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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Mike, Rich and Steve tackle six new releases in this episode, kicking off with the one and only Scott Adkins in the long-awaited sequel ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY. This arrived with a huge buzz but does it live up to the hype? Check us out to find out!
Next up is POSTMORTEM, a Hungarian film about a photographer who takes family portraits which include recently deceased relatives. It's not long before things get spooky!
THE SPINE OF NIGHT is the latest film to be released from Shudder, and its an epic animated tale about the quest for power, told over millennia.
SUMMIT FEVER find some mountain climbers taking on a perilous quest to conquer three dangerous peaks.
TRAFFICKED is a "movie of the week" style tale involving Dean Cain trying to rescue a young teen who's been kidnapped into prostitution.
And MEAN SPIRITED is a comedy-horror about a Youtuber who's reunion with a childhood friend does not go to plan.
Our Short Shot is the Excellent LUNA - we absolutely love this so make sure you click the link, and you will see why!
Finally our DTV Throwback is PATIENT ZERO - a film we feel was given short shrift on its release - check it out on Freevee!
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
In this bumper episode Mike, Rich and Will tackle no less than six new releases:
Starting with VESPER, a film which has just finished a successful festival run and finds a young girl liviing in a post-eco apocalypse. Miss this one at your peril!
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT is a dark tale perfect for the modern world, in which a woman tries to convince people she was attacked by a monster.
HE'S WATCHING is an engrossing film project made during Covid lockdown...
CRIMSON POINT finds none other than C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher) as an ex-con who returns to his home town to find answers regarding the crime he took the fall for...(bizarrely there's no trailer for this!)
DEMONS AT DAWN entails a jaded hitman on one last job...
REPORTAGE is a Swedish fakumentary about a film crew entering a remote forest to discover what happened to a young mother and her child....
Our Short Shot is DEAD END - a film we saw at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival a few years back. Bryan Larkin stars as a government agent sent to Hong Kong...
Our DTV Throwback is OUTPOST: BLACK SUN - and this could be one of those few occasions where the DTV sequel is superior to the original film!
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases...
THEY LIVE IN THE GREY is the latest Shudder Original to be released on DVD and finds a social worker with clairvoyant powers discovering one of her cases may have supernatural connections...
COLD VENGEANCE is set in a rural community terrorised by a violent gang searching for a long lost treasure...
WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS sees a documentary film maker following a young man as he embarks on his quest to become a serial killer...
CONTROL finds a woman trapped in a strange cell and forced to complete increasingly complex tasks in order to save her daughter...
WITNESS INFECTION finds the son of a mob boss caught up in a crazy scheme to join two gangs as the local neighborhood starts turning into zombies thanks to some tainted sausage meat...
Our Short Shot is a Star Wars fan film. NO DISINTIGRATIONS follows Boba Fett, Boskk and another bounty hunter who meet up in a bar...
Our DTV Throwback is THE NUMBERS STATION, a thriller starring John Cusack which uses the very real phenomena of Numbers Stations as its maguffin.
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Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases....
THE LAST THING MARY SAW is the latest film from Shudder to hit DVD, and is a gothic period drama involving stern religious family and a sapphic relationship.
WOLVES OF WAR is the latest film from director Giles Anderson, who has impressed us with his previous films The Dare and The Stranger In My Bed. Here he is tackling a "boys Own" adventure movie involving scientists and nazis...
SHAPELESS is a strange film in which a woman's eating disorder may be turning her into some form of monster. Is the transformation real, or metaphorical? Take a watch to decide!
STRAWBERRY MANSION is, hands down, the most bizarre film we've seen this year, but does it make any sense and does it provide any entertainment value? Check out our review to hear our verdict!
Our Short Shot is RED - you MUST watch this.
Finally, our DTV throwback is the horror fakumentary, BUTTERFLY KISSES. I have to admit I love this particular version of the found footage format, so how does it stand up? (Bizarrely, i can't find a trailer for this. Huh...)
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Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
In this fan film special, Mike and Rich take a look at four recent films based on well-known franchises.
We start with THE LAST RONIN. At the time of recording, neither of us realised that The Last Ronin is a well-known five issue mini-series, which is why we hadn't mentioned it. Bearing that in mind, please check out the podcast to hear our thoughts on the short!
Next is LEGEND: A DRAGONBALL TALE, a short which perfectly replicas the animation style of the original series. Check it out by clicking the link!
KNIGHTMARE: MAN OR BAT is the final part of a trilogy, which brings to the fore a couple of elements of Batman lore which have so far been overlooked by any of the live-action versions. Plus its loaded with blink-and-you'll miss 'em easter eggs.
Finally we have STAR WARS: X WING - a film which truly highlights how accessible quality special effects work is becoming and gives us a seriously rollicking space battle. Strap in, coz things are going to get crazy!
