What begins as a contemplative examination of a burgeoning relationship abruptly, and unconvincingly, leaps into the realm of graphic horror.

Read the Empire Movie review of Audition. An outstanding, terrifying horror picture....

Takashi Miike's "Audition" begins like a classic, gentle Yasujiro Ozu parent-and-child drama, but 45 minutes in we get hints that we're in for something rath...

The film is a brutal examination of social isolation and malaise, and the gulf that often exists between men and women.

Audition plays out like a comfy companion piece to Shall We Dance? before evolving into a torturous freakshow not unlike Baise-moi.