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
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
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Zakhm (1998)	Hide this wound deep in your heart	2021-05-08	Simon
Four Riders (1972)	Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money	2021-05-03	Simon