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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
This week Mike, Rich, Steve and Will tackle five new releases:
THE WITCH PART 2: THE OTHER ONE - is the long anticipated follow-up to the Korean action movie - has it been worth the wait? Tune in to find out!
Mike and Will then take a look at SOLID ROCK TRUST, a thriller which only features one character on screen as she orchestrates a bank heist using a series of phones and laptops to keep in contact with her gang.
LAMBORGHINI: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND is a biopic starring an almost unrecognisable Frank Grillo...
LA SEDUCTION sees a young actress tempted away from her husband by her new gardener, but he has a secret agenda...
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH sees a young college graduate gifted with membership at a stuffy country club.
Our short shot is SALEM 1692, by director Stephen Renny. We not only recommend you check out Salem but also his previous work on his own YT Channel!
Finally our DTV Throwback is DEVIL'S PREY, in which a bunch of obnoxious young adults hit a rave and are targeted by a satanic cult!
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Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases....
THE LAST HEIST finds a gang of seasoned bank robbers getting together to reminisce about a fallen comrade and to discuss their last job...
THE VANISHED is a South Korean-set procedural - a detective investigating a string of murders linked to organ harvesting enlists the help of a French specialist...
MOST HORRIBLE THINGS co-stars DTV Digest fave Simon Philips, in a strange tale of six strangers enticed to a mysterious dinner party...
BAR FIGHT finds two ex's facing off over a bunch of bizarre challenges to see who gets to keep their favourite bar as their regular hangout...
DEAR ELIZABETH sees a loveable loner accidentally start stalking an old college classmate, Elizabeth Banks...
Our Short Shot is the very short FIONA - a scene from Shrek given a horror twist. As its such a short short, we're also recommending you check out this fan-trailer for GALE, based on The Wizard of Oz!
Our DTV Throwback is RED SUN RISING, featuring Don "The Dragon" Wilson among a very decent cast
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Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases...
Starting with HUNT (Altitude Films) directed by and starring Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae, as a KCIA agent searching for a mole within his organisation and hampered by a bitter rivalry.
Next is FINAL CUT (Signature Entertainment) a French remake of the cult classic, One Cut of the Dead, in which a film crew making a low budget zombie movie are attacked by real zombies. Take a listen to find out how it compares to the original.
THE LEGEND OF HAWES (High Fliers Films) piqued our interest as it shares Rich's surname! A gunslinger is hired by a young woman to avenge her family's death at the hands of a neanderthal tribe - check out our review!
EXPIRED (Reel2Reel) stars Ryan Kwanten and Hugo Weaving, in a film set in the future...
LIKE DOGS (High Fliers Films) starts with a woman being abducted off the street and forced to take part in sadistic experiments. We recommend you go in blind on this one so we're not including the trailer!
Our Short Shot is TRUSTED HANDS from director Matthew Kyle Levine, whose work we have previously featured on the Short Shot podcast.
Finally, our DTV Throwback is WOLF MOTHER, an exercise in learning not to just a film by its awesome poster.
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Mike, Rich and Steve tackle six new releases in this episode, kicking off with the one and only Scott Adkins in the long-awaited sequel ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY. This arrived with a huge buzz but does it live up to the hype? Check us out to find out!
Next up is POSTMORTEM, a Hungarian film about a photographer who takes family portraits which include recently deceased relatives. It's not long before things get spooky!
THE SPINE OF NIGHT is the latest film to be released from Shudder, and its an epic animated tale about the quest for power, told over millennia.
SUMMIT FEVER find some mountain climbers taking on a perilous quest to conquer three dangerous peaks.
TRAFFICKED is a "movie of the week" style tale involving Dean Cain trying to rescue a young teen who's been kidnapped into prostitution.
And MEAN SPIRITED is a comedy-horror about a Youtuber who's reunion with a childhood friend does not go to plan.
Our Short Shot is the Excellent LUNA - we absolutely love this so make sure you click the link, and you will see why!
Finally our DTV Throwback is PATIENT ZERO - a film we feel was given short shrift on its release - check it out on Freevee!
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
In this bumper episode Mike, Rich and Will tackle no less than six new releases:
Starting with VESPER, a film which has just finished a successful festival run and finds a young girl liviing in a post-eco apocalypse. Miss this one at your peril!
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT is a dark tale perfect for the modern world, in which a woman tries to convince people she was attacked by a monster.
HE'S WATCHING is an engrossing film project made during Covid lockdown...
CRIMSON POINT finds none other than C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher) as an ex-con who returns to his home town to find answers regarding the crime he took the fall for...(bizarrely there's no trailer for this!)
DEMONS AT DAWN entails a jaded hitman on one last job...
REPORTAGE is a Swedish fakumentary about a film crew entering a remote forest to discover what happened to a young mother and her child....
