Episode 302 - Dracula, Quarantine 19, The Final Party, He Kills At Night, Manor of Darkness, The Perfect Gamble, Can You Hear Me, Hostages, Long Shadows, Coyotes, Misfire, Riot

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda cover no less than 10 new releases! As usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with Luc Besson's version of DRACULA (Signature Entertainment), which bears more than a likeness to Coppola's version!
Next up is QUARANTINE 19 (Trinity Content Partners), a Turkish film shot in English about the contestants of a Big Brother-style reality show finding themselves isolated during a pandemic.
THE FINAL PARTY (Trinity Content Partners) is a nasty, nihilistic film about rich kids gatecrashing a party...
HE KILLS AT NIGHT (4Digital Media) finds a woman fighting for survival when she is abducted by a serial killer on Christmas Eve!
MANOR OF DARKNESS (Indie Rights) is an extended version of one of director Blake Ridder's many short films, about a group of pretend filmmakers stuck in a creepy manor house!
PERFECT GAMBLE (High Fliers Films) finds David Arquette running an underground casino and trying to keep the Russian mafia from taking over!
CAN YOU HEAR ME? (High Fliers Films) is a WW1 set love story with supernatural overtones!
HOSTAGES (Signature Entertainment) finds a group of social media addicts caught up in a possible terrorist attack.
LONG SHADOWS (4Digital Media) is a western in which a young man searches for those who murdered his mother and left him for dead as a child.
COYOTES (Signature Entertainment) finds yuppies Justin Long and Kate Bosworth trapped with their teen daughter when a pack of ferocious coyotes lays siege to their home. 
Our Short Shot is MISFIRE, directed by Jean-Paul Ly! Click the link to see the whole 15 min film!
Our DTV Throwback is RIOT, in which cop Matthew Reese gets himself thrown into the same prison where the man who killed his wife is hiding. You can find this on Amazon Prime as well as other streaming Services!
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Episode 301: Bride Hard, Shark Island, The Naughty List of Mr Scrooge, M: Beyond the Wasteland, Bone Lake, Nazi Supersoldier, Director's Cut, A Desert, Full Moon Gloryhole, From Beijing With Love

This week Mike, Steve, Amanda and Will tackle the latest films to be hitting home media. As usual, click the links to see trailers for each of the films!
 
We kick off with BRIDE HARD (Signature Entertainment) in which superspy Rebel Wilson must thwart Stephen Dorff and his mercenaries when they gate-crash her best friend's wedding!
SHARK ISLAND (High Fliers Films) finds a group of supermodels on a tropical island, surrounded by sharks and hunted by a killer after a $20Million necklace...
THE NAUGHTY LIST OF MR SCROOGE (Miracle Media) sounds cringe but is actually about a group of ex-college friends being hunted by a masked killer during a holiday weekend!
M: BEYOND THE WASTELAND (GrimmVision) is a Serbian post-apocalypse tale which follows a young boy seeking answers about his past...
BONE LAKE (Signature Entertainment) - finds two couples double-booked at the same luxury weekend getaway...
NAZI SUPERSOLDIER (4Digital Media) is a German Independent horror about some journalism students discovering a secret bunker....
DIRECTOR'S CUT (Miracle Media) is about a local metal band agreeing to make a music video with a strange director...
A DESERT (Blue Finch Film Releasing) finds a photographer crossing paths with a dangerous couple out in the desert...
Our Short Shot is FULL MOON GLORYHOLE - warning, this is NSFW! Click the link, to watch the whole 5 min short!
Our DTV Throwback is FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, starring and co-directed by Stephen Chow (Chow Sing Chi) in his love-letter to all things Bond, mixed with a 90s HN aesthetic. You can find a high quality version on Amazon Prime.
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Episode 298: Prisoner of War, A Breed Apart, Bone Face, Devil In The Dust, Scurry, The Drowned, Diablo, First Sight, Dollman vs Demonic Toys

