This hundred-mile-an-hour goth-romp leaves you gasping for breath but not for more.
Archives for 2004
Ninja Scroll: Volume 1
Imaginative kick-ass animé, like a fantasy videogame but without the keypad.
Wonderland
A 1980s-set true-crime murder mystery whose devious flashbacks and multiple perspectives make you feel like you've snorted too much coke – or been whacked once too often with a lead pipe.
Black Rainbow
An effectively eerie supernatural thriller – even if it tries to exorcise a few too many ghosts for its own good.
Le Doulos
This bleak tale of double-dealing criminals will pull the hat over your eyes.
Ringu 2
Creepy in places, dull in others, and not a patch on the original.