HCF Reviews
The Reef: Reviewed by Ross Hughes
The Hughes Verdict “Packs more of a bite than any of the later Jaws sequels!” Stop me if you heard this before! Humans lost at sea, being targeted by a man eating Shark. […]
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Giallo
Amer (2009) by Pazuzu
(POSSIBLE SPOILERS) The clue to this almost silent movie is in the title, Amer is French for “bitter”. If you believe this to be a plot spoiler then your badly mistaken, there is minimal plot […]
Drama
The Fighter (2010)
I do love Oscar season, but what a year 2011 is turning out to be. Black Swan, followed by this incredible film, and True Grit just around the corner. Honestly, could it get any better? […]
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OUTCAST Review By Ross Hughes
OUTCAST Reviewed By Ross Hughes “Weird, confusing, but somewhat enchanting……….” Lets get the first part over with. Outcast is not an easy watch. I always get frustrated when many films, not just horror, feel the need to […]
Drama
BLACK SWAN [2010]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 108 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed […]
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SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD [2009]
On Plum Island, off the coast of Delaware, there is a long feud between the families of the patriarchs Captain Patrick O’Flynn, who wants to eliminate the zombies, and Seamus Muldoon, who intends to keep […]
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DIARY OF THE DEAD [2007]
News reporters film a story about the death of an immigrant family and their child, but as they are wheeled out of their apartment, the mother and child return to life and attack the emergency […]
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LAND OF THE DEAD [2005]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Most humans reside in cities barricaded by guards and electrified fences. In one area, the rich reside in a tower called Fiddler’s Green […]
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DAY OF THE DEAD [1985]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The living dead now outnumber the living by 400 000 to 1 and what remains of humanity appears to be in a vast […]
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DAWN OF THE DEAD [1978]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 138 mins/126 mins/118 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The recently deceased are returning to life and the stability of the United States is under threat. Four people; Fran […]
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [1968]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Bickering siblings Johnny and Barbara are traveling by car to a rural cemetery, where they visit their father’s grave. They are approached […]
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The Tourist
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrqpKEOF8uw[/youtube] The Tourist (2010) Right, so you’re making a film and you want to ensure bums on seats. So, you first have to have a good enough storyline – Elise is a woman involved with […]
Drama
Black Swan (2010) by Matt Wavish
(contains possible spoilers) After watching this me and the wife had a little disagreement. I was planning to score this 9 out of 10 and she asked “why not 10 out of 10, what part […]
Drama
Dog Pound (2010) by Dj Vivace
The director of the superb French horror Sheitan returns with what seems very much like a remake of the British classic Scum. Here Kim Chapiron has created a prison movie which deserves its place alongside […]
Action
SEASON OF THE WITCH [2011]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 95 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In the 14th century, veteran Crusaders Behmen and Felson grow weary of the constant battles and the way the Church orders the […]
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Mirrors 2 (2010) by Dj Vivace
Now, I won’t admit to being the biggest fan of Into the Mirror, in fact, it’s safe to say it was one of my least favourite of the J-Horror movement. So, when they decided to […]
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TRON:LEGACY [2010]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 125 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Kevin Flynn is the CEO of Encom and the world’s best video game developer. One night he simply vanishes without a trace […]
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Squeal (2008) by Dj Vivace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECpnbhHU94 The clue is in the title, yes you will squeal watching this, but you will squeal at how incredibly bad this is. Genetic experiments have gone bad, and a so-called family of pig-men-mutants live […]