HCF Reviews
A MAN CALLED TIGER [1973]
AKA LENG MIAN HU HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 26TH AUGUST, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 112 mins / 79 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Chin Fu heads over to Japan looking for work among […]
Year Made: 1973
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
WHEN TAEKWONDO STRIKES [1973]
AKA TAI QUAN ZHEN JIU ZHOU, STING OF THE DRAGON MASTERS HONG KONG AVAILABLR ON BLU-RAY: 22ND of JANUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 95 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Korea during World War 2, […]
HCF Reviews
BEACH OF THE WAR GODS [1973]
AKA ZAN SHEN TAN HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 23RD OCT: from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 100 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera 1556, in the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders led by […]
Crime
GOLGO 13 (1973)
GOLGO 13 (1973) Directed by Jun’ya Satô Japanese Language with English Subtitles Available on Blu-Ray from Eureka Entertainment Duke Togo, a hitman also known under the alias Golgo 13, is hired by a government agency […]
Crime
REVOLVER [1973]
FRANCE/ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 16TH MAY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 111 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Businessman Harmokolas is shot dead on the streets and the police question singer Al Niko, who’s friend Jean […]
Action
THE DON IS DEAD (1973)
THE DON IS DEAD (1973) Directed by Richard Fleischer Available on Blu-Ray When his father dies, Frank Regalbuto looks set to take over as Don of the Regalbuto family. However, due to his youth and […]
HCF Reviews
THE FATE OF LEE KHAN [1973]: On Dual Format Now
AKA YING CHUN GE HI FENGBO, TROUBLE AT THE WELCOMING SPRING INN Taiwan/ Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official […]
Fantasy
THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD [1973]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic While sailing, Sinbad obtains an amulet carried by a small winged creature belonging to aan evil magician […]
Giallo
DEATH SMILES ON A MURDERER [1973]: On Blu-ray 21st May
AKA LA MORTE HA SORRISO ALL’ ASSISSINO Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 21ST MAY, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 1906 Austria: a young woman flees a man […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #121: THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA [1973]
AKA COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE UK AVAILABLE ON DVD [only public domain releases] RUNNING TIME: 88 mins/ 81 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A Secret Service agent escapes […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #119: HOLIDAY ON THE BUSES [1973]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lener, Official HCF Critic Sacked by the bus company for crashing two buses, Stan and Jack get jobs as drivers ferrying punters […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #117: LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR [1972]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic White Eddie and Joan Booth live next door to black Bill and Barbie Reynolds. Whilst Joan and Barbie […]
HCF Reviews
MALATESTA’S CARNIVAL OF BLOOD (1973)
Available now on DVD and Blu-ray from Arrow Video So we come to the third and final part of Arrow’s American Horror Project Vol.1, a series of releases which aimed to bring lesser known or […]
Genres
TORSO (1973) – Carnal Violence Edition – Shameless Entertainment
TORSO (1973) Carnal Violence Edition Directed by Sergio Martino When two female university students friends turn up dead in two separate incidents, fellow student Daniela decides to retreat to her uncle’s country villa inviting her […]
HCF Reviews
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL [1973]: On Dual Format 4th September
USA AVAILBLE ON DUAL FORMT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 4th September, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 143 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic On 22 August 1962, a failed assassination attempt is made […]
Documentary
ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS [1973]: In Selected Cinemas Tonight
UK IN SELECTED CINEMAS ACROSS THE UK AND EUROPE: Tonight 7th March Find your nearest participating cinema RUNNING TIME: 122 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The last gig played […]
HCF Reviews
BRUCE LEE #4: ENTER THE DRAGON [1973]
USA/Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 102/98 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Lee is a martial arts expert who does jobs for the British government. His latest is […]