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Noriko's Dinner Table (Noriko no shokutaku)

Hellbound Heart — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT

My first impression of Sion Sono's work came via the insanely creative Suicide Club, a film which revolved around the presence of an online cult which compelled its members to off themselves; Noriko's Dinner Table (Noriko no shokutaku), made four years later, fits around the time and events of the earlier film, most notably the mass suicide at Shin...

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksuneun naui geot)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksuneun naui geot) is the first instalment of Chan-wook Park's Vengeance Trilogy (followed by Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). It is a complex tale of various intertwined vengeful exploits and the strongest yet perhaps the least accessible of the trilogy. The audience isn't spoonfed the plot and it is likely to...

Re-cycle (Gwai wik)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

The Pang Brothers embark on an epic journey with Re-cycle (Gwai wik) and by doing so they enable themselves to do their thing more spectacularly than Alicia Masters on her third date with Ben Grimm. What starts as a seemingly run of the mill supernatural horror gradually mutates into a fantastical adventure full of exquisite environments and prodig...

Retribution (Sakebi)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Retribution aka Sakebi (not to be confused with the 1987 Guy Magar film of the same name) manages to stand out from the crowd by refusing to conform with what was popular at the time. Coming from an era when the popularity of J-Horror relied on jump scares, contorted ghosts and Japanese people's willingness to accept the supernat...

The Eye 10 (Gin Gwai 10)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Some so called film critics may regret having been so harsh on The Eye 2 after having seen The Eye 10 (Gin gwai 10). This movie is actually the third film in the "The Eye" series and is known as The Eye 3 in some parts of the world as well as The Eye: Infinity in other parts. It isn't officially known as The Third Eye in any parts of the world whic...

The Eye 2 (Gin Gwai 2)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT

The Eye 2 is a sequel in name only. It is still directed by The Pang Brothers and still about someone afflicted with the uncanny ability to see the spirits of the dead, but that is where the similarities end. Eyes aren't really even the main focus so this feels a little like a seperate movie trying to cash in on the success of the first. The qualit...

Strange Circus (Kimyô na sâkasu)

Hellbound Heart — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT

What's in a story? How close can fiction and non-fiction drift together before transforming into one another, and – most of all – why do we tell stories? These are all questions given the irrepressibly deranged, yet painterly treatment by maestro Sion Sono in Strange Circus, a film which crosses multiple boundaries in its consideration of such weig...

Tomie: Unlimited (Tomie: Anrimiteddo)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Those familiar with the works of Noboru Iguchi (horror films such as The Machine Girl and Mutant Girls Squad rather than his previous enema and scatology works) won’t be in for any surprises with Tomie: Unlimited. An emotionally confusing story touching on a number of sensitive subjects in a non-sensitive manner with a hidden depth poking satirical...

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (Jitsuroku Andô Noboru kyôdô-den: Rekka)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Fri, 23 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT

It is difficult to say anything about a Takashi Miike film without resorting to comparisons with his more famous and outlandish works such as Ichi the Killer, Gozu and Visitor Q. Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (Jitsuroku Andô Noboru kyôdô-den: Rekka) seems a quite subdued offering when compared to the lunacy he is more renowned for. Despite this, in comparis...

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (Shiryô no wana 2: Hideki)

Pazuzu Iscariot — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (Shiryô no wana 2: Hideki) has very little to do with it predecessor apart from the occasional appearance of the now older Hideki (the ex-conjoined tormentor revealed in the final section of Evil Dead Trap). Izô Hashimoto (scriptwriter of Akira) takes the writing (along with Chiaki Konaka) and directorial reins and provides...