HCF Reviews
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
Alright Bitches! Jesse is out from his cage and heading for a whole lot of trouble in an eagerly anticipated follow up to Breaking Bad. Is Walter White really dead? Vince Gilligan answers all […]
Month: October 2019
Documentary
YOU DON’T NOMI [2019]
USA RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A documentary about the fall and rise of 1995’s Showgirls, a film that still holds the record for the number of Razzie […]
Drama
APARTMENT 1BR (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
APARTMENT 1BR (2019) Written and Directed by David Marmor Available to watch on Amazon Prime Video A young woman named Sarah attempts to start a new life for herself in LA and manages to bag […]
Features
Terrifying Giant Monsters In Film History
Humans have been imagining and creating monster mythologies for hundreds of years. Perhaps to project their own fears into fiction, or perhaps because we believe that monsters are the only really believable match for us. […]
HCF Reviews
EASTERN CONDORS [1987]: On Blu-ray Now, in the THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG Boxset
AKA DUNG FONG TUK YING Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, in the ‘THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG’ BOXSET FROM EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 94 mins/ 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]
Comedy
THE MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER [1979]: On Blu-ray Now, in the THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG Boxset
AKA LIN SHI RONG Hong Kong AVAILABLE IN THE ‘THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG’ BOXSET, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 113 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Butcher Wing [or Porky Wing, […]
HCF Reviews
THE IRON-FISTED MONK [1977]: On Blu-ray Now, in the THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG boxset
AKA SAN DE HUO SHANG YU CHONG MI LIUS Hong Kong AVAILABLE IN THE ‘THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG’ BOXSET FROM EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]
HCF Reviews
IN THE TALL GRASS (2019)
IN THE TALL GRASS (2019) Directed by Vincenzo Natali Like father, like son. As per pop, Stephen King, Joe Hill is an accomplished horror writer who has written such novels as Horns, The Fireman and […]
Features
Child’s Play: Nods to the 80s
Child’s Play has had an upgrade with the 2019 remake. Indeed, everyone’s favourite killer doll has gone digital. But Chucky hasn’t forgotten his roots as one of the 1980s’ most iconic villains. Watch closely, and […]
Features
Stephen King’s Timeless Titles
Stephen King, if you didn’t already know, is probably the most prominent and influential horror, sci-fi author of all time. This globally recognised, genre-defining icon has made his mark on popular culture, writing an astonishing […]
Events
13 Nights of Fear Scheduled This October on Horror Channel
For thirteen nights, from Saturday 19th Oct to Thursday 31st Oct at 9pm, Horror Channel presents a HAUNTED HALLOWEEN SEASON, a supernaturally spooky selection of the scariest movies, including the UK premiere of the ghostly […]
Events
Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 4
The final day of Grimmfest opened with the cheeky little title of DEAD DICKS. Whilst yes, it may have featured full front male nudity at the beginning of the movie, that’s about as much real […]
HCF Reviews
READY OR NOT (2019)
READY OR NOT (2019) Directed by Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) I previously saw Ready or Not at FrightFest and loved it, finding it a perfect marriage between bloody horror and black comedy. […]
HCF Reviews
JOKER (2019)
JOKER (2019) Directed by Todd Phillips With many experiencing superhero/ anti-hero fatigue, Joker goes in a new direction by giving an origin story for the premier villain in DC’s rogue gallery. Since the forties, he’s […]
Events
Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 3
Day three of Grimmfest opened with the hilarious yet tragic short film Asparagus Tips in which a young woman’s vegetable digits become the taste sensation amongst her friends. This was followed promptly by Richard Bates […]
Events
Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 2
After a kickass opener, I settled down for Day 2 of Grimmfest with the surreal Russian feature QUIET COMES THE DAWN. A young woman, who loses both her brother and her mother, is plagued by […]
HCF Reviews
BLOOD VESSEL (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
BLOOD VESSEL (2019) Somewhere in the Atlantic during the year 1945, survivors of a hospital ship blown up by the Wehrmacht are aboard a life raft adrift at sea. With their rations depleted and facing […]
Events
Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 1
It’s been 4 years since I last covered Grimmfest so it’s great to hit Manchester this year to catch up with some old friends and check out some brilliant contributions to horror cinema. The festival […]