HCF Reviews
DREAM NO EVIL (1970)
Part of the American Horror Project Vol2 Available on Blu-ray now from Arrow Films Time for some more weird super ’70s stuff courtesy of Arrow’s American Horror Project, a series in which a variety of […]
Year Made: 1970
HCF Reviews
WHIRLPOOL [1970]: On Blu-ray 25th March in the BLOOD HUNGER: THE FILMS OF JOSE LARRAZ Boxset
Denmark/UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 25th MARCH, from ARROW VIDEO in the BLOOD HUNGER: THE FILMS OF JOSE LARRAZ Boxset RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic PLEASE NOTE: I apologise for […]
Giallo
THE FORBIDDEN PHOTOS OF A LADY UNDER SUSPICION [1970]: On Blu-ray Now
AKA LE FOTO PROIBITE DI UNA SIGNORA PER Italy/Spain AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Minou is newly married to Peter, a […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #99: THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN [1970]: On Doubleplay January 29th
A NOTE FROM THE DOC! Frequent readers of these reviews will know that this review was previously posted a while. However, along with Scars Of Dracula I’m reposting it now with some amendments and additions […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #100: SCARS OF DRACULA [1970]: On Doubleplay Now
UK AVAILABLE ON DOUBLEPLAY BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from STUDIO CANAL RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Blood drips from a vampire bat on to Dracula’s remains and […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #98: WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH [1970]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins/ 94 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Every now and again, a small tribe sacrifices some blond women to their god, the sun, […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #97: THE VAMPIRE LOVERS [1970]
UK AVAILBLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 mins/ 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 1794, Austria. Following the death of his sister, Baron Joaqcum von Hartog vows to destroy the […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #96: CRESCENDO [1970]
UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 85 mins/ 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic American music student Susan Roberts is in France to do research for her […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #95: TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA [1970]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A businessman named Weller travelling through Eastern Europe sees Dracula’s death from impalment on a large […]
Genres
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (1970)
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (1970) Written and Directed by Bob Kelljan After attending a seance conducted by Count Yorga, her late mother’s boyfriend, Donna becomes frightfully unwell much to the concern of her partner and friends. […]
HCF Reviews
COUNT DRACULA (1970)
Franco’s Count Dracula is the one to see they said. It’s a more faithful version of the original story they said. Okay maybe I’m being a little harsh, but just maybe. While it’s true that Christopher […]
Giallo
FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON [1970]: on Dual Format now
Italy AKA 5 BAMBOLE PER LA LUNA D’AGOSTO ON DUAL FORMAT: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 81 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic At the private island retreat of wealthy […]
Comedy
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS [1970]: on Blu-ray now
USA ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 109 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Kelly MacNamara, Casey Anderson and Petronella “Pet” Danforth perform in a rock band, The Kelly […]
HCF Reviews
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE [1970]: on Dual Format as a Special Feature with VIDEODROME 17th August
Canada AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 17th August, as a Special Feature in Arrow Academy’s Blu-ray set of Videodrome RUNNING TIME: 71 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic It is […]
HCF Reviews
SOLDIER BLUE [1970] [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO.258: SOLDIER BLUE [US 1970] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 112 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Private Honus Gent is amongst a group of US cavalry making its way […]
Drama
PERFORMANCE [1970] [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO. 215: PERFORMANCE [US/UK 1970] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 106 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Chas is a member of an east London gang led by Harry Flowers; […]
HCF Reviews
SPACE AMOEBA [1970] [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO. 138: SPACE AMOEBA AKA GEZORA GANIME KAMEBA KESSEN! NANKAI NO KAIJU, GEZORA GANIME KAMEBA DECISIVE BATTLE! GIANT MONSTERS OF THE SOUTH SEAS, YOG: MONSTER FROM SPACE [Japan, 1970] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING […]
HCF Reviews
THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF [1970]: out now on DVD and Blu-Ray [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO 136: THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF [1970] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY: Now RUNNING TIME: 85 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic While driving one evening, uptight city worker […]