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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Black Rose Mansion (1969) Cryptic and stylish 2024-07-29 Simon
La Madre Muerta (1993) An important film for me 2024-04-04 Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996) Traumatising 2024-03-22 Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002) Hyper-black 2024-01-14 Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019) Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film 2024-01-02 Simon
The Element of Crime (1984) Fascinating and frustrating 2023-11-22 Simon
Millennium Mambo (2001) A captivating documentary of a moment in time 2023-08-28 Simon
Made in Hong Kong (1997) ...read review... 2023-08-27 Simon
Bitter Honey (2016) A very literary film 2022-06-15 Simon
Bad Education (2004) A film for lovers of film 2022-04-14 Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992) ...read review... 2021-11-27 Simon
Han Gong-ju (2013) All the more potent for being understated 2021-09-22 Simon
Happiness (2016) Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet 2021-08-22 Simon
Undo (1994) Love unravelling 2021-08-05 Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020) My face isn't a crowd 2021-05-15 Simon
Burning (2018) Burning Slowly 2021-04-18 Simon
Ju Dou (1990) When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish 2021-04-03 Simon
Usagi Drop (2011) Adventures in unexpected parenthood 2021-03-28 Simon
Mr. Long (2017) Act cool and don't say anything 2021-02-21 Simon
Strange Circus (2005) Flowers are scars 2020-10-27 Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006) We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain 2020-10-26 Simon
The Forest of Love (2019) Cinema is life, you know 2020-08-16 Simon
3-Iron (2004) How to disappear completely 2020-06-13 Simon
R100 (2013) Only in Japan 2014-10-05 Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see 2013-06-10 Simon
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Strange beast, merits a second viewing 2013-06-09 Simon
Not One Less (1999) Manipulative but good 2013-02-09 Simon
A War Named Desire (2000) Stylish gangster tale 2013-01-13 Simon
The Odd One Dies (1997) Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters 2013-01-06 Simon
Raining In The Mountain (1979) Sumptuous exploration of Buddhist philosophy 2012-11-12 Simon

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