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
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
3-Iron (2004)	How to disappear completely	2020-06-13	Simon
9413 (1998)	Interesting if not entirely successful debut	2002-01-18	Simon
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
A Peck On The Cheek (2002)	Powerful	2003-05-01	Simon
A Scene At The Sea (1991)	A quieter, more contemplative Kitano film	2021-01-17	Simon
A Touch Of Zen (1971)	Greatest martial arts film of all time?	2006-04-25	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
Aberdeen (2014)	Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating	2020-02-22	Simon
Address Unknown (2001)	Not one to watch if you want cheering up	2002-09-23	Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)	Beautiful and harrowing	2021-08-08	Simon
All About My Mother (1999)	Extraordinary	2021-11-03	Simon
April Snow (2005)	Quiet, realistic look at pain	2007-03-17	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Bad Education (2004)	A film for lovers of film	2022-04-14	Simon
Balloon Club, Afterwards (2006)	The limitless potential of youth	2021-02-08	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Bird People Of China (1997)	Not necessarily a must-see movie, but undoubtedly worth seeing.	2003-02-01	Simon
Bitter Honey (2016)	A very literary film	2022-06-15	Simon
Blissfully Yours (2002)	Thanks, but you can keep it	2002-10-13	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own (2001)	Original and impressive	2003-06-28	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Butterfly In Grey (2002)	Lesbians in prison	2005-03-21	Simon
Castaway on the Moon (2009)	A beautiful piece of magical realism	2021-04-25	Simon