Episode 311: Adopted, Itch!, Only Fangs, Scarborn, Touch Me, Last Stand on Hoth, The Marksman

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda check out five new releases - click the links to see trailers for each film!
We kick off with ADOPTED (High Fliers), about a young couple unwittingly adopting a murderous child!
Next is ITCH! (Seven Tales), in which the occupants of a hardware store barricade themselves against a horrific infectious disease!
ONLY FANGS (FilmHub) sees a wannabe monster hunter hooking up with a gang of vampire chicks!
SCARBORN (ViaPlay) is a Polish historical drama showing events leading to war with Russia.
TOUCH ME (Lightbulb Film Distribution) finds a codependent couple of friends seduced by a shape shifting alien.
Our Short shot is LAST STAND ON HOTH, a Star Wars fan film which utilises AI to convey the story visuals - click the link to see the whole short film!
Our DTV Throwback is THE MARKSMAN, starring Wesley Snipes, sent to Chechnya to stop rebels from bringing a nuclear reactor back online. This is currently available on Netflix, and presumably other streaming platforms. 
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Episode 310: Bone Keeper, Drive Back, Ghost Killer, Past Life, Surrender to It, Scream Therapy, The Cure, The Lost Fortune of Oliver Brody, Hollow Man 2

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda tackle seven new releases - as usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We start off with BONE KEEPER (Plaion Pictures), a familiar tale but with an exceptional monster!
DRIVE BACK (High Fliers) finds an engaged couple stuck on a seemingly endless road...
GHOST KILLER (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is about a young woman possessed by the ghost of a hitman!
PAST LIFE (Miracle Media) sees a former journalist plagued by murderous visions after being hypnotised...
SURRENDER TO IT (Miracle Media) concerns a group of actors on a retreat in the North's wilderness...
SCREAM THERAPY (Miracle Media) similarly is about a group of women on a retreat, but in the desert!
and THE CURE (Signature Entertainment)is about an adopted teenage girl with a strange illness discovering some harsh truths about her billionaire parents!
Our Short Shot is THE LOST FORTUNE OF OLIVER BRODY, in which a prospector is visited by a supernatural figure - click the link to watch the whole short film!
Out DTV Throwback is HOLLOW MAN 2, in which a detective hunts for an invisible assassin! This film has recently been added to Netflix.
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Episode 306: REDUX REDUX, The Huntsman, Bury Em Deep, Jimmy and Stiggs, Dr Bees Beyond, The Rip, Battle Drone

In this episode Mike, Rich and Amanda tackle four new releases, while Will joins us for a new segment!
We kick off with the awesome REDUX REDUX (Blue Finch Releasing) in which a mother avenges the murder of her daughter, across the multiverse!
THE HUNTSMAN (High Fliers Films) sees Shawn Ashmore as an ICU nurse caring for a coma patient who may be a serial killer!
BURY 'EM DEEP (High Fliers Films) is a western starring Robert Bronzi, on the trail of outlaws who robbed him!
JIMMY AND STIGGS (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is a labour of love by director Joe Begos (VFW), who spent four years making it. But is it worth the effort? Take a listen for our take!
Our Short Shot is DR BEES FOREVER - the latest animated short from Harry Partridge - click the link to see the whole short, and check out Harry's other films!
Next up is a new segment under the working title of Mike and Will Go Streaming! In this episode we take a long look at the Matt Damon/Ben Afleck movie, THE RIP (Netflix).
We close with the DTV Throwback, which this week is BATTLEDRONE, ini which Louis Mandylore lead a mercenary team against killer robots. We watched this on Amazon Prime but it is available on other services.
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Episode 305: We Bury The Dead, Grizzly Night, Tim Travers and the Time Traveller's Paradox, Residence, Monolith

