HCF Reviews

Elle (2016)

ELLE (2016) Directed by Paul Verhoeven Given that’s he’s best known for Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers and Robocop, a small scale black comedy about a woman recovering from trauma may seem a strange choice for […]

Ghost

Rings (2017)

RINGS (2017) Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez A flick of static, swarms of flies and lots of long black hair. Yes, Samara has returned! After a 12 year hiatus (during which time 3 Japanese sequels were made) […]

HCF Reviews

SPLIT (2016)

SPLIT (2016) Directed by M Night Shyamalan Back in 2010 a video went viral of an audience laughing as M Night Shyamalan’s name came onscreen. Fresh off the back of his evil plants epic The […]

Horror

Agatha (2016)

AGATHA (2016) Directed by Timothy Vandenburg One of the joys of going to horror film festivals is seeing the shorts between movies. Although tricky to do well, when they are they can be very rewarding […]

HCF Reviews

Creepy (2016)

CREEPY (2016) Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa To give a film this name requires confidence. Like fellow Asian chiller Grotesque, it’s not just a catchy blurb but a statement of intent. It’s this assurance that makes the […]

HCF Reviews

Train to Busan (2016)

TRAIN TO BUSAN Directed by Sang-ho Yeon There’s an unwritten rule among reviewers that you never say a film’s the “best” at something. There’s simply too many factors to quantify it: when it was made, the budget […]