Fantasy
I Kill Giants (2017)
I KILL GIANTS Directed by Anders Walter This review contains mild spoilers. In the book Homo Deus, the historian Yuval Noah Harari wonders if technology will ever know us better than we know ourselves. As […]
Year Made: 2017
Crime
WEST OF SUNSHINE (2017)
Now Available on VOD West of Sunshine is an independent drama from Australia about deadbeat dads and children who aren’t getting the right sort of attention from their parents. The sort of thing that sadly […]
Found Footage
Butterfly Kisses
The hunt to see if an urban legend is true brings terror and horror to an amateur film making duo, in this delightful underrated Found Footage entry from 2017. In an age of horror […]
Action
Spider-Man: Ranking the films from Maguire to Holland
There was a time in a long gone era when every Spidey fan was excited over the news that James Cameron was planning his own webbed, wall climbing flick with Arnie in the role […]
Drama
HAGAZUSSA: A HEATHEN’S CURSE [2017]: On Blu-ray 11th May
AUSTRIA/GERMANY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 11TH MAY, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In a small Alpine village during the middle ages, single mother Martha lives separate from the others […]
HCF Reviews
The Laplace’s Demon (2019)
THE LAPLACE’S DEMON Directed by Giordano Giulivi I’m sure everyone reading this has had an instance when a movie comes along that almost seems as if it were made with them in mind: a cinematic […]
Comedy
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE [2017]: On Blu-ray Now
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from SECOND SIGHT RUNNING TIME: 108 mins/98 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Anna is half-way through her last year of school, and looking forward […]
HCF Reviews
THE FOREST OF THE LOST SOULS [2017] On DVD and Amazon Prime Now
AKA A FLORESTA DAS ALMAS PERDIDASA Portugal AVAILABLE ON DVD AND AMAZON PRIME, from SHARPTEETHFILMS RUNNING TIME: 69 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In Portugal is the Forest of the Lost […]
Drama
CARGO (2017)
UK Release Date – TBC Cargo may be an apt title for a story in which people are changed from human beings into a commodity, but it’s certainly not a snappy name that makes this […]
HCF Reviews
The Man With the Magic Box (Czlowiek z magicznym pudelkiem) (2017) – Out now on VOD
Set in the near future of Warsaw 2030, Europe seems to be headed into a weird dystopia, ravaged by biological attacks and bombings. We follow a janitor as he’s getting used to his new job, […]
HCF Reviews
REPLACE (2017)
Available now on DVD and Amazon Prime Time for a bit of good old fashioned body horror, a sub-genre which is often employed to get both the brain cells and the stomach juices swirling once […]
HCF Reviews
CARGO (2017)
CARGO Directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke I know this has been out for a while, though as both a zombie film and a Netflix exclusive it’s never been top of my to watch […]
HCF Reviews
Kaleidoscope: The Hughes Verdict!
Kaleidoscope starts with a nothing! A 25 second stationary shot of an old styled living room that depresses you just by looking. Its interrupted by a loud knock at the front door in which […]
HCF Reviews
Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID Directed by Issa López One of the great things about film festivals and streaming services is they allow us easier access to movies we’d otherwise never think about watching or have […]
Drama
THE BASTARDS’ FIG TREE [2017]: On Region 1 Amazon Prime Now
AKA LA HOGUERA DE LOS BASTARDOS Spain AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 AMAZON PRIME: NOW, from DARK STAR PICTURES RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Rogello is a member of […]
HCF Reviews
LANDING LAKE [2017]: On Region 1 DVD and Digital Now
Italy/UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD AND DIGITAL: NOW, from HIGH OCTANE PICTURES RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Four satellite technicians – Phil, Mike, Ann and Georgie – […]
Drama
NOVEMBER (2017)
NOVEMBER (2017) Directed by Rainer Sarnet Estonian with English Subtitles on Dual Format from Eureka Entertainment/Montage Pictures Lina, a teenage peasant girl in rural Estonia, is planning to marry her beau, Hans. However, their relationship […]
HCF Reviews
The Dollmaker (2017) – a short film by Al Lougher
THE DOLLMAKER Directed by Al Lougher Sometimes dead isn’t better. To celebrate Pet Sematary coming back with style, online horror distributor Alter has hosted the award-winning short film The Dollmaker, inspired by the story, on […]