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Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
In this episode, Mike, Rich and Steve kick off with the Russian, period sci-fi thriller SPUTNIK, which definitely evokes the old Quatermass films! Then it's off to Poland for some Fast n Furious style street racing, with RACE FAST - check out our review to find out if it's worth a look!
In HUNTER'S MOON, Thomas Jane must sort out a home invasion before things get nasty and we find out that MESSAGE MAN has a very particular set of skills.
Our Short Shot this week is GAMBIT - PLAY FOR KEEPS, a fan made non-profit film featuring a certain Marvel character and a certain well-known actor. Click the link to watch the whole short film!
We must give a shout-out to @mattybudrewicz for giving us the heads up about our DTV Throwback, THE ASSAULT, which is an action packed siege movie from Jim Wynorski, the director of a previous Throwback, Storm Trooper. Unfortunately I couldn't find a trailer for this one, but the film itself is available on Amazon Prime.
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
This week, Mike and Rich take a look at the horror movie THE DRONE - and while the concept may seem silly, you might be surprised by its execution. Take a listen to find out more! Our second feature review is THE NIGHT SITTER, a horror with comedic overtones.
Our Short Shot is PERPS, a very funny comedy with a very surprising special appearance at the end - check it out by clicking the link.
Finally, our DTV Throwback is the vanity project, REDLINE - boy, do we have a few things to say about that...!
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
*Audio is fixed!
This week Mike, Rich and Steve look at three new releases. First up is the Norwegian action thriller steeped in Norse mythology, MORTAL, directed by Troll Hunter's André Øvredal. Following this we have the indie time travel/body horror movie, SHIFTER, and our third feature is 2099: THE SOLDIER PROTOCOL which surprisingly co-stars David Arquette!
Our Short Shot this week is HERO, and we finish up with another DTV Throwback obscurity, SOUL SEARCHER!
As usual, if you click the links they will take you to the trailer, or in the case of the Short Shot the film itself. Soul Searcher's director, Neil Oseman, has placed a legit copy of Soul Searcher online and clicking the link above will take you to it. 2099 The Solder Protocol is available on Amazon Prime.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
*Apologies for the audio quality this episode - this is the LAST time we are using skype to record, things shall be improving we promise!!
This week, Mike and Rich tackle the new black comedy/crime drama ARKANSAS which stars Liam Hemsworth and Vince Vaughn, among others. Then we switch genres to OPEN 24 HOURS, in which a woman is stalked by her serial killer ex boyfriend...or is she?....or....isn't she??
Our short shot is DO NO HARM and, seriously everyone needs to check it out. Click the link to watch!
Finally, Rich has managed to discover another obscure action movie for our DTV Throwback, which is STORMTROOPER - a film which really messed with my expectations. I couldn't find an actual trailer for this so enjoy this short clip dubbed into Russian (?). Anyway the film is available on Amazon Prime, check out our review to find out if its worth your time!
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Editor's note - like the previous episode this week the audio quality is a bit inconsistent, but it should improve very soon!
This week, Mike and Rich are rejoined by Steve Lockeridge and Will Bentley to discuss two main features: first up is the independent sci-fi thriller, ALIEN OUTBREAK which contains some stunning alien creations. This is followed by AMERICAN FIGHTER, which may defy your assumptions based on that title!
Our Short Shot is TRACE, a martial arts clip set in a distopian future where Artificial Intelligence is being put to some interesting uses.
Finally our DTV Throwback this week is SILENT TRIGGER, starring Dolph Lundgren. As a big fan of the series Leverage, I was pleasantly surprised to see who his costar was! This is available on Amazon Prime so check it out if you like what we say about it.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
In this week's episode, Mike and Rich delve back to the time of ARTHUR AND MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT, the latest in a long line of films looking at the legend of King Arthur. Our second feature review is INHERITANCE, in which Simon Pegg gets to try out an American accent!
For our Short Shot we decide to POP DOWN with director and co-star James Button, in a film which really resonates with the current/recent lockdown situation. Finally, for our DTV Throwback, we head down to Columbia with Christopher Walken to overthrow a corrupt government in MCBAIN.
Check it out!
Please note: the audio quality might sound a bit "off" for the next couple of episodes due to having to resort to a different recording set-up but this should be rectified soon!
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
THE FANATIC is a film which has had a pretty hard kicking by the mainstream media, but is it really as bad as has been made out? Mike and Rich go check it out. But that's not all, as we decided to acknowledge the plethora of films that Travolta has starred in recently and see if their reputations are warranted also. We check out the biopics SPEED KILLS and GOTTI, the blue collar racing drama BURNING RUBBER (aka Trading Paint) and the film noir style AN EYE FOR AN EYE (aka The Poison Rose). And for our DTV Throwback we go to 2014 for THE FORGER.
So check out our reviews and let us know how you feel about Mr Travolta and whether you agree with us or not!
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
In this episode, Mike Rich and Tom welcome back the iconic duo of French (Scott Adkins) and Sue (Louis Mandylor) in the sequel to The Debt Collector, PAYBACK. A small point to note - we refer to the film as "Debt Collectors", as that was the title when we recorded this episode.
Next up is the action packed EXTRACTION, courtesy of Netflix, starring Chris Hemsworth. You may be surprised by some of the opinions given in our review!
Our Short Shot is HELD OP SOK, aka A Sock and a Hard Place, directed by Thijs Meuwese whose feature KILL MODE we reviewed in Episode 96.
Rounding off this week in our DTV Throwback is JUNGLEGROUND, starring Roddy Piper and available on Amazon Prime.
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
For this episode, Mike and Rich are joined by Tom Jolliffe and Will Bentley as they check out two recent acquisitions by Netflix, the Spanish horror/sci fi move THE PLATFORM and CODE 8, starring Robbie and Steven Amell. Code 8 is a feature length adaptation of a short which also starred Robbie Amell, which you can see HERE. Out Short Shot this week is INTERFACE, from director Ben Ramsay (Blood and Bone). Normally at this point we would link to the short itself, but as it's a pay-per-view, we've linked to the trailer and suggest you listen to what we have to say about it before renting it.
Finally we take a look at DEADLY INSTINCTS, aka Breeders, where an alien is on the loose in tunnels beneath a Boston university (available on Amazon Prime).
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Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
This episode sees Mike and Rich tackle a new alien abduction movie, PROXIMITY, in which a NASA scientist tries to figure out why he was abducted by aliens and trying to keep one step ahead of shady Men In Black types.
Our Short Shot this week is NIGHTFIRE, which you can find on Amazon Prime, so the attached link will take you to the trailer. At 40 min, its also probably the longest short film we've covered here.
Finally, our DTV Throwback is another one of Rich's obscure discoveries, SHADOW FURY. As far as we can tell this is currently out of print in the UK so we're linking to a copy we found on YouTube instead.