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Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
In this overstuffed episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle six new releases...
We kick off with BURIAL, a film which really surprised me, although its premier at Frightfest may need to be taken with a grain of salt...
HELLBENDER is the latest film from Shudder to be given a DVD release, and is about a teenage girl whose mother is a witch...
ROOT LETTER is an independent mystery movie in which a young man tries to find out what happened to a pen-friend after she sends him a disturbing letter...
DEATH PURSUIT (aka Bullet Proof) is the directorial debut of James Clayton - a name to look out for in future!
JURASSIC VALLEY is a low-budget British film involving dinosaurs on the loose after WW3...
THE RED BOOK RITUAL is an anthology film with some choice stories but a weak wraparound...
Our Short Shot is ATRATUS, in which a young woman is beseiged by people trying to obtain a secret...click the link to catch the whole 17min film!
and our DTV Throwback is BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS, starring Cabin in the Woods' Fran Kranz! You can find this horror comedy on PLEX!
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Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at some films which have hit the streaming services of late...
Starting with SAMARITAN, a superhero film starring Sylvester Stallone, and one which gave me a strong sense of de je vu!
Next is the Taiwanese horror film, INCANTATION. This tries to walk a fine line between found footage and conventional narrative, but is it successful? Tune in to find out!
Next is CROW, a fan-made feature film based on the James O'Barr comic-book. The original feature starring Brandon Lee has proved to be a very difficult act to follow - perhaps this may be more successful at adapting the ideas and character?
Our Short Shot is E11 STANDARD ISSUES - this is a Star Wars fan film in which a stormtrooper makes an "unboxing" video for his new weapon. Click the link to watch the whole short!
Out DTV Throwback is NIGHT IN PARADISE, a Korean gangster movie which is juuuuust a little grim. You have been warned!
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Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
In this episode, Mike and Rich bookend the show with two films with the same title!
We kick off with BLACK SITE, a film we'd been looking forward to seeing ever since the buzz from its US release. Does it stand up to expectations?
Next is DAY SHIFT, the feature directorial debut of renowned fight choreographer, J J Perry, and stars Jamie Foxx as a blue-collar vampire hunter. This film is a Netflix original, which have been a bit hit-and-miss, so how does this stand up?
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS finds Tom Skerrit and his dog un against the elements...
THE CAPTIVE finds a trafficking survivor re-tormented by her original captor,
SPECIAL DELIVERY is a Korean action movie which are usually right up my alley but after being burned by Carter in the last episode, will this renew my faith in the genre?
Our Short Shot is the excellent animated film, THE LEGEND OF PIPI - click on the link for some great dark humour!
Finally, our DTV Throwback is another film called BLACK SITE - this one is a British film, directed by Tom Paton. This is available on the ROKU channel, or to rent from other streaming services.
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Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at three new releases...
We kick off with the latest Shark Peril movie, THE REEF: STALKED, which features four young women being stalked by a killer shark when they go on a kayaking holiday.
Next is the political thriller 18 1/2. Set during the height of the Watergate scandal, this finds a young Whitehouse clerk in deep water when she discovers a tape of the infamous "missing 18 1/2 minutes" of President Nixon's recordings.
EXECUTIVE ORDER is another political thriller, this time from Brazil and deals with an abhorrent situation and in today's political climate proves not to be as satirical and absurd as it might have hoped.
Our Short Shot is CROOK$, in which two inept women attempt to hold up a convenience store and run into a complication. Click the link to watch this excellent short!
Our DTV Throwback is TC2000, a futuristic action movie which stars Billy Blanks, Matthias Hues and Bolo Yeung!
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Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at six recent releases:
Starting with CLEAN, starring Adrien Brody as a garbage man trying to atone for a violent past...
CORRECTIVE MEASURES is the first of two films this week starring Bruce Willis - this one had a few surprises in store!
FORTRESS: SNIPERS EYE is a sequel hot on the heels of its predecessor and again stars Jesse Metcalfe, Chad Michael Murray and Bruce Willis...
RUBIKON is an Austrian sci-fi thriller where the crew of a space station must battle with some huge decisions....
...Serbian film THE POND is heavy on existential atmosphere...
...and THE PRINCESS, which can be viewed either on Hulu (US) or Disney+ (UK), allows Furie director Le-Van Kiet to deliver a kick-ass fairytale!
Our Short Shot is BABY FEVER from the wonderful Monstrous Femme, directed by Hannah May Cumming. This film is still on the competition/festival circuit so cannot be shared at the moment, but click on the link for more info.
Finally our DTV Throwback is MARKED MAN, starring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as a convict forced to escape when he witnesses guards kill a fellow in-mate! This is currently available on Amazon Prime.
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