"★★★★... The power of great performances; Sushi Girl had me hooked from beginning to end, and I can't wait to see it again."

"Sushi Girl makes a strong impression with a lurid, finely twisted plot."

"Kern Saxton puts this whole package together very well, with a strong, well-paced story, fantastically overheated dialog, and a ton of hard-R violence."

"About as brutal as anything I've seen since The Passion of the Christ."

"Sushi Girl may not be everyone's cup of sake; however, it's a fanboy's wet dream, full of inspired cameos, performances and benevolent tributes to Quentin Tarantino at his best. 4/5"

"3.5/5... Saxton delivers a thrilling, dynamic film in a very limited setting, while paying tribute to 80's and 90's cinema. The film has already been noted for its similarities to a Tarantino film, but it is an impressive directorial debut and it marks Kern Saxton as a director to watch out for."

"What is so great about SUSHI GIRL, is that it keeps you guessing the whole time. Who’s double crossing who, and who might be responsible for the whole fiasco. It’s almost like a lower budget yet equally as fun USUAL SUSPECTS."

"If you enjoy your suspense with a smattering of blood and wasabi, Sushi Girl is a must see. 10.0"

"The Tarantino Generation is briefly revived with the release of Sushi Girl, a toe-curlingly violent journey into the black hearts of petty criminals and their loquacious impulses."

"Guiding a talented cast, including Tony Todd and Mark Hamill in career-best performances, Saxton crafts a tense and convincing thriller... 4/5 stars."

"In a sense, Sushi Girl is an emotional zombie film. Everyone in the abandoned restaurant is still moving and breathing even though their souls died years before."

"Given the strength of this film, Kern's a director I'll be watching."

"5 out of 5 stars... There are countless twists and turns around every corner and will leave you with your mouth open. I cannot stress any more... DO NOT MISS THIS FILM."
 

"Kern Saxton's directorial debut is one of promise, even if it is nearly impossible to categorize."

"As exploitation crime dramas go, this is one of the greats."

"Mark Hamill plays a sadistic, sarcastic, yet polite sadist in a role that will make you forget Luke Skywalker... 4/5 stars."

"In many ways a spiritual successor to Reservoir Dogs, Kern Saxton's Sushi Girl is a cult classic in the making, packed with unpredictable twists and a memorably demented turn from Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill."
 

"A deceptively straightforward indie exploitation flick, writer/director Kern Saxton's Sushi Girl has all the makings of an instant cult classic."

"Sushi Girl marks the directorial debut for Kern Saxton and he's raised the bar high with his first outing. It's a splash of twists and imagination mixed perfectly with slick lines and gripping action. He's certainly put himself on the filmmaking map with this impressive sure-to-be cult classic."

"It’s a magnificent film that you won’t soon forget, and ought to go down in history as setting the cinematic bar for crime thrillers just a little bit higher overall."

"I am Kern Saxton, director of Sushi Girl, starring Mark Hamill. Maybe you saw my comments on a few torrent sites? AMA"

"Emerging as one of the cult hits of the year is Sushi Girl, the debut feature from writer/director Kern Saxton. Ahead of the film’s Australian red-carpet launch at the Gold Coast Film Festival on April 19, Saxton spoke to SCREEN-SPACE from his Los Angeles base."

This week we talk with filmmaker Kern Saxton, writer and director of Sushi Girl. Kern talks about the origins of Sushi Girl, how it was financed and distributed, critical reactions, his upcoming projects, and the effects movie piracy has had on indie film.

"Kern Saxton made his directorial debut with a horrific thriller entitled Sushi Girl starring Tony Todd and Mark Hamill, which will have its VOD release on November 27 followed by a limited theatrical run and DVD/Blu-Ray release early in 2013. Saxton sat down with Dread Central to talk about making this memorable film."

Kern Saxton’s ensemble thriller, SUSHI GIRL was one that I really enjoyed. The film hit dvd/bluray this past Tuesday, and ICONS OF FRIGHT recently spoke to Saxton and co-writer Destin Pfaff about the film. Read on!

"Kern Saxton, the writer, producer, editor, director and star of the film sat down with Graffiti With Punctuation to share his pick for a Five Star Film."

"Media Mikes has been covering this film extensively with interviews from many of the cast and crew and had a chance to chat with the guys to find out some cool behind the scene stories about making the film “Sushi Girl”."

"Sushi Girl had its international premiere at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on Saturday, and I was fortunate enough to sit down with the entire cast and creative team to discuss their gritty grindhouse throwback."

"Sushi Girl screenwriters, Kern Saxton (who also directed) and Destin Pfaff, sat down with Movie Fanatic for an exclusive interview and something powerful struck us. These two have a passion for movie making that is culled from years of being, well, movie fanatics. “We’re just both blindly in love with cinema,” Pfaff said."

2015 Semifinalist for Stanley Kubrick's Moonshot Odyssey (Top 2%) 

2015 Semi-finalist (Top 1%) for Stanley Kubrick's Moonshot Odyssey

"The argument could go round and round forever, but there's at least one director out there who has approached the whole thing quite reasonably."

The Montreal festival is giving an international premiere to the Mark Hamill-starring crime thriller "Sushi Girl," and a world bow to the Vincent D'onofrio-starrer "Chained."

Phase 4 films has released the trailer for the Duvall-starring SXSW film "A Night in Old Mexico," and it looks to be no exception to the actor's inspiring late-career run.

The film looks much more peaceful now. 

The rocker put out his version of rapper’s “Bitches Ain’t Shit” in 2005

"Perhaps the film would’ve received even more attention and a bigger audience if it had gone with this version of the trailer..."

"Kern Saxton recut the Straight Outta Compton trailer to Ben Fold's cover of Dr. Dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit."

"In first-time director Kern Saxton’s film—which will be available on demand on Nov. 27 and hits theaters next January—Hamill’s Crow gets up to some evil business that might make even Darth Vader blush under his helmet, employing brutal interrogation techniques (including an involuntary tooth extraction) as he tries to learn the whereabouts of some missing diamonds from an accomplice following a heist gone wrong. Read what Hamill has to say about the film—which co-stars Tony Todd, James Duval, Noah Hatahaway, and Andy Mackenzie and features cameos from fanboy favorites Sonny Chiba, Michael Biehn, and Danny Trejo—and check out its latest trailer below."

"In this follow-up to his previous Random Roles entry, Hamill talks to The A.V. Club about how he chose his Sushi Girl character’s hairstyle, being on The Simpsons, and his two decades playing The Joker in animated Batman series."

"Hathaway was living in Amsterdam when he got a literal midnight call to appear in “Sushi Girl,” a 2013 noir thriller by Kern Saxton."

"When actor Mark Hamill read the script for his new grindhouse-style thriller “Sushi Girl,” he immediately turned it down."

"At Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo this past weekend we had the great pleasure of sitting down with Mark Hamill and David Dastmalchian to talk about their new heist flick, “Sushi Girl.”

"Tony Todd is the real deal, he’s an actor who’s not caught up in the Hollywood BS and is only out to put his best possible work up on screen.  He’s a genuine guy and a class act.  I recently was able to talk with Tony about his role in Sushi Girl, his background, and whether or not we will see him step into the role of Candyman yet again.  Read on for the full interview."