In this episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Amanda tackle seven new releases, including two Scott Adkins movies! As usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film.We kick off with the WW2 set PRISONER OF WAR (Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment) in which Scott Adkins is shot down over the Philippiines, captured by the Japanese and forced to fight for the commandant's entertainment. Scott's co-star in the Debt Collector films, Louis Mandylor, directs!
A BREED APART (Signature Entertainment) sees a bunch of influences invited to a tropical island to help rescue some feral dogs. Its as dumb as it sounds, but is it entertaining?
BONEFACE (High Fliers Films) takes the usual summer camp slasher scenario and turns it into a murder whodunnit...
DEVIL IN THE DUST (Signature Entertainment) finds Guy Pearce having to help a mother and daughter trek across the old west to find a faith healer for the daughter, who may be possessed or a carrier for a deadly contagion...
SCURRY (Signature Entertainment) is set during an alien invasion of sorts and focuses on two people trapped in underground tunnels...
THE DROWNED (Vertigo Releasing) takes the premise of Reservoir Dogs and adds a supernatural element to it...
DIABLO (Signature Entertainment) is our second Scott Adkins film, here teaming up with the awesome Marko Zaror and director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza for some mayhem in Colombia!
Our Short Shot is FIRST SIGHT, a futuristic dating story with a dark twist. Click the link to see the whole 20 minute short!
Our DTV Throwback is DOLLMAN VS DEMONIC TOYS - possibly the most cynical cash-in ever conceived. You can see it on Amazon Prime and other platforms.
 
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Episode 297: Mission Alarum, Americana, In Vitro, Psycho Therapy, Sovereign, Riff Raff, The Astronaut, The Shephers Code II: Road Back, The Milk Situation, Open Grave

This week Mike, Rich, Steve and Amanda take a look at eight new releases; as usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with MISSION ALARUM (aka Alarum) (Signature Entertainment), in which two enemy agents fall in love and go off-grid in Poland, only to have the CIA hunt them down...
AMERICANA (Lion's Gate UK) is the story of a group of strangers all trying to get their hands on a priceless artefact in South Dakota...
IN VITRO (Plaion Pictures) finds husband and wife farmers trying to use clone technology on cattle...and other things...
PYSCHO THERAPY: THE SHALLOW TALE OF A WRITER WHO DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER (The Movie Partnership) finds a retired serial killer accidentally becoming a marriage therapist for a writer.
SOVEREIGN (Signature Entertainment) finds a father and son battling against the judicial system and ending up on the run from the police.
RIFF RAFF (Signature Entertainment) sees a retired crime boss having to deal with his kids, ex wife and mobsters on the warpath at his Christmas family getaway. 
THE ASTRONAUT (Signature Entertainment) follows a female astronaut recuperating after her first solo mission, only to start to think that an alien has come back to Earth with her...
THE SHEPHERD CODE II: ROAD BACK (M and M Film Productions) finds former agents coming out of retirement when one of their own is kidnapped.
Our Short shot is THE MILK SITUATION, in which two guys offer their cleaning services to an office block littered with demons. Click the link to watch the whole short film!
Our DV Throwback is OPEN GRAVE, in which an amnesiac awakens in an open mass grave, with no idea who he is or why he is there. This is available on Amazon Prime, as well as other platforms such as Plex.
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Episode 296: Bad Man, Little Jaffna, Don Q, Purgatory Jack, Resurrection Road, The Invisible Raptor, The Occupant, Unsinkable, Howl at the Dead, Perfect Target

This week Mike and Rich are joined once more by Amanda, whose work over on Eastern Kicks you can find HERE! This week we tackle 8 new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each movie!
 
We kick off with BAD MAN (Vertigo Releasing) in which Seann William Scott plays a no nonsense cop who travels to a small town to rattle some cages and egos along the way.
LITTLE JAFFNA (Blue Finch Releasing) is about an undercover cop investigating Sri Lankan gangs using organised crime to fund the Tamil Tigers back home...
DON Q (Reel2Reel Films) see's Armand Assante as an aging gent living in Little Italy and pining for the old days...
PURGATORY JACK (4Digital Media) is an odd tale about a private eye living in Purgatory
RESURRECTION ROAD (High Fliers) is set during the American Civil War and follows a squad of black soldiers on a suicide mission - which is about to get worse!
THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR (The Movie Partnership) sets a Paleontologist up against a genetically engineered velociraptor...which is invisible...
THE OCCUPANT (Signature Entertainment) is a film which starts as a survival movie but veers into different genres....
UNSINKABLE (High Fliers) documents the findings of a sub-committee held to discover the evens leading up to and during the tragic sinking of the Titanic.
 
Our short shot is HOWL AT THE DEAD - click the link to watch the whole short film!
 
