News
BURGER KING WANTS TO BAN ‘IT’ IN RUSSIA [honest]
I promise that this will be the last news about It for a while, so we have two It stories in one post. We can now confirm that the sequel has been greenlighted and […]
Month: September 2017
News
DENIS VILLENEUVE SAYS THEATRICAL VERSION OF ‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’ WILL BE HIS DIRECTOR’S CUT
What with an original theatrical release that suffered greatly from studio interference, director Ridley Scott only having total freedom to do his cut 25 years later, and five other version of Blade Runner in existence, […]
News
‘UNDERWORLD’ TV SERIES CONFIRMED, LEN WISEMAN INVOLVED
As this also concerns Len Wiseman I should have probably added this onto the last news post – but never mind. Our Ross Hughes posted the news that a TV series of Underworld was […]
News
NEXT ‘DIE HARD’ WILL BE AN ORIGIN STORY
Considering that origin stories seem to be very common these days, I suppose I shouldn’t have been too surprised when Deadline broke the news that Len Wiseman, who directed the decent if unremarkable fourth entry […]
News
SEQUEL TO ORIGINAL ‘I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE’ COMPLETED
I’m something of an admirer of the controversial [so controversial that even in today’s liberal climate the UK Blu-ray and DVD release is still censored] original I Spit On Your Grave and have found myself […]
Columns
Slot Machines Inspired By Horror Movies
Slot machines are played by millions of people, in both real life and online form, on a daily basis around the globe. One thing that became apparent is the need to keep things fresh and […]
Cult TV
LUCIFER – Season Two Review
LUCIFER (2016) Season Two On DVD now in the UK With the marriage between Detective Chloe Decker and Detective Douche finally over after Dan’s involvement in a corruption case, Lucifer is free to woo Decker […]
Books
HOW COMICS WORK by Dave Gibbons & Tim Pilcher [Book Review]
HOW COMICS WORK by Dave Gibbons & Tim Pilcher Available in paperback format now Ever wanted to create your own comic? Britain’s first Comic Laureate and 2000AD artist Dave Gibbons and former assistant editor of […]
Genres
THE EVIL WITHIN (2017)
THE EVIL WITHIN (2017) Written and Directed by Andrew Getty Mentally handicapped Dennis is a troubled young man. After enduring a wicked nightmare when he was young about a haunted house ride at the funfair […]
Drama
mother! (2017) – In Cinemas Now
Once every now and then a film appears that defies genre. Something that despite loosely being categorised as such, escapes the pigeon holes of that type of film and stands alone. Darren Aronofsky’s mother!, does […]
News
THREE HOUR TV CUT OF ‘SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE’ GETTING A BLU-RAY RELEASE!
Some exciting news for Superman fans. Warner Home Archive [sadly not Warner Home Video, which is a rather sad sign of the times] are going to release the 3 hour-plus US TV cut of Superman: […]
News
JOHN LANDIS ACTUALLY ADVISED HIS SON NOT TO REMAKE ‘AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON’
Considering that John Landis’s An American Werewolf In London is one of the greatest of werewolf movies and probably belongs in a list of the top ten horror comedies as well, I doubt that many […]
News
‘AVATAR 2’ FINALLY TO BEGIN SHOOTING NEXT WEEK
Well it’s taken them long enough. Amazingly, Avatar 2 is actually going to start filming next week. The Hollywood Reporter‘s Borys Kit reported on Twitter the words we never thought we’d hear: “James Cameron finally […]
News
EXTENDED VERSION OF ‘IT’ COMING OUT…AND ACTORS TALK ABOUT CUT SCENES
News keeps on coming in about It. Considering its enormous box office success, I guess that’s not surprising. Firstly, in a chat with Yahoo a few days ago, It director Andy Muschietti mentioned that he […]
Action
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE [2017]: In Cinemas Now
UK/USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 141 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Eggsy is now a fully fledged Kingsman and when he’s not on missions he’s in Sweden with his girlfriend […]
HCF Reviews
The Ritual (2017) – In Cinemas October 13th
Following the death of their good friend, four close pals take a hiking trip through rural Sweden, as it was one of the last things he said he wanted to do, before he was killed […]
Drama
THE SAGA OF ANATAHAN [1953]: On Dual Format Now
Japan AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1944 when the tide had turned for the Japanese during […]
Action
AMERICAN ASSASSIN [2017]: In Cinemas Now [Short Review]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 112 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Mitch Rapp lost both his parents in a car accident when he was 14, but finally finds happiness in […]