Games
Visage – HCF Videogame Review
Developed by Sad Square Studio – Out now on PC, PS4 & Xbox One (version tested) Of all the games that have come and gone over the years, few have left me with conflicting feelings […]
Horror
Fantasy
VAL LEWTON HORROR SERIES #6: THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE [1944]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ ONLY] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 70 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera After the death of his first wife Irena, Oliver Reed eventually married former co-worker Alice Moore and they […]
HCF Reviews
DOOR INTO SILENCE [1991]
AKA LE PORTE DEL SILENZIO ITALY AVAILABLE ON DVD: REGION 1 AND REGION 2 ITALY ONLY RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Melvin Devereax is a successful businessman in real estate whose […]
HCF Reviews
ISHIRO HONDA DOUBLE FEATURE #1: THE H-MAN [1958]: on Blu-ray 16th November
AKA BIJO TO EKITAININGEN, THE BEAUTY AND THE LIQUID PEOPLE JAPAN AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 16TH NOVEMBER, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT in the ISHIRO HONDA DOUBLE FEATURE boxset RUNNING TIME: 87 min/ 79 min [US version] REVIEWED […]
HCF Reviews
THE SPECIAL (2020) [Grimmfest 2020 Review]
THE SPECIAL (2020) Directed by B. Harrison Smith Suspecting his wife has cheated, Jerry is taken to a brothel by his workmate Mike in a bid to “get his own back” on her infidelities […]
HCF Reviews
SPELL (2020)
SPELL (2020) Directed by Mark Tonderai Available on digital download Lawyer Marquis T. Wood and his family crash in their light aircraft on the way to his childhood home in Appalachia to bury his father. […]
Drama
THE COMIC [1985]: On Blu-ray Now
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Comedian Sam Coex is ready for his big break, but it’s Joey Myers who’s the standup king at […]
Drama
RENT-A-PAL (2020) [Grimmfest 2020 Review]
RENT-A-PAL (2020) Written and Directed by Jon Stevenson Struggling to find a companion through a dating agency, desperate 40 year old David, who cares for and lives with his sick mother, finds solace in Rent-A-Pal; […]
HCF Reviews
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE [1954]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Paris around the turn of the 20th Century. A series of murders is taking place in the Rue Morgue district. Women […]
HCF Reviews
EVIL LITTLE THINGS (2019)
Now Available on DVD In any artistic endeavour, film-making or otherwise, there’s an old saying ‘always steal from the best.’ Of course this isn’t enough to guarantee the quality of the final project but a […]
HCF Reviews
Eraserhead (1977) – On Blu-ray October 19th
A Dream of Dark and Troubling Things Despite not having released anything in the realm of TV or film since 2017, with the world shutting down many months ago, it has surprisingly proved to be […]
HCF Reviews
TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT [2020]: Grimmfest 2020 Review
USA RUNNING TIME: 73 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Aging punk-rock DJ Amy Marlowe has hosted the edgy rock ’n’ advice radio show Ten Minutes to Midnight for 30 years. However, her lecherous boss […]
HCF Reviews
URUBÚ (2019) [Grimmfest 2020 Review]
URUBÚ (2019) Directed by Alejandro Ibáñez Spanish and Portuguese Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2020 Wildlife photographer and ornithologist Tomás travels with his family to the Amazon rainforest to take photos of the […]
Drama
ROPES aka PREY (2019) [Grimmfest 2020 Review]
ROPES aka PREY (2019) Directed by José Luis Montesinos Spanish Language with English Subtitles Screened at Grimmfest 2020 A quadriplegic young woman fights for her life when she finds herself trapped all alone in a […]
HCF Reviews
The New Mutants (2020) – In Cinemas Now
Fox’s final hurrah into their X-men universe has been one beset by delay after delay, a post-production limbo, made even worse following the woeful Dark Phoenix. It’s a shame, as despite this film having gone […]
Drama
THE DEEPER YOU DIG (2019)
THE DEEPER YOU DIG (2019) Directed by The Adams Family When her 14 year old daughter Echo goes missing one evening, Ivy Allen searches far and wide across their rural upstate New York neighbourhood to […]
Features
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION – On Blu-ray 5th October – PART TWO
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ON BLU-RAY AND DVD: 5TH OCTOBER, from KALEIDOSCOPE HOME ENTERTAINMENT PART TWO: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE [2010], I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2 [2013], A […]
Features
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION – On Blu-ray 5th October – PART ONE
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ON BLU-RAY AND DVD: 5TH OCTOBER, from KALEIDOSCOPE HOME ENTERTAINMENT PART ONE: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE [1978], GROWING UP WITH I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE […]