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
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
BuyBust (2018)	Shonky first half but gets better as it goes on	2021-03-14	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Human, Space, Time and Human (2018)	Waste of space, time and human	2020-09-01	Simon
Shadow (2018)	Strikingly beautiful and poetic	2020-06-23	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
The Brink (2017)	Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals	2022-08-12	Simon
Mrs K (2017)	Kara Hui has still got it	2022-04-30	Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)	Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games	2022-03-07	Simon
Jailbreak (2017)	Cambodia's Raid-a-like takes no prisoners	2021-12-04	Simon
The Bar (2017)	Probably the weakest Alex De-la Iglesia film	2021-11-13	Simon
Samui Song (2017)	Tries too hard to confound the audience	2021-08-15	Simon
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
The Adventurers (2017)	Generic in every possible way	2021-04-17	Simon
Vampire Clay (2017)	What if some clay was a vampire?	2021-04-02	Simon
High & Low The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)	A new low bar for the franchise	2021-03-21	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon
Paradox (2017)	A time of stunt doubles	2021-02-20	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)	Grimy and bleak	2024-03-22	Simon
Akira (2016)	An interesting take on a familiar tale	2022-09-03	Simon
The Mermaid (2016)	Some good scenes but not good overall	2022-08-14	Simon
Bitter Honey (2016)	A very literary film	2022-06-15	Simon
Operation Mekong (2016)	Empty spectacle	2021-09-11	Simon