The DTV Digest
News and Reviews of films that didn't make it to the cinema
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Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve check out 2 new releases....
NIGHT OF THE BASTARD (High Fliers Films)is a sordid tale of a reclusive man and his pet turtle under siege by a satanic cult when he begrudgingly helps a young woman they intend to sacrifice...
SAYEN (Amazon Prime) follows a young woman who comes home to her village in Chile only to find it under attack from rich land-grabbers looking to exploit their jungle. You can find this on Amazon Prime.
Our Short Shot is OTHERKIN - a young woman finally gets to meet her birth parents but finds they and their house are kind of creepy... click the link to watch the whole film.
Our DTV Throwback is GUNMEN - Christopher Lambert and Mario Van Peebles kind of team up to search for a huge amount of loot stolen from Patrick Steward, who sends Dennis Leary on their trail...You can find a very good print of this on YouTube - click the link to watch it!
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Saturday May 13, 2023
Saturday May 13, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Will tackle six new films. - as usual, clicking the links below will take you to the trailer for each...
Starting with A SMALL FORTUNE (101 Films) a familiar tale of greed and bad luck with a unique isolated setting...
then we look at low budget horror movie, CRAVING set in a road-house besieged by an armed gang of drug addicts....
HELL'S HALF ACRE (Terror Films) finds the crew of a youtube channel investigating an abandoned prison only to find it isn't completely empty...
SPACE WARS: QUEST FOR THE DEEPSTAR (Uncork'd Entertainment) is an indie space opera starring Michael Pare, Sarah French and Olivier Gruner...
WHAT REMAINS (High Fliers) finds Kellan Lutz as a murderer just out of prison, befriending the husband of his victim...
PILLOW PARTT MASSACRE (Breaking Glass Pictures) is a love-letter to the classic slashers of the 1980s...
Our Short Shot is HAPPY MART - click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is RAZE, starring Zoe Bell, one of 50 women kidnapped and forced to fight to the death for the delights of an uber rich audience. (note - I mention Mike Fury's book, life of Action - of course, Zoe Bell appears on the cover of volume 2, not the first).
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Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
This week, Mike and Rich tackle six new releases...
LAST SENTINEL sees Kate Bosworth and three crewmates trying to discover why their relief ship was abandoned...
NIGHTMARE RADIO is a horror anthology, centred around a late-night DJ challenging her listeners to call in with spooky tales...
WIRE ROOM is the last Bruce Willis-featuring film to be made (although there are still some to be released)...
THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS finds an insurance salesman trying to prove his manliness with an ill-advised trip into the wilderness...
THE LOCKSMITH is the second film this week to star Kate Bosworth - this time the focus is on Ryan Philippe as he tries to go straight after a prison sentence...
THE QUANTUM DEVIL is from the director of Girl Next, which divided the panel when we reviewed it last year. A small group of scientists are summoned to Eastern Europe to help finish off a quantum portal into another dimension...
Our Short Shot is the festival crowd-pleasing RINGWORMS - click the link to watch the whole short!
Our DTV Throwback is UNLUCKY STARS, a love-letter to the Hong Kong golden age of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Click the link to watch the whole film on Youtube!
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Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve check out two new films....
First is COLONIALS (Reel 2 Reel Films), an independent sci-fi action movie which sees a recently-graduated cadet sent on a dangerous mission...to Earth!
Second is THE WALK (High Fliers Films) - set in 1974, this is a fictional take on Boston's enforced bussing policy to force its schools to become racially integrated, and some of the people that it affects.
Out Short Shot is KICKSTART MY HEART - a film we saw last year at Fighting Spirit Film Festival and are very happy to be able to share it with you here - click the link to see the whole film.
Our DTV Throwback is TIMEBOMB. Michael Beihn stars as a mild-mannered watchmaker who finds himself targeted by a shadowy organisation when he's shown in a tv news show. As this film is available on YouTube, click the link to watch the whole film!
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Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
As we had a light slate this week Mike, Rich and Steve decided to take a look at some recent films added to Netflix. As usual, clicking the links below will take you to a trailer for each film...
But we start with our only physical release of the week, RIPPER'S REVENGE (High Fliers). Director Steve Lawson is a prolific low-budget film-maker and impressed us with RIPPER UNTOLD and his other films have all been entertaining (The Mummy in particular). Will returning to spin a new tale around the Ripper murders be a success? Check out our review to find out!
Set in the lead-up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, SEOUL VIBE (Netflix) finds a street-racing gang blackmailed by a well-meaning cop to go undercover as delivery drivers for a notorious loan shark.
KUTTEY (Netflix) is an Indian film about two corrupt cops who find themselves in hot water after being caught trying to assassinate a rival drug dealer and must come up with a more audacious heist in order to pay off the right people.
FURIES (Netflix) is a Prequel to Furie (In our review I was Adamant this was a sequel in name only, but i stand corrected!) Veronica Ngo takes over as director and proves to be a force to be reckoned with both in front and behind the camera.
Our Short Shot is LACKADAISY, an animated short about a trio of bootleggers during the prohibition set in New Orleans. Click the link to watch the whole short and please check out the other links on the page.
Our DTV Throwback is JARHEAD 3: The SIEGE (Netflix) - Universal 1440 are experts at delivering DTV Sequels to films which had originally received theatrical releases - such as Sniper, The Scorpion King and Death Race. This is directed by William Kaufman and co-stars Scott Adkins, so i need say no more!
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
After the huge workload of the previous couple of episodes Mike, Rich and Steve take it easy with only two main films to cover. As usual, clicking the links below will take you to the trailer...
