Drama
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Beeltejuice is back and up to no good. And this time, he’s no longer a lone operator; he now has staff, an office, and an overhead projector! His workforce all have shrunken heads and anyone […]
Tim Burton
Drama
Beetlejuice (1988)
REVIEWED BY: Alasdair Yule, Official HCF Critic 1988, in the tiny town of Winter River, Connecticut, a married couple, Barbara (Geena Davis), and Adam (Alec Baldwin) move into their new, idyllic country home. They go […]
HCF Reviews
PLANET OF THE APES SERIES #6: PLANET OF THE APES [2001]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 120 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera MAJOR SPOILERS! In 2029, aboard the United States Air Force space station Oberon, Leo Davidson works closely with apes who […]
News
The Geuse Is Loose! Teaser Trailer Lands For Tim Burton’s Sequel BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice. Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Oscar […]
Fantasy
DUMBO [2019]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 112 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1919, World War I amputee Holt Farrier returns to his old job at a traveling circus run by […]
Books
TIM BURTON: THE ICONIC FILMMAKER AND HIS WORK [Book Review]
TIM BURTON: THE ICONIC FILMMAKER AND HIS WORK by Ian Nathan Published by Aurum Press Available from Book Depository Tim Burton is one of the world’s most unique cinematic visionaries with his work giving birth […]
Drama
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN [2016]: in cinemas now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 127 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 16 year old Jacob doesn’t seem to fit in. He receives a note from his grandfather which makes little […]
Books
Aurum Press To Publish TIM BURTON: THE ICONIC FILMMAKER AND HIS WORK in Hardback
Tim Burton is one of the most popular and remarkable filmmakers of the last 30 years, being responsible for such films as Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Alice in Wonderland. He […]
Events
Grimm Up North To Host TIM BURTON SEASON Screenings in Manchester Starting December 2014
This winter, Grimm Up North present a season of films from the master of quirky gothic cinema, TIM BURTON! This season will run at Odeon Printworks in Manchester from 11th December with a very special […]
Events
DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL, 7TH OCT 2013: Gig Review
You could tell from the diverse crowd entering the ornate splendour of the Royal Albert Hall that included lots of Goth chicks, gay couples and at least one Beetlejuice, that this wasn’t going to be […]
Action
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) – On DVD and Blu-Ray from 22nd October
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) (15) Running time: 105 minutes Director: Timur Bekmambetov Writer: Seth Grahame-Smith Starring: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Erin Wasson Reviewed by: Matt […]
Animation
FRANKENWEENIE: in cinemas now
IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 87 mins REVIEWED DY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Young filmmaker and scientist Victor Frankenstein lives with his parents and his dog Sparky [who stars in Victor’s homemade movies] […]
Comedy
DARK SHADOWS
RUNNING TIME: 113 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1760, Joshua and Naomi Collins sail from Liverpool to Maine, where they set up a fishing port called Collinsport, and also […]
Features
HCF’s Advent Movie Calendar #19: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS [1990]
It is bed time, and a young girl asks her grandmother where snow came from. She replies it originated with the story of a man called Edward who had sissors for hands and who was […]
Features
HCF Xmas movie advent calendar: #18 Batman Returns
Batman Returns, the sequel to 1989’s Batman, sees Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, er, return to Gotham City to dish out some more vigilante justice to its seedy criminal underbelly. This time the caped crusader’s […]
Features
HCF’s Xmas Movie Advent Calendar #7: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS [1993]
Halloween Town is a dream world filled with dark creatures. Every year Jack Skellington The Pumpkin King leads them in a frightful celebration every Halloween, but he has grown tired of the same routine year […]