Cult TV
CURSED FILMS (2020)
CURSED FILMS (2020) Directed by Jay Cheel A Shudder Original, available on Blu-Ray If you’re a fan of horror cinema, then you’ll no doubt have heard of the mutterings of cursed productions overs the years. […]
Month: February 2023
HCF Reviews
I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE [1958]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION B AUSTRALIA], DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 78 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In an American small town, it’s the evening before Bill Fowler is due to marry Marge. He […]
Books
A BLOKE DOWN THE PUB BANGS ON ABOUT HAMMER HORROR [J.E.A. Wallace] – Book Review
AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM AMAZON HERE PUBLISHER: AFTER MOVIE DINER PRESSS PAPERBACK 231 PAGES I’ve probably often said how I fell in love with Hammer films while sneaking downstairs late at night to watch them […]
Crime
VIOLENT STREETS [1974]
AKA BORYOKU GAI JAPAN AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 2OTH FEBRUARY: from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The Togiku clan’s Egawa was sent to prison for his actions during a gang […]
Action
MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS [1987]
AKA SHONG HUA ZHAN SHI, CHINA WARRIORS, DYNAMITE FIGHTERS, YES MADAM 3 HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 2OTH FEBRUARY: from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Some time between 1937 and […]
HCF Reviews
JANE (2022)
JANE Directed by Sabrina Jaglom Being closer to 40 than 30, I didn’t grow up in the social media age. If horror movies are anything to go by, this is a good thing: there’s no […]
HCF Reviews
THE FEARWAY (2023)
THE FEARWAY (2023) Directed by Robert Gajic Soon-to-be-married couple Sarah and Michael are on their way to visit her dying father when they find themselves being chased by a mysterious man in a black muscle […]
HCF Reviews
Skinamarink (2023)
SKINAMARINK Streaming on Shudder Available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 3 July 2023 In the past year or so I’ve really taken to listening to ambient music. As pretentious as it might seem, I […]
Drama
ATTACHMENT (2022)
ATTACHMENT (2022) Written and Directed by Gabriel Bier Gislason A Shudder Original It’s love at first sight for former Danish TV star Maja and British academic Leah after the pair bump into each other at […]
News
Second Sight Announce Limited Edition Release of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre not only changed the face of horror, it remains one of the most disturbing, powerful and terrifying films ever made. Now – almost half a century after its original release […]
HCF Reviews
SEE NO EVIL [1971]
AKA BLIND TERROR UK / USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 89 mins / 87 mins] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera After being blinded in a horse racing accident, Sarah stays in the […]
Action
THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986)
Available Now from 88 Films Blood curses, demonic possession, investigative journalism… yes it’s another example of bonkers cinema from The Cat and The Story of Ricky director Ngai Choi Lam. There’s going to be action, […]
HCF Reviews
Knock At The Cabin (2023)
KNOCK AT THE CABIN Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Love him or hate him, M Night Shyamalan is never boring. His movies aren’t average, tending to fall into neat little thrillers or glorious failures: why […]
Fantasy
NIGHT TIDE [1961]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 84 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Johnny Drake, a sailor on shore leave in Santa Monica, meets a young woman named Mora who appears as a […]
HCF Reviews
WOLF [1994]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 125 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Aging, run down editor-in-chief of a publishing house Will Randall gets demoted when it gets taken over by tycoon Raymond […]