HCF Reviews
Year Made: 2000
HCF Reviews
GINGER SNAPS (2000)
GINGER SNAPS (2000) Directed by John Fawcett Trilogy available on Limited-Edition Blu-ray Box Set from Second Sight Films The Fitzgerald sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, are inseparable social misfits living in the suburbs of Bailey Downs. Obsessed […]
Comedy
CHOPPER (2000)
CHOPPER (2000) Directed by Andrew Dominik Available now from Second Sight Films Mark Brandon Read, also known by the moniker Chopper, is serving a prison sentence for abducting a judge, but during his stint behind […]
Features
Looking back on Almost Famous (2000)
ALMOST FAMOUS (2001) Directed by Cameron Crowe This feature contains spoilers. Revisiting an old favourite decades later isn’t always a good thing. There are some I’ll never grow out of, such as Jurassic Park, Watership […]
Action
TIME AND TIDE [2000]: On Blu-ray Now
AKA SHUN LIU NI LIU HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 113 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tyler Kim is a restless 21-year old living in Hong Kong who […]
Drama
JSA – JOINT SECURITY AREA (2000)
JSA – JOINT SECURITY AREA (2000) Directed by Park Chan-wook Korean and English Language with Subtitles Available on Arrow Video Blu-Ray After South Korean soldier, Sergeant Lee, is involved in the shooting of numerous North […]
Action
VERSUS [2000]: On Arrow Video Blu-ray
JAPAN AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 7TH DECEMBER 2020, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 115 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera There are 666 hidden portals on Earth that connect this world to the other side. In […]
Crime
BLESS THE CHILD [2000]: On Amazon Prime Now
USA AVAILABLE ON AMAZON PRIME: Now, from SIGNATURE ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 107 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Maggie O’Connor is a psychiatric nurse in New York City. When her homeless, heroin-addicted sister Jenna turns […]
Features
Looking back at Scott Derrickson’s underrated Hellraiser sequel…INFERNO
With the news that Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is heading off to the magical land of Labyrinth, we look back and review the time he directed a Hellraiser film. Inferno may have […]
Action
DOC RANKS THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLES, FILMS 1 TO 5
Of course they’re neither horror nor cult [though the very fine TV series can probably be classed as the latter], but any frequent reader of this website will know that it’s roughly 50% horror and […]
Crime
ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
ANIMAL FACTORY (2000) Directed by Steve Buscemi After getting into trouble with the police, young lad Ron Decker is sent to prison to serve time with older, experienced convicts. When he arrives, he’s taken under […]
Guilty Pleasures
DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #3: CROCODILE [2000]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic MINOR SPOILERS! Eight teenagers go on a weekend boat trip on a remote lake in Southern California. After a […]
Crime
DEAD OR ALIVE TRILOGY #2: DEAD OR ALIVE 2: BIRDS [2000]: On Dual Format Now
AKA DEDDO OA ARAIBU: TOBOSHA Japan AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO, in the DEAD OR ALIVE TRILOGY BOXSET RUNNING TIME: 97 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]
Drama
FINDING FORRESTER [2000]: On Dual Format 27th February
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 27th February, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 136 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Reclusive William Forrester lives on the top floor of a […]
Ghost
WHAT LIES BENEATH [2000] – DOC’S HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE MOVIE WEEK, FILM 2
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 130 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Claire Spencer is living in Vermont with her husband, renowned scientist Dr. Norman Spencer. One year previously, Claire had […]
Guilty Pleasures
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 Directed by Joe Berlinger Responding to news that the awesome new Blair Witch (reviewed here and analysed here) tanked at the box office, part 2 director Joe Berlinger asked […]
Drama
MALENA [2000] Review [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO. 227: MALENA [Italy 2000] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 107 min, 92 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The town of Casteculto, Sicily, in 1940 during World […]
HCF Reviews
GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS #25: GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS [2000]
HCF REWIND NO. 200: GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS AKA GOJIRA TAI MEGAGIRASU: JI SHIMETSY SAKUSEN, GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ELIMINATION PROJECT WAR [Japan 2000] AVAILABLE ON DVD FEATURED MONSTERS: GODZILLA, MEGANULONS, MEGAGUIRUS RUNNING TIME: 106 […]