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
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)	A distinctive early Miike outing	2021-08-03	Simon
The Adventurers (1995)	Quite a mess, but with some big booms	2021-04-17	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
La Madre Muerta (1993)	An important film for me	2024-04-04	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	Simon
Naked Killer (1992)	Stylish nonsense	2002-05-08	Simon
The Killer (1989)	Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre	2003-05-13	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Three Against The World (1988)	Clunker	2003-03-07	Simon
Matador (1986)	I've never seen anyone so happy	2021-04-30	Simon
The Seventh Curse (1986)	Very enjoyable!	2022-07-09	Simon
Chocolate Inspector (1986)	solid entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Pursuit of a Killer (1985)	Prototype Cat III nasty	2022-01-23	Simon
Seeding Of A Ghost (1983)	Great final scene	2008-08-15	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
He Lives By Night (1982)	Strange film	2007-07-29	Simon
The Happenings (1980)	Decent enough delinquents film	2023-05-14	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Altered States (1980)	...read review...	2020-07-19	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)	Would have made a good Bruce Lee film	2004-01-19	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975)	A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people	2021-10-03	Simon
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)	Sequel switches onto a different track	2021-08-01	Simon
Kidnap (1974)	Excellent & gritty crime drama	2005-09-19	Simon
Karate Kiba (1973)	Grimy and stylish	2023-12-16	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (1973)	...read review...	2021-07-06	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)	Good rather than great	2021-06-29	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon