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
The Emperor's Shadow (1996) A beautiful intimate epic 2024-03-03 Simon
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994) Smart, stylish and funny 2024-01-01 Simon
We Are Little Zombies (2019) Magnificent 2023-05-16 Simon
Rang De Basanti (2006) Hits way harder than I was expecting 2022-07-24 Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015) Another unique film from Sabu 2022-06-18 Simon
Pain and Glory (2019) Clearly Almodóvar's most personal film 2022-04-28 Simon
Law Of Desire (1987) Almodovar in full melodrama mode 2021-12-15 Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998) Expect a challenging and thoughtful film 2021-09-12 Simon
Blues Harp (1998) A subtle and complex work 2021-08-24 Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) Beautiful and harrowing 2021-08-08 Simon
Suzhou River (2000) Drifting along 2021-08-03 Simon
Last Life in the Universe (2003) A more conventionally arthouse film than the director's earlier work 2021-06-27 Simon
Lost And Found (1996) Really quite moving 2021-06-13 Simon
Mother (2009) No memories of murder 2021-05-31 Simon
Last Letter (2018) Another gem from Shunji Iwai 2021-05-30 Simon
Miss Zombie (2013) The PARASITE of zombie films 2021-04-10 Simon
Rage (2016) ...read review... 2020-11-01 Simon
Helter Skelter (2012) It's certainly convenient to be pretty 2020-08-15 Simon
Hana and Alice (2004) ...read review... 2020-08-11 Simon
Boiling Point (1990) Stylish and whimsical 2020-07-24 Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992) One of the finest sequels ever made? 2020-03-27 Simon
Metro Manila (2013) Poverty and corruption 2014-10-19 Simon
Melancholia (2011) A strangely beautiful film about being depressed 2012-11-29 Simon
Running On Karma (2003) Repeat viewings mandatory 2012-10-12 Simon
The Scarlet Letter (2004) Intense and painful, full of dark emotions 2012-05-25 Simon
Visitor Q (2001) Definitely *not* a film for the easily offended. 2012-05-22 Simon
Ugetsu (1953) Recommended 2012-05-22 Simon
Face (Kao) (2000) fascinating and unpredictable 2006-09-28 Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965) Solid debut from one of cinema's masters 2006-04-24 Simon
Hanging Garden (2005) Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary 2006-02-09 Simon

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