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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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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
In our final recording of 2023, Mike and Rich take a look at five recent releases...
The anticipation for John Woo's much delayed SILENT NIGHT (Sky Cinema) has been pretty high, is the film able to live up to its hype?
John Cena and Alison Brie join forces in the action comedy, FREELANCE (Amazon Prime)...
ALICE IN TERRORLAND (High Fliers) is a modern take on the classic Lewis Carrol story...
BLACKOUT (R4 Films LLC) is a 42min film about a Government Agent struggling to complete a mission he knows little about...this is available on Youtube - click the link to see the whole film!
BENEATH US ALL (Deskpop Entertainment) sees a young woman enticed by a demon she unearths in the forest near her foster-home...
Our Short Shot is an excellent Star Wars fan film called THE LOST RELIC - click the link to watch the whole short film!
And our DTV Throwback is MADE MEN, in which Jim Belushi is a mob witness whose location has been leaked to his former boss. Look out for a scene-stealing turn from a certain Timothy Dalton!
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Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each!
First up is the latest film from Jesse V. Johnson, BOUDICA (Signature Entertainment) starring Olga Kurylenko as the titular warrior queen!
Next is BITE (Bulldog Film Distribution), a British horror in which two young con-artists get mixed up with the wrong elderly couple!
Finally in THE RED TIDE MASSACRE (High Fliers Films), a small Floridian town is besieged by a monster created from a dangerous algae....
Our Short Shot is THE OFFERING, in which a care-worker discovers a horrific secret about her new client!
Our DV Throwback is none other than MANIAC COP 2, starring Robert Davi and Claudia Christian!
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Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
In our 250th episode Mike, Rich and Steve wax lyrical about some of the stand-outs we've covered to date, before kicking off with four main reviews. As usual, click the link to see the trailer for each of the main films:
We kick off with DANGEROUS WATERS (Signature Entertainment), in which a teen girl goes head-to-head with her mother's boyfriend on a sailing trip gone wrong!
Next is THE PRICE WE PAY (101 Films), directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and stars Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff and Vernon Wells!
8 FOUND DEAD (High Fliers Films) centers around a remote holiday home harboring a couple of unwanted guests...
and in THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO ISLINGTON (Bulldog Film Distribution), a hapless music teacher sells his soul to the devil!
Our Short Shot is DEAD ENDERS, a horror comedy which has just finished the festival circuit and is well worth checking out! Click the link to watch the whole film!Our DTV Throwback is FULL ECLIPSE, which has a great cast and was directed by the late Anthony Hickox. Clicking the link will take you to the whole film being hosted on Youtube.
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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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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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Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
This week Mike, Rich and Steve check out six new films - click the links to see the trailers!
We start with the biggest film of the week, OUTPOST (Lightbulb Films), directed by Joe Lo Truglio (Boyle on Brooklyn 99) in which a woman tries to deal with a sexual assault by volunteering as a park ranger.
Next is #CHADGETSTHEAXE (The Horror Collective/Entertainment Squad), in which some Youtubers investigate a haunted house.
HUNTED (aka Kill Shot) (High Fliers Films) finds a hunter guide and his tourist customer under attack from terrorists looking for a special briefcase!
Poor Steve had to review ANCHORAGE on his own this week, in which two drug addicts attempt to drive to Alaska with a car loaded with drugs...
TRAUMA THERAPY PSYCHOSIS sees some people falling prey to a self-help guru with some dangerous ideas about therapy!
THIRST finds a group of hipsters having to deal with troubling insomnia during an ecological crisis!
Our Short Shot is NIGHT RUN, an 80's love letter in which a man returns from the dead on the anniversary of his murder, seeking revenge. Normally, we'd link the film here but since recording, the film has been taken down! We shall update when we can.
Our DTV Throwback is KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, which you can find on FreeVee and other channels with ads.
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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 Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
In this episode of Short Shots, Mike and Rich take a look at the latest ETHERIA film nights. Etheria is a film festival which celebrates horror and sci-fi short films from women directors.
The latest, Etheria Film Night 2023, is currently available on SHUDDER and we heartily recommend you check them out.
the 2022 line-up isn't available in the same format, however we have tracked most of the shorts down (all except one) and you will find links to them as follows:
THIS IS OUR HOME - Directed by A.K. Espada
https://vimeo.com/765532271
INHERITANCE - Directed by Annalise Lockhart
https://vimeo.com/741997426
DANA - Directed by Lucía Forner Segarra
N/A
LUCID - Directed by Deanna Milligan
https://vimeo.com/653754815
FREYA - Directed by Camille Hollett-French
https://youtu.be/c0vTR2HH3fQ
THE FAMILIARS - Directed by Millicent Malcolm
https://youtu.be/F4IgEa0xxo0
COME F*CK MY ROBOT - Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan
https://youtu.be/M-RLlXXxM6I
Listen to the episode to find out how we rated them!
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