Arthouse 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
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Kamikaze Taxi (1994)	A very quirky, contemplative film that is never predictable	2004-12-10	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own (2001)	Original and impressive	2003-06-28	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
Fallen Angels (1995)	Love it or hate it, but be sure to see it	2005-07-16	Simon
Bird People Of China (1997)	Not necessarily a must-see movie, but undoubtedly worth seeing.	2003-02-01	Simon
La Madre Muerta (1993)	An important film for me	2024-04-04	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002)	Hyper-black	2024-01-14	Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019)	Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film	2024-01-02	Simon
The Element of Crime (1984)	Fascinating and frustrating	2023-11-22	Simon
Millennium Mambo (2001)	A captivating documentary of a moment in time	2023-08-28	Simon
Made in Hong Kong (1997)	...read review...	2023-08-27	Simon
Bitter Honey (2016)	A very literary film	2022-06-15	Simon
Bad Education (2004)	A film for lovers of film	2022-04-14	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
Han Gong-ju (2013)	All the more potent for being understated	2021-09-22	Simon
Happiness (2016)	Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet	2021-08-22	Simon
Undo (1994)	Love unravelling	2021-08-05	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	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
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon