Local Movie Reviews
Once upon a time I used to review just about everything that came down the pike -- the good, the bad and the stupid. Now I've narrowed the focus a bit and try to review movies that reflect my interests a little more closely, with the occasional left-field item thrown in for fun.
You can browse an alphabetical or chronological archive of this category.
Total entries in this category: 167
- 28 Days Later [2003/10/10]
- 9 Souls [2005/01/01]
- A Bittersweet Life [2005/12/21]
- A Time to Live and A Time to Die [2006/01/01]
- A Tree of Palme [2005/08/07]
- About Schmidt [2005/03/03]
- Address Unknown [2006/05/05]
- Adrenaline Drive [2003/05/05]
- Aimless Bullet (Stray Bullet) (Obaltan) [2006/03/03]
- Akira [2002/03/03]
- Akira Kurosawa's Dreams [2003/03/03]
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul [2003/07/07]
- Alien [2004/01/20]
- Alien³ [2004/11/11]
- Alive [2004/11/11]
- All About Lily Chou-Chou [2003/08/08]
- Angel Dust (Enjeru Dasuto) [2003/01/01]
- Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago) [2004/07/07]
- Ashura [2007/06/06]
- Avalon [2002/11/27]
- Azumi [2004/08/09]
- Baian the Assassin [2007/03/03]
- Bashing [2009/03/27]
- Batman Begins [2005/10/10]
- Berserk [2005/12/03]
- Blade Runner [2008/12/13]
- Blind Beast Vs. Killer Dwarf [2007/01/29]
- Bright Future [2009/06/21]
- Carnival in the Night [2009/01/12]
- Casino Royale [2007/03/22]
- Casshern [2004/11/14]
- Castle in the Sky [2003/05/07]
- Charisma [2009/06/21]
- Cure [2009/06/21]
- DOA: Dead or Alive [2007/11/11]
- Death Trance [2008/11/10]
- Dogura Magura [2004/04/02]
- Doomsday [2008/09/13]
- Doppelganger [2009/06/21]
- Dora-heita [2007/05/05]
- Eijanaika [2006/05/05]
- Eraserhead [2009/06/19]
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [2006/04/04]
- Funeral Procession of Roses (Bara no Soretsu) [2004/03/03]
- Gegege no Kitaro [2009/01/04]
- Geisha Vs. Ninjas / Geisha Assassin [2009/05/28]
- Gemini [2000/11/11]
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence [2005/03/06]
- Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society [2007/09/11]
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex [2009/05/15]
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GiG [2009/05/15]
- Gohatto (Taboo) [2000/12/12]
- Gojoe (Gojoe reisen-ki / Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle) [2002/01/01]
- Goyokin [2006/04/04]
- Grass Labyrinth [2007/04/16]
- Harakiri (Seppuku) [2006/01/01]
- Horrors of Malformed Men [2008/10/04]
- In the Realm of the Senses [2009/05/17]
- Kagemusha [2005/04/04]
- Kaidohmaru [2007/03/03]
- Kairo (Pulse) (Signal) [2009/06/21]
- Kao (Face) [2009/06/29]
- Karaoke Terror [2008/09/12]
- Kiki's Delivery Service [2003/04/04]
- Kill! [2005/10/10]
- Koyaanisqatsi [2002/09/23]
- Kwaidan [2003/06/06]
- Late Bloomer (Osoi Hito) [2009/05/29]
- Machine Girl [2008/07/03]
- Makai Tenshō (Samurai Reincarnation) (1981) [2004/07/07]
- Mind Game [2005/07/07]
- Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters [2001/09/02]
- Naked [2005/04/04]
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind [2005/03/16]
- Nightmare Detective [2008/12/24]
- Nobody Knows [2005/09/09]
- Oldboy [2004/05/05]
- Ong-Bak [2004/02/22]
- Onmyōji II [2004/11/11]
