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
The World of Kanako (2014)	An astonishing glimpse into a disturbing world	2021-06-12	Simon
Desire To Kill (2010)	Delicious black comedy about revenge	2014-08-06	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
'M' (1931)	Shocking even now (contains spoilers)	2012-11-14	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
War (2002)	Whose war is it anyway?	2022-02-27	Simon
The Red Squirrel (1993)	One of the films that got me interested in cinema	2022-02-16	Simon
Expect The Unexpected (1998)	Expect a challenging and thoughtful film	2021-09-12	Simon
The Wailing (2016)	Lives up to its reputation	2021-07-31	Simon
Gemini (1999)	A surreal and sumptuous period horror from Shinya Tsukamoto	2021-07-07	Simon
Mother (2009)	No memories of murder	2021-05-31	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Monday (2000)	Just one of those days	2020-08-22	Simon
Extraction (2020)	An action masterclass	2020-06-17	Simon
Eye In The Sky (2007)	Slick and stylish	2007-09-29	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
The Enigmatic Case (1980)	Lost Gem	2003-03-07	Simon
JSA (Joint Security Area) (2000)	Beautifully filmed, written and acted	2001-05-25	Simon
A Peck On The Cheek (2002)	Powerful	2003-05-01	Simon
Ugetsu (1953)	Recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Clans Of Intrigue (1977)	Wonderfully convoluted wu xia murder mystery	2003-02-16	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon