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Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases...
Starting with FRANKENSTEIN: LEGACY (101 Films) - this starts in familiar territory but heads off to be its own thing - check out what we thought of it!
THE ABYSS (Netflix) is a disaster movie set in the mining town of Kiruna, Sweden....
THE BLACK MASS (Cleopatra Entertainment) is a stylised account of Ted Bundy's killiing spree at a Sorority House....
TROPIC (Blue Finch Film Releasing) involves twins training and competing for a slot on a space mission, when one gets infected with an alien organism...
V/H/S/85 (Acorn Media)- hot on the heels of last episode comes another anthology - how does it compare to '94? Take a listen to our thoughts on it!
Our Short Shot is THE SPIRIT HUNTERS, a stylish action film from Finland. Click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is the classic, WEDLOCK, starring Rutger Hauer. This is currently free to view on Youtube, click the link!
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle six of the recent releases; click the links to watch the trailers for each!
We kick off with FREAKS VS THE REICH (Dazzler) - not the best film title, but boy, what a movie!
Next is MONOLITH (Blue Finch Film) - a story about a journalist who investigates a strange phenomenon and discovers her past is tied to it. This is one of the best "Covid" films so go check it out!
THE TROUBLES: A DUBLIN STORY (High Fliers) seeks to intertwine a crime narrative with terrorism in the 1980s - it has mixed results for sure...
THE LIST (Miracle Media) is set in South America and sees a wealthy family the victim of a PURGE style event after the overthrow of the old regime.
UNDERGROUND (Miracle Media) find a group of girls on a bachelorette weekend wander off into some disused tunnels...
Finally, V/H/S/94 (acorn media) is the latest edition of the anthology series - will it be any better than the others?
Our Short Shot is ASCENDANTS - this was shown at last year's @FSFFestival and is largely the work of Leroy Kincaid - check out the other films on his channel!
Our DTV Throwback is FRIDAY 13th PART 8 - JASON TAKES MANHATTAN - this was the first of the franchise to go straight to video, and finds Jason Voorhees aboard a cruise ship, heading for the Big Apple...
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Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
We kick off this episode with an interview with director JAMES COUCHE, whose film Lost Phoenix we reviewed in episode 256. We've covered a lot of films which were made under COVID conditions but i believe Lost Phoenix was the first action movie made during Lockdown - and only for $10K at that! You can find examples of James' work on Youtube, HERE.
We then start on the reviews, beginning with the biblical horror film DELIVER US (Altitude Entertainment), which has an amazing opening...
Speaking of films from the COVID era, THE SEEDING (Lightbulb Film Distribution) finds a man trapped in a crater by a gang of feral kids...
Finally we have MARMALADE (Signature Entertainment), about a naive young man duped by a hot girl into robbing banks, but not everything is as it seems...
Our Short Shot is HIT ME, a tale of two rival assassins forced to work together...click the link to watch the whole short.
Our DTV Throwback is NATIONAL LAMPOON'S SENIOR TRIP, a film worth a look mainly because its Jeremy Renner's first film role!
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Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at four new releases - as usual clicking the links will take you to the trailers...
Kicking off with 'ON THE LINE' (Miracle Media), in which a telephone operator finds herself involved in a murder and kidnapping...
'PUNCH' (Miracle Media) is set in an off-season seaside town and deals with a young woman being hounded by a killer wearing a "Mr Punch" mask...
'THE ISLAND' (Plaion Pictures), an action-filled film featuring Michael J. White trying to solve the murder of his brother on a Caribbean island...
RACE FOR GLORY: AUDI Vs LANCIA (Signature Entertainment), based on the true story of underdogs Lancia taking on Audi during the 1983 rally championships...
Our Short Shot is 'SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU? IN SPRING-TRAPPED!', a stop-motion version of the classic cartoon, mashed with a Five Nights At Freddies parody! Click the link to watch the whole film.
The DTV Throwback is 'VENDETTA', starring WWE's The Big Show and Dean Cain, and directed by the Soska Sisters! This is currently available on Amazon Prime and probably other streaming services...
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Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
In this episode we cover one film going to physical media and three which are available on streaming services - click the links to see the trailers....
We kick off with WAR BLADE (101 Films), a WW2 thriller set in Occupied France as a team of resistance fighters locate a secret enemy bunker...
Next we cover LIFT (Netflix)- the latest big budget heist movie, spearheaded by Kevin Hart...
SHEROES (Paramount+)- this film about four young women taking on a drug cartel in Thailand drew a very strong reaction from us!
We followed this with SLOTHERHOUSE (Paramount+), in which a sorority senior obtains a three-toed sloth thinking it will help her gain popularity, only to discover its a homicidal monster!
Our Short shot is the Greek horror, THE LUMBERJACK - click the link to watch the whole short film!
and our DTV Throwback is WRONGFULLY ACCUSED, one of the lesser-seen spoof movies starring Leslie Nielsen!
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Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Happy New Year!
For our first ep of 2024, we kick off with a bang - Scott adkins returns with ONE MORE SHOT (Signature Entertainment), directed by James Nunn and co-starring Tom Berenger and Michael Jai White!
We follow this with LOST PHOENIX, (Gunsaviour Pictures) an indie thriller in which an amnesiac crosses paths with his old comrades from a covert team looking to disrupt society...
Our Short Shot is FRIENDS FOREVER, where a bunch of teens look to party in a haunted house - with expected results! It's now exclusively streaming on Reveel. (Free to view, but you will need to register.)
Our DTV Throwback is THE 13TH FLOOR, a sci-fi mystery in which a computer scientist running a virtual reality simulation of 1937 becomes the primary suspect when his colleague and mentor is murdered. This is currently available on Amazon Prime.
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Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle two new releases - click the links to see the trailers!
First up is DESPERATION ROAD (Signature Entertainment), in which a young woman and her daughter get caught up in small town crime...
...and in WICKEDLY EVIL (101 Films), some desperate criminals pick the wrong house to hide out in!
Our Short Shot is THE HATCHLING, where some children try to keep a baby dinosaur from falling into the wrong hands! Click the link to watch the whole short!
Finally our DTV Throwback is DOUBLE EDGE - this is the first time we've used the Throwback for the episode pic, so you know this one is special! You can find a copy of it on Youtube - click the link!
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Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
In this episode Mike and Rich take a look at five new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each!We kick off with SHOWDOWN AT THE GRAND (Signature Entertainment), in which theatre owner Terence Howard battles with property developers and gets a little help from a genuine action hero!
MERCY FALLS (101 Films) finds five friends at the mercy of a deranged killer in the Scottish highlands....
EVIE (High Flier Films) is a slow-burn, atmospheric horror about a cursed necklace...
WEREWOLF SANTA (Miracle Media) asks the question, what if Santa was real and got bit by a werewolf?
MUZZLE (Signature Entertainment) sees Aaron Eckhart as a LAPD K9 handler who loses his furry partner!
Our Short Shot is a fan film based on the Jet Li film, UNLEASHED Click the link to watch the whole short.
Our DTV throwback is HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE, the fourth installment in the series. It has recently been remastered and re-released as part of Arrow's Quartet of Torment boxset, which also includes the work-print of the film. Check out the review to hear our verdict on the two versions of the film!
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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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