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Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
In our penultimate episode of 2018, Mike and Rich conduct another round-up of short films currently available, mostly for free (see below)! There is the creepy doll tale, THE DOLLMASTER, two shorts concerning THE MASK, taking things a lot darker and meaner than the Jim Carrey movie, a whimsical post-heist tale THE GETAWAY, the fx-laden THE 715th, a thoughtful romance/drama WINTER HILL, a fan-made version of UNCHARTED starring Nathan Fillion and a hardboiled action movie, NIGHT SHIFT.
All but one of these films are available FOR FREE, and you'll find the links below in the FOOTNOTES!
In addition there is the usual DTV Chart, Coming Soon and Washing Up sections. Enjoy!!
FOOTNOTES
THE DTV CHART
COMING SOON: TRAILERS
BLOOD HUNTERS - RISE OF THE HYBRIDSDARK SOULVIXENALL THE DEVIL'S MENTHE MARINE 6: CLOSE QUARTERS
THE SHORTS:
THE DOLLMAKERWINTER HILLTHE GETAWAYTHE 716TH (NB - this is the only film which isn't free: it costs 1.99 to rent from Amazon Prime.)
RISE OF THE MASKREVENGE OF THE MASKUNCHARTEDNIGHT SHIFT
THE WASHING UP: OTHER FILMS RELEASED THIS WEEK
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Looks like we're back on track and normal service is resuming! This week, Mike and Rich tackle two very different films: BUYBUST, a filipino take on The Raid starring Anne Curtis, and a Canadian horror movie which garnered a lot of praise at this year's Frightfest, THE WITCH AT THE WINDOW. Not only that, but Mike gives his take on the low budget thriller BETRAYED, ROBIN HOOD: THE REBELLION and the James Franco directed FUTURE WORLD. And as if that weren't enough there are also our usual features, the DTV CHART, COMING SOON and WASHING UP sections. We hope you enjoy the episode and be sure to check out the FOOTNOTES below!
FOOTNOTES:
COMING SOON: TRAILERS
LEPRECHAUN RETURNSCLOWNADOPRESIDENT EVILLEGION MAXXBACKTRACETIGERTHE QUAKE
THE MAIN FEATURE REVIEWS:
BETRAYED
ROBIN HOOD: THE REBELLION
FUTURE WORLD
BUYBUST
THE WITCH AT THE WINDOW
THE WASHING UP: OTHER RECENT RELEASES
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Hello everybody and welcome to our "lost" episode. We originally recorded the bulk of this shortly after the Fighting Spirit Film Festival, at the end of September but due to my moving house and Rich being on holiday, it took a long time to get round to editing and publishing the episode. So long in fact that we decided to add a fourth review, for the Belgian crime movie, GANGSTA, to go along with our already-in-the-bag reviews for FINAL SCORE, VENGEANCE and ATTRITION. We also run down our favourite films from the FIGHTING SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL. Now for this episode we re-recorded the DTV CHART and I've decided to leave out the WASHING UP for this week - it will be back in the next episode. Hope you enjoy the show and check out the FOOTNOTES below!
FOOTNOTES:
THE DTV CHART:
COMING SOON: TRAILERS
THE SUPER
BIG KILLTHE MARINE 6: CLOSE QUARTERS
FIGHTING SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL SHORTS
Not many of these are currently available as they are still in competition, but you can learn a bit about them here.
STEAM
TRANH AND NOWAK (FULL MOVIE)
THE MAIN REVIEWS:
VENGEANCE
FINAL SCORE
ATTRITION
GANGSTA
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Happy Halloween, everybody! We're finally back after a month's break and are bringing you a bumper crop of horrors to check out (or heed our warning and stay away) during the spooky festivities!
This week, Mike and Rich check out the horror spoof CAMP DEATH 3 in 2D, the low budget homage PARTY NIGHT, the Brit slasher DON'T BLINK and a couple of exclusives from the SHUDDER streaming service, RUIN ME and SUMMER OF '84. Not only that but we have our usual segments: The DTV Chart, Coming Soon trailers and the WASHING UP!
We hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to check out the FOOTNOTES!
FOOTNOTES:
The DTV CHART:
COMING SOON: TRAILERS
MARA
AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
BETWEEN WORLDS
PARADOX
THE MAIN REVIEWS: TRAILERS
CAMP DEATH 3 - IN 2D!
PARTY NIGHT
DON'T BLINK (AKA FOX TRAP)
RUIN ME
SUMMER OF '84
WASHING UP: OTHER RECENT RELEASES
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Please excuse the background noise on this week's episode - Rich and I recorded it in the bar of our hotel, while attending this year's Fighting Spirit Film Festival (more on this in the next episode!).
Anyway, this week we take a look at two Anglo-Polish productions about events set during World War 2. First up is HURRICANE, about 303 Squadron. This is followed by the mystery drama THE LAST WITNESS. Then we change tack completely, with the latest horror movie from director Pascal Laugier, IN A GHOSTLAND. Not only that but we have the usual DTV Chart, Coming Soon section and the Washing Up. Check below for links in the Footnotes!
FOOTNOTES:
THE DTV CHART
COMING SOON:
MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACYGOLDEN JOBTHE NIGHT COMES FOR USPROJECT GUTENBERGASH IS PUREST WHITESHADOWKUNG FU MONSTER
MAIN REVIEWS:
HURRICANE
THE LAST WITNESSINCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND
THE WASHING UP: OTHER RECENT RELEASES
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
This week, Mike and Tom take a look at the awesome REVENGE, while Will pops by for a lengthy discussion of the new thriller BAD SAMARITAN, starring David Tennant. Not only that but we have the usual DTV Chart, Coming Soon Trailers and the Washing Up. Enjoy!
