The DTV Digest

Episode 285: Fight Or Flight, Escape From the 21st Century, Die Alone, Bangkok Dog, Applewood, The Survivors, Puppet Master III

This week Steve is off on holiday so its left to Mike and Rich to tackle five new releases - as always, click the link to see the trailer for each:
We kick off with FIGHT OR FLIGHT (Sky), starring Josh Hartnett as a former agent brought back to find a hacker, and then must protect them from wave after wave of assassins!
Next is ESCAPE FROM THE 21st CENTURY (Signature Entertainment) - a mind-melting visual experience in which three teen friends find they can jump forward into their adult bodies, 20 years in the future!
DIE ALONE (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is a post-apocalyptic thriller in which a man with amnesia tries to search for his missing girlfriend...
BANGKOK DOG (High Fliers) is another pairing of D.Y. Sao and Brian Le, who appeared together in Shadow Master. This is a more conventional martial arts thriller and proof that these guys are top of their game.
APPLEWOOD sticks out from the pack as the only non-action movie of the week: This is a more low key, supernatural tale about a  recently widowed woman buying a notorious mansion and needing to get to grips with its dramatic history.
 
Our Short Shot is from the Kirby Brothers (k & K Productions), who helmed the excellent Accident Man 2: Hitman's Holiday, and some other shorts we've enjoyed. Check out THE SURVIVORS - a zombie chase movie!
Our DTV Throwback is PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON'S REVENGE, which can be found on Amazon Prime - as well as the other Puppet Master films!
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Episode 284: Project Silence, In Tenebras: Into the Darkness, Trancers Noir, Going Viral, New York Ninja

This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases - as usual, click the links to see the trailer for each!
We kick off with PROJECT SILENCE (Altitude Film Distribution) - A Korean disaster/action movie where commuters become stranded upon a bridge, and surrounded by genetically engineered military attack dogs!
Next is IN TENEBRAS: INTO THE DARKNESS (Miracle Media), a film which has some great locations in and around Gibraltar, and generated A LOT of discussion between us! Take a listen to hear what we think!
Finally, we take a look at TRANSERS NOIR, a remastered black and white version of the cult classic, starring Tim Thomerson as Jack Deth, sent back to modern day LA to stop a time-travelling criminal mastermind. You can find the whole movie on Youtube by clicking the link!
Our short shot is GOING VIRAL, from the Art School Dropouts team. You can see the whole short by clicking the link.
Our DTV Throwback is NEW YORK NINJA - a film which was shot back in 1984 but never completed. A long running project has meticulously managed to piece together the footage and brought in the likes of Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock to re-dub the dialogue. This is available on Tubi - click the link to see the whole film!
 

Episode 283: The Baby In The Basket, Scarlet Winter, Street Trash, It Came From the Dirty Laundry, The Dungeon Master

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases: as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with THE BABY IN THE BASKET (High Flier Films), from Nathan Shepka and Tom Jolliffe, both of whom have form with our podcast! This is quite an ambitious project for the pair, but what do we make of it? Tune in to find out!
Next up is SCARLET WINTER (Miracle Media), a psychological thriller with a couple of neat touches...
Finally, I take a solo look at the re-imagining of STREET TRASH (Lightbulb Films), resetting the story in a Dystopian Johannesburg! 
 
Our Short Shot is IT CAME FROM THE DIRTY LAUNDRY, an amusing tale about letting a situation grow out of control. Click the link to see the whole five minute short film!
Our DTV Throwback is THE DUNGEON MASTER, also known as RAGE WAR - in fact the version on Amazon Prime has the latter title, despite being listed as the former! Its a real throwback to the mid-80's and worth checking out! If you want to learn more about the film, click this link to a GOODBADFLICKS episode!
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Episode 282: The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Gold Run, A New Breed of Mafia, Kpdama, Chain of Command

