In this episode Mike, Rich and Amanda tackle four new releases, while Will joins us for a new segment!

We kick off with the awesome REDUX REDUX (Blue Finch Releasing) in which a mother avenges the murder of her daughter, across the multiverse!

THE HUNTSMAN (High Fliers Films) sees Shawn Ashmore as an ICU nurse caring for a coma patient who may be a serial killer!

BURY 'EM DEEP (High Fliers Films) is a western starring Robert Bronzi, on the trail of outlaws who robbed him!

JIMMY AND STIGGS (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is a labour of love by director Joe Begos (VFW), who spent four years making it. But is it worth the effort? Take a listen for our take!

Our Short Shot is DR BEES FOREVER - the latest animated short from Harry Partridge - click the link to see the whole short, and check out Harry's other films!

Next up is a new segment under the working title of Mike and Will Go Streaming! In this episode we take a long look at the Matt Damon/Ben Afleck movie, THE RIP (Netflix).

We close with the DTV Throwback, which this week is BATTLEDRONE, ini which Louis Mandylore lead a mercenary team against killer robots. We watched this on Amazon Prime but it is available on other services.

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In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda check out three new releases! As usual, click the links below to see a trailer for each film!

We kick off with WE BURY THE DEAD (Signature Entertainment), a thoughtful zombie movie starring Daisy Ridley!

GRIZZLY NIGHT (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is a drama based on the real life incident in 1967 when a national park suffered two deadly bear attacks in the same night.

TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELLER'S PARADOX (GrimmVision) has the most unwieldy title and involves a mad/brilliant scientist trying to put paradox theory into practice!

Our Short Shot is RESIDENCE, about a bunch of real estate agents being invited to view a new house on the market - with a deadly twist! Click the link to see the whole short film.

Our DTV Throwback is MONOLITH (1993), starring Bill Paxton, John Hurt and Louis Gossett Jr. We watched a copy on You Tube, which you can find HERE.

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Happy New Year, everyone! For our first episode of 2026, we are joined by special guest Ryan Verrill from Disc-Connected (all socials), who joins Mike and Steve to check out some new releases! As usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film.

We start with STAND YOUR GROUND (High Fliers Films), in which Daniel Stisen takes on a gang of white supremacists in order to defend his home!

THE KNIFE (Signature Entertainment) finds a black family under the scrutiny of the police after a stranger is hurt during an invasive attack in their home.

REVERENCE (High Fliers Films) finds an ex soldier at odds dogged detective while investigating the disappearance of his daughter.

A GANGSTER'S LIFE (Miracle Media) involves two small time scammers in over their heads when they rip off a notorious and violent London mob boss.

Our Short Shot is HERMANITA - click the link to see the whole short film!

Our DTV Throwback is ARCTIC VOID, a Norwegian mystery film in which nearly all the passengers and crew of an arctic tourist vessel suddenly disappear, leaving a trio of film-makers marooned. We watched this on Amazon Prime; it may be available on other platforms as CIVIL TWILIGHT.

You can check out our guest Ryan's other endeavours below:

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