FOOTNOTES:
THE DTV CHART:
COMING SOON: TRAILERS
ASURA
LEGEND OF THE ANCIENT SWORDTHE PREYTHE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAINTHE DRAGON UNLEASHEDSPLIT LIP
INTENSIVE CAREAIR STRIKE
THE MAIN REVIEWS:
REVENGE CLIP 1 - PUSH
REVENGE CLIP 2 - SURVIVE
BAD SAMARITAN
THE WASHING UP: OTHER RECENT RELEASES
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Please excuse my voice this week folks - I lost my voice a few days before and was still pretty rough during the recording! I've managed to edit out most of the coughing but there's still some in there so please bear with me!
Anyhoo, this week we take a good hard look at Nicolas Cage, as he has had three movies out recently and we've rounded them up to take a gander. First up is THE HUMANITY BUREAU, a curious sci-fi action film with some nice anti-Trump nuggets here and there. Second we have the "based on a true story" movie 211, in with about-to-retire cop Nic Cage finds himself stumbling onto a quartet of very violent bank robbers. Finally we have MOM AND DAD, in which Cage co-stars with Selma Blair as a parents who find themselves overcome with the need to murder their children. Can this film help me overcome my aversion to anything directed by Brian Taylor (Crank/Gamer)? Tune in to find out.
In addition we also have the usual sections - the DTV CHART, COMING SOON and WASHING UP.
THE FOOTNOTES:
DTV CHART
COMING SOON - TRAILERS
OVERLORDOUTLAWEDVENGEANCE (aka I AM VENGEANCE)MARIATHE DIVISIONFULL LOVEMANHUNTMAKING A KILLING
THE MAIN REVIEWS:
THE HUMANITY BUREAU
211
MOM AND DAD
THE WASHING UP: OTHER RECENT RELEASES
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
With World Cup Fever raging on and about to come to a peak on Sunday night - our usual recording slot, Mike and Rich take advantage of the turmoil and take another look at the world of short films. This week we have a total of 12 shorts, coming to a total running time of approx 3hrs 51min between them. In this selection you will find PARTITIONED HEART and TO BE ALONE - two films which deal with a person going through the grieving process, 18, a film which harks back to the harrowinig Public Information adverts from the 70's and 80's, ROSE TIGER, in which a young girl wants to be like Bruce Lee, SWEET WATER and FTL, two fx-heavy sci-fi movies, HELLMEN OF AGENCY 9, a strange mix of sci-fi and political thriller, the thrilling animated TANK, and the first instalment of CASH: THE SERIES. Our final two films are the fan-film THE BROKEN GEAR (based on the FINAL FIGHT video game) and the wonderful BLINDSIDED: THE GAME. On top of all of this there is the usual DTV Chart, Coming Soon and Washing Up sections!
FOOTNOTES:
THE DTV CHART:
COMING SOON:
THE IMMORTALON THE ROPESTHE BRAVEBLACKMARKRESCUE UNDER FIRETHE DOMESTICSARTIKSNAKE OUTTA COMPTONBLACK SITE
THE SHORT FILM REVIEWS:
PARTITIONED HEARTTO BE ALONE18ROSE TIGERSWEET WATERFTLTANKBALLISTICCASH - THE SERIES (CHAPTER 1 - STRICTLY BUSINESS)THE BROKEN GEARBLINDSIDED: THE GAME
THE WASHING UP - OTHER RECENT DTV RELEASES
Tuesday Jul 03, 2018
Tuesday Jul 03, 2018
In the midst of the World Cup, we've got an eclectic mix of films, from the sublime to the ridiculous! This week, Mike and Dave take a look at Pool Party Massacre, a homage to the classic slashers of yesteryear. This is followed up with the real deal - XTRO, an 80's cult classic which has been given a rather stellar blu ray special edition. Next up is FLIGHT FROM HELL, the previous instalment to Lost in the Pacific which we reviewed a while back! And finally, there's MOHAWK, the second feature by TED GEOGHEGEN (apologies Ted for mispronouncing your name at the beginning of the episode!). All this, plus the usual DTV CHART, COMING SOON and WASHING UP sections!
FOOTNOTES:
The DTV CHART
COMING SOON:
MUMBAI SIEGE - 4 DAYS OF TERROR (originally ONE LESS GOD)THE LAST WARRIOR BUY BUSTFINAL SCOREREPRISALSILENCERAURA MANDY
THE MAIN REVIEWS:
POOL PARTY MASSACRE
XTRO
FLIGHT FROM HELL
MOHAWK
THE WASHING UP
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
In this week's episode, Mike and Rich finally get to discuss two films they've been eyeing for some time - the Turkish war movies, FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS and BROTHERS IN ARMS.Find out what they thought about the movies as well as the way they've been marketed in the UK. Then, Mike and Dave take a peek at the retro-tastic SEQUENCE BREAK, which is currently being shown on Shudder but will also be available on DVD, and BLACK BUTTERFLY, a thriller starring Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyer. Not only that but there are the usual WASHING UP, COMING SOON and DTV CHART....
FOOTNOTES:
DTV CHART:
COMING SOON:
NIGHTSHOOTERSENTER THE FIRESIBERIA5TH PASSENGEROCCUPATION
THE MAIN REVIEWS:
FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS
BROTHERS IN ARMS
SEQUENCE BREAK
BLACK BUTTERFLY
THE WASHING UP