HCF Reviews
Predestination (2014): a second take
PREDESTINATION Directed by The Spierig Brothers A couple of years ago a colleague was raving about this movie but couldn’t tell me what it was about. I’m going to be a pain in the arse […]
Month: August 2017
Action
KNIGHTRIDERS [1981]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 145 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Billy leads a band of travellers who hold medieval-style tournaments except that horses are replaced by motorbikes. […]
News
Arrow Video To Release GEORGE ROMERO: BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAWN Boxset
Arrow Video have announced the release of GEORGE ROMERO: BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAWN Boxset on 23rd October 2017. Three films from the late, legendary horror director, George A. Romero, showing that although he might have […]
News
Arrow Video To Release J.D’s REVENGE on Dual Format
It wasn’t long before the Blaxploitation boom moved into the horror market, bringing the world Blacula, Blackenstein, Abby (Blaxploitation’s The Exorcist) and cult favourite J.D.’s Revenge. Law student Ike is enjoying a night on the […]
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Arrow Video To Release THE THING on Limited Edition Blu-Ray & Steelbook
Arrow Video have announced the release of a limited edition Blu-Ray and Steelbook of John Carpenter’s sci-fi classic THE THING on 23rd October 2017. Over the years, star Kurt Russell and master of horror John […]
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Arrow Video To Release MIRACLE MILE on Dual Format on 16th October 2017
Arrow Video are set to release MIRACLE MILE on Dual Format on 16th October 2017 When Harry (Anthony Edwards, Zodiac, ER) meets Julie (Mare Winningham, Turner & Hooch) at the La Brea Tar Pits, it’s […]
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Arrow Video To Release BLOOD FEAST on Dual Format on 9th October 2017
Arrow Video have announced the release of BLOOD FEAST on Dual Format on 9th October 2017. The filmography of late movie maverick Herschell Gordon Lewis brims with the mad, macabre, and just downright bizarre. But […]
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Arrow Video To Release A FISH CALLED WANDA on Blu-Ray
Arrow Video have announced that they’ll be release A Fish Called Wanda on Blu-Ray on 18th September 2017. In 1988, John Cleese, former Python and the mastermind behind Fawlty Towers, teamed up with the […]
News
Behind The Scenes Clips with Scarlett Johansson For GHOST IN THE SHELL
To celebrate the digital release of GHOST IN THE SHELL, check out these two behind-the-scenes clips of Scarlett Johansson training her stunts for the film. Set in a world where people are enhanced with technology, […]
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Arrow Video To Release Mario Bava’s KILL BABY… KILL on Blu-Ray
Arrow Video are set to release KILL BABY… KILL on Blu-Ray on 11th September 2017. In 1966, after a three-year hiatus, director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, The Girl Who Knew Too Much) returned to his […]
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Arrow Video To Release SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR on Blu-Ray
Arrow Video have announced they will release SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR on Blu-Ray on 11th September 2017. In the wake of the success of Dario Argento’s ground-breaking giallo The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, […]
Features
Manga and Anime on the Big Screen
Live adaptations of anime and manga are often a very contentious subject amongst fans, however with many Western comics making it to the ‘live-action’ big screen, why not Japan’s graphic novels? With the release of […]
News
Arrow Video To Release THE DAY OF THE JACKAL on Blu-Ray on 4th September 2017
In 1971, Frederick Forsythe shot to bestseller status with his debut novel, The Day of the Jackal – taut, utterly plausible, almost documentarian in its realism and attention to detail. Two years later, director Fred […]
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Arrow Video To Release British Psychological Thriller THE GHOUL on DVD & Blu-Ray
From executive producer Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) comes a mind-bending British psychological thriller to sit alongside such classics of the genre as Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell’s Performance, David Lynch’s Lost Highway and […]
Action
GHOST IN THE SHELL [2017]
USA ON DIGITAL NOW & DVD/BLU-RAY FROM 7TH AUGUST 2017 RUNNING TIME: 107 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the near future, most humans are augmented with cybernetics, enhancing various traits like […]
HCF Reviews
FINAL RECALL (2017)
AKA: THE RECALL Available on Blu Ray 21 August 2017 I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not because of any sort of sinister alien telepathy. Just seeing the names headlining this release conjures up […]