V/H/S 99 (Shudder) is the latest in the anthology series - this one centering around a single tape which has been recorded over several times resulting in a series of stories set in 1999.
THE KILLER (CineAsia UK) is director Jae-Hoon Choi's long-awaited follow-up to The Swordsman, a film highly regarded around here! Can lightning strike twice? All the signs are good, including the return of Jang Hyuk as his lead!
Our Short Shot is SKIN AND BONE, in which a drifter has a bizarre time when he takes casual work on a secluded farm... click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback is SWELTER - Lennie James and Jean-Claude Van Damme costar in a sweaty modern western about an amnesiac sheriff, some escaped convicts and a hidden bag of loot. This film can be found on Amazon Prime.
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Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
This episode sees Mike, Rich and Steve tackling a whopping eight new releases. As usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film:
BAD CITY (101 Films) is a Japanese action movie about a hand-picked squad of detectives taking on a corrupt businessman running for mayor!
NEXT EXIT (Blue Finch Releasing) is a road-trip for two strangers on their way to be euthanized as part of an experiment to prove there is life after death!
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Signature Entertainment) is the latest re-telling of the Dumas classic!
THE NAMELESS DAYS (High Fliers Films) is set on the Mexican border where an Aztec demon preys on newly-borns!
THE IRISH MOB (101 Films) tries to be Goodfellas on a budget!
CONDOR'S NEST (Icon Film Distribution) - don't be fooled by the generic artwork, this is a well-made thriller set after World War 2!
DEAD BRIDE (Trinity Creative) - An Italian horror movie in which a woman and her family are plagued by ghosts from her past!
THE POSSESSED (High Fliers Films) - An Australian horror movie in which John Jarret does his best to "clear" people of demonic spirits!
Our Short Shot is DRAGON COP, an excellent homage to the Golden Age of HK Action. Click the link to watch the whole film and take a moment to consider helping out their Kickstarter campaign for Dragon Cop's Revenge!
Our DTV Throwback is ANDRON, another film in which a group of strangers find themselves together in a strange facility with no memories. Click the link to see the film for free on YouTube.
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve check out five new releases:
AMBUSH (Signature Entertainment) a Vietnam War - set thriller about the hunt for a stolen top secret binder.
THE FEARWAY (Reel 2 Reel Films) - a young couple are stalked along a deserted freeway.
IMMORTAL (High Fliers Films) - an anthology, a quartet of stories about people discovering they cannot die.
DAUGHTER (Lightbulb Film Distribution) - a young woman is abducted and forced to be part of a family lorded over by Father.
THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF (High Fliers Films_ - an Indian paranormal detective arrives in England to investigate a haunted house.
Our Short Shot is THE COWBOY AND THE SAMURAI, a fictional take on a meeting between Jack Nicholson and John Belushi. Click the link to watch the whole short film!
Our DTV throwback is MERCENARY - John Ritter is a rich industrialist who hires mercenary Olivier Gruner to seek and destroy the terrorists who murdered his wife. Click the link to watch the movie legitimately on YouTube!
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Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Since we launched the @DTVShortShots twitter page, Rich has curated over 100 fan films and to commemorate that, we have put together a selection of some of the best comic-book fan films that are currently out there. Some of these are quite well known (I'm sure a lot of people will have come across the Deadpool ones before) but all are very much worth your time.
Here's the list we cover, with links to each short:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
4
Leo Kei Angelos
2013
bit.ly/ShortShot1
DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL
6
Julian Higgins
2017
bit.ly/ShortShot653
DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL 2
13
Julian Higgins
2018
bit.ly/ShortShot660
NIGHTWING: THE DARKEST NIGHT
23
Matthew Campbell
2015
bit.ly/ShortShot520
RIDDLE OF THE MASK
15
Justin Zagri
2013
bit.ly/ShortShot289
TRUTH OF THE MASK
20
Justin Zagri
2014
bit.ly/ShortShot296
BATMAN: PUPPET MASTER
15
Bryan Nest
2012
bit.ly/ShortShot156
PAMELA & IVY
16
Leah McKendrick
2020
bit.ly/ShortShot674
MARVEL ZOMBIES VS. ARMY OF DARKNESS
8
Brian Rosenthal
2013
bit.ly/ShortShot85
ASH VS. LOBO AND THE DC DEAD
21
Brian Rosenthal
2016
bit.ly/ShortShot86
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
In this week's episode Mike, Rich and Steve take on five new releases - Click the links to view the trailers!
PROJECT WOLF HUNTING (Kaleidoscope Entertainment) is a mix of Con Air and Resident Evil, and is probably the most violent and gory action film you are likely to see!
SHADOW MASTER (Dazzler) finds nightwatchman D Y Sao take on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - look out for a very lean and mean Brian Le who steals the film!
BERMUDA ISLAND (Gravitas Pictures) finds the survivors of a plane crash being picked off by mutant Neanderthals'!
THE LONG NIGHT (High Fliers Films) sees a couple under siege by cloak-and-mask-wearing cultists!
JETHICA (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is about a woman whose stalker keeps harassing her from beyond the grave!
Our short shot is YAE: BLIND SAMURAI WOMAN, (dir. Akiko Izumitani) in which a young blind woman takes it upon herself to avenge her father's death, after he himself is killed in a revenge duel. Click the link to watch the whole 18 minute film!
Our DTV Throwback is CROCODILE (2000), directed by Tobe Hooper!
Follow the Short Shots TWITTER page, where we will be linking to a short film every day!
Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on TWITTER and FACEBOOK!
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