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
Zakhm (1998)	Absolutely stunning film	2000-08-07	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)	Quite moving	2001-10-16	Simon
9413 (1998)	Interesting if not entirely successful debut	2002-01-18	Simon
Til Death Do Us Part (1998)	Bleak end-of-love story	2002-04-02	Simon
Made in Hong Kong (1997)	...read review...	2023-08-27	Simon
Hana-Bi (1997)	Close to cinematic perfection	2021-08-10	Simon
Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)	...read review...	2020-09-27	Simon
The Odd One Dies (1997)	Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters	2013-01-06	Simon
Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (1997)	Strange and amusing	2001-05-31	Simon
Bird People Of China (1997)	Not necessarily a must-see movie, but undoubtedly worth seeing.	2003-02-01	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
Lost And Found (1996)	Really quite moving	2021-06-13	Simon
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)	One of the greatest movies ever made?	2002-03-17	Simon
Cyclo (1995)	Visually masterful	2024-05-13	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
Fallen Angels (1995)	Love it or hate it, but be sure to see it	2005-07-16	Simon
Undo (1994)	Love unravelling	2021-08-05	Simon
Sia Dai (1994)	Harrowing	2003-03-09	Simon
Kamikaze Taxi (1994)	A very quirky, contemplative film that is never predictable	2004-12-10	Simon
Getting Any? (1994)	Enjoyable piece of total lunacy from a master	2003-04-19	Simon
Chungking Express (1994)	Perfect mix of pop and art	2003-06-14	Simon
To Live (1994)	Simple epic, masterfully made. Highest recommendation!	2003-07-19	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
La Madre Muerta (1993)	An important film for me	2024-04-04	Simon
The Red Squirrel (1993)	One of the films that got me interested in cinema	2022-02-16	Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993)	One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films	2013-01-03	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
Man Bites Dog (1992)	Black, Black, Black	2003-04-26	Simon