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
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Endgame (2021)	Promising start but fails to deliver	2024-04-12	Simon
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	Simon
Master (2021)	Some good parts but 3 hours is too long	2021-08-09	Simon
Wonderful Paradise (2020)	My kind of party	2021-06-05	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Skylin3s (2020)	Easy to watch but pretty dumb	2021-03-20	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Mrs K (2017)	Kara Hui has still got it	2022-04-30	Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)	Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games	2022-03-07	Simon
The Bar (2017)	Probably the weakest Alex De-la Iglesia film	2021-11-13	Simon
Samui Song (2017)	Tries too hard to confound the audience	2021-08-15	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Paradox (2017)	A time of stunt doubles	2021-02-20	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	Simon
Blind Detective (2013)	A glorious mess of a film	2014-01-03	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
As Luck Would Have It (2011)	Non-essential	2022-05-19	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
Deadball (2011)	Splattery and demented, but not as good as it could be	2013-01-25	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011)	Pretty, but nothing to write home about	2011-12-19	Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
Ip Man 2 (2010)	...read review...	2010-12-03	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Yatterman (2009)	Too adult for kids, too childish for adults?	2012-11-19	Simon
Doomsday (2008)	Very uneven but has some fun moments	2021-09-19	Simon