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 […]
Horror
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 […]
HCF Reviews
QUIET COMES THE DAWN (2019) aka RASSVET [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
QUIET COMES THE DAWN (2019) aka RASSVET Directed by Pavel Sidorov Russian with English Subtitles Sveta is celebrating her birthday and is overjoyed when her brother Anton, whom she hasn’t seen in ages, attends 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. […]
Comedy
EXTRA ORDINARY (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
EXTRA ORDINARY (2019) Directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman In UK Cinemas from 25th October 2019 Rose Dooley isn’t your ordinary driving instructor. As a youngster, her supernatural abilities saw her team up with […]
Cult TV
THE STAND (1994) TV Mini-Series
THE STAND (1994) When a manufactured virus breaches its military testing facility and wipes out 99% of the population, the immune survivors left in the USA begin to dream of a kind, old lady named […]
HCF Reviews
VOICES FROM BEYOND [1991]
AKA VOCI DAL PROFONDO Italy AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Wealthy businessman Giorgio Mainardi dies of a stomach hemorrhage, but his ghost is not so […]
HCF Reviews
3 FROM HELL (2019)
3 FROM HELL (2019) Written and Directed by Rob Zombie At the end of Rob Zombie’s Devil’s Rejects, we saw the Firefly family consisting of Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig), Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie) and […]
Drama
1BR (2019) [Grimmfest 2019 Review]
1BR (2019) Written and Directed by David Marmor A young woman named Sarah attempts to start a new life for herself in LA and manages to bag a sought-after apartment in a gated complex, complete […]