The DTV Digest

Episode 139: The Doorman, Yeti, 12 Hour Shift, Ready, The Cold Light of Day

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at THE DOORMAN, starring Ruby Rose and Jean Reno. After a season as Batgirl and numerous strong supporting roles, is Ruby ready to carry a feature film? Check out our review to find out!
Next up is YETI, aka Abominable, which....well, listen for yourselves. It certainly has some surprises!
We follow that with 12 HOUR SHIFT, a kind of farcical crime story set in a hospital which reminded us of a certain short film we reviewed last year...
 
Our Short Shot is READY, a British actioner in which a female police officer takes on a gang of kidnappers. Tune in to find out if it raised our collective pulses! This film is available via Amazon Prime - click the link if you are a subscriber...
Finally, our DTV Throwback is THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY - not to be confused with Cold Light of Day starring Henry Cavill and Bruce Willis, this one stars Richard E Grant as a police detective hunting a child murderer. Never heard of it? NEITHER HAD I til Rich hauled it out of obscurity and dusted it off (actually its available on Amazon Prime).
 
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Episode 138 - Relic, Tailgate, ARK Exitus, Ice cream Man

In this episode, Mike and Rich look at two films which were well received at last year's Fightfest festival. First up is the Australian film, RELIC, in which an elderly woman's disappearance causes concern for her daughter. We follow that with the very fraught TAILGATE, a film from the Netherlands in which a man's road rage puts him and his family in mortal peril.
Our short shot this week is ARK EXITUS, a new film from Johnny Yong Bosch. Normally we'd put a link to the whole film here but other than being available for a preview weekend, it has yet to resurface!
Our DTV Throwback is a real curiosity - ICE CREAM MAN is a very grotesque and bizarre film which contains a couple of out there performances. The film is available on Amazon Prime, as is a RIFF TRAX version!
 
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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!
 
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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!
 
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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!
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Episode 135 - Xmas Special - Nights before Christmas, Silent Night, Coming to Town, Riot

Merry Christmas everybody! In this special episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Will get together to delve into some Xmas-themed films, DTV style!
First up is THE NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, a sequel to a film I really enjoyed from a couple of years ago (Once Upon A Time at Christmas). This is followed up with the British gangster movie, SILENT NIGHT.
 
Our Short Shot this week is an oldie-but-goodie, COMING TO TOWN, in which Santa drunkenly grants a young girl her wish of vengeance. Click the link to watch the whole film!
 
Our DTV Throwback is RIOT, starrting Gary Daniels and Sugar Ray Leonard. I think we talked as much about this film as the other three combined! This is currently legitimately available on Youtube.
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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!
 
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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!
 
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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.
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Episode 131 - Rogue, Ropes, Skyfire, Dead Air, Danger Zone

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at ROGUE, in which Megan Fox attempts to reinvent herself as an action hero, taking on human traffickers and a CGI lion. Take a listen to find out if she's been successful!
From a deadly cat to a deadly dog - our next film is ROPES, a Spanish thriller which finds a young quadriplegic trapped in her home with her helper dog who's turned rabid!
From Spain its off to China for SKYFIRE, a disaster movie in which a volcano erupts on an island containing a five-star holiday resort. This is directed by Con Air's Simon West - tune in to find out how this all turns out!
Our Short Shot is DEAD AIR, in which a punk band find themselves on a plane full of deadly creatures. Normally we'd link to the short itself but this one is available on Amazon Prime if you are a subscriber.
Finally, our DTV Throwback is DANGER ZONE, a real find as it stars Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr in an African-set adventure!
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