Thriller 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
Extraction 2 (2023)	Another action masterclass	2023-08-14	Simon
Eye In The Sky (2007)	Slick and stylish	2007-09-29	Simon
Fairy Tale Killer (2012)	Serial killer film that never really goes anywhere	2014-08-09	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)	Good rather than great	2021-06-29	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (1973)	...read review...	2021-07-06	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)	A genuine classic	2021-06-19	Simon
Full River Red (2023)	Weak by Zhang Yimou standards	2023-04-30	Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)	Extraordinary	2022-08-19	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975)	A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people	2021-10-03	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Hazard (2006)	Sleepy but restless	2021-03-18	Simon
He Lives By Night (1982)	Strange film	2007-07-29	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Hydra (2019)	Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew	2021-07-24	Simon
I Saw The Devil (2010)	Really just unpleasant	2012-11-17	Simon
Inner Senses (2002)	Pretty stupid	2002-05-26	Simon
Inter-Pol (1967)	A decent Bond-alike	2023-12-10	Simon
Jam (2018)	A bit of a Sabu throwback	2021-09-29	Simon
Karate Kiba (1973)	Grimy and stylish	2023-12-16	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Killers (2014)	A Tale Of Two Killers	2020-06-12	Simon
Knock Off (1998)	Good silly fun	2003-03-29	Simon
La Madre Muerta (1993)	An important film for me	2024-04-04	Simon
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)	Sequel switches onto a different track	2021-08-01	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)	Not clear what purpose this serves	2022-07-27	Simon
Ley Lines (1999)	One of Miike's least plot-driven film	2021-08-12	Simon