The DTV Digest

• Episode 296: Bad Man, Little Jaffna, Don Q, Purgatory Jack, Resurrection Road, The Invisible Raptor, The Occupant, Unsinkable, Howl at the Dead, Perfect Target

  This week Mike and Rich are joined once more by Amanda, whose work over on Eastern Kicks you can find HERE! This week we tackle 8 new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each movie!   We kick off with BAD MAN (Vertigo Releasing) in which Seann William Scott plays a no nonsense cop who travels to a small town to rattle some cages and egos along the way. LITTLE JAFFNA (Blue Finch Releasing) is about an undercover cop investigating Sri Lankan gangs using organised crime to fund the Tamil Tigers back home... DON Q (Reel2Reel Films) see's Armand Assante as an aging gent living in Little Italy and pining for the old days... PURGATORY JACK (4Digital Media) is an odd tale about a private eye living in Purgatory RESURRECTION ROAD (High Fliers) is set during the American Civil War and follows a squad of black soldiers on a suicide mission - which is about to get worse! THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR (The Movie Partnership) sets a Paleontologist up against a genetically engineered velociraptor...which is invisible... THE OCCUPANT (Signature Entertainment) is a film which starts as a survival movie but veers into different genres.... UNSINKABLE (High Fliers) documents the findings of a sub-committee held to discover the evens leading up to and during the tragic sinking of the Titanic.   Our short shot is HOWL AT THE DEAD - click the link to watch the whole short film!   We round off with our DTV Throwback: PERFECT TARGET stars Daniel Bernhardt as an ex-soldier hired to assist in a South American president's security but finds himself framed for his assassination. You can find this film on Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms.  Follow the Short Shots  on X where you will find hundreds of links to awesome short films! Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on X and FACEBOOK! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social  

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• Episode 295 - Somnium, Borderline, Derelict, All the Lost Ones, Dark Summer, The Spawn, Dollman

  In this episode, Mike and Rich are joined by guest presenter, Amanda! Between us we tackle five new releases - as usual, click the links to watch the trailer for each film!   We start with SOMNIUM (Lightbulb Film Distribution), in which a young woman starts working the night shift at a dream clinic... Next is BORDERLINE (The Movie Partnership), which stars Samara Weaving as a 90's popstar being stalked by a delusional psychopath - funnier than it sounds! DERELICT is an art-house take on a revenge thriller, set on a council estate... ALL THE LOST ONES (Miracle Media) is a futuristic thriller set during a civil war, where a group of people are on the run from a militia... DARK SUMMER (Miracle Media) finds two best friends entertaining the worst possible idea ever... Our short shot is the German production, THE SPAWN, about a woman and her friends trying to stop the execution of a woman condemned as a witch - click the link to watch the whole short film! Our DTV Throwback is DOLLMAN, starring Tim Thomerson and Jackie Earle Haley, and was directed by the late, great, Albert Pyun. You can check it out for free as an Amazon Prime subscriber, or on Plex and other platforms! You may also want to check out this episode of GOODBADFLICKS which covers the film! Follow the Short Shots  on X where you will find hundreds of links to awesome short films! Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on X and FACEBOOK! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

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• Episode 294 - Fright Fest Special! The Home, Your Host, Pig Hill, Above the Knee, 213 Bones, NoSeeUms, Cover, Super Happy Fun Clown, Video Barn, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

  In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve review 8 films which are all receiving their premier at this year's London Fright Fest! NB - we normally mention the distributor for each film, but some have yet to find a home. Nevertheless, click the link to see the trailer for each movie! We kick off with THE HOME (Signature Entertainment), where Pete Davidson starts work as a care assistant, only to learn the place has some dark secrets! Next is YOUR HOST, a SAW-like film in which Jackie Earl Haley plays a former game-show host punishing those he holds responsible for his fall from fame and fortune.  PIG HILL is the home of legendary pig men, and a young woman is intent on finding the truth behind the legend! ABOVE THE KNEE (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is a Norwegian psycho-drama in which a young man is convinced his leg doesn't belong to him and wants to remove it! 213 BONES is a 90's set slasher where an anthropology class is being hunted by a masked killer! NoSeeUms  mixes racial history with the supernatural as a young black girl is haunted by visions on a weekend getaway! COVER (The Horror Collective) finds a stamp collector involved with a woman claiming to be on the run from her abusive boyfriend! SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN is a young woman who has a psychotic break and goes on a killing spree!   Our Short Shot is VIDEO BARN, in which a young woman working at a video rental store suddenly goes missing. Click the link to watch the whole short film! Our DTV Throwback is I'LL ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, the third installment of the original series and the first to go straight to DVD. We watched this on TUBI, and other streaming platforms may have it also. Follow the Short Shots  on X where you will find hundreds of links to awesome short films! Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on X and FACEBOOK! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

