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
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Isabella (2006)	Quite a change of style	2006-08-05	Simon
The Longest Nite (1998)	More interesting than enjoyable	2006-07-12	Simon
Chicken a la Queen (1990)	Brutal and depressing, but... good	2006-06-23	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Big Bad Sis (1976)	Better than Big Brother Cheng	2006-05-21	Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965)	Solid debut from one of cinema's masters	2006-04-24	Simon
First Shot (1993)	Poor	2006-04-16	Simon
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles (2005)	pretty forgettable	2006-04-16	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) (2004)	Simple but effective cinema	2006-03-21	Simon
Operation Billionaires (1998)	largely pointless	2006-03-20	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Casablanca (1942)	It's a classic, no question there	2006-02-05	Simon
SPL (2005)	Hong Kong gets its mojo back	2006-01-21	Simon
Last Eunuch in China (1988)	...read review...	2006-01-16	Simon
Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (2004)	Enjoyably goofy	2006-01-08	Simon
Throw Down (2004)	Worthy effort but why Louis Koo?	2006-01-08	Simon
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Roots And Branches (2001)	Unashamedly sentimental	2006-01-08	Simon
Shanghai Triad (1995)	Visually stunning	2006-01-08	Simon
Yi Yi (2000)	a subtle and complex movie	2006-01-08	Simon
Running Out Of Time (1999)	Another Milkyway triumph	2006-01-07	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Crazy n' The City (2005)	An odd little film	2005-12-31	Simon
Ah Kam (Story Of A Stuntwoman) (1996)	Good dramatic film for Michelle & Sammo	2005-10-18	Simon
Hidden Heroes (2004)	Entertaining	2005-10-13	Simon
Tony Takitani (2004)	Good stuff	2005-09-29	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	Simon
Crying Fist (2005)	Crying Audience	2005-07-31	Simon