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R.I.P…THE LEGEND THAT IS ROGER CORMAN
Has anybody been involved with as many cult movies as Roger Corman – as director, producer, writer or overseer of New World Pictures? The Pit And The Pendulum, X-The Man With The X-ray Eyes, The […]
Articles by Dr Lenera
Action
THE FALL GUY [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 124 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stunt performer, works as the stunt double for famous action star Tom Ryder. However, he gets severely injured during […]
HCF Reviews
PLANET OF THE APES SERIES #6: PLANET OF THE APES [2001]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 120 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera MAJOR SPOILERS! In 2029, aboard the United States Air Force space station Oberon, Leo Davidson works closely with apes who […]
HCF Reviews
BOY KILLS WORLD [2024]
GERMANY / SOUTH AFRICA / USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 109 mins , REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In the future, Boy lives in a city with his mother and younger sister Mina; he […]
HCF Reviews
CHINA O’ BRIEN 1 and 2 [1990]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT, LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC SET [2000 COPIES] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE CHINA O’ BRIEN [1990] RUNNING TIME: 86 mins China O’Brien is a cop […]
HCF Reviews
BLACK MASK [1996]
HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT, LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC SET [2000 COPIES] RUNNING TIME: 87 mins [International Export Version], 99 mins [Hong Kong Version], 100 mins [Taiwanese Version], Extended Version [102 […]
Comedy
THE CAT AND THE CANARY [1927]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 22nd April, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 88 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In a decaying mansion overlooking the Hudson River, dying millionaire Cyrus West orders that his last will and […]
HCF Reviews
GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 115 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Three years after defeating Mechagodzilla, Kong has established his territory in the Hollow Earth, while on the surface, Godzilla continues to maintain […]
HCF Reviews
THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN [1968] and THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING [1979]
HONG KONG THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN [1968] AND THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING [1979] AVAILBLE ON LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE THE SWORDMAN OF ALL […]
Action
BODYGUARD KIBA 1 and 2 [1973]
BODYGUARD KIBA 1 and 2 [1973] AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18th March, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE BODYGUARD KIBA AKA BODIGADI KIBA, KARATE KIBA RUNNING TIME: 92 mins / 87 mins […]
HCF Reviews
DUNE: PART TWO [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING: 165 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera On the planet Arrakis, House Atreides has fallen due to a plot between the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV and Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, and is […]
Fantasy
CONAN THE DESTROYER [1984]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME:97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Conan and his companion, a thief called Malak, are brought before Queen Taramis, who promises the revival of Conan’s dead love […]
Fantasy
CONAN THE BARBARIAN [1982]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 131 mins / 129 mins / 126 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera It is the dawn of time, in a world that existed before recorded history. […]
Action
YAKUZA WOLF 1 and 2 [1972]
YAKUZA WOLF 1 AND 1 [1972] JAPAN AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera YAKUZA WOLF: I PERFORM MURDER [1972] AKA OKAMI YAKUZA: KOROSHI WA ORE GA YARU RUNNING TIME: […]
HCF Reviews
SLAUGHTER IN SAN FRANCISCO [1974]
AKA YELLOW FACED TIGER, HUANG MIAJN LAO HU, KARATE COP HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 19TH FEBRUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 106 mins / 89 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera San Francisco police officers […]
HCF Reviews
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER [2023]
USA AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAY and DVD [the latter two Region A / 1 only] RUNNING TIME: 119 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera On August 6, 1897, the merchant ship “The Demeter” washes ashore in […]
Ghost
BAGHEAD [2023]
USA RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera On digital platforms 5th April 2024 and DVD/Blu-ray 8th April 2024 Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns that she’s inherited a run-down, centuries-old […]
Fantasy
KUNG FU CULT MASTER [1993]
AKA Yi TIN TO LUNG GEI: MOH GAAU GAAU JUE HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 29TH JANUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera During the Yuen Dynasty, many sects compete […]