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
Stalker (1979)	Visually striking religious allegory	2012-11-30	Simon
Melancholia (2011)	A strangely beautiful film about being depressed	2012-11-29	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)	Not what I expected	2012-11-15	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
Himizu (2011)	It's tough to be a teenager.	2012-10-24	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
Dreaming Lhasa (2007)	Quite enjoyable	2012-06-07	Simon
Spider Forest (2004)	Some interesting ideas but not worth watching the film for	2012-05-25	Simon
One Fine Spring Day (2001)	The converse side of a love story	2012-05-25	Simon
Survive Style 5+ (2004)	Gorgeous, whimsical and hyper-stylised	2012-05-22	Simon
Pistol Opera (2001)	Unique and striking but over-long	2012-05-22	Simon
Jigoku (1960)	An interesting and unique movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
The Moss (2008)	Overly self-indulgent	2008-11-25	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon
The Fountain (2006)	Vacuous and trite	2007-06-12	Simon
April Snow (2005)	Quiet, realistic look at pain	2007-03-17	Simon
Dog Bite Dog (2006)	Refreshingly Bleak	2006-11-28	Simon
Idiocracy (2006)	Great premise, disappointing execution	2006-10-29	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
The Weird Man (1983)	Weird indeed!	2006-08-07	Simon
Isabella (2006)	Quite a change of style	2006-08-05	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles (2005)	pretty forgettable	2006-04-16	Simon
Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) (2004)	Simple but effective cinema	2006-03-21	Simon