Ghost
SODOMA’S GHOST [1988]
AKA IL FANATASMA DI SODOMA, THE GHOSTS OF SODOM Italy AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic At an isolated country house during World War II, a […]
Horror
HCF Reviews
RABID (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
RABID (2019) Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska Available on Blu-Ray in the UK A young fashion designer named Rose finds herself horribly disfigured after being directly involved in a road traffic accident. Unable to […]
HCF Reviews
VAL LEWTON HORROR SERIES #1: CAT PEOPLE [1942]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 73 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Marine engineer Oliver Reed and Serbian-born fashion illustrator Irena Dubrovna meet and fall in love. But Irena […]
Comedy
THE MUMMY REBORN [2019]: On DVD and VOD Now
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD AND VOD: NOW, from HIGH OCTANE PICTURES RUNNING TIME: 80 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Eleven years ago, Tina’s mother died, leaving her with a mortgage and […]
Cult TV
DRACULA [2020]: Mini-Series Review
UK AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX NOW, AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD February 3rd RUNNING TIME: 3 x 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic MAJOR SPOILERS! Jonathan Harker turns up at a nunnery […]
Comedy
TALES FROM THE LODGE (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
TALES FROM THE LODGE (2019) Written and Directed by Abigail Blackmore Available on DVD After the death of their friend Jonesy a year previously, a group of old friends from university decide to meet up […]
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
DOLL FACTORY (2014)
UK Release Date – TBC What’s in a joke? There’s a lot to be said for a classic setup and punchline but then again I also have a soft spot for weird and random left […]
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 […]
HCF Reviews
WEREWOLF [2018]: On Dual Format 18th November
AKA WILKOLAK Germany/The Netherlands/Poland AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 18th November, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 88 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic February 1945: Germany have all but lost […]
HCF Reviews
DER GOLEM: WIE ER IN DIE WELT KAM [HOW HE CAME INTO THE WORLD] [1920]: On Blu-ray 18th November
Germany AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18th November, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 76 mins, 60 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the late 16th century, Rabbi Loew, the head of Prague’s Jewish […]
HCF Reviews
MIDSOMMAR: DIRECTOR’S CUT [2019]: On Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Now
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 170 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic MAJOR SPOILERS! College student Dani Ardor is traumatised after her sister Terri kills their parents and […]
HCF Reviews
COUNTDOWN [2019]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Teenager Courtney is convinced by her friends to download Countdown, an app that predicts how long a user has […]
Comedy
SATANIC PANIC (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
SATANIC PANIC (2019) Directed by Chelsea Stardust 20-something Sam is working her first night as a pizza delivery girl but despite her enthusiasm for her new role, it’s not exactly going to plan. When she […]
HCF Reviews
Eli (2019) – Out now – Netflix Exclusive
Eli (Charlie Shotwell) is the 11 year old, titular character, who has a condition which sees him living in a literal bubble. Unable to go outside from a very you age because of this condition, […]
Comedy
TONE-DEAF (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
TONE-DEAF (2019) Written and Directed by Richard Bates Jr. After breaking up with her boyfriend and losing her job, Olive decides to get away from the city for the weekend by renting a country house. […]
HCF Reviews
THE SHED (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
THE SHED (2019) Written and Directed by Frank Sabatella As though he doesn’t have enough to deal with after the death of his parents, teenager Stan struggles with the high school bullies but he’s got […]
HCF Reviews
THE DARK HALF [1993]: On Dual Format Now
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 122 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Young Thad Beaumont has an operation to remove a tumour from […]