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
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own (2001)	Original and impressive	2003-06-28	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2001)	Quirky yet touching	2002-06-15	Simon
Address Unknown (2001)	Not one to watch if you want cheering up	2002-09-23	Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)	Not quite as topical as it once was, but still exceptional	2022-06-24	Simon
Suzhou River (2000)	Drifting along	2021-08-03	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
Time And Tide (2000)	Classic film	2003-05-13	Simon
Juliet In Love (2000)	Almost unbelievably good	2001-07-18	Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)	Masterpiece	2001-05-27	Simon
Party 7 (2000)	Bizarre, creative and hilarious	2003-08-05	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Eureka (2000)	Too long	2002-07-21	Simon
Yi Yi (2000)	a subtle and complex movie	2006-01-08	Simon
In The Mood For Love (2000)	Not in the mood?	2005-07-20	Simon
All About My Mother (1999)	Extraordinary	2021-11-03	Simon
Ley Lines (1999)	One of Miike's least plot-driven film	2021-08-12	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
Mifune (1999)	Another great story from the Dogme 95 movement	2002-06-04	Simon
The Mistress (1999)	Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut	2002-01-15	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Kikujiro (1999)	Delightful little road movie	2002-01-28	Simon
The Idiots (1998)	Not just empty provocation	2023-12-18	Simon
Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (1998)	Dreamlike	2022-05-12	Simon
Zakhm (1998)	Hide this wound deep in your heart	2021-05-08	Simon