Drama
Children of the Pines
Tagline: “Real terror will always find its way through the cracks!” Indeed. Let’s jump right in. Children of the Pines is an interesting film. It is not scary, heart pounding or sweat inducing … but […]
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HCF Reviews
MEGALOPOLIS [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 138 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In either the future, or in an alternate present-day reality, New York is now New Rome, where the heads of the city and […]
Ghost
THE DESERVING [2024]
USA AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS: NOW, from ENTERTAINMENT SQUAD RUNNING TIME: 75 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Karter is a mute photographer specialising in portraits. His skill has caused him to become frequently sought out, […]
Action
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024)
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024) Directed by Brian Taylor Icon Film Distribution presents Hellboy: The Crooked Man in UK and Irish cinemas from 27th September 2024 When the dangerous cargo they’re transporting escapes, supernatural investigator […]
Guilty Pleasures
EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC [1977]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 7th October, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 117 mins / 106 mins Reviewed by: Dr Lenera It’s been four years since the exorcism that saved the life of Regan MacNeil […]
Comedy
CLAWFOOT (2023)
CLAWFOOT (2023) Directed by Michael Day Available on digital download A housewife finds herself stuck with an unwanted visitor when a manipulative contractor arrives to fit her a new bathtub. The only thing is, she […]
Drama
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Beeltejuice is back and up to no good. And this time, he’s no longer a lone operator; he now has staff, an office, and an overhead projector! His workforce all have shrunken heads and anyone […]
Drama
Beetlejuice (1988)
REVIEWED BY: Alasdair Yule, Official HCF Critic 1988, in the tiny town of Winter River, Connecticut, a married couple, Barbara (Geena Davis), and Adam (Alec Baldwin) move into their new, idyllic country home. They go […]
Action
THE CHAMPIONS [1983]
AKA BOH NGAU HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 23rd September, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Lee Tong is a farmer who lives in a remote rural village. When he […]
HCF Reviews
THE VOURDALAK [2023]
FRANCE AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS: 16th September, from BLUE FINCH FILMS RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera It’s the 18th Century and a particularly dark and stormy night. Marquis Jacques Antoine Saturnin d’Urfé, […]
HCF Reviews
SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2024)
SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2024) Directed by Hayley Easton Street On digital, Blu-ray & DVD Recouping after a traumatic experience, Meg flies to a tropical holiday destination for her friend Lizzie’s upcoming nuptials. Deciding to have one […]
Crime
RED ROOMS (2023)
RED ROOMS (2023) aka Les Chambres Rouges Written and Directed by Pascal Plante French Language with English Subtitles Red Rooms is in cinemas 6th September 2024 Ludovic Chevalier is on trial in Montreal for […]
Action
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2003)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2003) Written and Directed by Robert Rodriguez Available on Arrow Video Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-Ray When a plot is discovered by the CIA that the Barillo cartel plans […]
Action
DESPERADO (1995)
DESPERADO (1995) Written and Directed by Robert Rodriguez Available on Arrow Video Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-Ray Set years after the events of EL MARIACHI, the unnamed, travelling guitarist arrives in Santa Cecilia, hot on […]
HCF Reviews
THE JESTER (2023)
THE JESTER (2023) Directed by Colin Krawchuk Following their father’s suicide, two estranged half-sisters decide to meet up in an effort to connect and build bridges between their families, but little do they know that […]
Comedy
HEATHERS [1988]
USA AVAILABLE ON ARROW PLAYER AND LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Veronica Sawyer is a teenager trying to participate in the clique at the Westerburg High School […]
HCF Reviews
ALIEN: ROMULUS [2024]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 119 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Between the events shown in Alien and Aliens. Ripley hasn’t long killed that Xenomorph. A Weyland-Yutani space probe collects the creature. Meanwhile orphan […]
HCF Reviews
A MAN CALLED TIGER [1973]
AKA LENG MIAN HU HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 26TH AUGUST, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 112 mins / 79 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Chin Fu heads over to Japan looking for work among […]