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
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019)	Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film	2024-01-02	Simon
Pain and Glory (2019)	Clearly Almodóvar's most personal film	2022-04-28	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
The Forest of Love (2019)	Cinema is life, you know	2020-08-16	Simon
Last Letter (2018)	Another gem from Shunji Iwai	2021-05-30	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Human, Space, Time and Human (2018)	Waste of space, time and human	2020-09-01	Simon
Samui Song (2017)	Tries too hard to confound the audience	2021-08-15	Simon
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon
Bitter Honey (2016)	A very literary film	2022-06-15	Simon
Happiness (2016)	Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet	2021-08-22	Simon
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon
The World of Kanako (2014)	An astonishing glimpse into a disturbing world	2021-06-12	Simon
Aberdeen (2014)	Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating	2020-02-22	Simon
The Midnight After (2014)	Uneven and ultimately a bit unsatisfying	2015-01-17	Simon
Han Gong-ju (2013)	All the more potent for being understated	2021-09-22	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Only God Forgives (2013)	Pretentious and tedious	2014-01-02	Simon
The Grandmaster (2013)	Incoherent and overblown	2013-04-07	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Vampire (2012)	Not a film about a vampire	2020-08-13	Simon
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)	Definitely interesting, but not sure if I liked it	2013-05-25	Simon