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The DTV Digest

Mike Parkin

News and Reviews of films that didn"t make it to the cinema

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01:30:53

Episode 225 - Project Wolf Hunting, Shadow Master,...

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2023/02/08

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

01:50:06

Episode 224 - Renegades, Firenado, Mega Lightning,...

The DTV Digest ·

2023/02/01

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

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Short Shot Ep 18: Horror Special! - Don’t Hit Send,...

The DTV Digest ·

2023/01/23

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

01:08:01

Episode 223: The Old Way, Emily The Criminal, The...

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2023/01/18

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

01:27:16

Episode 222 - Wolf Manor, The Munsters, Exploited,...

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2023/01/11

In this episode we tackle six new features, Click on the links to see the trailers! WOLF MANOR - the UK horror comedy in which a film crew overstay their welcome on a full moon! THE MUNSTERS (Medium Rare Entertainment)- Rob Zombie's take on the cult classic tv show, charting how the family came to America! EXPLOITED (Central City Media)- a college horror/drama in which a freshman uncovers blackmail plots and worse! THE MUMMY: RESURRECTION (High Flyers Films) - Steve Lawson's latest low-budget

02:14:52

Episode 221: Review of 2022

The DTV Digest ·

2023/01/08

Happy New Year. everyone and welcome to our round-up of 2022! In this episode we look back over the 166 feature films and 72 short films that we have covered in the past year and from that we have listed our five worst features, our top 10 shorts and top 10 features.

01:06:48

Short Shots Ep 17: End of Year Action Round-up!

The DTV Digest ·

2022/12/26

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, to all of our listeners! in this episode, Rich has curated together a whole bunch of shorts which have strong action beats that were released in 2022. Here are the links to all of the films we are talking about, in the order they appear on the podcast! HAN WICK (Jeffim Sheroky, 2022) RUMBLE RIOT (Joey Min, 2022) PROJECT PENGUIN (Matsuhide, 2022) RELOAD (Alireza Kharkan, 2022) SHAOLIN BLUES (Ryan McCrory, 2021) KINGS (Josh Mabie, 2022) THE ASSOCIATION -

01:57:40

Episode 220: Christmas Bloody Christmas, Mad Heidi,...

The DTV Digest ·

2022/12/19

Merry Christmas Everyone! In this episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Will tackle a whole bunch of stuff some of which has a crimbo theme! We kick off with CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS (SHUDDER)- shame on me for not knowing about this one in advance as it is the latest film from Joe Begos, who gave is VFW, Bliss, Almost Human and others! This film is currently available o SHUDDER! Next is MAD HEIDI (Swissploitation Films) - I've been waiting a long time to see this as i've been following its crowdfunding

01:03:33

Episode 219: Mad God, Out of This World, The Alleys,...

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2022/12/09

This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle four new releases.... MAD GOD is the magnum opus from puppeteer Phil Tippet, and was 30 years in the making? The technical skill on show is unrivalled but is it entertaining? OUT OF THIS WORLD - a French arthouse thriller in which a serial killer obsesses over a young deaf dancer... THE ALLEYS - set in the allways of Aman (Jordan), this is a melodrama centering around a young couple being blackmailed with an illicit video of the pair... ...and THE PAYDAY sees

01:24:07

Episode 218: The Witch Pt 2, Solid Rock Trust,...

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2022/11/25

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

01:20:55

Episode 217: The Last Heist, The Vanished, Most...

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2022/11/20

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

01:19:50

Episode 216: Hunt, Final Cut, The Legend of Hawes,...

The DTV Digest ·

2022/11/13

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

01:27:49

Episode 215: Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday, Post...

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2022/10/31

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

01:27:55

Episode 214: Vesper, Take Back The Night, He’s...

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2022/10/23

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

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Episode 213: The Twin, Painted in Blood, Shot in the...

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2022/10/14

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

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Episode 212: They Live In The Grey, Cold Vengeance,...

The DTV Digest ·

2022/10/04

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

55:57

Episode 211: The Last Thing Mary Saw, Wolves of War,...

The DTV Digest ·

2022/09/27

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

31:58

Short Shot Ep 16: Fan Films! The Last Ronin, Legend:...

The DTV Digest ·

2022/09/22

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

01:22:56

Episode 210: Burial, Hellbender, Root Letter, Death...

The DTV Digest ·

2022/09/16

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

49:57

Episode 209: Samaritan, Incantation, Crow, E11...

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2022/09/12

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at some films which have hit the streaming services of late... Starting with SAMARITAN, a superhero film starring Sylvester Stallone, and one which gave me a strong sense of de je vu! Next is the Taiwanese horror film, INCANTATION. This tries to walk a fine line between found footage and conventional narrative, but is it successful? Tune in to find out! Next is CROW, a fan-made feature film based on the James O'Barr comic-book. The original feature

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