HCF Reviews
VAMPYR [1932]
GERMANY/FRANCE RUNNING TIME: 73 mins AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 30TH MAY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Allan Gray’s stay at an inn at the village of Courtempierre is interrupted by an old man who […]
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EGO (2021) [Grimmfest Easter 2022 Review]
EGO (2021) Directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas Screened at Grimmfest Easter 2022 Spanish language with English subtitles Paloma, a young lesbian woman, discovers another woman using her photograph on a dating app. Deciding to confront the […]
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GIRLS NITE OUT (1982)
GIRL’S NITE OUT (1982) Directed by Robert Deubel Available on Arrow Video Blu-Ray After winning a basketball game at the last second, Dewitt University are on cloud nine leading into the night’s festivities where the […]
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Firestarter (2022)
FIRESTARTER Directed by Keith Thomas Charlie is a Firestarter – a twisted Firestarter – and has been since she was born. Whenever she gets stressed or upset, flames soon follow – so you can imagine […]
Crime
REVOLVER [1973]
FRANCE/ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 16TH MAY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 111 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Businessman Harmokolas is shot dead on the streets and the police question singer Al Niko, who’s friend Jean […]
Action
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS [2022]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 126 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Dr. Stephen Strange is trying to come to terms with the way his life is going, with his ex, Christine, getting married to […]
Ghost
THE PHANTOM OF THE MONASTERY [1934]
MEXICO AKA EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO, THE PHANTOM OF THE CONVENT AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Alfonso, Eduardo and Eduardo’s wife Cristina get lost when exploring a forest near […]
Comedy
STUDIO 666 (2022)
STUDIO 666 (2022) Directed by BJ McDonnell For their tenth studio album, frontman Dave Grohl decides the Foo Fighters should record somewhere different and, with the help of their record label boss, discover the perfect […]
Fantasy
LA LLORONA [1933]
AKA THE CRYING WOMAN MEXICO AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY from INDICATOR RUNNING TIME: 70 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In Mexico City, a man walking down a street is seemingly killed by fright after hearing […]
Documentary
ENNIO: THE MAESTRO [2021]
ITALY/JAPAN/BELGIUM/HOLLAND IN SELECTED CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 156 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera A journey through the life and career of Ennio Morricone [10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020], one of the greatest composers […]
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DREADNAUGHT [1981]
AKA YONG ZHE WU JU HONG KONG RUNNING TIME: 95 mins AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Violent criminal White Tiger is on the run with his sick wife. […]
Comedy
KNOCKABOUT [1979]
AKA ZA JIA XIAO ZI HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 25TH May, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 mins [Hong Kong Version]/ 93 mins [Export Version] Yipao and Taipao are two brothers who don’t have […]
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The Northman (2022)
THE NORTHMAN Directed by Robert Eggers A young prince vows to avenge his father, the king, who dies at the hands of his own brother. It’s either the plot of Hamlet or The Lion King, […]
Drama
Death on the Nile (2022)
DEATH ON THE NILE (2022) Directed by Kenneth Branagh “A person in love would do anything” opines Poirot. In the second case under director/star Kenneth Branagh, after seemingly no time at all, Linnet and Simon […]
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You Are Not My Mother (2021)
YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER (2021) Directed by Katie Dolan Often Irish horror has a habit of grounding itself in centuries-old lore. Films like The Hallow, The Lodgers, Wake Wood and The Hole In The […]
Drama
THE FAMILY (2021) [Grimmfest Easter 2022 Review]
THE FAMILY (2021) Directed by Dan Slater Screening at Grimmfest Easter 2022 A group of teenagers enslaved by their own ‘parents’, living a devoted life to their God, have hope that they may one day […]
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WOODLAND GREY (2021) [Grimmfest Easter 2022 Review]
WOODLAND GREY (2021) Directed by Adam Reider Screening at Grimmfest Easter 2022 A young woman decides to spend a few days alone, camping in the woods, to heal and grieve the loss of her grandfather. […]
Ghost
POST MORTEM [2020] [Grimmfest Easter 2022 Review]
HUNGARY RUNNING TIME: 118 mins SCREENING AT GRIMMFEST EASTER 2022 FESTIVAL REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In 1918, German photographer Tomás is knocked down on a battlefield by a bomb-blast but seems to be brought back […]
