Sion Sono

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Exte: Hair Extensions (aka Ekusute) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   May 22, 2008   ⋅   Comments [5]

Director: Sion Sono
Starring: Chiyaki Kuriyama, Ren Osugi, Tsugumi
Genre: Horror, Supernatural
This film will be screening at SF Indie’s Another Hole in the Head 2008, June 5, 10, and 14. Click here for showtimes.
Sion Sono’s latest picture has been covered on so many other sites that I’m afraid this review might be a bit superfluous. As [...]

2007’s Films We Would Watch Again (and some we would not)

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   December 23, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

So it’s time for another go round of Dreamlogic.net’s “Best o’ the Year Picks”. For those who aren’t familiar, this is basically our list of favorite films for the year. These are not necessarily films that are of high technical or artistic merit, or those which have received major critical praise. Instead, this is [...]

Noriko’s Dinner Table (aka: Suicide Circle 2) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   August 21, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

A pseudo-sequel, existing somewhat on the periphery of Suicide Circle, Noriko’s Dinner Table takes place before, during, and after Sion Sono’s landmark film. It is the tale of a young bookish country girl who, fed up with her life of un-fulfilling relations, disinterested parents, and general country life, heads off to Tokyo in hopes of [...]

Hazard movie review screener!

by Chris   ⋅   May 19, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

Hazard
Sion Sono is proving impossible to pin down. After the blood-spattered proceedings of his semi-supernatural Suicide Club, and the opulent erotic-grotesqueries of Strange Circus, Sono has opted for a stripped down, near-Dogme 95 style tale of rebellious youth and stereotypical American frontier ferocity.
Despite the best efforts of American travel ambassadors, the international perception of [...]

Strange Circus movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   April 8, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

Given my reaction to Sion Sono’s Suicide Circle (you can read the rather embarrassing review here), one might be surprised I went out of my way to view another film by him. To be honest, I’m not the type to dismiss a director for a single bad run. And you know what? I’m [...]

Suicide Circle (aka Jisatsu Saakuru) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   July 23, 2003   ⋅   Comments [8]

Note: This was the second review I ever wrote, and was published initially on Film Rotation (FilmRot.com). It was written for a different audience, and stands as somewhat at odds with the rest of the reviews on our site. I warn you that it is not particularly insightful, and is fairly crass. Still, it [...]

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