We round off with our DTV Throwback: PERFECT TARGET stars Daniel Bernhardt as an ex-soldier hired to assist in a South American president's security but finds himself framed for his assassination. You can find this film on Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms. 
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Episode 292: Tin Soldier, 40 Acres, Saint Clare, Osiris, Futra Days, The Activated Man, The Banished, Reputation, Charlie Foxtrot, Sword of Heaven

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle 8 new releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film.
We kick off with TIN SOLDIER (Signature Entertainment), which finds Scott Eastwood as an ex cult member recruited by a shadow ops team to re-enter his former home, a compound run by an ex army General. (NB: this is now available to stream on Amazon Prime).
40 ACRES (Vertigo Releasing) is one of 2 contenders this week for a top 10 spot - a post apocalyptic tale of a family defending their farm from marauding cannibals!
SAINT CLARE (101 Films) is my 2nd contender. Bella Thorn stars as Clare Bleeker, a high school student chosen by God to rid her town of sex traffickers.
OSIRIS (Signature Entertainment) is the latest from action auteur William Kaufman, and concerns a Special Forces unit abducted by alien warriors!
FUTRA DAYS (Reel 2 Reel Films) is about a man who travels 3 years into the future to try and fix his relationship with his girlfriend.
THE ACTIVATED MAN (High Fliers) is one of Tony Todd's last films, and he gets a decent chunk of screentime here, helping a man defend against a malevolent spirit.
THE BANISHED (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is an Australian horror set in the outback, where a young woman finds herself lost and injured while searching for her brother.
REPUTATION (Miracle Media) shares a theme with last episode's Salvable, as a young drug dealer has to confront the toxic relationship he has with his old friend, just released from prison and making waves for all concerned.
Our Short Shot is CHARLIE FOXTROT, a proof-of-concept film about two constables who find themselves in a deadly confrontation on a farm. Click the link to see the whole short film!
Our DTV Throwback is something of a find, and credit to friend of the show RamonWrites for bringing it to our attention! SWORD OF HEAVEN is destined to be a cult classic. We watched a low-res version on YouTube - click the link for the whole film and enjoy its craziness!
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Episode 291: Salvable, The Unholy Trinity, Night Terror, Monsters of California, Child Machine, Angel of the Warrior, The Cellar, Frankie Freako, Leprechaun Vengeance, Strength and Honour

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve cover 8 new releases - as usual, click the links to see the trailer for each film!
We start and end with a boxing movie, kicking off with SALVABLE (Vertical), in which boxer Toby Kebbel tries to reconnect with his daughter (good) & shady old pal Shia LaBeouf (bad!)
Up next is the western, THE UNHOLY TRINITY (Signature Entertainment) where the arrival of a young man bent on revenge stirs up a whole town's worth of trouble!
NIGHT TERROR (aka Eye for an Eye) (Signature Entertainment) sees a young woman sent to live with her blind grandmother in Florida, only to discover dark secrets and deadly curses...
MONSTERS OF CALIFORNIA (Plaion Pictures) finds a group of teens in over their heads with monsters, aliens, missing parents and military secrets!
CHILD MACHINE (aka Lapsmasin) (4Digital Media) is an Estonian film where a young girl becomes trapped in a bunker with tech start-ups and a new AI...
ANGEL OF THE WARRIOR (hewes pictures) is an ultra low budget, independent action thriller from new film-maker Alexandre Legrange...
THE CELLAR (Red Owl Films) is where a young ex-addict called Abigail finds herself, and must use her courage and instincts to escape!
FRANKIE FREAKO (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is a freakish imp who brings anarchy and chaos to stuck-up yuppie Conor's life when he calls a special party line.
Our Short Shot is LEPRECHAUN: REVENGE, a fan film which provides an update on one of the surviving characters. Click the link to see the whole short film!
Our DTV Throwback this week is a homage to the late Michael Madsen. in STRENGTH AND HONOUR he plays an ex-boxer who gets back in the game to try and raise money for his son's life-saving operation. Madsen is playing an Irish character but however good or bad his accent is, it's completely overshadowed by the performance of Vinnie Jones! You can find a copy of the film on YouTube.
 
