Comedy
PULP (1972)
Available on Blu-ray and DVD from Arrow Video 18th December 2017 Director Mike Hodges has a pretty eclectic body of work. He’s someone who’s told dark stories about crime and death… but also worked on […]
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HCF Reviews
THE PREMONITION (1976)
Available now to stream from Arrow Video and on DVD and Blu-ray There are a lot of ways to discuss a strange, eerie, and rather unpredictable thriller like this. Do the surprising twists and turns […]
Crime
DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD (2017)
UK Release Date – TBC Well folks, it’s time for some good old fashioned revenge; a tried and tested motive we can all enjoy. But what happens when this theme is used by a Belgian […]
Genres
LIVE-EVIL (2015)
AKA Grave Walkers Now available to stream Looking at the premise of Live-Evil a feeling of dread might start to sink it, but not for the reasons you’d be expecting. It’s one of those stories […]
HCF Reviews
MÉXICO BÁRBARO II (2017)
SITGES FILM FESTIVAL 2017 AKA: BARBAROUS MEXICO II It’s October once again, and what better time of year is there for a horror anthology or two. Of course I usually find that any time of […]
Ghost
THE FORLORNED (2016)
UK Release Date – TBC A historic murder mystery, a sinister light house, and a house plagued by strange goings on; these are some fairly solid elements to include in a ghost story. Add in […]
Ghost
THE 13TH FRIDAY (2017)
Watch now on Apple TV Well then let’s just come out and say it; if there was ever a movie title to get lost in the shuffle amongst all the results on a streaming service […]
HCF Reviews
DON’T LET THE DEVIL IN (2016)
UK Release Date – TBC Weird people in weird towns – it’s a genre staple that crops up pretty frequently in low budget features. And why not? After all, you can do plenty of interesting […]
HCF Reviews
ANTI MATTER (2016)
AKA Worm Available to stream now Science and Hell have come together… well at least according to one of the poster taglines. The same artwork also suggests this will be mixing up the twisting cities […]
HCF Reviews
CLOWNTERGEIST (2017)
Release Date – On DVD 16th October 2017 So let’s get to it right away, and talk about the elephant in the room. This isn’t an original sounding movie, from the rather forced portmanteau title […]
Documentary
TOCO TOCO TV – 2017 HORROR DIRECTOR FEATURE
Full Series Available Now Directed by Anne Ferroro, toco toco is a short documentary series showcasing Japanese artists and creators. The latest episodes however may be of particular interest to readers who are fans of […]
Ghost
REVELATOR (2017)
VOD Release Date 5th September 2017 [Amazon] [Vimeo] A strange island inheritance, a troubled psychic looking for peace, and an amoral web journalist looking for a story… these may not be the most conventional ideas […]
Found Footage
PHOENIX FORGOTTEN (2017)
Available on DVD 18th September 2017 While subjects like the supernatural and other horror staples have often been the subject of found footage movies, science fiction generally crops up less frequently. I guess it’s more […]
Crime
KILLS ON WHEELS (2016)
Available on Dual Format DVD & Blu-ray November 2017 AKA Tiszta szívvel (With a Pure Heart) What’s in a title? Well in this case not so much, as the Hungarian translation suggests. Here the original […]
Crime
SUBURBAN COWBOY (2016)
UK Release Date – TBC In 1996, Nicholas Winding Refn’s Pusher offered us a grimy, adrenaline fuelled thriller in which a desperate small time crook tried his best to obtain a large sum of money […]
HCF Reviews
FINAL RECALL (2017)
AKA: THE RECALL Available now on Blu-ray and VOD I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not because of any sort of sinister alien telepathy. It’s because the name headlining this release conjure up a […]
Drama
THE ICE CREAM TRUCK (2017)
VOD Release Date – 18th August 2017 There are several things that (in theory) should be taken for granted from the title of a film like this. It’s probably going to be centred around a […]
Crime
THE DEBT COLLECTOR (2011)
SHORT FILM REVIEW AKA Hell To Pay Black & White / 60 minutes Shooting an independent feature on the streets of Los Angeles is likely to be an easy option for directors without experience or […]