The DTV Digest

This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle two new releases - click the links to see the trailers!

First up is DESPERATION ROAD (Signature Entertainment), in which a young woman and her daughter get caught up in small town crime...

...and in WICKEDLY EVIL (101 Films), some desperate criminals pick the wrong house to hide out in!

Our Short Shot is THE HATCHLING, where some children try to keep a baby dinosaur from falling into the wrong hands! Click the link to watch the whole short!

Finally our DTV Throwback is DOUBLE EDGE - this is the first time we've used the Throwback for     the episode pic, so you know this one is special! You can find a copy of it on Youtube - click the link!

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In this episode Mike and Rich take a look at five new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each!

MERCY FALLS (101 Films) finds five friends at the mercy of a deranged killer in the Scottish highlands....

EVIE  (High Flier Films) is a slow-burn, atmospheric horror about a cursed necklace...

WEREWOLF SANTA (Miracle Media) asks the question, what if Santa was real and got bit by a werewolf?

MUZZLE (Signature Entertainment) sees Aaron Eckhart as a LAPD K9 handler who loses his furry partner!

Our Short Shot is a fan film based on the Jet Li film, UNLEASHED Click the link to watch the whole short.

Our DTV throwback is HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE, the fourth installment in the series. It has recently been remastered and re-released as part of Arrow's Quartet of Torment boxset, which also includes the work-print of the film. Check out the review to hear our verdict on the two versions of the film!

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In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each!

First up is the latest film from Jesse V. Johnson, BOUDICA (Signature Entertainment) starring Olga Kurylenko as the titular warrior queen!

Next is BITE (Bulldog Film Distribution), a British horror in which two young con-artists get mixed up with the wrong elderly couple!

Finally in THE RED TIDE MASSACRE (High Fliers Films), a small Floridian town is besieged by a monster created from a dangerous algae....

Our Short Shot is THE OFFERING, in which a care-worker discovers a horrific secret about her new client!

Our DV Throwback is none other than MANIAC COP 2, starring Robert Davi and Claudia Christian!

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In our 250th episode Mike, Rich and Steve wax lyrical about some of the stand-outs we've covered to date, before kicking off with four main reviews. As usual, click the link to see the trailer for each of the main films:

We kick off with DANGEROUS WATERS (Signature Entertainment), in which a teen girl goes head-to-head with her mother's boyfriend on a sailing trip gone wrong!

Next is THE PRICE WE PAY (101 Films), directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and stars Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff and Vernon Wells!

8 FOUND DEAD (High Fliers Films) centers around a remote holiday home harboring a couple of unwanted guests...

and in THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO ISLINGTON (Bulldog Film Distribution), a hapless music teacher sells his soul to the devil!

Our Short Shot is DEAD ENDERS, a horror comedy which has just finished the festival circuit and is well worth checking out! Click the link to watch the whole film!

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As a tribute to the Fighting Spirit Film Festival (@FSFilmFestival) Mike and Rich take a look at no less than 30 short films centering around Martial Arts. We've grouped them around some basic themes, but the first one seemed not to fit in with any of the groups (in retrospect I'd have put it with "shot in the woods"). 

Clicking the links below will take you to each film:

So the "anomaly" we kick off with is:

"TWO BLOKES FIGHTING" (6:02)

"WOMEN IN ACTION"  (21:53)

"UNSAFE HOUSES" (34:15)

"SHOT IN THE WOODS" (44:34)

"IN THE MIND" (01:00:00)

"BATTLE OF THE SEXES" (01:13:04)

"SCI-FI" (01:29:45)

"REVENGE & RESCUE!" (01:35:30)

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In this episode, Mike and Rich discuss five new releases - click the links to view the trailers!

We kick off with my favourite film of the week - FIST OF THE CONDOR (Dazzler Media)  is a Chilean flavoured, traditional styled martial arts film starring Marko Zaror!

NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (Hulu/Disney+)finds a young woman besieged by ETs in her secluded home...

THE HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY (Vertigo Releasing)  is set aboard the luxury cruise-liner, both on one of its voyages and in the present day and involves spooky shenanigans!

END OF TERM (Reel 2 Reel Films)  is a British slasher involving a bunch of art students falling foul of a masked killer...

