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
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	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
The Ages of Lulu (1990)	Provocative	2022-06-23	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	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
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Samui Song (2017)	Tries too hard to confound the audience	2021-08-15	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Killer's Nocturne (1987)	Chin Siu-Ho fights a kangaroo	2020-06-14	Simon
Blind Detective (2013)	A glorious mess of a film	2014-01-03	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
The Island (1985)	Reasonably entertaining.	2009-09-28	Simon
Simply Actors (2007)	Mildly amusing	2007-09-29	Simon
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)	lacks that 'certain something'	2007-05-18	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Last Eunuch in China (1988)	...read review...	2006-01-16	Simon
Jiang Hu (2004)	Interesting, if somewhat compromised	2004-07-14	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
Friend (2001)	kind of boring	2002-09-29	Simon
Time 4 Hope (2002)	A darker side of love story	2002-04-02	Simon
Bakery Amour (2001)	Pleasant without being particularly exciting	2001-10-21	Simon