Crime
VIOLENT STREETS [1974]
AKA BORYOKU GAI JAPAN AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 2OTH FEBRUARY: from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The Togiku clan’s Egawa was sent to prison for his actions during a gang […]
World Cinema
Action
MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS [1987]
AKA SHONG HUA ZHAN SHI, CHINA WARRIORS, DYNAMITE FIGHTERS, YES MADAM 3 HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 2OTH FEBRUARY: from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Some time between 1937 and […]
Comedy
RUN, MAN, RUN [1968]
ITALY AKA CORRI UOMO CORRI AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 23RD JANUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 120 mins / 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Petty thief and skilled knife thrower Cuchillo returns to his hometown […]
HCF Reviews
ROYAL WARRIORS [1986]
HONG KONG AKA WONG GA JIN SI, IN THE LINE OF DUTY, IN THE LINE OF DUTY 2, POLICE ASSASSINS ON BLU-RAY: 23RD JANUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 86 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera […]
Comedy
THE EXECUTIONER COLLECTION [1974]
JAPAN THE EXECUTIONER COLLECTION [THE EXECUTIONER, THE EXECUTIONER: KARATE INFERNO [1974] AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Was Sonny Chiba Japan’s greatest martial arts movie star? There are many who […]
Action
RIGHTING WRONGS [1986]
AKA ZHI FA XIAN FENG, ABOVE THE LAW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 100 mins [Mandarin / Singapore Cut], 96 mins [Hong Kong Cut], 92 mins [International “Above the Law” Cut], 106 […]
Comedy
YES, MADAM! [1985]
AKA HUANG JIA SHI JIE, POLICE ASSASSINS, POLICE ASSASSINS 2, IN THE LINE OF DUTY HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 93 min / 87 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera […]
HCF Reviews
SPEAK NO EVIL (2022)
SPEAK NO EVIL (2022) Directed by Christian Tafdrup Danish couple Bjorn and Louise, and their young daughter Agnes, become friendly with a Dutch family during their holiday in Italy. Several months after their holiday, they […]
Comedy
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY [1982]
AKA REN XIA REN, PEOPLE SCARE PEOPLE HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 21ST NOVEMBER, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 99 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to most, lives with […]
Drama
EXPIRED (2022) aka LOVELAND
EXPIRED (2022) Written and Directed by Ivan Sen Features Hardcoded English Subtitles On UK digital platforms from 7th November 2022 Set in a city made for machines, frustrated assassin Jack (Ryan Kwanten) struggles with his […]
HCF Reviews
ANGELA MAO: HAPKIDO and LADY WHIRLWIND [1972]
ANGELA MAO: HAPKIDO and LADY WHIRLWIND AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT Apologies to Eureka for the lateness of this review; it’s been an extremely busy time for the Doc. But now at last […]
Ghost
GOTHIC FANTASTICO: FOUR ITALIAN TALES OF TERROR [1963,1966]
GOTHIC FANTASTICO: FOUR ITALIAN TALES OF TERROR AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 17TH OCTOBER, from ARROW VIDEO Horror fans the world over know of the Gothic classics that came from America’s Universal studios and Britain’s Hammer. However, […]
HCF Reviews
THE GOLDSMITH (2022) aka L’ORAFO [Grimmfest 2022 Review]
THE GOLDSMITH (2022) aka L’ORAFO Directed by Vincenzo Ricchiuto Italian Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2022 Childhood friends and career criminals Stefano, Roberto and Arianna plan to rob a goldsmith and his wife […]
Comedy
PUSSYCAKE (2021) aka EMESIS [Grimmfest 2022 Review]
PUSSYCAKE (2021) aka EMESIS Spanish Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2022 Girl rock band PussyCake turn up to their gig at an all-night rock club to find the bar shut and neighbourhood deserted. […]
Drama
MEGALOMANIAC (2022) [Grimmfest 2022 Review]
MEGALOMANIAC (2022) Written and Directed by Karim Ouelhaj French Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2022 In the opening five minutes, MEGALOMANIAC shows its capability of pure brutality as a woman’s brains are bashed […]
Drama
PIGGY (2022) aka CERDITA [Grimmfest 2022 Review]
PIGGY (2022) aka CERDITA Written and Directed by Carlota Pereda Spanish Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2022 Teenager Sara, who’s family own the local butcher shop, finds herself the butt of jokes due […]
HCF Reviews
THE PASSENGER aka LA PASAJERA (2021) – [Grimmfest 2022 Review]
THE PASSENGER (2021) aka LA PASAJERA Directed by Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez Spanish Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2022 A group travelling in a camper van find themselves fighting for their […]
Action
POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP [1992]
AKA GING CHAAT GOO SI III; CHIU KUP GING CHAAT HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY on its own and in the “POLICE STORY” SERIES set: 26TH SEPTEMBER, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins/ 91 […]