Our Short Shot is DEAD END - a film we saw at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival a few years back. Bryan Larkin stars as a government agent sent to Hong Kong...
Our DTV Throwback is OUTPOST: BLACK SUN - and this could be one of those few occasions where the DTV sequel is superior to the original film!
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Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases...
We start with THE TWIN, the latest film to be released on DVD from Shudder. This is ostensibly a Finnish film although shot in English and is about a woman trying to deal with the loss of one of her twin boys, when supernatual influences abound!
PAINTED IN BLOOD finds a young artist entranced by a painting which contains a strange creature...
SHOT IN THE DARK is a bleak thriller where the sins of the past start to catch up with a sleepy little town...
UNBURIED is an Argentinian film in which a man is recalled to the orphanage where he grew up when its owner passes away and a ritual needs to be performed.
Our Short Shot is THE RIVER, in which a woman deals with a bad personal problem by going kayaking and discovering something sinister...
Our DV Throwback is JOHN CARPENTER PRESENTS VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS, the DTV sequel in which none other than Jon Bon Jovi travels to Mexico to locate a nest of vampires.
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new releases...
THEY LIVE IN THE GREY is the latest Shudder Original to be released on DVD and finds a social worker with clairvoyant powers discovering one of her cases may have supernatural connections...
COLD VENGEANCE is set in a rural community terrorised by a violent gang searching for a long lost treasure...
WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS sees a documentary film maker following a young man as he embarks on his quest to become a serial killer...
CONTROL finds a woman trapped in a strange cell and forced to complete increasingly complex tasks in order to save her daughter...
WITNESS INFECTION finds the son of a mob boss caught up in a crazy scheme to join two gangs as the local neighborhood starts turning into zombies thanks to some tainted sausage meat...
Our Short Shot is a Star Wars fan film. NO DISINTIGRATIONS follows Boba Fett, Boskk and another bounty hunter who meet up in a bar...
Our DTV Throwback is THE NUMBERS STATION, a thriller starring John Cusack which uses the very real phenomena of Numbers Stations as its maguffin.
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Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases....
THE LAST THING MARY SAW is the latest film from Shudder to hit DVD, and is a gothic period drama involving stern religious family and a sapphic relationship.
WOLVES OF WAR is the latest film from director Giles Anderson, who has impressed us with his previous films The Dare and The Stranger In My Bed. Here he is tackling a "boys Own" adventure movie involving scientists and nazis...
SHAPELESS is a strange film in which a woman's eating disorder may be turning her into some form of monster. Is the transformation real, or metaphorical? Take a watch to decide!
STRAWBERRY MANSION is, hands down, the most bizarre film we've seen this year, but does it make any sense and does it provide any entertainment value? Check out our review to hear our verdict!
Our Short Shot is RED - you MUST watch this.
Finally, our DTV throwback is the horror fakumentary, BUTTERFLY KISSES. I have to admit I love this particular version of the found footage format, so how does it stand up? (Bizarrely, i can't find a trailer for this. Huh...)
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Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
In this fan film special, Mike and Rich take a look at four recent films based on well-known franchises.
We start with THE LAST RONIN. At the time of recording, neither of us realised that The Last Ronin is a well-known five issue mini-series, which is why we hadn't mentioned it. Bearing that in mind, please check out the podcast to hear our thoughts on the short!
Next is LEGEND: A DRAGONBALL TALE, a short which perfectly replicas the animation style of the original series. Check it out by clicking the link!
KNIGHTMARE: MAN OR BAT is the final part of a trilogy, which brings to the fore a couple of elements of Batman lore which have so far been overlooked by any of the live-action versions. Plus its loaded with blink-and-you'll miss 'em easter eggs.
Finally we have STAR WARS: X WING - a film which truly highlights how accessible quality special effects work is becoming and gives us a seriously rollicking space battle. Strap in, coz things are going to get crazy!
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Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
In this overstuffed episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle six new releases...
We kick off with BURIAL, a film which really surprised me, although its premier at Frightfest may need to be taken with a grain of salt...
HELLBENDER is the latest film from Shudder to be given a DVD release, and is about a teenage girl whose mother is a witch...
ROOT LETTER is an independent mystery movie in which a young man tries to find out what happened to a pen-friend after she sends him a disturbing letter...
DEATH PURSUIT (aka Bullet Proof) is the directorial debut of James Clayton - a name to look out for in future!
JURASSIC VALLEY is a low-budget British film involving dinosaurs on the loose after WW3...
THE RED BOOK RITUAL is an anthology film with some choice stories but a weak wraparound...
Our Short Shot is ATRATUS, in which a young woman is beseiged by people trying to obtain a secret...click the link to catch the whole 17min film!
and our DTV Throwback is BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS, starring Cabin in the Woods' Fran Kranz! You can find this horror comedy on PLEX!
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