Romance Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)	Chor Yuen adapts Gu Long once again	2024-04-01	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Women Who Flirt (2014)	... or women who don't?	2023-08-30	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
Bombay (1995)	Heavy handed but hits its target	2022-08-25	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (1998)	Dreamlike	2022-05-12	Simon
Taal (1999)	All-time great soundtrack	2022-05-11	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	Simon
Dil Se (1998)	Not your average Bollywood romance	2022-03-12	Simon
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)	Commercial cinema at its finest.	2022-03-06	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
Suzhou River (2000)	Drifting along	2021-08-03	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Padmaavat (2018)	Looks pretty but weak in most other respects	2021-06-28	Simon
Last Life in the Universe (2003)	A more conventionally arthouse film than the director's earlier work	2021-06-27	Simon
Lost And Found (1996)	Really quite moving	2021-06-13	Simon
Last Letter (2018)	Another gem from Shunji Iwai	2021-05-30	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Zakhm (1998)	Hide this wound deep in your heart	2021-05-08	Simon
Castaway on the Moon (2009)	A beautiful piece of magical realism	2021-04-25	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon