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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Episode 228: V/H/S 99, The Killer, Skin and Bone, Swelter
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
After the huge workload of the previous couple of episodes Mike, Rich and Steve take it easy with only two main films to cover. As usual, clicking the links below will take you to the trailer...
V/H/S 99 (Shudder) is the latest in the anthology series - this one centering around a single tape which has been recorded over several times resulting in a series of stories set in 1999.
THE KILLER (CineAsia UK) is director Jae-Hoon Choi's long-awaited follow-up to The Swordsman, a film highly regarded around here! Can lightning strike twice? All the signs are good, including the return of Jang Hyuk as his lead!
Our Short Shot is SKIN AND BONE, in which a drifter has a bizarre time when he takes casual work on a secluded farm... click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is SWELTER - Lennie James and Jean-Claude Van Damme costar in a sweaty modern western about an amnesiac sheriff, some escaped convicts and a hidden bag of loot. This film can be found on Amazon Prime.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
In this week's episode Mike, Rich and Steve take on five new releases - Click the links to view the trailers!
PROJECT WOLF HUNTING (Kaleidoscope Entertainment) is a mix of Con Air and Resident Evil, and is probably the most violent and gory action film you are likely to see!
SHADOW MASTER (Dazzler) finds nightwatchman D Y Sao take on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - look out for a very lean and mean Brian Le who steals the film!
BERMUDA ISLAND (Gravitas Pictures) finds the survivors of a plane crash being picked off by mutant Neanderthals'!
THE LONG NIGHT (High Fliers Films) sees a couple under siege by cloak-and-mask-wearing cultists!
JETHICA (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is about a woman whose stalker keeps harassing her from beyond the grave!
Our short shot is YAE: BLIND SAMURAI WOMAN, (dir. Akiko Izumitani) in which a young blind woman takes it upon herself to avenge her father's death, after he himself is killed in a revenge duel. Click the link to watch the whole 18 minute film!
Our DTV Throwback is CROCODILE (2000), directed by Tobe Hooper!
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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
In this episode we tackle six new features, Click on the links to see the trailers!
WOLF MANOR - the UK horror comedy in which a film crew overstay their welcome on a full moon!
THE MUNSTERS (Medium Rare Entertainment)- Rob Zombie's take on the cult classic tv show, charting how the family came to America!
EXPLOITED (Central City Media)- a college horror/drama in which a freshman uncovers blackmail plots and worse!
THE MUMMY: RESURRECTION (High Flyers Films) - Steve Lawson's latest low-budget adaptation!
THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP DEAD (Signature Entertainment)- Cole Hauser, Jamie Alexander and Morgan Freeman get involved in murder!
HELLBLAZERS (High Flyers Films)- a small town is under siege from a satanic cult, and worse!
Our short shot is GHOSTBLEED: THE BIO HORROR, a pastiche of the old low-res horror games from the late 90s. Click the link to watch the whole film!
Out DTV Throwback is EYE OF THE TIGER, a film with a very recognisable opening track! Gary Busey returns home to discover a motorbike gang has taken over while he was in prison. This is available on Amazon Prime but the transfer quality does dip a couple of times.
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Merry Christmas Everyone! In this episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Will tackle a whole bunch of stuff some of which has a crimbo theme!
We kick off with CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS (SHUDDER)- shame on me for not knowing about this one in advance as it is the latest film from Joe Begos, who gave is VFW, Bliss, Almost Human and others! This film is currently available o SHUDDER!
Next is MAD HEIDI (Swissploitation Films) - I've been waiting a long time to see this as i've been following its crowdfunding campaign. It is currently available to rent from madheidi.com and - spoilers - we really recommend you check it out!
I knew nothing about BITCH ASS (Signature Entertainment) going in - and we were rather surprised by it! Check out our review to find out more!
Next up is SAVAGE JUSTICE (Signature Entertainment) - this is the latest film from Bondit Media Capital, the production company behind the recent spate of Bruce Willis movies. Here we have none other than Robert De Niro adding weight to a film about drugs and vengeance.
Harley Wallen has made some interesting if flawed low-budget thrillers in the past and ASH AND BONE (Desktop Entertainment) sees him step into the horror genre as a fractured family try to reconnect with each other but run into a family of cannibals instead!
Our final main review is NUTCRACKER MASSACRE (Central City Media) - a low budget British horror involving a 6ft nutcracker doll who likes to crack nuts!
Our DTV throwback is from the legend that is Jean-paul Ly, an expert martial artist, screen-fighter and choreographer who also turns out to be an excellent writer/director. Please check out the excellent SPEED DATING on Youtube!
Finally, our DTV Throwback is SANTA'S SLAY - This stars WWE star Bill Goldberg as a very homicidal Santa - check out our review to decide if its a surprise gift or a lump of coal! This one is available on Amazon Prime!
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Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases....
MAD GOD is the magnum opus from puppeteer Phil Tippet, and was 30 years in the making? The technical skill on show is unrivalled but is it entertaining?
OUT OF THIS WORLD - a French arthouse thriller in which a serial killer obsesses over a young deaf dancer...
