Audition

Audition desperately needs a modern rewrite. For all the vivid, visceral imagery Ryu Murakami delivers, the premise feels like a dusty relic from the late 90s—full of the kind of misogyny audiences come to expect (and roll their eyes at) from this genre. Swap the "audition" idea with some college frat bros scheming in a raunchy early-2000s dude flick, and the story would hardly change.