HCF Reviews
KNIVES OUT (2019)
KNIVES OUT Directed by Rian Johnson I wasn’t big on whodunits ’til I was in my late twenties when an armchair detective pal lured me round to watch the ITV version of Death in the […]
Month: December 2019
News
FIRST POSTER AND IMAGES FROM ARGENTINIAN VAMPIRE HORROR ‘VURDALAK BLOOD’
‘Bloody Disgusting’ has recently shared the first poster and images from Vurdalak Blood, an upcoming vampire horror from Argentinian filmmaker Santiago Fernandez Calvete, based on Alexi Tolstoy’s short story The Family of the Vourdalak. […]
News
‘TRAIN TO BUSAN’ SEQUEL COMING SUMMER 2020
We learned back in August of last year that director Yeon Sang-ho was working on a sequel to his cracking 2016 zombie film Train to Busan, a film that proved there was still life in […]
News
THOUSANDS OF FANS BEGGING DISNEY FOR ‘ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL’ SEQUEL ON TWITTER
They said Alita: Battle Angel would flop and they were wrong; the film made $400 million on a $170 million production budget at the box office. However, that’s hardly a high figure so it’s doubtful […]
News
NEW ‘PLANET OF THE APES’ MOVIE COMING
It hasn’t been that long since War For The Planet Of The Apes concluded the very fine Ape trilogy that began in 2011, but you know what it’s like these days, no property considered to […]
News
LATEST TRAILERS: ‘NO TIME TO DIE’
This landed a couple of days ago, but just in case you haven’t seen it, here it is, the first trailer for the new 007 film. From the looks of things, the much publicised ‘wokeness’ […]
Action
CHARLIE’S ANGELS [2019]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 118 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A team of Angels led by senior operative John Bosley capture international embezzler Jonny Smith in Rio de Janeiro […]
Cult TV
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS [2019]: Mini-Series Review
UK AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON AMAZON PRIME RUNNING TIME: 3 x 55 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 1905, Edwardian England. In his observatory near Woking, astronomer Ogilvy is observing some strange […]
Games
Found Phone FMV Horror Game SIMULACRA Releases on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
To celebrate the release of found phone horror game SIMULACRA, on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, publisher Wales Interactive are offering a 10% launch discount on all platforms for two weeks. Nothing says Christmas […]
News
High Octane Pictures To Release Revenge Thriller NOTHING MAN in January 2020
From director Stephen Gallacher, and in the tradition of Hard Target and The Most Dangerous Game, comes the nail-biting crime thriller, Nothing Man. Available 14th January 2020 on DVD and Digital, the film stars Daniel […]
News
Arrow Films To Release DANIEL ISN’T REAL in February 2020
Arrow Films has announced that it will release critically acclaimed feature DANIEL ISN’T REAL, directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate) and starring Patrick Schwarzenegger (Midnight Sun, Stuck in Love), Miles Robbins (Let […]
News
The World Is Ending in 8 DAYS But It’s Coming To DVD and Digital on 6th January 2020
What would you do if you only had 8 Days left to live? A meteorite is on a collision course with Earth. The chances to survive in Central Europe: Zero. This colossally ambitious German series […]
News
Second Sight To Release Limited Edition Blu-Ray of THE AMAZING MR BLUNDEN
Lauded by Mark Kermode as one of his Top 20 Children’s Films in The Observer, The Amazing Mr Blunden is set for a brand-new Limited Edition Blu-ray release courtesy of Second Sight in time for […]
News
Johnny Depp Producing Stage Musical About Michael Jackson As Told By His Glove
Yes, you read that correctly and no, it is not a hoax. FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE: An Unauthorised Musical Fable About Michael Jackson’s Life, as Told by His Glove is hitting the stage […]
Features
The 25 Films of Christmas
It’s that most wonderful time of the year – with the nights closing in, the jingle of bells getting louder, it’s time to… prepare for your extended family descending on your doorstep, get all the […]
Comedy
SECRET SANTA (2018)
SECRET SANTA Directed by Adam Marcus Season’s beatings. The Xmas period has long since been a staple of our genre, with the contrast between Christmas and carnage being an immediately interesting one. Paradoxically there’s something […]
Comedy
OPERATION PETTICOAT [1959]: On Dual Format Now
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 124 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic On December 10, 1941, a Japanese air raid sinks the newly […]
Animation
FROZEN 2 [2019]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic When they were young, King Agnarr of Arendelle told Elsa and Anna of how their grandfather, King Runeard, established […]