Comedy
Dolls (1987)
Having loved Stuart Gordon’s Reanimator (1986) and From Beyond (1987), it took me a long time to view a movie that he made in between these two gorefests, called Dolls (1987). Although the Puppet Master […]
Thriller
Action
Kick-Ass (2010)
The belly laugh is one of those wonders of the world. An uncontrollable and sometimes frightening phenomenon, I have seen better men than myself cry (real tears), fart, cough up beverages from the nose and […]
Drama
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Niels Arden Oplev’s take on the first chapter of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy is overlong but never boring. Perhaps more fitting as a two part mini series, the story focuses on the dark goings on […]
Horror
Angst (1983)
Angst is an extremely brutal but effective Belgian release that revolves around a 12 hour bloody rampage by a psychopath (a fantastic performance by Erwin Leder) who has just stepped out of jail. It has similarities technically […]
Action
Tremors (1990)
Tremors is the greatest monster movie of the 1990’s as it works on so many levels. Firstly, the monsters are ugly, viscous and straight out of the 1950’s sci-fi’s. Secondly, the leads, Valentine (Kevin Bacon) […]
HCF Reviews
Ilsa She Wolf of the SS (1975)
Ilsa She Wolf of the SS (1975) Directed by Don Edmonds Torture meets sexploitation in this cult independent movie set during World War II. Ilsa She Wolf of the SS is the first in the […]
Thriller
Sweet Karma (2009) by Pazuzu
Why on earth would DJ watch this, I hear you ask. What possible reason would draw me to watch this? The same fuckin reason you are thinking right now, that girl on the front is […]
Thriller
Se7en (1995) by Pazuzu
SPOILERS! One of the toughest questions one could be asked is “which is better, Fight Club or Seven?” David Fincher created two of THE best films of the nineties, and he also directed Alien 3, […]
Genres
W Delta Z (WAZ)
W Delta Z (2007) W Delta Z follows the story of veteran police detective, Eddie (Stellan Skarsgård) and his new sidekick, Helen (Melissa George), who try to uncover the culprit of the murder of local […]
Horror
Exhibit A (2007) by Pazuzu
Hughes and Lost Highway have both mentioned this recently, so i decided to give it a go. Impressive, very impressive indeed. Its a simple tale that is incredibly disturbing because its content really could happen […]
Giallo
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET [1971]
ITALY/FRANCE AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 104 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Roberto, a rock musician, is being stalked by a man in dark glasses. When he finally confronts him in […]
Action
The Hidden (1987)
The Hidden is a cross between Men in Black, The Thing and The Terminator. Not only has it one of the most exciting and fun starts to a flick in cinema history but it has […]
Genres
When The Bough Breaks
Reviewed By Ross Hughes Recommended by fellow horror reviewer DJ, this 1994 serial killer film entered my collection last week with my mouth foaming at the prospect of a film that I somehow missed all those years […]
Thriller
When The Bough Breaks (1994)
Back in the 90’s, serial killer film were all the rage after Silence of the Lambs, and so many films were made about serial killers. Most of them were pretty shit, and this continued well […]
Horror
A Serbian Film (2010)
A Serbian Film (Spoilers!) Oh man, oh man, how far can too far go???? Well, A Serbian Film is how far it can go, and then some. This is extreme cinema with a capital E. […]
Drama
Eden Lake (2008)
You know the type? The ones that hang about in packs outside shops in your town centre, shout obscenities, vandalise things etc and there is nothing you can do about it apart from walk past […]