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NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER (1986)

March 24, 2014 Bat 0

NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER (1986) Directed by Corey Yuen Teenager Jason Stillwell and his family move to Seattle after his Karate Sensei father is threatened and beat up at his dojo after refusing to hand […]

BANGKOK ASSASSINS (2011) – On DVD from 24th February 2014

February 20, 2014 Bat 0

BANGKOK ASSASSINS (2011) Written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak Thai and English language English subtitles A group of young children are kidnapped from the streets of Bangkok, held as prisoners against their will and made […]

DAREDEVIL [2003] [HCF GUILTY PLEASURES]

November 10, 2013 Dr Lenera 0

HCF GUILTY PLEASURES: DAREDEVIL [US 1993] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 103 min/ 127 min [director’s cut] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer who lives […]

THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE [2010] [HCF REWIND]

September 11, 2013 Dr Lenera 0

HCF REWIND NO. 148: THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE AKA LI XIAO LONG CHUAN QI [Hong Kong 2010] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 183 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The life […]

SCORPION KING [1991] [HCF REWIND]

September 10, 2013 Dr Lenera 0

HCF REWIND 146: SCORPION KING AKA JIE ZI ZHAN SHI, OPERATION SCORPIO [Hong Kong 1991] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 95 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Hong Kong 1920. Fai Yuk-su is […]

KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 [2003] [HCF REWIND]

August 6, 2013 Dr Lenera 0

HCF REWIND NO. 139: KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 [2003] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 111 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A woman called ‘The Bride’ kills another woman called […]

TOM YUM GOONG [Warrior King/The Protector] (2005)

April 17, 2013 Bat 5

Tom Yum Goong (2005) Known as Warrior King in the UK, and The Protector in the US. Growing up in Thailand with his father and two beautiful elephants, adult Por Yai and baby elephant, Korn, […]

Man with the Iron Fists (2012) – Released on Bluray and DVD April 1st

March 31, 2013 DAVID GILLESPIE 0

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOCVE9ykh9Y[/youtube] Running Time: 93 mins Certificate: 18 Reviewer: David Gillespie – HCF Official Artist Man with the Iron fists is Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA take on the […]

THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN [1978] [HCF REWIND]

December 5, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

HCR REWING NO. 87. THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN AKA THE MASTER KILLER, SHAO LIN SAN SHI LIU FANG [Hong Kong, 1978] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU RAY RUNNING TIME: 111 mins/ 94 mins REVIEWED […]

WU TANG MAGIC KICK aka THE MAR’S VILLA [1978] [HCF REWIND]

December 5, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

HCF may be one of the newest voices on the web for all things Horror and Cult, and while our aim is to bring you our best opinion of all the new and strange that […]

The Raid (2011) – On DVD and Blu-Ray Now

September 25, 2012 Matt Wavish 1

The Raid (2011) (18) Running time: 101 minutes Director: Gareth Evans Writer: Gareth Evans Starring: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic I will attempt to keep this review […]

Dead Sushi (Deddo sushi ) 2012 – HCF Frightfest 2012 Special Review

August 27, 2012 DAVID GILLESPIE 0

Running Time: 91 mins Certification: 15 Reviewer: David Gillespie – HCF Official Artist [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf53OuFmEbA[/youtube] Having created the Beer Movie Tag a year or so ago, Horror Cult Films would categorize this type of film as a feature that […]

Yakuza Weapon (Gokudo Heiki) (2011): Out now on DVD & Bluray

June 22, 2012 Matt Wavish 0

Yakuza Weapon (Gokudo Heiki) (2011) (18) Running time: 105 minutes Directors: Tak Sakaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi Writers: Ken Ishikawa, Yudai Yamaguchi Starring: Dennis Gunn, Cay Izumi, Shinji Kasahara, Tak Sakaguchi Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF […]

LESBIAN VAMPIRE WARRIORS – On DVD From 25th June 2012

June 21, 2012 Bat 0

Lesbian Vampire Warriors (2010) Written and directed by Dennis Law Cantonese Language with English Subtitles LESBIAN VAMPIRE WARRIORS tells the story of Ar (Lu-Xia Jiang), a teenage vampire hunter who’s quest is to kill all […]

FLASH POINT [2007] [HCF REWIND]

April 20, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

HCF may be one of the newest voices on the web for all things Horror and Cult, and while our aim is to bring you our best opinion of all the new and strange […]

WARRIOR

January 30, 2012 Ross Hughes 1

FILM Warrior CAST Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Nick Nolte, Denzel Whitaker DIRECTED BY Gavin O’Connor STORY Gavin O’Connor, Cliff Dorfman RATING 15 RUNNING TIME 139 minutes […]

Cyborg She (2008)

November 13, 2011 Matt Wavish 0

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKPCBoCORj8[/youtube] Cyborg She (2008) (12) Running time: 115 minutes Director: Jae-young Kwak Writer: Jae-young Kwak Starring: Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide, Risa Ai Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic This is the kind of film […]

TACTICAL FORCE

November 7, 2011 Ross Hughes 0

FILM Tactical Force STARRING Steve Austin, Michael Jai White, Michael Shanks, DIRECTOR Adamo P. Cultraro RATING 15 RUNNING TIME 85 Minutes [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgPl1d-Iahc[/youtube] What’s It All About A training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes […]