Drama
THE DEVIL’S HONEY [1986]
AKA Il MIELE DEL DIAVOLO ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins/86 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Johnny and Jessica are in the midst of a passionate relationship largely defined by […]
Drama
Comedy
A FOREIGN AFFAIR [1948]: On Blu-ray 22nd June
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 22ND JUNE, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 116 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In 1947, a United States congressional committee, which includes prim Phoebe Frost of Iowa, arrives in post-World […]
Comedy
THROW DOWN (2004)
THROW DOWN (2004) aka Yau Doh Lung Fu Bong Directed by Johnnie To Cantonese with English Subtitles Respected, legendary Judo fighter Sze-To Bo has hit rock bottom, leaving the Judo world behind to run a […]
Drama
PROXIMITY (2020)
PROXIMITY (2020) Directed by Eric Demeusy A young man named Isaac goes hiking in the woods, recording a personal video diary on the suggestion of his therapist, when he witnesses a mysterious flying object crash […]
Drama
HAGAZUSSA: A HEATHEN’S CURSE [2017]
AUSTRIA/GERMANY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY 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 and is thought of with […]
Drama
HEART OF THE DRAGON [1985]
AKA LONG DI XIN, THE FIRST MISSION HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins/93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tat Fung is a police officer whose wish is to sail […]
Drama
THE COMPLEX (2020)
THE COMPLEX (2020) Directed by Paul Raschid Written by Lynn Renee Maxcy (The Handmaid’s Tale TV Series) Have you ever watched a movie and thought “I’d do something different” than what a character chooses to […]
Action
THE HUNT FOR VLAD THE IMPALER [2018]: On DVD March 23rd
AKA DELILER TURKEY AVAILABLE ON DVD: 23rd March, from 4DIGITAL MEDIA RUNNING TIME: 121 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the 15th century, the Turks conquer most of what is now […]
Drama
THE SON OF THE SHEIK [1926]: On Dual Format Now
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 69 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, […]
Drama
RAINING IN THE MOUNTAIN [1979]: On Dual Format Now
AKA KONG SHAN LING YU Hong Kong/Taiwan AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 120 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Sometime during the Ming Dynasty in China, the […]
Comedy
DEEP END [1970]
UK/West Germany AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 89 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Fifteen year old Mike drops out of school and gets a job in a public bathhouse […]
Action
MIRACLES: THE CANTON GODFATHER [1989]
AKA QI MI, MR CANTON AND LADY ROSE, BLACK DRAGON Hong Kong RUNNING TIME: 128 mins/106 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the 1930’s, country boy Kuo Cheng-Wah is quickly cheated […]
Drama
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS [1998]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 118 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic It’s 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke has been assigned by a magazine to travel to Las […]
Drama
THE AFRICAN QUEEN [1951]: On Blu-ray 18th November
UK/USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18th November, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic September 1914: news reaches a German East African colony near the Ulanga River that […]
Drama
BEATRICE CENCI [1969]
AKA THE CONSPIRACY OF TORTURE Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 94 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Rome, 1599. Beatrice Cenci, her stepmother Lucrezia, and her brothers Giacomo and Barnardo are […]
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 […]
Drama
EVERY TIME I DIE (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
EVERY TIME I DIE (2019) Directed by Robi Michael Sam, a paramedic who’s been having an affair with his best friend Jay’s sister-in-law, Mia, is heartbroken when her husband Tyler returns home from military and […]
Drama
DEAD DICKS (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
DEAD DICKS (2019) Written and Directed by Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer After receiving a worrying voicemail from her brother Richie, Becca visits his flat to find his lifeless body hanging in the closet. […]