Drama 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
Parasite (2019)	Class consciousness	2023-09-03	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Yeah, I needed to watch it again	2023-09-01	Simon
Stage Door Johnny (1990)	A mixed bag	2023-08-24	Simon
The Flying Dragon Mountain (1971)	A passable time-waster	2023-08-17	Simon
Black Invitation (1969)	Nothing special	2023-06-24	Simon
We Are Little Zombies (2019)	Magnificent	2023-05-16	Simon
Blessing Bell (2003)	Not my favourite Sabu film	2023-03-31	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Bombay (1995)	Heavy handed but hits its target	2022-08-25	Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)	Extraordinary	2022-08-19	Simon
800 Bullets (2002)	A nostalgic Meta-Western	2022-08-04	Simon
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)	Not clear what purpose this serves	2022-07-27	Simon
Rang De Basanti (2006)	Hits way harder than I was expecting	2022-07-24	Simon
The Ages of Lulu (1990)	Provocative	2022-06-23	Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015)	Another unique film from Sabu	2022-06-18	Simon
Pain and Glory (2019)	Clearly Almodóvar's most personal film	2022-04-28	Simon
Bad Education (2004)	A film for lovers of film	2022-04-14	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	Simon
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)	Commercial cinema at its finest.	2022-03-06	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2 (1972)	...read review...	2022-01-29	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)	The Meiko Kaji reboot	2022-01-25	Simon
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)	Fine, if a little insubstantial	2022-01-22	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Project S (1993)	Decent cops & robbers banger	2021-12-18	Simon
Law Of Desire (1987)	Almodovar in full melodrama mode	2021-12-15	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
All About My Mother (1999)	Extraordinary	2021-11-03	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975)	A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people	2021-10-03	Simon
Jam (2018)	A bit of a Sabu throwback	2021-09-29	Simon