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
Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (1998)	Dreamlike	2022-05-12	Simon
Made in Hong Kong (1997)	...read review...	2023-08-27	Simon
Man Bites Dog (1992)	Black, Black, Black	2003-04-26	Simon
Melancholia (2011)	A strangely beautiful film about being depressed	2012-11-29	Simon
Mifune (1999)	Another great story from the Dogme 95 movement	2002-06-04	Simon
Millennium Mambo (2001)	A captivating documentary of a moment in time	2023-08-28	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
Monrak Transistor (2001)	Beautifully crafted and original movie	2002-10-25	Simon
Mother (2009)	No memories of murder	2021-05-31	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon
Nabi (2001)	Amateurish	2002-11-08	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
One Fine Spring Day (2001)	The converse side of a love story	2012-05-25	Simon
Only God Forgives (2013)	Pretentious and tedious	2014-01-02	Simon
Pain and Glory (2019)	Clearly Almodóvar's most personal film	2022-04-28	Simon
Party 7 (2000)	Bizarre, creative and hilarious	2003-08-05	Simon
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)	Amateurish but definitely a statement of intent	2022-02-10	Simon
Pistol Opera (2001)	Unique and striking but over-long	2012-05-22	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles (2005)	pretty forgettable	2006-04-16	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon