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
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)	Dazzling	2024-01-01	Simon
Parasite (2019)	Class consciousness	2023-09-03	Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)	Extraordinary	2022-08-19	Simon
All About My Mother (1999)	Extraordinary	2021-11-03	Simon
Hana-Bi (1997)	Close to cinematic perfection	2021-08-10	Simon
Welcome To Dongmakgol (2005)	Beautiful, unique and devastating	2021-07-03	Simon
The World of Kanako (2014)	An astonishing glimpse into a disturbing world	2021-06-12	Simon
Zakhm (1998)	Hide this wound deep in your heart	2021-05-08	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Violent Cop (1989)	A landmark in Japanese cinema	2020-07-11	Simon
My Sassy Girl (2001)	The most romantic movie of all time?	2020-06-19	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Aberdeen (2014)	Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating	2020-02-22	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
The Elephant Keeper (1987)	The movie that made me move to Thailand	2012-05-24	Simon
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
Fearless (2006)	Career highs all round	2006-03-29	Simon
Casablanca (1942)	It's a classic, no question there	2006-02-05	Simon
Yi Yi (2000)	a subtle and complex movie	2006-01-08	Simon
To Live (1994)	Simple epic, masterfully made. Highest recommendation!	2003-07-19	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
Chungking Express (1994)	Perfect mix of pop and art	2003-06-14	Simon
Color Of Paradise (1999)	The best kind of cinema	2003-06-07	Simon
Seven Samurai (1954)	One of the best films ever made	2003-01-31	Simon
Rainy Dog (1997)	One of Miike's strongest and most well balanced films.	2002-12-13	Simon
Once Upon A Time In China (1991)	One of the best martial arts films ever made	2002-12-01	Simon
Satya (1998)	One of the most intelligent movies ever made about gangsters	2002-05-13	Simon
Love Letter (1995)	Beautifully crafted, haunting movie. Iwai is a master of his art!	2002-04-17	Simon