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Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Short Shots Ep 22: Martial Arts Mayhem!
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
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:
HOOK SWORD HUNTER
https://youtu.be/v0KNe_fYrAE
15
Jonathan Fung
"TWO BLOKES FIGHTING" (6:02)
THE LESSON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keffogkvQPY
1
Godefroy Ryckewaert
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
https://youtu.be/eE9-xoolX1s
3
Godefroy Ryckewaert
HASTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiYxBk82VQ
5
Aeddan Sussex
INSANE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8CUDsKexZs
9
Cool Cham & Ben Choi
"WOMEN IN ACTION" (21:53)
BITTEN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj3rh18Oz6M
6
John Ferrer
MARITA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pLh6kfSnc
4
Serge Girishya
PHOENIX - COMEBACK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnOmEWte-e8
7
Emin Abishov
AGENT RED 2
https://youtu.be/zE5WBir5agI
13
Kevin Barile
"UNSAFE HOUSES" (34:15)
STRATAGEM
https://youtu.be/0cd7ungwX5I?si=AbFTwQjGx2eYxJv-
10
Daniel Locicero
STATUS: RETIRED
https://youtu.be/mfd5uxUD7qE?si=brxQ_e3KJvfWJbEL
7
Joey Min
SOUR TRADE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D_lHY81Elo
9
Daniel Locicero
"SHOT IN THE WOODS" (44:34)
BOUNTY
https://youtu.be/Dkyj7RqmQGk
5
Jay Kwon
DADDY ISSUES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXoAnSBrXgw
5
Lorenz Hideyoshi / Joseph Le
YUKUE FUMEI
https://youtu.be/LLcvvM5mZeg?si=lIgM3WjFqTu---QI
9
Jordan Okubo
"IN THE MIND" (01:00:00)
ONCE UPON A TIME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex0EtXhIamo
3
Chongwei Zhang
THE INNER DEMON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrdrVPjz7FA
7
Emman Arrieta
SOUL FIGHTERS
https://youtu.be/MTmU5n9ZdjE
7
Wilson Vang
A DROWNING HEART - PART 2
https://vimeo.com/827357889
20
David Lee
"BATTLE OF THE SEXES" (01:13:04)
CHOPSTICKS!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy25XUVs-uQ
23
Aeddan Sussex
DISHING IT OUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvzRUxT8_L4
3
David Lavallee Jr
TRAITOR
https://youtu.be/duTHbSehBTk?si=omHRnLtKdEvG_i7Y
1
Millie Dallas
YOUR KILL
this film is unlisted at the moment - we shall link once available to share!
16
Juan Bofill
"SCI-FI" (01:29:45)
WE ARE HOME
https://youtu.be/BTURMgkX3kw?si=HQbbA-aqKwAmVSjq
6
Ramin Sohrab
Z-43
https://youtu.be/n1_ilxfWuGI
7
Martin Reyes
FUSE
https://vimeo.com/827858923
7
James Chappell
"REVENGE & RESCUE!" (01:35:30)
BEHIND A CLOSED DOOR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eqVep-t3Go
4
Stu Cooke
UBUNTU UPPERCUT
https://vimeo.com/834323674
6
Loukman Ali
SAMIRA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lSPc_Av7s
7
William Carnahan
SAYONARA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYcJjcaJkJg
25
Chris Tex
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Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
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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Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
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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Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
In this BUMPER episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle seven new releases - click the links to go to the film's trailer!We kick off with Joel Kinnaman and Nicolas Cage in SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (Signature Entertainment), as a man is held at gun-point by a stranger and made to drive him around Las Vegas...
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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Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
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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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases - as usual click the link to see the trailer!
First up is the latest Steve Lawson production, WRATH OF DRACULA (High Fliers Films) in which Mina Harker joins forces with Professor Van Helsing to destroy the count!
in MOTHER MAY I (Vertigo Releasing) a young man's fiancé starts behaving like his recently deceased mother....
THAT'S A WRAP (Elite Film Group) is a meta black comedy/horror in which the cast and crew of a low budget horror movie become victims at their own wrap party!
