DVD Review: Two Short Films by J.L. Carrozza

I’ve said quite a lot over the years about the films of J.L. Carrozza—the artist formerly known as Kojiro Abe—but can too much be said about his work? Many would bellow a hearty YES, shooting down any further queries with extended tongues and a flagon’s fill of venomous saliva. There are things that remain to […]

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Exclusive: Interview with Jules Carrozza

Frequent readers of The JLR should be no strangers to Jules Carrozza, the artist formerly known as Kojiro Abe. Love him or hate him, he’s here and he’s in your backyard, the middle of the street, and wherever the hell else he wants to be making movies for fun, accolades, and maybe -just maybe- a […]

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The Savage Beast, Will It Ever Learn to Whisper Gently?

I realize that sometimes I may come off as somewhat of a merchant of curios here on the JLR, but I must once again wave the referential wand toward The Artist Formerly Known as Kojiro Abe. Abe himself, plotting your demiseAlthough this blog has covered this young man quite extensively in the past, his latest […]

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