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• Episode 293: Red Sonja, The Last Ritual, Inside, Meanwhile On Earth, The Hermit, Stalkers, Sweet Revenge, Body Count

  In this episode, Mike and Steve tackle six new films - as usual, click the links to see the trailer for each! We kick off with the highest profile film of the week, RED SONJA (Signature Entertainment), in which Revenge's Matilda Lutz plays the titular hero while MJ Bassett (Solomon Kane, Strike Back) directs. Did we enjoy it? Take a listen to find out! THE LAST RITUAL (Miracle Media) is a Nepalese police procedural, following a young female detective battling misogyny and a tragic past while trying to solve the disappearance of a reknowned film director. INSIDE (Icon Film Distribution) is a prison movie from Australia, starring Guy Pearce... MEANWHILE ON EARTH (Blue Finch Releasing) is a French sci-fi movie about a young woman contacted by aliens promising to bring her lost-in-space brother home if she helps them... THE HERMIT (High Fliers) stars Lou Ferrigno (tv's The Incredible Hulk) as a cannibalistic pig farmer who just wants to be left alone...(NB - no trailer seems to exist for this one!) STALKERS (4Digital Media) has a protagonist with the unique profession of ex pornstar, now looking to connect with her daughter, who she'd been forced to give up for adoption as a baby - but someone is out to kill her...   Our Short Shot is JASON UNIVERSE: SWEET REVENGE, an Official short film about Jason Vorhees coming back to dispatch another group of teens - but this time with a twist!  Click the link to watch the whole 15min short! Our DTV Throwback is BODY COUNT from 1986. This slasher is directed by Ruggero Deodato, most famous for Cannibal Holocaust and boasts a decent cast of character actors in the background. You can find a copy on Amazon Prime, as well as other streaming platforms. Follow the Short Shots  on X (formerly Twitter) where you will find hundreds of links to awesome short films! Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on X and FACEBOOK! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social    

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• Episode 292: Tin Soldier, 40 Acres, Saint Clare, Osiris, Futra Days, The Activated Man, The Banished, Reputation, Charlie Foxtrot, Sword of Heaven

  In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle 8 new releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film. We kick off with TIN SOLDIER (Signature Entertainment), which finds Scott Eastwood as an ex cult member recruited by a shadow ops team to re-enter his former home, a compound run by an ex army General. (NB: this is now available to stream on Amazon Prime). 40 ACRES (Vertigo Releasing) is one of 2 contenders this week for a top 10 spot - a post apocalyptic tale of a family defending their farm from marauding cannibals! SAINT CLARE (101 Films) is my 2nd contender. Bella Thorn stars as Clare Bleeker, a high school student chosen by God to rid her town of sex traffickers. OSIRIS (Signature Entertainment) is the latest from action auteur William Kaufman, and concerns a Special Forces unit abducted by alien warriors! FUTRA DAYS (Reel 2 Reel Films) is about a man who travels 3 years into the future to try and fix his relationship with his girlfriend. THE ACTIVATED MAN (High Fliers) is one of Tony Todd's last films, and he gets a decent chunk of screentime here, helping a man defend against a malevolent spirit. THE BANISHED (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is an Australian horror set in the outback, where a young woman finds herself lost and injured while searching for her brother. REPUTATION (Miracle Media) shares a theme with last episode's Salvable, as a young drug dealer has to confront the toxic relationship he has with his old friend, just released from prison and making waves for all concerned. Our Short Shot is CHARLIE FOXTROT, a proof-of-concept film about two constables who find themselves in a deadly confrontation on a farm. Click the link to see the whole short film! Our DTV Throwback is something of a find, and credit to friend of the show RamonWrites for bringing it to our attention! SWORD OF HEAVEN is destined to be a cult classic. We watched a low-res version on YouTube - click the link for the whole film and enjoy its craziness! Follow the Short Shots  on X (formerly Twitter) where you will find hundreds of links to awesome short films! Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on X and FACEBOOK! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

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