Fantasy
THE HEROIC TRIO [1993]
AKA DUNG FONG SAAN HAP HONG KONG RUNNING TIME: 83 mins AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD [both Region A / 1 only], DIGITAL REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Eighteen babies have been abducted iin Hong Kong in […]
World Cinema
HCF Reviews
MESSAGE FROM SPACE [1978]
AKA UCHU KARA NI MESSE JAPAN ON BLU-RAY. NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The planet Jilucia has been nearly decimated by the forces of the Gavanas under the […]
HCF Reviews
ELECTRIC DRAGON 80.000 V (2001)
Available Now from Third Window on Blu-ray Tired of superhero movies? Well strap yourself in for a jolt of energy from Gakuryu ‘Sogo’ Ishii, director of such cult classics as Crazy Thunder Road. At just over […]
Comedy
THE MIRACLE FIGHTERS [1982]
AKA KEI MOON DUENV GAP HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 99 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera During the Qing dynasty, marriage between Manchu and Han people is outlawed. When […]
Ghost
NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE 2 (2008)
Welcome back to the Midnight Patrol, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. You may recall this inane reference from last time in the discussion of Nightmare Detective part one. But this is the sequel so things […]
Found Footage
GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM (2018)
GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM (2018) Korean Language with English Subtitles On Limited Edition Blu-Ray and Standard Edition Blu-ray from Second Sight Films Ha-joon, owner of online paranormal web series Horror Times, is looking to record the […]
Action
RED PEONY GAMBLER 1 – 3 [1968 – 69]
RED PEONY GAMBLER 1 – 3 AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE RED PEONY GAMBLER [1968] AKA HIBOTAN BAKUTO, LADY YAKUZA RUNNING TIME: 98 mins In a gambling […]
HCF Reviews
NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE (2006)
Available now to stream on demand Welcome back to the Dream Zone gang. Oh and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. While the idea of seeing into somebody’s mind, or even sharing their nightmares, isn’t particularly novel, […]
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TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN (2009)
Currently Available in Arrow’s Solid Metal Nightmares set (Region 1) Welcome to the barrel of the gun, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. While the genre of the earlier Tetsuo films is perhaps debatable, one of […]
Drama
NIGHTSIREN (2022)
NIGHTSIREN (2022) Directed by Tereza Nvotová Slovak language with English subtitles Available on Arrow Video limited edition Blu-Ray A young woman named Sarlota returns to the mountain village she grew up in after receiving an […]
Drama
VITAL (2004)
Coming soon to Blu-ray from Third Window Films Welcome to the autopsy slab, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. In what seems like a stylistic companion piece to Gemini, this is another tale of medical practices […]
HCF Reviews
THE VALIANT ONES [1975]
AKA ZHONG LIE TU HONG KONG / TAIWAN AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD AND BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 102 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Pirates are have causing havoc in China for […]
HCF Reviews
A QUEEN’S RANSOM [1976]
AKA E TAN AUN YING HUI, INTERNATIONAL ASSASSN HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 93 mins [Hong Kong version], 86 mins [export version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Queen Elizabeth II […]
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LOVE WILL TEAR US APART (2023)
Coming Soon to UK Streaming Abusive parents, bullies, con artists, and creepy drunks might not seem like the most appropriate subjects for a slasher-comedy hybrid, but writer and director Ken’ichi Ugana gives it his best […]
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BLACK MASK [1996]
HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT, LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC SET [2000 COPIES] RUNNING TIME: 87 mins [International Export Version], 99 mins [Hong Kong Version], 100 mins [Taiwanese Version], Extended Version [102 […]
Comedy
FISH STORY (2009)
Now available on Blu-ray from Third Window Films and on Demand Pop culture references can often be a jarring inclusion within a film, particularly when it comes to humour-laden superhero stories, but there’s also an odd […]
HCF Reviews
THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN [1968] and THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING [1979]
HONG KONG THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN [1968] AND THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING [1979] AVAILBLE ON LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE THE SWORDMAN OF ALL […]
Action
BODYGUARD KIBA 1 and 2 [1973]
BODYGUARD KIBA 1 and 2 [1973] AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18th March, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera DISC ONE BODYGUARD KIBA AKA BODIGADI KIBA, KARATE KIBA RUNNING TIME: 92 mins / 87 mins […]