The DTV Digest

Episode 230 - Colonials, The Walk, Kickstart My Heart, TimeBomb

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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Episode 229: Ripper’s Revenge, Seoul Vibe, Kuttey, Furies, Lackadaisy, Jarhead 3: The Siege

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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Episode 228: V/H/S 99, The Killer, Skin and Bone, Swelter

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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Episode 227 - Bad City, Next Exit, The Three Musketeers, The Nameless Days, The Irish Mob, Condor’s Nest, Dead Bride, The Possessed, Dragon Cop, Andron

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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Episode 226: Ambush, The Fearway, Immortal, Daughter, House on the Cliff, The Cowboy and the Samurai, Mercenary

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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Short Shots Episode 19 - Comic Book Fan Films Special!

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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Episode 225 - Project Wolf Hunting, Shadow Master, Bermuda Island, The Long Night, Jethica, Yae-Blind Samurai Woman, Crocodile

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!
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Episode 224 - Renegades, Firenado, Mega Lightning, Wrath of Van Helsing, Interview with Tom Jolliffe - Keaton’s Cop

In this special episode we look at four recent films, all scripted by friend of the show Tom Jolliffe!We kick off with RENEGADES (101 Films), a London-set crime thriller which boasts an incredible cast!
Next is FIRENADO (Uncork'd Entertainment), a film which mixes a standard disaster movie plot with a home-invasion. Also mixing genres is MEGA LIGHTNING (ITN), which adds a serial killer to its natural disaster plotline.
We round off with WRATH OF VAN HELSING (ITN), a low budget action-horror set within a deserted bunker.
We then have a chat with Tom about making Renegades and some of his other films, and Tom talks about his recent short film, Estranged, which is still on the festival circuit and not available to share, just yet.
 
Our DTV Throwback, in keeping with the episode's theme is KEATON'S COP, starring Lee Majors as a cop who has to team up with a mobster in order to protect him from assassins.
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Short Shot Ep 18: Horror Special! - Don’t Hit Send, We Got a Dog, Sally, Still Buzzing, Verified

In this Horror Special, Mike and Rich take a look at five horror shorts which have recently been made available online. Please click the links below to watch each fantastic film:
DON'T HIT SEND (Bryce Olejniczak) - a woman unpacking in her new home finds a horrific discovery!
WE GOT A DOG (dir. Ryan Valdez) - a woman arrives home to find her boyfriend waiting for her, with startling news...
SALLY (dir. Braden Timmons)   - a babysitter discovers that the young girl she's looking after has an imaginary friend - who isn't quite so imaginary!
STILL BUZZING (dir. Gus Trapani) - a bank robber tries to hide out on an old farm but runs into Leatherface!
VERIFIED (dir. Ali Chappell)- a young social media influencer yearning for more followers gets what she wants but at a high cost.
 
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Episode 223: The Old Way, Emily The Criminal, The Harbinger, Interview with Rick Ives, Dream War, You Might Be The Killer

In this week's episode Mike, Rich and Steve are joined by Rick Ives, writer/director/editor of SOLID ROCK TRUST, a film which we regarded very highly when we reviewed it last year (see ep 218). Rick joins us to discuss the film and his career. If you haven't had a chance to see the film yet, click HERE for info!
In the review section we kick off with Nicolas Cage in THE OLD WAY (Altitude Films), touted as his first role in a western!
Next we have Aubrey Plaza in EMILY THE CRIMINAL(Medium Rare Entertainment), in which a struggling artist slides further and further into a life of crime.
Finally we have THE HARBINGER (Signature Entertainment) which went down well at last year's film fests. Will it fare as well with us?
Rick Ives also joins us to discuss our Short Shot, DREAM WAR - a fan film, but of what? check out the link to watch the whole film!
Finally, our DTV Throwback is YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER - a horror comedy in which camp counselor Fran Kranz is terrorised by a masked maniac - or, is he??? This is currently available on Shudder: check out our review to find out if its worth catching!
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