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
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
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon