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
Europa (1991)	...read review...	2023-12-02	Simon
A Scene At The Sea (1991)	A quieter, more contemplative Kitano film	2021-01-17	Simon
King Of Chess (1991)	Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie	2002-02-03	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)	Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see	2013-06-10	Simon
Epidemic (1987)	An insight into Lars Von Trier's mind	2023-11-25	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
The Element of Crime (1984)	Fascinating and frustrating	2023-11-22	Simon
The Weird Man (1983)	Weird indeed!	2006-08-07	Simon
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)	Amateurish but definitely a statement of intent	2022-02-10	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Stalker (1979)	Visually striking religious allegory	2012-11-30	Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979)	Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy	2012-11-12	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)	A genuine classic	2021-06-19	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)	Amazingly bleak film, and quite shocking to watch	2001-11-26	Simon
Kuroneko (1968)	Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere	1999-05-22	Simon
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967)	Pretentious nonsense	2020-08-22	Simon
Jigoku (1960)	An interesting and unique movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon