HCF Reviews
WEST SIDE STORY [2021]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 156 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera It’s the summer of 1957 in the San Juan Hill neighborhood on New York’s Upper West Side. The area is being demolished, but […]
Steven Spielberg
Action
DUEL (1971)
DUEL (1971) Directed by Steven Spielberg A businessman (Dennis Weaver) on his way to a meeting with a client comes across a dirty, large tanker truck on the road through the Mojave desert. Unwilling to […]
Action
READY PLAYER ONE [2018]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 140 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 2045, Earth is full of slum-like cities due to overpopulation, pollution, corruption, and climate change, so people spend […]
Fantasy
THE BFG [2016]: in cinemas now [short review]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 117 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Sophie, an orphaned young girl, lives in a London orphanage. One late evening, she awakes and looks out the […]
Drama
BRIDGE OF SPIES [2015]: in cinemas now [short review]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 141 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1957 Brooklyn, New York, Rudolf Abel retrieves a secret message from a park bench and reads it just […]
Action
THE GOONIES (1985) – 30th Anniversary Edition
THE GOONIES (1985) Directed by Richard Donner 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray A band of misfit kids led by Mikey Walsh decide to embark on a treasure hunt to find the missing treasure of pirate One […]
Features
DOC STAYS WITH THE FREELINGS: a look back at the original POLTERGEIST trilogy
They’re Here! In a Californian suburb called Cuesta Verde live Steven, who is a successful real estate agent, his wife Diane and their children Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne. One night, Carol Anne […]
Ghost
POLTERGEIST (1982)
POLTERGEIST (1982) Directed by Tobe Hooper Available on Blu-Ray from Zavvi The Freeling family’s world is turned upside down when their youngest daughter, Carol Anne, is dragged into a spiritual dimension within the home by […]
Drama
LINCOLN: in cinemas now
IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 150 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic January 1865; President Abraham Lincoln is trying to obtain passage for the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution in […]
Death of the Month
Death Scene of the Week: Jaws – Quint gets chomped!
I read back over our Top Ten Universal films the other day and a strange feeling came over me, something wasn’t quite right, something was missing. I sat and pondered for a while and sat […]
Action
War Horse (2011)
War Horse (2011) (12A) Running time: 146 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Lee Hall, Richard Curtis, Michael Morpurgo Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic Let’s get one […]
Videogames
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn – The Game Review
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn – The Game Ubisoft – Paramount Digital Entertainment – PS3/360 (also available on PSP/Wii/DS/3DS/PC) Reviewed by Juanvasquez – Videogames Editor As much as I feel I […]
Action
THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN
THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN RUNNING TIME:107 mins DISTRIBUTED BY: Paramount Pictures REVIEWED BY:Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Tin Tin is a boy and reporter who is always having lots of adventures with his […]
Action
Terra Nova: Episodes 1 & 2 – Genesis (Parts 1&2)
Terra Nova: Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 – Genesis (Parts 1&2) Creators: Craig Silverstein, Kelly Marcel Starring: Shelley Conn, Jason O’Mara, Landon Liboiron, Noomi Scott, Stephen Lang Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic […]
Drama
Action
Super 8 (2011)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRQQCKS7go[/youtube] Super 8 (2011) (12A) Running time: 112 minutes Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic JJ Abrams homage to early Spielberg (who served as producer) and late 70’s and early 80’s teenage/family classics such […]