Fantasy
SNOW WHITE [2025]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 109 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The kingdom into which princess Snow White is born into is a happy one, ruled by a king and queen who value equality […]
Genres
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HANAGATAMI (2017)
Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi Anti-War Trilogy Available now from Third Window Films The final part of this trilogy comes in the form of a period drama several decades in the making. Facing a terminal […]
HCF Reviews
THE DAREDEVILS [1979] and ODE TO GALLANTRY [1982]
THE DAREDEVILS [1979] and ODE TO GALLANTRY [1982] AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera THE DAREDEVILS AKA ZA JI WANG MING DUI, SHAOLIN DAREDEVILS, DAREDEVILS OF KUNG FU […]
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THE RULE OF JENNY PEN (2024)
THE RULE OF JENNY PEN (2024) Directed by James Ashcroft In UK and Ireland Cinemas from 14th March 2025 After suffering a stroke whilst sentencing a criminal in court, Judge Stefan Mortensen unfortunately finds himself […]
HCF Reviews
DEEP BLUE SEA [1999]
USA AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD AND STANDARD BLU-RAY: 17th Marcb, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In high hopes of attracting investors for her Alzheimer’s disease research, Dr Susan […]
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SHAOLIN BOXERS [1974]
AKA FU JIAN LON QUAN, THE SHAOLIN BOXER HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 24th March, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 78 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In the town of Fuquan, the people are terrified […]
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HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK [1980]
ITALY AKA LA CASA SPERDUTA NEL PARCO AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Alex is a mechanic in New York who rapes and kills a woman. Some […]
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THE MONKEY [2025]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Petey Shelburn is desperate to destroy an organ grinder monkey that plays a drum, but after a shopkeeper is mysteriously killed right in […]
Comedy
DOCTOR VAMPIRE [1990]
AKA JIANG SHI YI SHENG HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Dr. Chiang Ta-Tsung, on business in England, unintentionally visits a brothel in the […]
Drama
CASTING BLOSSOMS TO THE SKY (2012)
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) Available now from Third Window Films Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi Anti-War Trilogy Much like Seven Weeks this is a story about the effects of war, spanning various time […]
Cult TV
DEXTER: Original Sin
Better Call Dexter…. Its a prequel that all Dexter fans did not ask for, but by the time they reach the finale, the majority will surely be glad they have got as thanks to one of […]
HCF Reviews
HEART EYES [2025]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera There’s a killer on the loose, and he pops up in cities every Valentine’s Day to murder some couples. Now he’s in Seattle, […]
Fantasy
LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI [1983]
AKA SATOMI HAKKEN-DEN JAPAN AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION [2000 copies]: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 136 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the […]
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CARA (2024)
CARA (2024) Written and Directed by Hayden Hewitt Available on digital Paranoid and frightened of being sectioned and returned to Sunnyside hospital, a young woman named Cara will do whatever it takes to avoid revisiting […]
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COMPANION [2025]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Iris is deeply in love with her boyfriend Josh, who one day drives them to a secluded lakehouse to spend time with […]
HCF Reviews
V/H/S BEYOND (2024)
V/H/S BEYOND (2024) Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital I’m beginning to lose count how many V/H/S anthologies there have been (I believe this is the seventh), but with no signs of the films slowing down, […]
Drama
SEVEN WEEKS (2014)
Seven Weeks (2014) Available now from Third Window Films Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi Anti-War Trilogy Given the projects Obayashi directed in the Kadokawa Years trilogy you might be surprised to find that some of […]
Games
The Exit Project: Backstreets
Developed and Published by Nostra Games – Out now on PC, PlayStation 4 (version tested), PlayStation 5 & Nintendo Switch – Single Player The Exit Project: Backstreets, is a first person puzzle game with a […]