Crime
WILLIE DYNAMITE (1974)
WILLIE DYNAMITE (1974) Directed by Gilbert Moses Garishly dressed pimp Willie Dynamite has high hopes for his beautiful ladies. He knows they’re of the calibre to take him to the top of the food chain […]
Month: February 2017
HCF Reviews
Twenty Twenty-Four (2017)
TWENTY TWENTY-FOUR (2017) Directed by Richard Mundy If, like many others, you took to social media and said 2016 was the worst year ever then just wait ‘til you learn about 2024. Then, the world’s […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Simon Rumley Discusses Latest Film FASHIONISTA
Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film FASHIONISTA at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow, Simon Rumley reveals why he’s a fan of drugs in film and his planned foray into London gangster land… Q: […]
Documentary
DE PALMA [2015]
USA ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ ONLY] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 110 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A documentary where director Brian De Palma talks about his movie career…. Though he’s made […]
HCF Reviews
RECOVERY (2016)
Available now Amazon Video It’s usually a bad idea when films show a lot of current technology, whether it’s pages from internet or the latest devices. I could do without people discussing Twitter regardless of […]
HCF Reviews
February aka The Blackcoat’s Daughter: The Hughes Verdict!
What is it all about? Stranded at their Catholic prep school over winter break, two young girls (Kiernan Shipka and Lucy Boynton) are haunted by devilish forces. Meanwhile, a mysterious hospital escapee (Emma Roberts) charts […]
Ghost
Rings (2017)
RINGS (2017) Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez A flick of static, swarms of flies and lots of long black hair. Yes, Samara has returned! After a 12 year hiatus (during which time 3 Japanese sequels were made) […]
Interviews
HCF exclusive interview with director Javier Gutiérrez on Rings
One of the moments I fell in love with horror was watching The Ring at the cinema – few moments made me fear the director like the false sense of security before Samara bursts out […]
Ghost
ELOISE: The Hughes Verdict!
Eloise is available now to rent on Talk Talk TV and Amazon Prime What is it about? Four friends break into the abandoned psychiatric institution known as Eloise in hopes of finding a […]
Books
ESCAPOLOGY by Ren Warom [Book Review]
ESCAPOLOGY by Ren Warom Available from Titan Books Green-haired, bump addicted Fail, Shock Pao, is a cyber-genius. A hacker, or Haunt as they’re known to others, Shock is one of the best around, able to […]
Books
Titan Books Publish RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER Official Novelization
Today sees the publication of the RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER from Titan Books. This is the official novelization of Constantin Film’s, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring […]
News
HCF Exclusive Featurette For RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and director Paul W.S. Anderson discuss returning to Raccoon City in our exclusive RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER featurette. Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla […]
Events
Grimm Up North Present DAVID CRONENBERG 16th February To 30th March 2017
This winter Grimm Up North present a whole season of films from one of the masters of auteur cult cinema; DAVID CRONENBERG. The screenings will take place at the Odeon Cinema, Printworks in Manchester. Read […]
Drama
TOWER OF LONDON [1962]: On Dual Format 13th February
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 13th February, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 79 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic England, 1483. Richard Plantagenet, the Duke of Gloucester and brother […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Chris Smith Talks Latest Film DETOUR
Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film DETOUR at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow, Chris Smith tells us the importance of FrightFest, his love of ‘film Noir’ and his hatred of reality TV… FrightFest […]