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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
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
Han Gong-ju (2013) All the more potent for being understated 2021-09-22 Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998) Expect a challenging and thoughtful film 2021-09-12 Simon
Blues Harp (1998) A subtle and complex work 2021-08-24 Simon
Happiness (2016) Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet 2021-08-22 Simon
Samui Song (2017) Tries too hard to confound the audience 2021-08-15 Simon
Ley Lines (1999) One of Miike's least plot-driven film 2021-08-12 Simon
Hana-Bi (1997) Close to cinematic perfection 2021-08-10 Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) Beautiful and harrowing 2021-08-08 Simon
Undo (1994) Love unravelling 2021-08-05 Simon
Suzhou River (2000) Drifting along 2021-08-03 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) A strange film to end the series on 2021-07-30 Simon
Painted Faces (1988) An insight into a lost way of life 2021-07-25 Simon
Hydra (2019) Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew 2021-07-24 Simon
Invisible Waves (2006) I like the feeling that the sea isn't judging me 2021-07-13 Simon
The Citizen (1977) Interesting but not all that good 2021-07-11 Simon
Welcome To Dongmakgol (2005) Beautiful, unique and devastating 2021-07-03 Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019) Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga 2021-07-02 Simon
Last Life in the Universe (2003) A more conventionally arthouse film than the director's earlier work 2021-06-27 Simon
Lost And Found (1996) Really quite moving 2021-06-13 Simon
The World of Kanako (2014) An astonishing glimpse into a disturbing world 2021-06-12 Simon
Snowpiercer (2013) Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory 2021-06-11 Simon
My Blood And Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021) Sabu in dark mode 2021-06-04 Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006) Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art? 2021-06-01 Simon
Mother (2009) No memories of murder 2021-05-31 Simon
Last Letter (2018) Another gem from Shunji Iwai 2021-05-30 Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020) My face isn't a crowd 2021-05-15 Simon
Hanagatami (2017) If war is worth dying for, so is a festival 2021-05-14 Simon

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