Crime
THE RISE OF THE KRAYS (2015)
THE RISE OF THE KRAYS (2015) Directed by Zackary Adler Based on the real life Kray twins, Reggie and Ronnie, THE RISE OF THE KRAYS follows the rise of the notorious brothers from young men […]
Crime
Comedy
THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976)
THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976) Directed by Charles B. Pierce On dual format from 24th August 2015 In 1946 Texarkana, Arkansas, two young lovers are brutally attacked and left for dead by a hooded […]
Action
MEAN GUNS (1997)
MEAN GUNS (1997) Directed by Albert Pyun Dozens of assassins are summoned to a meeting with Vincent Moon at a closed off prison. Upon their arrival, their weapons are seized and each are given a […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #35: THE SNORKEL [1958]
UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 90 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Paul Decker murders his wife in her Italian villa by drugging her milk and asphyxiating her […]
Crime
Fight For Your Life (1977) (AKA Staying Alive)
Fight For Your Life (1977) First (attempted)released: 1981 Director: Robert A. Endelson Current UK status: Still banned The 1970’s generated countless exploitation movies, and there were many that were offensive or just plain horrible, but […]
Crime
HYENA (2014)
HYENA (2014) Written and directed by Gerard Johnson Available on DVD from Amazon Michael Logan, a corrupt cop, finds his world crashing down when a Turkish drug trafficker he was doing business with is brutally […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #6: MAN BAIT [1952]
UK AKA THE LAST PAGE AVAILABLE ON R1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic John Harman runs a book store. He has an invalid wife at home […]
Crime
THE RISE AND FALL OF A WHITE COLLAR HOOLIGAN (2012)
The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan (2012) Written and directed by Paul Tanter Certificate 18 Before watching THE RISE AND FALL OF A WHITE COLLAR HOOLIGAN, I had preconceptions that it was […]
Crime
Bronson (2009)
BRONSON (2009) Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Tom Hardy bulked up to play “Britain’s most dangerous inmate”, Michael Peterson, more commonly known by his fighting name, Charlie Bronson. Charlie has spent over 36 years in […]