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 […]
Year Made: 1980
Ghost
THE CHANGELING [1980]
THE CHANGELING (1980) USA/Canada AVAILABLE ON 4K UHD and BLU-RAY from Second Sight Films RUNNING TIME: 115 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera John Russell, a composer living in New York, moves across the country […]
HCF Reviews
TERROR TRAIN [1981]
At a Northern Illinois University fraternity’s New Year’s Eve party, reluctant Alana Maxwell is coerced into luring the shy Kenny Hampson into a room where others have placed a woman’s corpse; Kenny is totally shocked. […]
Ghost
ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND (1980)
AKA SPOOKY ENCOUNTERS / AKA GHOST FIGHTS GHOST I don’t need much of a reason to talk about an old-school Golden Harvest classic, but one with a touch of the supernatural is a good excuse. […]
HCF Reviews
THE YOUNG MASTER [1980]
AKA SHI DI CHU MA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 106 mins [Hong Kong version], 105 mins [Taiwanese version], 99 mins [Japanese version], 90 mins [‘International’ version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Dragon Lung […]
Features
HCF Classic Moment No 8: A sailor tells a story…..
While nearly every John Carpenter fan will always go Halloween or The Thing to talk about the work of such a creative director, his 1980 offering The Fog should also be considered as one of his best work, even more so thanks […]
Features
GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION: On Blu-ray 17th August – PART ONE: DISCS ONE TO FOUR
GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ON BLU-RAY 17TH AUGUST from ARROW VIDEO PART ONE: DISCS ONE TO FOUR – THE SHOWA FILMS REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Long time readers of this website will know of […]
HCF Reviews
VIRUS [1980]
AKA FUKKATSU NO HAI, DAY OF RESURRECTION JAPAN AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 155 mins, 108 mins [export version], 94 mins [US TV version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera American geneticist Dr. Meyer accidentally creates […]
Comedy
USED CARS (1980)
USED CARS (1980) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Used car salesman Rudy Russo has big aspirations. He needs to earn just $10,000 more to make up his $50,000 fee to run for state senate. After hearing […]
Action
THE DEVIL HUNTER (1980)
THE DEVIL HUNTER (1980) Directed by Jess Franco A beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed actress named Laura Crawford is kidnapped and held to ransom on an island. Whilst her movie producer boss is prepared to pay the […]
Comedy
BATTLE CREEK BRAWL [1980]
AKA THE BIG BRAWL USA/Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from 88 FILMS RUNNING TIME: 95 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Chicago in the 1930s. Jerry Kwan leads a very easy-going life […]
Ghost
THE FOG [1980]
USA AVAILABLE ON FOUR DISC LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION BLU-RAY AND UDH from STUDIOCANAL RUNNING TIME: 89 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1880, six of the founders of the Californian coastal town […]
Features
DOC’S TRIP TO CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE – PART 1: Films 1 to 4
This is a tidied up, greatly expanded version of a three-part article I wrote many years ago back when this website was just starting off. Initially deciding to just watch through all the films again, […]
Cult TV
HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR (1980) Review
We’re all familiar with the output of Hammer in the form of the countless horror movies they pumped out during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, of which our writer Dr Lenera has been working his […]
Drama
THE BLUE LAGOON [1980]: On Dual Format 10th April
USA ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 10th April, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the Victorian period, two young child cousins, Richard and Emmeline […]
HCF Reviews
ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST [1980]
Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In New York City, parts of bodies in morgues are going missing. When a hospital worker is […]
Comedy
THE NINTH CONFIGURATION [1980]: on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital now
USA AKA TWINKLE TWINKLE “KILLER” KANE AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL: NOW, from SECOND SIGHT RUNNING TIME: 118 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the 1970s, a large castle is […]
Genres
NIGHTMARE CITY (1980) – On Arrow Video Dual Format
NIGHTMARE CITY (1980) Directed by Umberto Lenzi After an accident at a nuclear powerplant, news reporter Dean is scheduled to interview a science professor about the incident. Waiting at the airport for his arrival, Dean […]