Episode 145 - Fukushima 50, The Stylist, Hellraiser: Revelations, Hellraiser:Judgement, Shadowlands, Decomissioned, Back to Even

This week Mike, Rich and Steve look at a bumper pack of films, kicking off with FUKUSHIMA 50, a dramatisation of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. (the trailer in the link is horribly dubbed into American - the actual film is presented in Japanese with English subs). Then we take a look at THE STYLIST, a very stylish horror film with an iconic protagonist. You may also be interested in checking out this interview with the director, Jill Gevargizian.
Mike and Rich then delve into not one but two Hellraiser films, which have only just now been released in the UK - HELLRAISER: REVELATIONS (2011) and HELLRAISER: JUDGEMENT(2018). These are noteable for not having Doug Bradley in the role of Pinhead - but does that necessarily make them bad films? I actually have a big bone to pick with one of them - tune in to hear us discuss!
We also take a look at SHADOWLAND, a new low budget horror film set in the wilds of Scotland, co-starring Amela Eve from The Haunting of Bly Manor.
Our Short Shot is the very well-produced DECOMMISSIONED - contrast the zero gravity fx here to what Ron Howard put his cast through in Apollo 13! Click the link to watch the whole 6min film!
Finally, out DTV Throwback is BACK TO EVEN, in which an almost unrecogniseable Lorenzo Lamas runs into problems with a violent bookie who happens to be an old highschool buddy and played by Michael Pare. I couldn't find an actual trailer online for this, just the linked opening scene.
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages where you will find the DTV Chart and news of new DTV releases!

Episode 144 - Red Dot, Gatecrash, The Owners, Broil, What Lies Below, Archenemy, Squadron, Steal

In this bumper episode Mike, Rich and Steve cover a whole half-dozen of new releases, starting with the Swedish thriller, RED DOT (available on Netflix) in which two campers are terrorised by someone with a sniper rifle.
Then we take a look at GATECRASH, a film with few characters but loads of tension! We welcome back former Doctor Who, Silvester McCoy in THE OWNERS, in which Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams wishes she had better taste in boyfriends. BROIL gives us a vampire dynasty story much more successfully than Vampires of New Orleans did. WHAT LIES BELOW involves a teenage girl discovering her mother's new boyfriend might not be who he appears to be and ARCHENEMY touches on ideas from Will Smith's Hancock but with its own flourishes.
Out Short Shot is SQUADRON, a Star Trek fan move from the Czech Republic - make sure you switch on the Closed Captions for the subs as the ones impriinted on the film are tiny! This is set in the midst of Deep Space 9's Dominion War and is well worth a look!
Finally, in our DTV Throwback we take a look at STEAL, starring Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge and Bruce Payne.
 
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages for the DTV Chart and news of other releases.

Episode 143 - Greenland, Gundala, Abigail Haunting, The Odds, Victoria, Shadowbuilder

In this action packed episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Will take a look at the Gerard Butler disaster movie, GREENLAND (available on Prime). Then we take a look at Indonesia's GUNDALA, the start of their very own shared comic book universe. Then we examine ABIGAIL HAUNTING, which definitely surprised us! Finally, I do a solo review of THE ODDS. (beware the trailer is a bit spoilery!)
Our Short Shot is the action-packed VICTORIA - click the link to watch the whole 20min film (definitely worth doing!).
For the DTV Throwback we check out Bram Stoker's SHADOWBUILDER  (available on Amazon Prime) starring Michael Rooker as a gun-toting priest!
 
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages for the DTV chart and news about upcoming releases.

Epidode 140 - Synchronic, Outside the Wire, Anti-Life, Faster, Dark Breed

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve look at a whole bunch of sci-fi movies. We kick off with SYNCHRONIC, starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as two paramedics who come across a new drug messing people up. Anthony Mackie also stars in our second film, OUTSIDE THE WIRE, a Netflix original in which he plays a cyborg hunting terrorists in the Ukraine. Our final feature is ANTI LIFE, also known as Breach in the US. This co-stars Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane and is set on board a spaceship infected with an alien parasite.
 
Our Short Shot is FASTER - this is a follow up to the excellent The Cure, which we reviewed last year. Click the link to watch the whole thing.
 
Finally, we take a look at DARK BREED, a PM Entertainment film starring Jack Scalia as an ex Astronaut tasked with locating colleagues who have been infected/possessed by an alien parasite.
 
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages where you will find news about new released and our weekly DTV Chart!

Episode 137a - Vanguard, Deliver Us From Evil, Let It Snow, Blackout: Invasion Earth, Robot Riot, Burnt, Julia X

Happy New Year, everyone!
 This is an edited version of our first show of the year, taking out the two hours (TWO HOURS!) of chat where we discuss our favourite films of 2020 in a series of round-table Top 5s. You can find that longer version HERE.
In this episode we review Jackie Chan's latest action adventure movie, VANGUARD. He may not be centre stage but he's still doing his own stunts and fight-work! Speaking of fight-work, we next look at DELIVER US FROM EVIL, a Korean action movie which introduces us to the iconic badguy, Ray The Butcher!
We then head over to Georgia to review LET IT SNOW, a survival horror movie in which a young couple are terrorised on a mountain slope. Then its a short hop to Russia for BLACKOUT: INVASION EARTH, a big-budget sci fi movie. Finally, we take a look at ROBOT RIOT.
Our Short Shot is BURNT, in which a couple moving into their new home finds a little gift left by the previous tenants - click the link to watch the whole 11min short. Finally, our DTV Throwback is the controversial JULIA X, which proved to be very interesting to talk about!
 
