The DTV Digest

Episode 117 - Mortal, Shifter, 2099: The Soldier Protocol, Hero, Soul Searcher

*Audio is fixed!
 
This week Mike, Rich and Steve look at three new releases. First up is the Norwegian action thriller steeped in Norse mythology, MORTAL, directed by Troll Hunter's André Øvredal. Following this we have the indie time travel/body horror movie, SHIFTER, and our third feature is 2099: THE SOLDIER PROTOCOL which surprisingly co-stars David Arquette!
Our Short Shot this week is HERO, and we finish up with another DTV Throwback obscurity, SOUL SEARCHER!
As usual, if you click the links they will take you to the trailer, or in the case of the Short Shot the film itself. Soul Searcher's director, Neil Oseman, has placed a legit copy of Soul Searcher online and clicking the link above will take you to it. 2099 The Solder Protocol is available on Amazon Prime.
 
Check it out and let us know what you think!
 

Episode 116 - Arkansas, Open 24hrs, Do No Harm, Stormtrooper

*Apologies for the audio quality this episode - this is the LAST time we are using skype to record, things shall be improving we promise!!
 
This week, Mike and Rich tackle the new black comedy/crime drama ARKANSAS which stars Liam Hemsworth and Vince Vaughn, among others. Then we switch genres to OPEN 24 HOURS, in which a woman is stalked by her serial killer ex boyfriend...or is she?....or....isn't she??
 
Our short shot is DO NO HARM and, seriously everyone needs to check it out. Click the link to watch!
 
Finally, Rich has managed to discover another obscure action movie for our DTV Throwback, which is STORMTROOPER - a film which really messed with my expectations. I couldn't find an actual trailer for this so enjoy this short clip dubbed into Russian (?). Anyway the film is available on Amazon Prime, check out our review to find out if its worth your time!
 

Episode 115: Alien Outbreak, American Fighter, Trace, Silent Trigger

Editor's note - like the previous episode this week the audio quality is a bit inconsistent, but it should improve very soon! 
 
This week, Mike and Rich are rejoined by Steve Lockeridge and Will Bentley to discuss two main features: first up is the independent sci-fi thriller, ALIEN OUTBREAK which contains some stunning alien creations. This is followed by AMERICAN FIGHTER, which may defy your assumptions based on that title! 
 
Our Short Shot is TRACE, a martial arts clip set in a distopian future where Artificial Intelligence is being put to some interesting uses.
 
Finally our DTV Throwback this week is SILENT TRIGGER, starring Dolph Lundgren. As a big fan of the series Leverage, I was pleasantly surprised to see who his costar was! This is available on Amazon Prime so check it out if you like what we say about it.

Episode 114 - Arthur and Merlin: Knights of Camelot, Inheritance, Pop Down, McBain

In this week's episode, Mike and Rich delve back to the time of ARTHUR AND MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT, the latest in a long line of films looking at the legend of King Arthur. Our second feature review is INHERITANCE, in which Simon Pegg gets to try out an American accent!
For our Short Shot we decide to POP DOWN with director and co-star James Button, in a film which really resonates with the current/recent lockdown situation. Finally, for our DTV Throwback, we head down to Columbia with Christopher Walken to overthrow a corrupt government in MCBAIN.
Check it out!
Please note: the audio quality might sound a bit "off" for the next couple of episodes due to having to resort to a different recording set-up but this should be rectified soon!

Episode 113 - I Am Vengeance: Retaliation, The Cure, US SEALS 2

in this Action packed, testosterone fuelled episode, Mike, Rich and Steve interview ROSS BOYASK about his latest film, I AM VENGEANCE: RETALIATION, starring Stu Bennet and Vinnie Jones, before launching into our review.
And in keeping with that film, our Short Shot is the seriously action packed THE CURE, which apparently was made for a poultry $16,000 - when you see the size and scope of the action in that film you'll realise why that is such a big deal and why we consider it one of the best shorts we've seen this year!
And finally we wind up with the wonderfully quirky action movie US SEALS 2, directed by none other than Isaac Florentine.
 
Check it out!!
 

Episode 112 - The Spy, The Robbery, Freeway

This week Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at the new espionage thriller set during WW2, THE SPY (Spionen), starring Ingrid Bolso Berdal as real life starlet Sonja Wigert. The Short Shot this week is the excellent THE ROBBERY*, which was either shot in one take or seamlessly edited to appear so. And out DTV Throwback is a film I've forever been meaning to catch up with, the cult classic FREEWAY starring Reese Witherspoon and Keifer Sutherland. Enjoy!
*In order to watch THE ROBBERY, you will need to register (for free) at https://bestshortfilms.discover.film/browse 

Episode 111 - Valhalla-The Legend of Thor, Odin's Nine, Vikingdom

This week Mike and Rich get their berserker on with three films based (loosely) on Norse mythology. We start out with recent release VALHALLA: THE LEGEND OF THOR and follow it up with our Short Shot, RISE OF THE MASK: ODIN'S NINE. Finally, our DTV Throwback is the very unique VIKINGDOM - where else are you going to see a buddy act between Craig Fairbrass with Jon Foo??
So grab your horned helmet and take a listen!
 

Episode 110 - Travolta Special! The Fanatic, Speed Kills, Gotti, Burning Rubber, An Eye for an Eye, The Forger

THE FANATIC is a film which has had a pretty hard kicking by the mainstream media, but is it really as bad as has been made out? Mike and Rich go check it out. But that's not all, as we decided to acknowledge the plethora of films that Travolta has starred in recently and see if their reputations are warranted also. We check out the biopics SPEED KILLS and GOTTI, the blue collar racing drama BURNING RUBBER (aka Trading Paint) and the film noir style AN EYE FOR AN EYE (aka The Poison Rose). And for our DTV Throwback we go to 2014 for THE FORGER.
So check out our reviews and let us know how you feel about Mr Travolta and whether you agree with us or not!
 
 

Episode 109 - Trick or Treat

A short episode - a podlet, if you will! - in which Mike and Will Bentley discuss the new British Thriller, TRICK OR TREAT, in which middle-aged Greg ends up wishing he could have had a quiet night in on his birthday!
 
Check out our rambling review!

Episode 108 - Payback - Extraction - A Sock and a Hard Place - Jungleground

In this episode, Mike Rich and Tom welcome back the iconic duo of French (Scott Adkins) and Sue (Louis Mandylor) in the sequel to The Debt Collector, PAYBACK. A small point to note - we refer to the film as "Debt Collectors", as that was the title when we recorded this episode. 
Next up is the action packed EXTRACTION, courtesy of Netflix, starring Chris Hemsworth. You may be surprised by some of the opinions given in our review!
Our Short Shot is HELD OP SOK, aka A Sock and a Hard Place, directed by Thijs Meuwese whose feature KILL MODE we reviewed in Episode 96. 
Rounding off this week in our DTV Throwback is JUNGLEGROUND, starring Roddy Piper and available on Amazon Prime.