Drama
BITTER MOON [1992]
BITTER MOON (1992) FRANCE/UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ AND ‘B’ ITALY ONLY], DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 139 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera British couple Nigel and Fiona Dobson are on a Mediterranean […]
Writers: Gérard Brach
Comedy
THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS [1967]
UK/US RUNNING TIME: 107 mins/ 91 mins AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ ONLY], DVD and DIGITAL REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera SPOILERS! Transylvania, in the mid-19th century. The elderly, almost withering Professor Abronsius, formerly of […]
HCF Reviews
THE TENANT [1976]
AKA LA LOCATAIRE FRANCE AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ AND ‘D’ ONLY], DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 122 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera SPOILERS! In Paris, shy business clerk Trelkovsky rents an old apartment […]
HCF Reviews
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1998]: Dario Argento Triple Bill
AKA IL FANTASMA DELL ‘OPERA Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 99 min/96 min/92 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In Paris 1877, a pack of rats save an abandoned […]
Comedy
WHAT? (1972) – On Blu-Ray from Severin Films
WHAT? (1972) Directed by Roman Polanski Young American woman Nancy finds herself travelling through Italy whilst backpacking around the world. When a ride she hitches turns sour, with the occupants attempting to rape her, she […]
HCF Reviews
THE NAME OF THE ROSE [1986] [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO. 165: THE NAME OF THE ROSE [West Germany, Italy, France 1986] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 125 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Northern Italy, during the […]