HCF Reviews
RIPPY (2024)
RIPPY (2024) aka The Red Directed by Ryan Coonan Available on digital and DVD When an eccentric war veteran named Schmitty complains to local police officer Maddie that he’s come up against a red kangaroo […]
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NOSFERATU (2024)
NOSFERATU (2024) Directed by Robert Eggers I left the cinema with a certain excitement. I’d felt it before after seeing Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. It was a feeling of satisfaction that comes after watching, what I […]
Crime
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) Directed by Bryan Singer On Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-Ray from Arrow Video 27 men are found dead at the docks with only two survivors. One of them, Verbal Kint, is given […]
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INCUBUS [1966]
USA AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY [LIMITED EDITION] AND STANDARD BLU-RAY: 13th January, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 74 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The village of Nomen Tuun has a well that can […]
Animation
THE SECRET OF NIMH (1982)
THE SECRET OF NIMH (1982) Directed by Don Bluth On Blu-Ray from Eureka Entertainment A widowed field mouse named Mrs Brisby fears for the safety of her children as harvest season approaches. With son Timothy […]
Guilty Pleasures
THE ISLAND [1980]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 114 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Boats have been disappearing in the Caribbean in the Bermuda Triangle area, the attackers killing all crew members except for […]
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LEGEND OF THE WEREWOLF [1975]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD and YOUTUBE RUNNING TIME: 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Midnight, Christmas Eve, in the mid-19th century. Two fugitives fleeing persecution stop by the roadside for the woman to have her […]
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BLINK TWICE [2024]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 104 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Animal-themed nail artist and cocktail waitress Frida works an exclusive event with her friend Jess. She encounters billionaire tech mogul […]
Animation
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM [2024]
USA / JAPAN IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 134 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera It’s 183 years before the events chronicled in The Lord Of The Rings. The kingdom of Rohan is ruled by King […]
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HORRIBLE HISTORY: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh [1972, 1973, 1975, 1976]
HORRIBLE HISTORY: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh [1972, 1973, 1975, 1976] AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT DISC ONE MARCO POLO [1975] AKA MA GE BO LUO, THE FOUR ASSASSINS […]
Crime
THE UNTOLD STORY [1993]
AKA BUN MAN: THE UNTOLD STORY, THE EIGHT IMMORTALS RESTUARANT: THE UNTOLD STORY, BAT SIN FAN DIM: YAN YUK CHA SUI BAU HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED […]
Action
SUPER SPIES AND SECRET LIES: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw Brothers [1966, 1967, 1969]
SUPER SPIES AND SECRET LIES: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw Brothers [1966, 1967, 1969] AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE THE GOLDEN BUDDHA [1966] AKA JIN […]
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 […]
Found Footage
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) – Second Sight Films Blu-Ray Review
In 1999, horror fans were treated to a film whose impact would bring new life to a subgenre that it would forever be remembered for. By no means the first, and certainly not the last, […]
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HERETIC [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 113 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [modern day Mormonism], Barnes and Paxton, arrive at the home of […]
Action
LOUIS FEUILLADE: THE COMPLETE CRIME SERIALS [1913-1918] [Limited Edition set]
LOUIS FEUILLADE: THE COMPLETE CRIME SERIALS AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT FANTOMAS [1913 – 1914] RUNNING TIME: 337 mins There’s a crime wave going on in Paris, and the person responsible is […]
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LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023)
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023) Directed and written by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes Limited Edition Box set and Standard Edition 4K UHD and Blu-Ray from Second Sight Films Jack Delroy’s late night TV talk show, Night […]
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SMILE 2 [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 127 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Six days after witnessing Rose Cotter’s suicide and having the Smile Demon’s curse passed onto him, police officer Joel attempts to pass it […]