Action
Baby Driver (2017) – In Cinemas Now
Baby Driver is a stylish crime flick centering on a getaway driver forced in to working for crime boss, Kevin Spacey. From the opening scene it’s clear that Baby (Ansel Engort), is good at what […]
Year Made: 2017
Action
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT [2017]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 149 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 484 AD, King Arthur defeats the Saxons, aided by the twelve Knights of Iacon, Transformers who have hidden on […]
Drama
Gifted (2017) – In Cinemas Now
After Frank’s (Chris Evans) sister takes her own life, he is left to bring up her child Mary (McKenna Grace). The two have an amazing bond and he has been home schooling her for most […]
Comedy
Baywatch (2017) – In Cinemas Now
It seems an odd choice to adapt a TV show that has long been consigned to the depths of 90’s nostalgia, but then there’s been other old TV shows to get the adaptation treatment to […]
HCF Reviews
The Wake (2017)
THE WAKE (2017) Directed by Faouzi Brahimi and Bryan Brewer To some extent, almost all horror films are about death in one way or another. Whether it’s the fear of it, its gradual inevitability or […]
Drama
THE SHACK [2017]: In Cinemas Now [Short Review]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 132 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Mack Phillips has managed to overcome a rough childhood marked by the cruelties of a drunken and abusive father. […]
HCF Reviews
Charismata (2017)
CHARISMATA (2017) Directed by Andy Collier and Toor Mian I’ll save morons like myself a Google search – the title refers to a sacred gift from God. And while it may be overstating it for […]
Drama
MY COUSIN RACHEL [2017]: In Cinemas Now [Short Review]
UK/ USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Phillip is an orphan who has been brought up by his wealthy cousin Ambrose and is heir to […]
Ghost
NAILS: The Hughes Verdict
What is it about? After surviving an almost fatal accident, Dana (Shauna McDonald) recovers in hospital, but is soon terrorised by an evil presence that lurks in her room. Her fight for survival becomes a […]
Events
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter escape room
Thanks to a mixture of parents that didn’t follow pop culture, and older brothers that did, my friends and I spent much of the late 1990s playing Resident Evil in the dark. With a solid […]
Action
THE MUMMY [2017]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 110 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 1951 London: a huge building housing lots of tombs is found below the London Underground. Ancient Egypt: Princess Ahmanet […]
Action
Wonder Woman (2017) – In Cinemas Now
Despite the critical drubbing that Batman Vs Superman received, it was pretty much unanimous that the best thing about the film was when Wonder Woman shows up, as the boys couldn’t cope with things on […]
Action
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2017) – In Cinemas Now
Taking to the seas for potentially the last time (although a post credit sequence suggests otherwise), Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns, having been sought after by the son of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom). Henry Turner […]
Cult TV
Twin Peaks: The Return – Parts 1-4 – Spoiler Free HCF Review
As (arguably) the greatest ever television show is revived after 25 years, the hype has been snowballing ever since it was announced back in 2014. A quarter of a century is quite the wait, and […]
Action
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD [2017]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 126 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Uther Pendragon, king of the Britons, kills his enemy Mordred who wanted magic-wielding mages to rule over mankind. However, […]
Action
Sleepless (2017) – Out Now
Jamie Foxx is a grizzled, undercover detective, in the American remake of Nuit Blanche (Sleepless Night), whose day goes from bad to worse following a robbery, where he and his partner steal a bag full […]
Documentary
LOVE AND SAUCERS [2017] [SCI-FI LONDON 2017]
USA RUNNING TIME: 67 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SCI-FI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 ran from 27 April – 6 May https://sci-fi-london.com/ The story of David Huggins, an unassuming 72 year-old […]
HCF Reviews
FLORA [2017] [SCI-FI LONDON 2017]
Canada RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SCI-FI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 runs from 27 April – 6 May https://sci-fi-london.com/ In 1929, six students from Victoria University, Toronto, set […]