Suspense 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
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
A Peck On The Cheek (2002)	Powerful	2003-05-01	Simon
A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)	Scary! But very good.	2005-10-12	Simon
Aalavandhan (2001)	A well made, unique and very enjoyable film	2004-06-13	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Blind Detective (2013)	A glorious mess of a film	2014-01-03	Simon
Breaking News (2004)	...read review...	2022-09-07	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
Cop On A Mission (2001)	Smart and fresh take on a favourite genre	2001-12-22	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Desire To Kill (2010)	Delicious black comedy about revenge	2014-08-06	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Double Vision (2002)	Above average horror	2003-04-28	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Dream Home (2010)	Bloody, brutal satire of Hong Kong's capitalist love affair	2013-07-11	Simon
Election (2005)	Enigmatic	2006-01-18	Simon
Exodus (2007)	Quirky little black comedy	2020-08-20	Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998)	Expect a challenging and thoughtful film	2021-09-12	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Extraction (2020)	An action masterclass	2020-06-17	Simon