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new DTV releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!
First up is a surprising one - THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (Dazzler Media) somehow skipped the UK's cinemas and has, eventually, found its way to DTV land! Check out our review to hear what we make of it!
Next is GOLD RUN (Dazzler Media), a Norwegian/Danish film about the true events around Norway's mission to smuggle its entire gold reserve out of the country when Germany invades.
Finally we have A NEW BREED OF MAFIA (High Fliers Films), aka Jersey Bred. Check out our review to learn whether we think the title marries well to the film itself!
Our Short Shot is the excellent KODAMA, about an elite Samurai SWAT team who enter the spirit world to find out what had happened to another squad. Click the link to see the whole 15 minute film!
Finally, our DTV Throwback is CHAIN OF COMMAND. After last week's Avenging Force, we thought we'd try some more Dudikoff/Cannon madness. How does it square up? Take a listen to our review!
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Episode 281: Into The Deep, Sunray: Fallen Soldier, Rippy, Elite Force B.R.I., MR-9: Do Or Die, Blackwater Lane, Queen of Hearts, Avenging Force

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take on six new releases; as usual, click the link to check out the trailer for each film!
We kick off with INTO THE DEEP (Signature Entertainment), the latest DTV shark movie. Christian Sesma directs, Chad Law wrote the script and Richard Dreyfus makes an appearance!
In SUNRAY: FALLEN SOLDIER (Vertigo Releasing), a grizzled ex soldier gets his unit back together to go hunt the drug gang responsible for the death of this daughter. You may not have heard of this but we advise you do not miss it!
RIPPY (Altitude) is an Australian creature feature featuring a mutant/zombie kangaroo! We recommend checking out the original short film its based on: WATERBORNE!
We follow this with reviews for ELITE FORCE: B.R.I. (101 Film) and MR-9: DO OR DIE (Plaion Pictures). One is an ultra low budget action film, the other seems to have ten times the budget. We debate which is the poorer and which should be commended!
Lastly is BLACKWATER LANE (Plaion Pictures), a suspenseful thriller in which a woman suspects she's a killer's next target!
 
Our Short Shot is QUEEN OF HEARTS, a western confrontation in a saloon - click the link to watch the whole 9min short!
Our DTV Throwback is AVENGING FORCE - a Cannon Film, starring Michael Dudikoff and Steve James - do we need to say more?? You can find this on Amazon Prime, as well as other platforms.
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Episode 280: Werewolves, Beezel, Detained, An Invitation to Murder, Dead Before They Wake, Come Home, Curse of the Sin Eater, Somewhere Inbetween, The Dyatlov Pass Incident

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
In our first show back, we (Mike, Rich and Steve) catch up with seven new releases. As usual, check out the trailers for each film by clicking the link.
We kick off with WEREWOLVES (Signature Entertainment), Stephen C Miller's schlocky lycanthrope movie starring Frank Grillo!
BEEZEL (Dazzler Media) covers different decades as people encounter an eternal witch living in the basement of a suburban home...
DETAINED (Plaion Pictures) finds Abbie Cornish waking up in a police station - but why? 
AN INVITATION TO A MURDER (Plaion Pictures) is a period murder mystery which heavily leans into Agatha Christie...
DEAD BEFORE THEY WAKE (High Fliers Films) sees a bouncer being tasked with delving into Glasgow's underworld to rescue a young deaf woman from sex trafficking...
COME HOME (Miracle Media) - 2 couples spend the weekend in the mountains and meet some supernatural shenanigans... 
CURSE OF THE SIN EATER (High Fliers) - a young man makes a huge mistake when he agrees to inherit a billionaire's wealth - and his past sins...
 
Our Short Shot is the excellent time-travelling romantic comedy, SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN. Click the link to check out the whole 15minute film!
The DTV Throwback is THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT, a found-footage movie from Renny Harlin!
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Episode 279: Gunner, Voice of Shadows, Devil's Knight, Out of Body, Mumbai Saga

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new titles going straight to home media - as usual, click the links below to see a trailer for each one:
We kick off with the biggest film of the week, GUNNER (Vertigo Releasing) sees Luke Hemsworth tackling a local gang of drug dealers when they kidnap his two sons....
in VOICE OF SHADOWS (Miracle Media), a young woman stands to inherit an estate as long as she abides by a strange set of rules...
DEVIL'S KNIGHT (Mahal Empire) is from producer Sonny Mahal, who gave us the insane Bermuda Island. Will he reach the same giddy heights with this men-on-a-mission tale to destroy a demon?
Our Short Shot is OUT OF BODY, about a young woman who can astral-project outside her body during sex. Click the link to watch the whole short film!
Our DTV Throwback is MUMBAI SAGA, starring John Abraham as a crime lord being targeted by a corrupt policeman. This film is currently available on Amazon Prime!
 