And in THE BELL KEEPER (High Fliers Films), five young teens fall foul to a local curse when they go hunting local supernatural legends - surprisingly there is no trailer for this!
Our Short Shot is PAYDAY 3 - FOLLOW THE MONEY . This is a promo video for the game and deals with a bank heist going wrong!
Our DTV Throwback is BULLETPROOF, which teams a young Adam Sandler and a hot Damon Wayans in a buddy action comedy!
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Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Episode 243: Johnny Z, Hunt Club, Spiderman: Lotus, A Father’s Son, Submerged
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle 3 new features - as usual, click the link to see the trailer!
JOHNNY Z (Reel 2 Reel Films) is the latest in a really long line of zombie films - does it have enough quirks to make it stand out? Tune in to find out!
HUNT CLUB (101 Films) is another "most dangerous game" story with a misogynist twist!
SPIDERMAN: LOTUS is a fan-made (not for profit) feature set shortly after the death of Gwen Stacy!
Our Short Shot is A FATHER'S SON, in which NYPD detective Jack Yu tries to discover the identity of a teen killed during a turf war in Chinatown.
Our DTV Throwback is SUBMERGED - not the Steven Seagal one! This stars Maxwell Caulfield as well as a number of other familiar DTV faces! You can find this on many of the free-to-view-with-ads services.
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Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new films - Click the link to view the trailers...
Kicking off with OPERATION NAPOLEON: FROZEN CONSPIRACY (Signature Entertainment), an Icelandic thriller based on a novel...
THE INHABITANT (The Movie Partnership) finds a troubled teen haunted by her ancestor, the axe-murderer Lizzie Borden...
LOCK AND LOAD (High Fliers Films) is a low budget film by Nathan Shepka, whose film When Darkness Falls we reviewed back in Episode 202!
Our Short Shot is THE GATEWAY DRUG, a contender for short of the year! Click the link to check it out!
Our DTV Throwback is STARRY EYES, in which a young actress comes to terms with how far she is willing to go for stardom. This is available on a couple of free-with-ads sites such as FreeVee and Plex!
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Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve check out four new releases. As usual, click the link to see the trailer for the film:
THE LAIR (Acorn): director Neil Marshall returns with a creature feature!
SAKRA (Signature Films): Donnie Yen stars and co-directs this epic martial arts, wire-fu movie!
ARTISTS IN AGONY (Global Digital Releasing): An independent mockumentary about the massacre of four reknowned hitmen at the Coda Teahouse!
WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND: SCARS (Minerva Pictures) - a sequel to the Argentinian torture/slasher hybrid, in which a dysfunctional rock band falls prey to a family of cannibals in a deserted town!
Our Short Shot is RED VALLEY - Click the link to watch the whole short from Mighty Fox Productions!
Our DTV Throwback is THE THAW: A bunch of scientists discover the corpse of a woolly mammoth after a glacier recedes but are horrified to find it contains the eggs of a prehistoric parasitic bug! You can find this film streaming for free (with Ads) on PLEX.
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Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Short Shot Episode 20 - Action Special
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
In this episode, Mike and Rich take a look at ten short action films. This is the order in which they are discussed on the episode - please check them out, give the film-makers a like and subscribe!
Film
Minutes
Director
Year
Link
BAR FIGHT
5
Benjamin R. Moody
2019
bit.ly/ShortShot803
FIST OF FORTUNE
14
Ryan McCrory
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot817
HIDARI
5
Masashi Kawamura
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot810
IDENTITY
4
Bryan Vigier
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot652
ITERATIVE LOOP
2
James Newman
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot768
JACK IN THE BOX
7
Daniel Locicero
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot644
KINGS OF TRIAD
9
Kevin Le
2022
bit.ly/ShortShot649
STOP ME
6
Kevin Barile
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot691
THE BOOK OF PERSEUS
14
Bryan Sloyer
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot716
THE CALM
8
Sam Hargrave
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot811