The Virgin Psychics

If you like softcore porn, there's something here for you. Which is fine. I'm not judging. God bless you, Japan. I hope you never come to terms with your sexual hang ups. I'm sure there's a really appreciative 11 year old boy (or girl?) out there that cherishes this movie with all of his heart. But when I watched this I was looking for a movie and I couldn't find one. Oh well. Sion Sono should probably never make 5 films in one year ever again.

Despite appearances, this is not softcore porn: instead, it is a kind of morality tale, but in the form of a critique of guilt, rather than a reinforcement. In other words, it is an argument for another path than that of either the repressive, traditional morality of sexual shame or the (American) disintegration of desire into shamelessness. When Sion Sono celebrates "perversity", it seems to me that this "third way" is what he is gesturing towards. Of course, the film is also extremely silly.

"we know they're sexy cosplayers. we don't know their numbers or if they're armed." as ever, sono wears traditionally offputting qualities like a badge of honour and insists upon their vitality in diagnosing, criticising and celebrating this retarded world we live in.

Promising first half-hour, but quickly gives way to an incoherent and stagnant plot, supported by nothing but an endless stream of cleavage and panty shots. I wanted to punch the lead character in his dumb face.