Crime
CASINO RAIDERS (1989)
Coming to Blu-ray December 4th 2023 from Eureka A Wong Jing movie about gambling with Andy Lau that was released in 1989… that’s not God of Gamblers? Yes that’s right, the prolific film-maker loves this […]
Year Made: 1989
Action
ROBOT JOX (1989)
ROBOT JOX (1989) Directed by Stuart Gordon Available on Blu-Ray in Arrow Video’s Enter The Video Store: Empire of Screams Boxset Set five decades after a nuclear Armageddon destroys much of the world, traditional war has been […]
HCF Reviews
ARENA (1989)
ARENA (1989) Directed by Peter Manoogian Available on Blu-Ray in Arrow Video’s Enter The Video Store: Empire of Screams Boxset Steve Armstrong works as a short order cook on a space station. Overwhelmed by the volume of […]
Comedy
LADY REPORTER [1989]
AKA SHI JIE DA SHIA, BLONDE FURY, RIGHTING WRONGS 2: BLONDE FURY, ABOVE THE LAW 2: BLONDE FURY HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 26th June, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 89 mins / 87 mins […]
Comedy
HOPPING MAD: THE MR VAMPIRE SEQUELS [1986-89]
HOPPING MAD: THE MR VAMPIRE SEQUELS – MR VAMPIRE 2 [1986], MR VAMPIRE 3 [1987], MR VAMPIRE 2 [1988], VAMPIRE VS VAMPIRE [1089] ON BLU-RAY: 23RD MAY, FROM EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Mr […]
Action
IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV [1989]
AKA WONG GA SI JE IV: JIK GIK JING YAN, IN THE LINE OF DUTY, IN THE LINE OF DUTY 4: WITNESS, YES MADAM 4, ROYAL MADAM IV HONG KONG RUNNING TIME: 94 mins AVAILABLE […]
HCF Reviews
HELL HIGH (1989)
HELL HIGH (1989) Directed by Douglas Grossman Available on Arrow Video Blu-Ray After quitting the school football team, studious Jon-Jon is befriended by a group of misfits led by scheming prankster, Dickens. After being reprimanded […]
HCF Reviews
PHANTOM OF THE MALL: ERIC’S REVENGE (1989)
PHANTOM OF THE MALL: ERIC’S REVENGE (1989) Directed by Richard Friedman Available on Limited Edition Blu-Ray from Arrow Video When security officers wind up dead at the newly opened Midwood Mall, owner Harv Posner does […]
HCF Reviews
TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989)
Available now from Third Window Films and on VOD One day I hope to enjoy life with even a small amount of the insane energy found in the 16mm films of Shinya Tsukamoto. This same […]
Drama
CINEMA PARADISO [1989]: On UHD Blu-ray
ITALY/FRANCE AVAILABLE ON UHD BLU-RAY: 7TH DECEMBER 2020, from ARROW ACADEMY RUNNING TIME: 124 mins/ 174 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In Rome, famous film director Salvatore Di Vita learns that “someone died, someone […]
Ghost
The Woman In Black (1989) Out now on Blu-ray
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Directed by Herbert Wise As I write this, it’s a dark and stormy night – listen carefully and you can hear the wind howling. It’s a bad night for a stroll, […]
Action
MIRACLES: THE CANTON GODFATHER [1989]
AKA QI MI, MR CANTON AND LADY ROSE, BLACK DRAGON Hong Kong RUNNING TIME: 128 mins/106 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the 1930’s, country boy Kuo Cheng-Wah is quickly cheated […]
Ghost
PET SEMATARY [1989]: On Blu-ray and 4K UltraHD Now, 30th Anniversary Edition
USA ON BLU-RAY AND 4K ULTRA HD: NOW, from Paramount Pictures UK HERE RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Louis and Rachel Creed, plus their children Ellie and Gage, […]
Comedy
PARENTS (1989)
PARENTS (1989) Directed by Bob Balaban Available on Vestron Video Blu-Ray Michael and his parents move to their new home from Massachusetts where Michael’s father has secured a new job. As Michael tries to fit […]
HCF Reviews
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS 3 [1989]
AKA OLTRE LA MORTE, AFTER DEATH, ZOMBIE 4: AFTER DEATH AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 mins/ 75 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Researchers at a remote jungle island […]
Features
DOC’S TRIP TO CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE – PART 2: Films 5 to 8
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AND EXPLICITLY GORY PICTURES! Tommy Jarvis is now a deeply traumatised teenager, very withdrawn and suffering from nightmares and hallucinations of Jason Voorhees. He’s sent to Pinehurst, a country retreat for troubled […]
HCF Reviews
DER TODESKING (1989)
AKA THE KING OF DEATH Coming to Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray on 26th February from Arrow Video It’s an odd phenomenon, but for various reasons just describing something like this as a series of […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE 007 FILMS #21: LICENCE TO KILL [1989]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 127 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic On their way to Felix Leiter’s wedding in Key West, James Bond and Leiter capture drugs lord […]