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
Black Rose Mansion (1969) Cryptic and stylish 2024-07-29 Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996) Traumatising 2024-03-22 Simon
Oath of Death (1971) Surprisingly gnarly for its time 2024-01-28 Simon
Golden Balls (1993) On the nose critique of toxic masculinity 2024-01-28 Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002) Hyper-black 2024-01-14 Simon
Four Moods (1970) A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970 2024-01-07 Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019) Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film 2024-01-02 Simon
The Trap (1996) A lesser final entry but still great 2024-01-01 Simon
The Water Margin (1972) A lavish production delivering entertainment 2023-09-17 Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005) Yeah, I needed to watch it again 2023-09-01 Simon
Bombay (1995) Heavy handed but hits its target 2022-08-25 Simon
Bad Education (2004) A film for lovers of film 2022-04-14 Simon
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) Commercial cinema at its finest. 2022-03-06 Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972) The Meiko Kaji reboot 2022-01-25 Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992) ...read review... 2021-11-27 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
Happiness (2016) Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet 2021-08-22 Simon
Undo (1994) Love unravelling 2021-08-05 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
Snowpiercer (2013) Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory 2021-06-11 Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020) My face isn't a crowd 2021-05-15 Simon
As Tears Go By (1988) ...read review... 2021-05-12 Simon
Four Riders (1972) Everywhere is paradise as long as you have money 2021-05-03 Simon
Burning (2018) Burning Slowly 2021-04-18 Simon
Ju Dou (1990) When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish 2021-04-03 Simon
Usagi Drop (2011) Adventures in unexpected parenthood 2021-03-28 Simon
Mr. Long (2017) Act cool and don't say anything 2021-02-21 Simon
Cold Fish (2011) Life is Pain 2021-02-01 Simon

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