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Episode 290: Rust, Final Recovery, 24 Hours to D-Day, Last Resort, Gods Soldier, A Woman Scorned, Shark Warning, Logan The Wolf, The Devil Conspiracy

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle seven new releases; as usual, click the links to see the trailers for each film!
We kick off with RUST (Signature Entertainment) - a film which carries a lot of baggage due to the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but is it any good regardless? Check out our review to get our opinion!
FINAL RECOVERY (Buffalo 8) deals with the cyclical nature of drug addiction and rehabilitation; when a habitual addict tries to finally break free of his demons he finds unexpected obstacles in his way!
24 HOURS TO D-DAY (High Fliers Films) is an Asylum WW2 production and there's not much to add to that!
Both LAST RESORT and GOD'S SOLDIER (both Miracle Media) are both directed by Jean-Marc Mineo and set in Thailand - check out our reviews to hear our thoughts!
A WOMAN SCORNED (High Fliers Films) finds two women being terrorised by a group of men in rural Ireland!
SHARK WARNING (High Fliers Films) is our second Asylum film of the week, involving a man returning to his home town 20 years after the death of his brother due to a shark attack...and guess who else has come back!
 
Our short shot is the excellent fan film LOGAN THE WOLF, a re-imagining of the character, setting him in Viking times. Click the link to see the whole film, and while you're there check out some of director Godefroy Ryckewaert's other shorts!
Finally, our DTV Throwback is the wonderfully crazy but on a decent budget, THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY. Click the link to find an official free version of the film on YouTube!
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Episode 289: Consecration, High Rollers, Amongst The Wolves, Its Name Was Mormo, Bogieville, Rust Road, The Prosecutor, Fireworks, Grizzly II

After a short break, we are back with EIGHT main reviews! As usual, click the links to see the trailers!
First up is CONSECRATION (Vertigo Releasing), a supernatural mystery set on a rural Scottish island, directed by Christopher Smith (Black Death).
HIGH ROLLERS (101 Films) is a sequel to the John Travolta led heist movie, Cash Out!
AMONGST THE WOLVES (Vertigo Releasing) sees a homeless ex-soldier at odds with a drug dealing gang!
ITS NAME WAS MORMO (High Fliers) is a found footage film set in Greece, where a family is besieged by a demon in their home.
BOGIEVILLE (Reel to Reel Films) finds a couple unwittingly staying at a trailer park for vampires!
RUST ROAD (4Digital Media) is set in South Africa and finds two brothers at odds with each other over a bag of stolen money.
THE PROSECUTOR (Signature Entertainment) sees Donnie Yen fighting the court system as well as street thugs.
 
Our Short shot is FIREWORKS, a tense drama set in a MI6 control room during a secret operation. Click the link to watch the whole 15min film!
Our DTV Throwback is GRIZZLY II: REVENGE! This film was left unfinished after principle photography back in the 1980s but has recently been completed, after a fashion!
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Episode 287: Havoc, Black Cab, Ape x Mecha Ape New World Order, Cold Road, Everyone is Going to Die, Gates of Flesh, Gladiators, Mob Cops, Rumplestiltskin, American Samurai

After a prolonged break, we're back! And, to make up for lost time, Mike Rich and Steve are covering NINE new releases as well as our usual Short Shot and DTV Throwback. Click the links on each to see the trailer and more!
We kick off with the biggest film, HAVOC - Gareth Evans' long awaited feature following his series Gangs of London. After being so long in gestation, can it live up to the anticipation?
Next is BLACK CAB (Acorn Media International), in which Nick Frost terrorises a young couple held captive in the back of his taxi.
APE x MECHA APE: NEW WORLD ORDER is an Asylum "mockbuster", riding the coat-tails of the bigger Legendary franchise - but does it hold its own?
EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE (High Fliers Films) is yet another take on the home invasion trope, with a couple of twists to the genre - but are they enough to make this stand out from the pack?
GATES OF FLESH (4 Digital Media) is a low budget end of the world movie in which a group of friends hide out in a church as people are being possessed by demons outside....
GLADIATORS (High Fliers Films) is another Asylum mockbuster - but again, one which might be entertaining in its own right?
MOB COPS (High Fliers Films)- although the title suggests a Simpsons parody this is a tale of corrupt cops getting in deep with the mafia, and the honest cop on their tail.
RUMPLESTILTSKIN (Miracle Media) is an adult re-telling of the fairytale - but exactly who is its audience mean to be?
 
Our Short Shot is THE MISERABLE MISFORTUNES OF MY MARVELOUS MASTER, a love letter to the likes of Stephen Chow! Click the link to watch the whole short film!
 
Our DTV Throwback is AMERICAN SAMURAI - this is a "director's cut" of the film and is available to watch for free on YouTube - click the link to see the whole film!
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