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages to keep up to date about new DTV releases and our DTV Chart!

Episode 137 - Review of 2020, Vanguard, Deliver Us From Evil, Let It Snow, Blackout: Invasion Earth, Robot Riot, Burnt, Julia X

Happy New Year, everybody! In our first episode of 2021, Mike Rich and Steve take a look back over the past twelve months and discuss - at length - the many films we've reviewed in a series of round-table Top 5s. If you want to know which were our favourite Action, Horrror, tough guy/gal movies, then take a listen!
In this episode we also review Jackie Chan's latest action adventure movie, VANGUARD. He may not be centre stage but he's still doing his own stunts and fight-work! Speaking of fight-work, we next look at DELIVER US FROM EVIL, a Korean action movie which introduces us to the iconic badguy, Ray The Butcher!
We then head over to Georgia to review LET IT SNOW, a survival horror movie in which a young couple are terrorised on a mountain slope. Then its a short hop to Russia for BLACKOUT: INVASION EARTH, a big-budget sci fi movie. Finally, we take a look at ROBOT RIOT.
Our Short Shot is BURNT, in which a couple moving into their new home finds a little gift left by the previous tenants - click the link to watch the whole 11min short. Finally, our DTV Throwback is the controversial JULIA X, which proved to be very interesting to talk about!
 
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages to keep up to date about new DTV releases and our DTV Chart!

Episode 136 - Seized, Kuckledust, Bad Hit, Sci-Fighters

This week Mike, Rich and Steve check out the latest collaboration between Scott Adkins and Isaac Florentine, SEIZED, also starring Mario Van Peebles! 
We follow this up with KNUCKLEDUST, a film which admittedly defied expectations - take a listen to learn more!
Our Short Shot is the excellent BAD HIT, from South Africa - click the link to watch the whole film and let us know whether you agree with us or not!
Finally, in our DTV Throwback we check out Roddy Piper and Billy Drago in SCI-FIGHTERS - be warned if watching on Prime, the picture quality is Very Dark at times!
Don't forget to check out our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages for updates on new releases and our DTV Chart!

Episode 134: Jiu Jitsu, Death Fighter, Guardian, Fight of Fury, Enter the Fire, A Kung Fu Vampire Story, Nemesis

This week's episode is dedicated to the Fighting Spirit Film Festival, which has had some serious challenges this year thanks to COVID. Unfortunately this will be the first time in 5 years that I will have missed the event but look forward to next year.
So, in this episode, Mike Rich and Tom take a look at JIU JITSU, a mash up of Predator and Mortal Kombat with a cast worthy of such a film. We follow that with DEATH FIGHTER, starring Matt Mullins, Don Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock.
Things get a little challenging after this, as we move on to GUARDIAN, an Indonesian film which follows a very familiar template and contains some very shoddy camera-work! We then move onto the passion/vanity project which is FIGHT OF FURY - this film has to be seen to be believed! Our final feature is ENTER THE FIRE, which we promise, gets better after the initial fight scene!!
To cleanse the palate, our Short Shot is A KUNG FU VAMPIRE STORY from the always excellent MartialClub - click the link to watch the whole 10 minute short!
We finish off the episode with our DTV Throwback, which is the Albert Pyun classic, NEMESIS, starring Olivier Gruner!
 
Don't forget to check our our TWITTER and FACEBOOK pages for the DTV Chart and upcoming releases!

Episode 133: Cyborg - Deadly Machine, Voorhees, Death of Me, Hammer Down, Exit Speed

This week, Mike Rich and Steve kick off with two films available for free on Youtube. 
First up is CYBORG: DEADLY MACHINE which drops references to all your favourite films of the 80's! Click the link to watch the whole movie!
Next is VOORHEES, a fan-made, not-for-profit feature based on the character from the Friday 13th film series. Click the link to watch the whole feature! 
We follow this with a holiday in Thaliand with Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth in DEATH OF ME - what could possibly go wrong??
Our Short Shot is HAMMER DOWN - click the link to watch the whole film, in which a truck driver and his young daughter bicker as they haul a mysterious cargo.
Finally, in our DTV Throwback, we travel across Texas in EXIT SPEED and witness a bus full of passengers get menaced by a nomadic biker gang!
 
Don't forget to like/subscribe/follow us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER, where you will find the latest DTV Chart and news on upcoming releases.

Episode 132 - Dune Drifter, Chronicle: 2067, Exile, Terminal Force

In this Sci-Fi themed episode, Mike and Rich take a look at DUNE DRIFTER - surprisingly NOT a Dune rip-off but a space pilot stranded on a desolate planet movie.
We follow that with CHRONICLE: 2067, a cautionary time travel tale from Australia starring Cody Smit McPhee and Ryan Kwanten.
Our Short Shot is EXILE - a story type we've seen numerous times before but not as well-executed and this! Click the link to watch the whole film!
Finally, in our DTV Throwback we take a look at Bridget Nielsen in TERMINAL FORCE, a film which also features Craig Fairbass! As with most of our DTV throwbacks this is currently available on Amazon Prime.
Don't forget to to subscribe to our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages for more info about upcoming DTV releases!