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Bicycle Sighs (Sono Sion, 1990)
Sono Sion

Bicycle Sighs (Sono Sion, 1990)

Sono Sion’s 1990 debut feature is a coming-of-age story heavily influenced by the then newly fashionable minimalist style, but with a few distinctive quirks. Sono himself plays Shiro, one of three friends hanging around delivering newspapers while they study for their college entrance exams. Shiro’s best friend, Keita
08 Aug 2016 2 min read
Yakuza Apocalypse (Miike Takashi, 2015)
Miike Takashi

Yakuza Apocalypse (Miike Takashi, 2015)

Playing this Friday and Saturday at midnight only comes the latest from prolific Japanese lunatic Miike Takashi. The limited late night time slot gives a hint of what to expect, even if you’re unfamiliar with Miike’s work, much of which amounts to highly imaginative reworkings of familiar genres,
06 Nov 2015 3 min read
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