Stacy (2001)

Stacy (2001)

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 

Be sure the read the essay that comes enclosed with your video of Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s “Stacy.” It explains the Japanese concept of “moé.” Moé can be described as the passionate sexual obsession that adult males hold for the ultra-cute, non-existant fantasy schoolgirls often seen in manga and anime. It is moé that has grown men buying used underpants from vending machines. Watch some of the non-porn work of AV idol Sora Aoi, or Satoshi Kon’s brilliant anime “Perfect Blue” to get a more powerful illustration of this.

King Frat (1979)

King Frat (1979)

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 

In 1979, in the wake of the success of “Animal House,” came a similar frat-boy raunch film that dispensed with John Landis’ cogency, sympathy, decency, and good taste.

Bronson

Bronson

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 

Like his fictional progenitor Alex DeLarge before him, real-life British criminal Michael Peterson seems unable to commit acts of gentleness; he is driven by an instinctual, humorous, animal need to start fistfights, smash faces, break knees, and generally be as violent as he can be. He is not necessarily an angry fellow, often smiling his way through his fights. That he looks like a 1920s circus strongman – complete with bald head and comically large handlebar moustache – only adds to the surreal humor of his violence.