- Otogi-Zoshi [2006/11/11]
- Portrait of Hell [2006/04/04]
- Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) [2001/08/14]
- Pyrokinesis (Cross Fire) [2008/09/13]
- Rampo Noir (Rampo Jigoku) [2006/11/11]
- Ran (Criterion Remaster) [2003/03/03]
- Red Lion [2005/09/09]
- Retribution [2009/06/21]
- Ronin-gai (Rônin-gai) [2005/07/07]
- SARS Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis [2006/08/16]
- Salò: or the 120 Days of Sodom [2002/03/06]
- Samurai Assassin [2005/06/06]
- Samurai Banners [2005/07/07]
- Samurai Champloo
[2006/04/04]
- Samurai Rebellion [2005/11/11]
- Sansho the Bailiff [2007/06/06]
- Satomi Hakkenden [2003/08/08]
- Shadowless Sword [2006/08/08]
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade [2006/11/11]
- Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyū Clan Conspiracy [2004/08/08]
- Spirited Away [2002/12/10]
- Sukeban Boy [2008/10/11]
- Sukiyaki Western Django [2009/01/19]
- Sunshine [2008/01/19]
- Sway (Yureru) [2009/06/01]
- Sword of Doom [2005/03/02]
- Sword of the Beast [2005/11/11]
- Swords of Vengeance [2005/08/08]
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance [2003/02/22]
- Take Care of My Cat [2003/09/09]
- The Eel [2002/11/11]
- The Fountain [2007/10/10]
- The Great Yokai War [2006/12/12]
- The Happiness of the Katakuris [2008/10/30]
- The Hidden Blade [2006/09/09]
- The Host [2007/08/08]
- The Isle [2003/05/05]
- The Man Who Stole The Sun [2002/07/07]
- The Mystery of Rampo [2007/09/09]
- The Nest (Nid de guêpes) [2004/12/11]
- The Red Spectacles [2007/02/02]
- The Samurai Trilogy [2006/04/04]
- The Sea Is Watching [2004/12/12]
- Three-Iron (3-Iron) (Binjip) [2005/06/06]
- Throw Away Your Books, Let's Go Out into the Streets [2004/04/04]
- Time [2007/11/11]
- Tokyo Godfathers [2004/04/04]
- Tokyo Gore Police [2009/01/14]
- Tokyo Rampage [2009/06/29]
- Tokyo Zombie [2009/05/30]
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis [2005/02/02]
- Tony Takitani [2006/02/02]
- Train Man (Densha Otoko) [2007/05/05]
- Trinity Blood [2006/11/11]
- Twenty-Four Hour Party People [2005/05/05]
- Twilight Samurai [2003/12/12]
- Ugetsu [2005/11/11]
- UltraViolet [2006/09/09]
- Umberto D. [2006/03/03]
- United 93 [2006/10/10]
- Uzumaki [2003/05/05]
- V for Vendetta [2006/09/09]
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust [2007/01/01]
- Versus [2002/09/09]
- Vibrator [2006/10/10]
- Vidocq [2003/04/04]
- Violent Cop [2008/06/12]
- Vital [2006/01/01]
- War in Space [2006/05/05]
- We're Going to Eat You [2004/09/09]
- Whasango (Volcano High) [2002/08/08]
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs [2007/03/03]
- When the Last Sword is Drawn (Mibu Gishi Den) [2004/12/10]
- White Dog [2009/01/22]
- Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? [2006/12/12]
- Wild Zero [2003/10/10]
- Witch Hunter Robin [2004/08/08]
- Woman is the Future of Man [2005/08/08]
- Wonder Boys [2005/10/10]
- Wonderful Days [2003/09/09]
- Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims [2007/01/01]
- Yamakasi [2006/02/02]
- Yesterday [2004/04/04]
- Yojimbo [2004/12/12]
- Young Thugs: Nostalgia [2004/10/10]
- Zatôichi [2004/03/03]
- Zipang [2002/02/02]
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