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Feedback (2019)
FEEDBACK (2019) Directed by Pedro C. Alonso Feedback is one of the films I missed at FrightFest last year, in favour of the frankly fantastic Extracurricular. It was also one I heard next to nothing […]
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Ghost
Comedy
THROW DOWN (2004)
THROW DOWN (2004) aka Yau Doh Lung Fu Bong Directed by Johnnie To Cantonese with English Subtitles Respected, legendary Judo fighter Sze-To Bo has hit rock bottom, leaving the Judo world behind to run a […]
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THE FINAL WISH (2018)
THE FINAL WISH (2020) Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. Aaron Hammond, a struggling law graduate in Chicago, returns to his family home in the sticks after learning of his father’s death. Whilst attempting to sell […]
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The Dark Red (2018)
THE DARK RED Directed by Dan Bush If there’s been any subgenre that’s come to define the last few years in horror, ‘it could be magic or mental illness’ films aside, it’s ones about women […]
Drama
PROXIMITY (2020)
PROXIMITY (2020) Directed by Eric Demeusy A young man named Isaac goes hiking in the woods, recording a personal video diary on the suggestion of his therapist, when he witnesses a mysterious flying object crash […]
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THE SPECIALISTS [1969]: On Blu-ray 18th May
AKA GLI SPECIALISTAS, DROP THEM OR I’LL SHOOT ITALY/FRANCE/WEST GERMANY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18TH MAY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Renowned gunfighter Hud Dixon returns to the town […]
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VAL LEWTON HORROR SERIES #4: THE SEVENTH VICTIM [1943]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 71 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera SPOILERS IN LAST PARAGRAPH! Mary Gibson learns that her older sister and only relative, Jacqueline Gibson, has gone missing and hasn’t paid […]
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THE TOKOLOSHE [2018]: On DVD and Digital Now
SOUTH AFRICA AVAILABLE ON REGION 2 DIGITAL PLATFORMS from EVOLUTIONARY FILMS, REGION 1 DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND DVD from UNCORK’D ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Busi has moved […]
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The Wretched
A young man, struggling to find his way in life after his parents separation, discovers that a 1000 year old witch has targeted the young family next door. But who will believe him? In this […]
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Swallow (2019)
SWALLOW Directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis Reduced to an elevator pitch, Swallow may sound like Butt Boy’s sister flick: same compulsion, different entrance. In their own way, each also looks at the role of personal control […]
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CAPRICORN ONE [1978]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 123 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Charles Brubaker, Peter Wallis and John Walker comprise NASA’s first manned mission to Mars. However, seconds before the launch, the […]
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BEYOND THE DARKNESS [1979]
AKA BUIO OMEGA [DARK OMEGA], IN QUELLA CASA BUIO OMEGA [HOUSE OF THE DARK OMEGA], BURIED ALIVE, BLUE HOLOCAUST ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Francesco, […]
Drama
HAGAZUSSA: A HEATHEN’S CURSE [2017]: On Blu-ray 11th May
AUSTRIA/GERMANY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 11TH MAY, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In a small Alpine village during the middle ages, single mother Martha lives separate from the others […]
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Dangerous Lies (2020)
DANGEROUS LIES Directed by Michael M. Scott Towards the start of Netflix’s latest thriller, our main character Katie (Mendes) drives through a lovely looking suburb – the sort of place Lynch or Carpenter could turn […]
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Drama
HEART OF THE DRAGON [1985]
AKA LONG DI XIN, THE FIRST MISSION HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins/93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tat Fung is a police officer whose wish is to sail […]