Drama
NIGHTMARE ALLEY [2021]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 150 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In 1939, Stanton “Stan” Carlisle burns down his home after putting a body in a hole in the floor, and takes a job […]
Writers: Guillermo del Toro
Fantasy
THE SHAPE OF WATER [2017]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 123 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Mute Elisa Esposito, who communicates using sign language, works as a janitor at a secret government laboratory in Baltimore […]
Drama
CRIMSON PEAK [2015]: in cinemas now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 119 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Edith Cushing, the daughter of industrialist Carter Cushing, had a terrifying encounter with the ghost of her mother, who […]
Action
Pacific Rim (2013) – Released on DVD and Blu-ray now
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5guMumPFBag[/youtube] Running Time: 131 minutes Certification: 12A Reviewer: David Gillespie – HCF Official Artist Why go to the cinema to watch a film about big monsters fighting huge robots if you’re going to complain about […]
HCF Reviews
PACIFIC RIM: in cinemas now
IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 131 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic When a rift appears in the Pacific Ocean, huge monsters called the Kaiju are unleashed, destroying many cities and killing […]
Fantasy
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: in cinemas now
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: in cinemas now RUNNING TIME: 169 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic An era of prosperity for the Dwarves who live inside the Lonely Mountain is cut […]
Horror
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK – The Doc’s Verdict – short review
Blackwood Manor many many years ago A trip wire makes a maid fall down some stairs into the basement. Lord Blackwood, seemingly driven by whispering voices, removes the poor woman’s teeth and offers them to […]
Horror
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK 2011: The Hughes Verdict
What is it all about? When Sally (Bailee Madison) goes to live with her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) she feels lonely, lonely enough to open up a fireplace where she can […]
Drama
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0eabwL1Sxg[/youtube] Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) (15) Running time: 99 minutes Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic I have sat in the cinema and witnessed the trailer to Troy Nixey’s Don’t Be […]