Lollipop Magazine

Shinjiku Triad Society – Review

March 7, 2005

Precisely what Takishi Miike fans expect: Blood, guts, depraved sex, overblown misogyny, Yakuza, more blood, tough guys, more guts…

Rainy Dog – Review

March 7, 2005

A subtle tale of almost accidental redemption and warped integrity, Rainy Dog is not the place to get your sex and violence fix. Thoughtful and almost sad.

Malice@Doll- Review

March 7, 2005

All sorts of lesbian robot sex, saucer-eyed heroines, penis-looking animal things, cleavage, bad voice acting, and machines beating the shit out of each other.

Ley Lines – Review

March 7, 2005

Moody, silly, hopeful, and violent as all fucking get out, Ley Lines is the best of Takeshi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy films, but I wouldn’t watch it first.

Kichiku: Banquet Of The Beasts – Review

March 7, 2005

Japan’s I Spit On Your Grave. Kichiku is worse in that it creates it’s own sick, sick world. In some circles, this might be one of the greatest films ever made.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Review

March 7, 2005

The bulk of the film is what happens in Carrey’s sleeping brain as technicians zap his memories. This is even trippier than it sounds.

Epidemic – Review

March 7, 2005

Element and Zentropa play like Blade Runner-esque acid trips gone wrong, Epidemic is the pretentious claptrap shown to film classes to test their patience.

A.Li.Ce – Review

March 7, 2005

A.Li.Ce is, in the simplest terms, a bad movie. The script is one hoary cliché after another, the dialogue is pedestrian, and the performances are hamfisted.

Which Would Jesus Do? – Review

February 28, 2005

Which Would Jesus Do? asks the only real question: When given a choice between two hot, scantily-clad women, who would he boff?

Kekeo’s Ballbusting World – Review

February 28, 2005

“IMAGINE THIS GIRL KICKS YOUR NUTS,” proclaims one particularly straight-forward caption, this one beneath a cute Japanese girl in a swimsuit.