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
Lady With A Sword (1971)	Stands out from the crowd	2021-08-23	Simon
Happiness (2016)	Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet	2021-08-22	Simon
The Descent (2005)	Horror done right	2021-08-18	Simon
Dog Soldiers (2002)	The dog soldier's bollocks	2021-08-16	Simon
My Big Night (2015)	Beautifully orchestrated chaos	2021-08-15	Simon
Undo (1994)	Love unravelling	2021-08-05	Simon
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)	A distinctive early Miike outing	2021-08-03	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)	A strange film to end the series on	2021-07-30	Simon
Ahimsa: Stop to Run (2005)	Running into karma	2021-07-28	Simon
Bring Me The Head Of The Machine Gun Woman (2012)	Great fun, Chilean Grindhouse style	2021-07-28	Simon
Ong Bak 2 (2008)	Due for a reappraisal	2021-07-26	Simon
Painted Faces (1988)	An insight into a lost way of life	2021-07-25	Simon
Brothers From The Walled City (1982)	Grungy and nihilistic depiction of Hong Kong's criminal underworld	2021-07-04	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	Simon
Snowpiercer (2013)	Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory	2021-06-11	Simon
Bad Taste (1987)	The bastards have landed	2021-05-28	Simon
The Miracle Fighters (1982)	A whirlwind of inventive action	2021-05-22	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon
Matador (1986)	I've never seen anyone so happy	2021-04-30	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Aces Go Places II (1983)	Improves on the original in just about every way	2021-03-30	Simon
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)	Virgins are awful... THE END	2021-03-10	Simon
The Storm Riders (1998)	A genuine epic that pioneered a new style of wu xia film	2021-02-27	Simon
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon