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
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)	Dazzling	2024-01-01	Simon
Parasite (2019)	Class consciousness	2023-09-03	Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)	Extraordinary	2022-08-19	Simon
Dil Se (1998)	Not your average Bollywood romance	2022-03-12	Simon
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)	A genuine classic	2021-06-19	Simon
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
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Aks (2001)	Dark, intense, intelligent, stylish	2002-06-30	Simon
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
Extraction 2 (2023)	Another action masterclass	2023-08-14	Simon
Limbo (2021)	A Hong Kong film	2022-06-18	Simon
The Wailing (2016)	Lives up to its reputation	2021-07-31	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon
Memories Of Murder (2003)	Murder, remembered	2021-05-09	Simon
Mother (2009)	No memories of murder	2021-05-31	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	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 Stewardess (2002)	Clever black comedy-horror	2005-09-20	Simon
The Killer (1989)	Pretty much defines the "Heroic Bloodshed" genre	2003-05-13	Simon
Running Out Of Time (1999)	Another Milkyway triumph	2006-01-07	Simon