I remember this was one of the first "weird" movies I've seen, and it was about 6-7 years ago. It's basically the first horror movie ever made that's shot entirely in American Sign Language (which the film calls "SignScope"). Made mostly by the deaf and for the deaf (although a voiceover is provided for the hearing), this is a mix between camp horror, arthouse experimentation and comedy.

Watching this is quite a surreal experience. Everyone communicates via sign language in…

Another low-key gut-punch from Kôji Wakamatsu, the absolute master of noxious, desolate pornography films which make you feel completely dead inside. His career is a huge enigma in world cinema, really. The man mostly directed sensationalist crime films and straight-out soft-porn, yet his films are more compelling, sharp and indelible than those of most directors who tackled more sophisticated genres and topics. His movies rarely exceeded the 60-minute mark, yet he conveys more than most filmmakers who had a 90+…

A few days ago, I watched my favorite movie, Yoshishige "Kijū" Yoshida's Eros + Massacre for the sixth time. When it was over, I felt the urge to watch it once more; there's just something really addictive about it. This review is an attempt to try to put into words what it is about E+M that I find so compelling, why it changed the way I look at cinema, why it still feels so original 48 years after its release…