Action
THE SWORD (1980)
Available on Eureka Blu-ray the 18th of November The late 1970s and early ’80s saw a period of films released in Hong Kong known as the New Wave, or the First Wave, during which directors […]
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HCF Reviews
SHADOW OF FIRE (2023)
Available now on Third Window Blu-ray and to Stream While his earlier films are full of anxiety about urban landscapes, technology, and a whole lot of repressed urges, Shinya Tsukamoto’s recent projects have expressed other […]
HCF Reviews
BLOOD STAR (2024)
Now Available to Stream on Demand It’s time for a bit of cat and mouse as a vulnerable driver finds themselves on a lonely road with only a vicious stalker for company. The title may […]
Crime
WOLVES, PIGS AND MEN (1964)
Available on 19th of August from Eureka’s Masters of Cinema Series In the world of gangster movies there are a lot of typical tropes and character archetypes; honour among thieves, rival factions in turf wars, […]
Comedy
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (2022)
Available on demand and Blu-ray 5th August 2024 In a frozen wilderness one man finds himself standing alone against the brutal forces of mother nature. Will he starve, or freeze, or be savaged by wolves? […]
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ELECTRIC DRAGON 80.000 V (2001)
Available Now from Third Window on Blu-ray Tired of superhero movies? Well strap yourself in for a jolt of energy from Gakuryu ‘Sogo’ Ishii, director of such cult classics as Crazy Thunder Road. At just over […]
Ghost
NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE 2 (2008)
Welcome back to the Midnight Patrol, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. You may recall this inane reference from last time in the discussion of Nightmare Detective part one. But this is the sequel so things […]
HCF Reviews
NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE (2006)
Available now to stream on demand Welcome back to the Dream Zone gang. Oh and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. While the idea of seeing into somebody’s mind, or even sharing their nightmares, isn’t particularly novel, […]
HCF Reviews
TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN (2009)
Currently Available in Arrow’s Solid Metal Nightmares set (Region 1) Welcome to the barrel of the gun, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. While the genre of the earlier Tetsuo films is perhaps debatable, one of […]
Drama
VITAL (2004)
Coming soon to Blu-ray from Third Window Films Welcome to the autopsy slab, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. In what seems like a stylistic companion piece to Gemini, this is another tale of medical practices […]
Action
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (2024)
Now Playing in Cinemas Nationwide Time for a prequel, and everything that idea entails, in George Miller’s return to the wasteland after nine years. Are these characters worth revisiting? Is the world they inhabit enriched […]
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MALUM (2023)
Coming to UK streaming and Blu-ray 27th May 2024 While horror movie remakes are a dime a dozen it’s more unusual for a film-maker to revisit their own work. It could be argued, somewhat unsuccessfully, […]
HCF Reviews
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART (2023)
Coming Soon to UK Streaming Abusive parents, bullies, con artists, and creepy drunks might not seem like the most appropriate subjects for a slasher-comedy hybrid, but writer and director Ken’ichi Ugana gives it his best […]
Comedy
FISH STORY (2009)
Now available on Blu-ray from Third Window Films and on Demand Pop culture references can often be a jarring inclusion within a film, particularly when it comes to humour-laden superhero stories, but there’s also an odd […]
HCF Reviews
THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (1983)
Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection Time travel stories involving high school students are not a new concept; whether it’s something […]
Crime
CASINO RAIDERS (1989)
Coming to Blu-ray December 4th 2023 from Eureka A Wong Jing movie about gambling with Andy Lau that was released in 1989… that’s not God of Gamblers? Yes that’s right, the prolific film-maker loves this […]
Drama
THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN (1984)
Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection With its sweeping romantic music and seaside storybook atmosphere, Obayashi’s adaptation of a ‘warm-hearted tale’ […]
Drama
HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986)
Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection While Obayashi may be known for his eccentric, and often rather psychedelic, flights of fancy, […]