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
Monrak Transistor (2001)	Beautifully crafted and original movie	2002-10-25	Simon
Blissfully Yours (2002)	Thanks, but you can keep it	2002-10-13	Simon
Address Unknown (2001)	Not one to watch if you want cheering up	2002-09-23	Simon
Jan Dara (2001)	Is tragic erotica a new genre?	2002-07-21	Simon
Eureka (2000)	Too long	2002-07-21	Simon
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2001)	Quirky yet touching	2002-06-15	Simon
Mifune (1999)	Another great story from the Dogme 95 movement	2002-06-04	Simon
Tears Of The Black Tiger (2000)	Loved it!	2002-05-04	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Til Death Do Us Part (1998)	Bleak end-of-love story	2002-04-02	Simon
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)	One of the greatest movies ever made?	2002-03-17	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
King Of Chess (1991)	Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie	2002-02-03	Simon
Kikujiro (1999)	Delightful little road movie	2002-01-28	Simon
9413 (1998)	Interesting if not entirely successful debut	2002-01-18	Simon
The Mistress (1999)	Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut	2002-01-15	Simon
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)	Amazingly bleak film, and quite shocking to watch	2001-11-26	Simon
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)	Quite moving	2001-10-16	Simon
Cyclo (1995)	Visually masterful	2001-10-13	Simon
Juliet In Love (2000)	Almost unbelievably good	2001-07-18	Simon
Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (1997)	Strange and amusing	2001-05-31	Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)	Masterpiece	2001-05-27	Simon
Zakhm (1998)	Absolutely stunning film	2000-08-07	Simon
Kuroneko (1968)	Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere	1999-05-22	Simon