygirl,” a sometimes campy, frequently entertaining modern update to the erotically charged movies of the 1990s, like “Basic Instinct” and “9 1/2 Weeks.” Reijn, the Dutch director of has critically made her film from a more female point of view, resulting in ever-shifting gender and power dynamics that make “Babygirl” seldom predictable — even if the film is never quite as daring as it seems to thinks it is. The opening moments of “Babygirl,” which A24 releases Wednesday, are of Kidman in close-up and apparent climax. But moments after she and her husband finish and say “I love you,” she retreats down the hall to writhe on the floor while watching cheap, transgressive internet pornography. The breathy soundtrack, by the composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, heaves and puffs along with the film’s main character. One day while walking into the office, Romy is taken by a scene on the street. A violent dog gets loose but a young man, with remarkable calmness, calls to the dog and settles it. She seems infatuated. The man turns out to be Samuel (Harris Dickinson), one of the interns just starting at Tensile. When they meet inside the building, his manner with her is disarmingly frank. Samuel arranges for a brief meeting with Romy, during which he tells her, point blank, “I think you like to be told what to do.” She doesn’t disagree. Some of the same dynamic seen on the sidewalk, of animalistic urges and submission to them, ensues between Samuel and Romy. A great deal of the pleasure in “Babygirl” comes in watching Kidman, who so indelibly depicted uncompromised female desire in Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut,” again wade into the mysteries of sexual hunger. “Babygirl,” which Reijn also wrote, is sometimes a bit much. (In one scene, Samuel feeds Romy saucers of milk while George Michael’s “Father Figure” blares.) But its two lead actors are never anything but completely magnetic. Kidman deftly portrays Romy as a woman falling helplessly into an affair; she both knows what she’s doing and doesn’t. Dickinson exudes a disarming intensity; his chemistry with Kidman, despite their quickly forgotten age gap, is visceral. As their affair evolves, Samuel’s sense of control expands and he begins to threaten a call to HR. That he could destroy her doesn’t necessarily make Romy any less interested in seeing him, though there are some delicious post-#MeToo ironies in their clandestine CEO-intern relationship. Also in the mix is Romy’s executive assistant, Esme (Sophie Wilde, also very good), who’s eager for her own promotion. Where “Babygirl” heads from here, I won’t say. But the movie is less interested in workplace politics than it is in acknowledging authentic desires, even if they’re a little ludicrous. There’s genuine tenderness in their meetings, no matter the games that are played. Late in the film, Samuel describes it as “two children playing.” As a kind of erotic parable of control, “Babygirl” is also, either fittingly or ironically, shot in the very New York headquarters of its distributor, A24. For a studio that’s sometimes been accused of having a “house style,” here’s a movie that goes one step further by literally moving in. What about that automation stuff earlier? Well, our collective submission to digital overloads might have been a compelling jumping-off point for the film, but along the way, not every thread gets unraveled in the easily distracted “Babygirl.” Saucers of milk will do that. “Babygirl,” an A24 release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for “strong sexual content, nudity and language.” Running time: 114 minutes. Three stars out of four.Great Barrington — The Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad (SBAS) announced the acquisition of three Lucas chest-compression devices, vital tools in modern emergency medical care that provide consistent, efficient chest compressions during cardiac arrest. Because of a $75,000 donation from SBAS board member John Halbreich, each of the squad’s ambulances will now be equipped with this life saving technology. “It’s a mechanical CPR device,” explained Halbreich, “which is essential in saving the life of a person in cardiac arrest, as well as freeing up the EMT or paramedic to perform other essential duties when they begin care at the scene and while en route to the hospital.” SBAS Chief Kevin Wall explained that these machines have become standard equipment on most modern ambulances, allowing EMTs to begin performing life-saving CPR immediately when they arrive at the patient’s side. “Unfortunately, emergency medical service agencies nationwide are underfunded,” explained Wall, “and many of the tools we need to save lives simply aren’t readily available to us due to funding gaps. It’s a reality, in the current environment, that we need to rely on the generosity of people like John Halbreich to allow us to effectively service our community.” Chief Wall, Halbreich, and the entire board of SBAS has campaigned to bring awareness of the plight of Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad and its dire financial situation. “Most people don’t realize that our ambulance service is not fully covered by the town or insurance reimbursements,” Wall explained. “We are literally hanging on by a thread.” Unlike the fire and police departments, emergency medical services is not considered an “essential service” in Massachusetts, and therefore the Commonwealth does not fully fund ambulance services. “I spend most of my time working to make sure SBAS doesn’t go out of business, which is happening in small towns throughout the country,” according to Halbreich. “Most recently Adams lost their ambulance service. No one really realizes it can happen here, but it can.” SBAS, a nonprofit private entity, depends upon local donations to survive. “Until the state, our towns, and insurance reimbursements cover the costs, I am determined, and honored, to support the Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad and their life saving work,” said Halbreich. “These devices will make meaningful difference in life-and-death situations, and I am proud to help bring this technology to our community.” “Most people don’t think of what it takes to get an ambulance, or where that ambulance responds from until they need an ambulance,” Wall said. “So we keep asking for community help. As the ad says, ‘the life you save could be your own.’” SBAS serves southern Berkshire County with a team of highly trained paramedics and EMTs, providing critical care and transportation in emergencies. The addition of these three Lucas devices reinforces the squad’s commitment to delivering the highest standard of care. For more information and to support the Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad, visit their website or donation page or contact Chief Kevin Wall at (413) 528-3632.