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda check out three new releases! As usual, click the links below to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with WE BURY THE DEAD (Signature Entertainment), a thoughtful zombie movie starring Daisy Ridley!
GRIZZLY NIGHT (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is a drama based on the real life incident in 1967 when a national park suffered two deadly bear attacks in the same night.
TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELLER'S PARADOX (GrimmVision) has the most unwieldy title and involves a mad/brilliant scientist trying to put paradox theory into practice!
Our Short Shot is RESIDENCE, about a bunch of real estate agents being invited to view a new house on the market - with a deadly twist! Click the link to see the whole short film.
Our DTV Throwback is MONOLITH (1993), starring Bill Paxton, John Hurt and Louis Gossett Jr. We watched a copy on You Tube, which you can find HERE.
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Episode 303: Wake Up Dead Man, Troll 2, Nightfall, End of Year Round-up

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! This is our final episode of 2025 and we've managed to get not only Rich back on, alongside Mike, Steve and Amanda, but also Nathan Lunn, who had previously joined us for our 300th episode!
Unfortunately, however, the DTV market tends to dry up during the month of December so instead we have turned our attention to two highly anticipated films on Netflix - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with WAKE UP DEAD MAN (Netflix), the third "Knives Out" film and probably one of THE most anticipated films of the year, in which Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc to solve a locked room murder mystery!
Next is TROLL 2 (Netflix), Roar Uthaug's sequel to the well-received Norse Kaiju movie!
Our Short Shot is NIGHTFALL - click the link to see the whole short film, and you may wish to check out their previous dino-flick, THE HATCHLING!
Instead of a Throwback this week, we end the show with a round-table looking at our favourite Top Five DTV titles of the year - take a listen and see if you agree!
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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 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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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 272: Poolman, Deadland, The Last Breath, Jade, Axel F, The Baku, Reptilian

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve  tackle five main releases - as usual, click the link to check out the trailers for each film!We kick off with POOLMAN (Signature Entertainment), starring, directed by and co-written by Chris Pine. Check out our review to find out if its worth a watch!
Set on the US/Mexican border, DEADLAND (Lightbulb Film Distribution) follows a conflicted Border Patrol officer dealing with a mysterious dead body and the sudden appearance of his estranged father.
THE LAST BREATH (Signature Entertainment) is the latest entry into the Shark Attack genre, as some old college friends become trapped inside the wreck of WW2 battleship, surrounded by sharks!
Director James Bamford had already  proved himself to be a decent DTV director with Airforce One Down. JADE (101 Films)  doubles down on that, making him a director to look out for and serves up a new action star, Shaina West!
Going straight to Netflix, AXEL F is exactly the nostalgia piece you'd expect. Check out our review to see whether we enjoyed it!
Our Short Shot this week is THE BAKU - click the link to see the whole 30min short. Former Power Ranger Jonny Yong Bosch made the excellent short Ark Exitus a few years back, so we were eagerly anticipating his latest film!
Finally, our DTV Throwback is REPTILIAN, aka Reptile 2001, aka Yongary. This is a Korean produced Kaiju, featuring a giant dinosaur resurrected by invading aliens. You have to dig hard, but it is available on Prime and other locations.
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Episode 270: Among the Willows, Sorry, Charlie, You Can't Run Forever, Lackadaisy: Ingenue, Samurai Cop

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve check out three new releases:
 
AMONG THE WILLOWS (Miracle Media) is a western in which two old guys must put aside their own feud in order to hunt down a gang of killers...
SORRY, CHARLIE (Miracle Media) is another film in which an actor spends most of the running time on her own, talking to people on a phone. Can this film do enough to stand out from the rest? Check out our review!
YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER (Signature Entertainment) finds the always excellent J K Simmons as a psychotic killer hunting down a traumatised teen...
 
Our Short Shot is LACKADAISY: INGENUE - this is the latest animated short about a gang of bootleggers in the  Prohibition era. We covered a lengthier cartoon featuring these characters back in episode 229 and most certainly recommend you check them out!
Our DTV Throwback is SAMURAI COP - a film which defies expectation. Its been lampooned before (There is a RiffTrax version out there) and friend of the show Rob Hill has recently made a 40 minute documentary on it. Please note that the version we've linked to, on Youtube, is edited for nudity - there are full versions available to rent. We urge you to watch the film, then check out Rob's documentary, HERE.
 
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