Drama
THE COMIC [1985]: On Blu-ray Now
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Comedian Sam Coex is ready for his big break, but it’s Joey Myers who’s the standup king at […]
Year Made: 1985
Comedy
MR. VAMPIRE [1985]: On Blu-ray 20th June
AKA GEUNG SEE SIN SANG HONG KONG ON BLU-RAY: 20th June, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Master Kau, a Taoist priest and expert in the supernatural, is asked […]
Drama
HEART OF THE DRAGON [1985]
AKA LONG DI XIN, THE FIRST MISSION HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins/93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tat Fung is a police officer whose wish is to sail […]
HCF Reviews
DEMONS [1985]
AKA DEMONI Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 88 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Various people are invited to a special screening at an isolated and recently renovated cinema. […]
Action
THE PROTECTOR [1985]
USA/Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic After New York cop Billy Wong avenges his partner’s murder, he’s given a new partner, Danny Garoni, and […]
Drama
AMAZONIA: THE CATHERINE MILES STORY [1985]
AKA SCHIAVE BIANCHI – VIOLENZA IN AMAZZONIA, WHITE SLAVE- VIOLENCE IN THE AMAZON, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2 Italy RUNNING TIME: 90 mins AVAILABLE OB BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from 88 FILMS REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official […]
HCF Reviews
DEF-CON 4 [1985]: On Blu-ray Now
Canada AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 88 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Three astronauts orbiting Earth watch helplessly as World War III erupts. After making an emergency […]
Action
THE ANNIHILATORS (1985)
THE ANNIHILATORS (1985) Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. A squad of soldiers who fought together in Vietnam are reunited when one of their comrades is brutally murdered whilst trying to protect his father’s business […]
Guilty Pleasures
RED SONJA [1985]: Doc’s Sword and Sorcery Warrior Women Double Bill FILM 2
USA/Netherlands AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 89 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Sonja is raped and left for dead when her village is destroyed and her family murdered by […]
Action
POLICE STORY [1985]: On Blu-ray 20th August
AKA GING CHAT GOO SI Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 20TH AUGUST, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT’S ‘JACKIE CHAN’S POLICE STORY AND POLICE STORY 2’ BOXSET RUNNING TIME: 105 mins [Japanese release]/ 100 mins [Hong Kong release]/ […]
HCF Reviews
FLESH +BLOOD [1985]: On Dual Format Now
Netherlands/ Spain/ USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 126 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1501, a city in Italy has been taken […]
Guilty Pleasures
DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #2: LIFEFORCE [1985]
UK/USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 116 mins/101 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SPOILERS! The crew of the space shuttle Churchill find a 150-mile-long spaceship hidden in the coma […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE 007 FILMS #18: A VIEW TO A KILL [1985]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 131 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In Siberia, 007 locate the body of 003 and recovers a microchip originating from the Soviet Union. […]
HCF Reviews
PHENOMENA [1985]: On Limited Edition Blu-ray 8th May
Italy AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: 8th May, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 116 mins [Italian version], 111 mins [export version], 82 mins [CREEPERS edit] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the […]
HCF Reviews
FRIGHT NIGHT [1985]: On Limited Edition Dual Format Steelbook 26th December, Special Edition Dual Format 10th April 2017
USA ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: Limited Edition Steelbook 26TH DECEMBER, Special Edition 10TH APRIL, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 17-year-old fan of old […]
HCF Reviews
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. [1985]: on Dual Format Now
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 121 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Richard Chance and Jimmy Hart are US Secret Service agents assigned […]
Comedy
HOWLING 2 [1985]: on Dual Format 14th November
AKA HOWLING 2 – YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF, THE HOWLING 2 – STIRBA WEREWOLF BITCH USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 14th NOVEMBER, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 89 min REVIEWED BY: […]
Comedy
COCOON (1985)
COCOON (1985) Directed by Ron Howard After repeatedly trespassing and sampling the delights of a privately owned but vacant mansion for its luxurious indoor swimming pool, a group of pensioners, living in a retirement village […]