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Episode 278: The Silent Hour, #AMFAD - All My Friends Are Dead, Winner, The Imposters, Batman Beyond: Year One, Angel Town

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases - as usual click the links to view the trailers for each!
We kick off with one of the strongest films of the year: Joel Kinnaman stars as a detective who has recently become deaf after an accident in THE SILENT HOUR (Signature Entertainment).
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD (#AMFAD) (101 Films) sees a group of young people being picked off by a returning serial killer....
WINNER (Signature Entertainment) is based on the real-life experiences of Reality Winner, who was charged with leaking classified documents to the media...
THE IMPOSTERS (Miracle Media) finds a young woman falling in love with another woman, only to find she has an ulterior motive...
 
Our Short shot is a fan film: BATMAN BEYOND: YEAR ONE finds Terry McGill meeting a young woman who may not be as she seems. Click the link to check out the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is Olivier Gruner's first feature film, ANGEL TOWN, in which he plays a college student who gets involved in the dirty dealings of the neighborhood where he is renting. This is currently available on Amazon Prime in a decent widescreen print (certainly better quality than the trailer!)
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Episode 277: Slingshot, Dark Feathers, The Stoic, The Avenger, The Engineer, Trapo Sucio, Enemies Closer

This week Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at five new reviews: click the links to see the trailers for each!
Kicking off with SLINGSHOT (Signature Entertainment) - Laurence Fishburne and Casey Affleck star in this sci-fi movie about astronauts on a mission to Titan.
DARK FEATHERS - DANCE OF THE GEISHA (Miracle Media) is one of the strangest films to head our way in a while, in which a detective investigates an enigmatic dancer after several of her dance partners mysteriously die...
THE STOIC (High Fliers) has an interesting cast and the makings of a good script, as a gang of hardened mercenaries are hunted by an elite assassin/smuggler.
THE AVENGER (Miracle Media) is a low budget tale a la Taken, in which a brawler must rescue his daughter when she is kidnapped on holiday!
THE ENGINEER (High Fliers) is set in Israel, and finds mercenaries and CIA operatives trying to capture a bomb-maker following a terrorist attack.
 
Our Short Shot is TRAPA SUCIO, in which a family tries to protect their land from corrupt developers. Click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is ENEMIES CLOSER -  JCVD takes the villainous role, trying to recover a shipment of drugs and running into the local park ranger... the version we watched is available on Amazon but didn't have subs for the French language parts.
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Episode 276: Classified, Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Death and Porridge, The Hangman, Hellhounds, The Well, No Man's Land, The Triangle

In this episode Mike and Steve tackle five new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each film!
As its Halloween week, what better way to start than...with an action movie? in CLASSIFIED (Signature Entertainment), Aaron Eckhart is a CIA hitman who discovers a dark secret about the Division he works for!
Next is GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS: DEATH AND PORRIDGE (High Fliers) - a group of friends arrive at the wrong location for their annual reunion and soon come to regret it!
in THE HANGMAN (High Fliers), a father searches for his missing son in the Appalachians while clashing with drug dealers and satanic cultists.
HELLHOUNDS (High Fliers) pits werewolf bikers against werewolf hunter...bikers...
Set in Italy, THE WELL (High Fliers) finds an art restorer plagued by hellish dreams while she restores a sinister painting...
 
Our Short Shot is an Alien fan film! NO MAN'S LAND (Kennedyboy Productions)is set during WW1 and some Australian soldiers make their way to the enemy trenches after they've gone silent for 2 days...I wonder what they'll find! Click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is THE TRIANGLE, a faux-documentary about some film-makers invited to document the inner workings of a young community living off-grid! The film is currently available to stream via FreeVee and possibly elsewhere.
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