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
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Vampire (2012)	Not a film about a vampire	2020-08-13	Simon
Fairy Tale Killer (2012)	Serial killer film that never really goes anywhere	2014-08-09	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
The Viral Factor (2012)	Better than it ought to be	2012-05-13	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	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
I Saw The Devil (2010)	Really just unpleasant	2012-11-17	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Mother (2009)	No memories of murder	2021-05-31	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Eye In The Sky (2007)	Slick and stylish	2007-09-29	Simon
The Detective (2007)	Stylish and smart	2008-02-06	Simon
Protege (2007)	Sure to be considered one of 2007's best HK films	2007-06-09	Simon
The City of Violence (2006)	Disappointing follow up to Arahan	2021-06-03	Simon
Hazard (2006)	Sleepy but restless	2021-03-18	Simon
The Descent (2005)	Horror done right	2021-08-18	Simon
Ahimsa: Stop to Run (2005)	Running into karma	2021-07-28	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)	Not what I expected	2012-11-15	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004)	Skillfully woven tale	2004-06-12	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Spider Forest (2004)	Some interesting ideas but not worth watching the film for	2012-05-25	Simon
The Scarlet Letter (2004)	Intense and painful, full of dark emotions	2012-05-25	Simon