Action
Extraction
Chris Hemsworth puts down the hammer and picks up a gun in Netflix’s impressive looking but quite bland action blockbuster…. When you start with your hero looking all bloody and facing death, then you […]
Netflix
HCF Reviews
The Platform (2019)
THE PLATFORM Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia There couldn’t be a more apt time for this Spanish sci-fi/ thriller to reach streaming services. As people angrily fight for food or loo-roll in a supermarket near you, […]
HCF Reviews
Eli (2019)
ELI (2019) A NETFLIX Exclusive Eli (Charlie Shotwell) is the 11 year old, titular character, who has a condition which sees him living in a literal bubble. Unable to go outside from a very you […]
HCF Reviews
FRACTURED (2019)
FRACTURED Directed by Brad Anderson What if the people you love most don’t actually exist? That’s the elevator pitch for Netflix newest entry into their thriller canon. This literal clickbait is the sort of movie […]
HCF Reviews
CARGO (2017)
CARGO Directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke I know this has been out for a while, though as both a zombie film and a Netflix exclusive it’s never been top of my to watch […]
HCF Reviews
Secret Obsession (2019)
SECRET OBSESSION Directed by Peter Sullivan This review contains spoilers that are in the trailer Netflix films are a very mixed bag, with arty movies like Roma, or exemplary thrillers like Gerald’s Game and The […]
HCF Reviews
The Silence (2018)
THE SILENCE Directed by John R. Leonetti From the name and premise alone, one could be mistaken for taking Netflix’ latest purchase as a mock-buster take on of A Quiet Place. In much the same […]
Ghost
Malevolent (2018)
MALEVOLENT (2018) Directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Netflix and chills, apparently. Among other seasonal offerings this month, everyone’s favourite streaming giant brings you the latest from director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson: Malevolent. Based on […]
Cult TV
NARCOS – Season Three [TV Review]
NARCOS (2017) Season Three On DVD and Blu-Ray from 27th August 2018 Despite taking down Pablo Escobar and his drug empire, the war on drugs in Columbia is far from over. With Pablo gone, the […]
Ghost
The Open House (2018)
THE OPEN HOUSE Directed by Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote Horror on your doorstep has been done to death – homephobia and domestic dread are now staples of the genre – so how about horror […]
Cult TV
NARCOS – Season Two Review
NARCOS (2016) Season Two Review On DVD in the UK now Spanish and English language with English subtitles After storming Pablo Escobar’s self-made prison La Catedral and coming up empty handed after Escobar’s cunning escape, […]
Crime
NARCOS – Season One Review
NARCOS (2015) Season One Review English language and Spanish language with English subtitles Making a pretty packet out of selling contraband electronics, weed and cigarettes, Columbian ‘businessman’ Pablo Escobar is introduced to a new product […]
Cult TV
Daredevil Season 2: HCF Review
In its first season, Marvel’s first foray in to Netflix astounded many with its grounded, brutal and generally fantastic Daredevil TV show. Any doubts about the quality of another Daredevil adaptation were firmly quashed after […]
Cult TV
Netflix Announce New Originals Series BETWEEN
Netflix has announced its new original series, BETWEEN. Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series […]
Documentary
VIRUNGA (2014) – A Netflix Documentary
VIRUNGA (2014) – A Netflix Documentary [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/92226142[/vimeo] Netflix documentary VIRUNGA highlights the ongoing struggle to protect the World Heritage Site, the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park is home to […]
Cult TV
Hemlock Grove Season One Review
Hemlock Grove Season One Review A Netflix Original Series A gypsy teen named Peter Rumancek and his mother Lynda move into the old trailer of cousin Vince in the small town of Hemlock Grove. On […]
Cult TV
First Look Imagery Launched For Season 3 of HOUSE OF CARDS
A new poster has been revealed to celebrate the upcoming release of Netflix Originals series HOUSE OF CARDS Season Three, which will hit Netflix in the UK on 27th February 2015. Created by Golden Globe® […]
Cult TV
Hemlock Grove: Season 2 Review
Hemlock Grove: Season 2 Review A Netflix Original Series Season Two of Hemlock Grove follows on from where the last season left off, albeit a few months down the line. For those who haven’t seen […]