WASHINGTON ARMOUR (High Fliers Films) looks at the early days of George Washington's military career and his involvement in skirmishes with French forces...

Our Short Shot is LOLLIPOP, in which a woman tries to decide which course her life should take... Click the link to watch the whole short film!

Finally, our DTV Throwback is BALLISTIC, in which a female detective finds herself up against misogyny as much as drug dealers. This has a great cast, including an early screen presence of Michael Jai White! We watched a version on Youtube - click the link to see the film!

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This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases - click the links to view the trailers....

We start - like we did last episode - with Nic Cage, this time in THE RETIREMENT PLAN (Signature Entertainment). We weren't convinced by Sympathy for the Devil, will this be more to our taste? Tune in to find out!

Next is Maggie Q in FEAR THE NIGHT (101 Films) , in which a bachelorette party is attacked by home-invaders...

Rounding off with 10/31 PART 3 (Terror Films), a Halloween anthology film...

Our Short Shot is THE RECKONING OF DARKNESS, based on a play based on a novel... click the link to watch the whole short!

 Finally, our DTV Throwback is SHADOW FORCE, starring Dirk Benedict!

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In this BUMPER episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle seven new releases - click the links to go to the film's trailer!

KING OF KILLERS (Signature Entertainment) brings government hitman Alain Moussi out of retirement to try and kill Frank Grillo...

DARK ASSET (101 Films) is a rare starring role for Byron Mann, a solder with an implanted microchip to enhance his abilities...

ANOTHER DAY TO LIVE THROUGH (Reel 2 Reel Films) is a Finnish film about a woman held against her will out in the wilderness.....

SOUND OF SILENCE  (Lightbulb Film Distribution) sees Italy try to copy the Blumhouse formula as a young woman discovers a haunted radio at her parent's house...

CURSE OF CROM (High Fliers Films) is about a teenager who unwittingly unleashes an ancient demon on her small town!

FINAL SUMMER (Miracle Media) is a traditional summer-camp slasher!

Our Short Shot is FLOWER OF BATTLE, in which a master swordsman roams the provinces of Italy with his assistant, seeking a job. If you're a fan of The Princess Bride and the Musketeer films, this is for you! Click the link to watch the film.

Our DTV Throwback is SHADOW GUARD (aka BLOOD BOND) - this stars Michael Biehn, who also found himself co-directing a very troubled production. Click the link to watch for free.

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This week Mike, Rich and Steve check out six new films - click the links to see the trailers!

We start with the biggest film of the week, OUTPOST (Lightbulb Films), directed by Joe Lo Truglio (Boyle on Brooklyn 99) in which a woman tries to deal with a sexual assault by volunteering as a park ranger.

Next is #CHADGETSTHEAXE (The Horror Collective/Entertainment Squad), in which some Youtubers investigate a haunted house.

HUNTED (aka Kill Shot) (High Fliers Films) finds a hunter guide and his tourist customer under attack from terrorists looking for a special briefcase!

Poor Steve had to review ANCHORAGE on his own this week, in which two drug addicts attempt to drive to Alaska with a car loaded with drugs...

TRAUMA THERAPY PSYCHOSIS sees some people falling prey to a self-help guru with some dangerous ideas about therapy!

THIRST finds a group of hipsters having to deal with troubling insomnia during an ecological crisis!

Our Short Shot is NIGHT RUN, an 80's love letter in which a man returns from the dead on the anniversary of his murder, seeking revenge. Normally, we'd link the film here but since recording, the film has been taken down! We shall update when we can.

Our DTV Throwback is KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, which you can find on FreeVee and other channels with ads. 

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In this episode, Mike and Rich take a look at seven films which were shown recently as part of the 2023 Frightfest Film Festival!

The films in question are:

THE MOOR

TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST (Severin Films)

PIPER (101 Films)

THE KNOCKING (Blue Finch Film Releasing)

GOOD BOY (Blue Finch Film Releasing

HERE FOR BLOOD 

ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE (Severin Films)

MANCUNIAN MAN (Severin Films)

Our Short Shot is the excellent HOME INVASION, and we wind up with Craig Fairbrass in DARKLANDS for our DTV Throwback!

Listen to the episode to find out how we rated them!

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