THE ALLEYS - set in the allways of Aman (Jordan), this is a melodrama centering around a young couple being blackmailed with an illicit video of the pair...
...and THE PAYDAY sees a young IT expert forced to steal a USB stick from a security firm.
Our Short Shot is KICKASS: THE REBOOT, a lowbudget fan film surrounding the resurgence of the titular character
And finally, our RTV Throwback is SKIN TRADE, which features Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa and Michael Jai White - but does the film know how to handle them and give the audience what it wants?
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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
This week Mike, Rich, Steve and Will tackle five new releases:
THE WITCH PART 2: THE OTHER ONE - is the long anticipated follow-up to the Korean action movie - has it been worth the wait? Tune in to find out!
Mike and Will then take a look at SOLID ROCK TRUST, a thriller which only features one character on screen as she orchestrates a bank heist using a series of phones and laptops to keep in contact with her gang.
LAMBORGHINI: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND is a biopic starring an almost unrecognisable Frank Grillo...
LA SEDUCTION sees a young actress tempted away from her husband by her new gardener, but he has a secret agenda...
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH sees a young college graduate gifted with membership at a stuffy country club.
Our short shot is SALEM 1692, by director Stephen Renny. We not only recommend you check out Salem but also his previous work on his own YT Channel!
Finally our DTV Throwback is DEVIL'S PREY, in which a bunch of obnoxious young adults hit a rave and are targeted by a satanic cult!
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Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases....
THE LAST HEIST finds a gang of seasoned bank robbers getting together to reminisce about a fallen comrade and to discuss their last job...
THE VANISHED is a South Korean-set procedural - a detective investigating a string of murders linked to organ harvesting enlists the help of a French specialist...
MOST HORRIBLE THINGS co-stars DTV Digest fave Simon Philips, in a strange tale of six strangers enticed to a mysterious dinner party...
BAR FIGHT finds two ex's facing off over a bunch of bizarre challenges to see who gets to keep their favourite bar as their regular hangout...
DEAR ELIZABETH sees a loveable loner accidentally start stalking an old college classmate, Elizabeth Banks...
Our Short Shot is the very short FIONA - a scene from Shrek given a horror twist. As its such a short short, we're also recommending you check out this fan-trailer for GALE, based on The Wizard of Oz!
Our DTV Throwback is RED SUN RISING, featuring Don "The Dragon" Wilson among a very decent cast
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Mike, Rich and Steve tackle six new releases in this episode, kicking off with the one and only Scott Adkins in the long-awaited sequel ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY. This arrived with a huge buzz but does it live up to the hype? Check us out to find out!
Next up is POSTMORTEM, a Hungarian film about a photographer who takes family portraits which include recently deceased relatives. It's not long before things get spooky!
THE SPINE OF NIGHT is the latest film to be released from Shudder, and its an epic animated tale about the quest for power, told over millennia.
SUMMIT FEVER find some mountain climbers taking on a perilous quest to conquer three dangerous peaks.
TRAFFICKED is a "movie of the week" style tale involving Dean Cain trying to rescue a young teen who's been kidnapped into prostitution.
And MEAN SPIRITED is a comedy-horror about a Youtuber who's reunion with a childhood friend does not go to plan.
Our Short Shot is the Excellent LUNA - we absolutely love this so make sure you click the link, and you will see why!
Finally our DTV Throwback is PATIENT ZERO - a film we feel was given short shrift on its release - check it out on Freevee!
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Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases...
We start with THE TWIN, the latest film to be released on DVD from Shudder. This is ostensibly a Finnish film although shot in English and is about a woman trying to deal with the loss of one of her twin boys, when supernatual influences abound!
PAINTED IN BLOOD finds a young artist entranced by a painting which contains a strange creature...
SHOT IN THE DARK is a bleak thriller where the sins of the past start to catch up with a sleepy little town...
UNBURIED is an Argentinian film in which a man is recalled to the orphanage where he grew up when its owner passes away and a ritual needs to be performed.
Our Short Shot is THE RIVER, in which a woman deals with a bad personal problem by going kayaking and discovering something sinister...
Our DV Throwback is JOHN CARPENTER PRESENTS VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS, the DTV sequel in which none other than Jon Bon Jovi travels to Mexico to locate a nest of vampires.
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases...
THEY LIVE IN THE GREY is the latest Shudder Original to be released on DVD and finds a social worker with clairvoyant powers discovering one of her cases may have supernatural connections...
COLD VENGEANCE is set in a rural community terrorised by a violent gang searching for a long lost treasure...
WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS sees a documentary film maker following a young man as he embarks on his quest to become a serial killer...
CONTROL finds a woman trapped in a strange cell and forced to complete increasingly complex tasks in order to save her daughter...
WITNESS INFECTION finds the son of a mob boss caught up in a crazy scheme to join two gangs as the local neighborhood starts turning into zombies thanks to some tainted sausage meat...
Our Short Shot is a Star Wars fan film. NO DISINTIGRATIONS follows Boba Fett, Boskk and another bounty hunter who meet up in a bar...
Our DTV Throwback is THE NUMBERS STATION, a thriller starring John Cusack which uses the very real phenomena of Numbers Stations as its maguffin.
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