Animation
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Directed by Rob Letterman Gotta catch ‘em all! Whoever came up with that tagline, in 1995, has a lot to answer for. For almost 25 years now, Pokémon have had so many […]
Actors: Bill Nighy
Crime
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (2016) Directed by Juan Carlos Medina Limehouse, for those beyond the M25, is a part of East London not far from where the Ripper used to disembowel his victims. During his heyday, […]
Comedy
Pride (2014) – In cinemas now
Get your flags, banners, and badges at the ready, because Pride is going to ignite the protester in all of you. In 1984, when the National Union of Mineworkers led a strike against the Government’s […]
HCF Reviews
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989) Directed by Dwight H. Little A young soprano Christine finds a piece of music in the achieve called Don Juan Triumphant, composed by the mysterious Erik Destler around 100 years […]
Action
I, FRANKENSTEIN [2013]: in cinemas now
USA 2013 IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 92 min REVIEWED BY: DR Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1795, Dr Victor Frankenstein creates a monster and then rejects it. In a fit of rage, the […]
Comedy
ABOUT TIME: in cinemas now
IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 123 min REVIEWD BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim Lake’s father tells his son that the men in his family […]
Action
Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Wrath of the Titans (2012) (12A) Running time: 99 minutes Director: Jonathan Liebesman Writer: Dan Mazeau, David Johnson, Greg Berlanti Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Rosamund Pike, Edgar Ramirez Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, […]
Comedy
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL [short review]
A group of British retirees are enticed by advertisements about a supposedly wonderful hotel in India called The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a place for the “elderly and beautiful”. They are; the newly widowed Evelyn […]
Features
HCF Xmas Advent Calendar #11: LOVE ACTUALLY [2004]
Ten separate stories of love in London around Christmas time which gradually connect. Aging rock star Billy Mack and his manager Jo, newlyweds Peter and Juliet and their friend Mark, writer Jamie and his Portuguese […]
Features
HCF’s Xmas Movie Advent Calendar #1: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS [2011]
Helped by his army of elves, Father Christmas carries out his seventieth successful mission and returns to the North Pole, where his younger son Arthur is a clumsy but good natured oaf relegated to […]