After a prolonged break, we're back! And, to make up for lost time, Mike Rich and Steve are covering NINE new releases as well as our usual Short Shot and DTV Throwback. Click the links on each to see the trailer and more!

We kick off with the biggest film, HAVOC - Gareth Evans' long awaited feature following his series Gangs of London. After being so long in gestation, can it live up to the anticipation?

Next is BLACK CAB (Acorn Media International), in which Nick Frost terrorises a young couple held captive in the back of his taxi.

APE x MECHA APE: NEW WORLD ORDER is an Asylum "mockbuster", riding the coat-tails of the bigger Legendary franchise - but does it hold its own?

EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE (High Fliers Films) is yet another take on the home invasion trope, with a couple of twists to the genre - but are they enough to make this stand out from the pack?

GATES OF FLESH (4 Digital Media) is a low budget end of the world movie in which a group of friends hide out in a church as people are being possessed by demons outside....

GLADIATORS (High Fliers Films) is another Asylum mockbuster - but again, one which might be entertaining in its own right?

MOB COPS (High Fliers Films)- although the title suggests a Simpsons parody this is a tale of corrupt cops getting in deep with the mafia, and the honest cop on their tail.

RUMPLESTILTSKIN (Miracle Media) is an adult re-telling of the fairytale - but exactly who is its audience mean to be?

Our Short Shot is THE MISERABLE MISFORTUNES OF MY MARVELOUS MASTER, a love letter to the likes of Stephen Chow! Click the link to watch the whole short film!

Our DTV Throwback is AMERICAN SAMURAI - this is a "director's cut" of the film and is available to watch for free on YouTube - click the link to see the whole film!

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In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle 7 new releases: As usual, click the links to see the trailers for each film!

We kick off with LONG GONE HEROES (Signature Entertainment) which sees Frank Grillo as a Special Forces soldier leading a small team to Venezuela to rescue his niece from crime lord Andy Garcia.

END OF THE ROPE (High Flier Films) is a dramatised account of the infamous lynching of Charles Bannon in 1931 North Dakota...

LIKE TEARS IN RAIN (Viaplay) is a documentary about actor Rutger Hauer, using home videos he'd shot himself through his life.

ALIEN LIFEBLOOD (aka Wellwood) (High Flier Films) sees a man capturing an extraterrestrial being and trying to use its blood to save his terminally ill wife....

TOP FLOOR (High Fliers Films) finds a young woman trapped in an elevator, at the mercy of a disembodied voice...

DON'T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS (101 Films) finds a bunch of young friends in a camper van - what could go wrong?

CATALYST (4Digital Media) - finds a bunch of men held prisoner and and must work together to solve the puzzle surrounding their detainment.

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

Our DTV Throwback is GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE. Criterion has recently issued its restored version, but there is a perfectly good, free version in the Internet Archive - click the link to see!

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This week Steve is off on holiday so its left to Mike and Rich to tackle five new releases - as always, click the link to see the trailer for each:

We kick off with FIGHT OR FLIGHT (Sky), starring Josh Hartnett as a former agent brought back to find a hacker, and then must protect them from wave after wave of assassins!

Next is ESCAPE FROM THE 21st CENTURY (Signature Entertainment) - a mind-melting visual experience in which three teen friends find they can jump forward into their adult bodies, 20 years in the future!

DIE ALONE (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is a post-apocalyptic thriller in which a man with amnesia tries to search for his missing girlfriend...

BANGKOK DOG (High Fliers) is another pairing of D.Y. Sao and Brian Le, who appeared together in Shadow Master. This is a more conventional martial arts thriller and proof that these guys are top of their game.

APPLEWOOD sticks out from the pack as the only non-action movie of the week: This is a more low key, supernatural tale about a recently widowed woman buying a notorious mansion and needing to get to grips with its dramatic history.

Our Short Shot is from the Kirby Brothers (k & K Productions), who helmed the excellent Accident Man 2: Hitman's Holiday, and some other shorts we've enjoyed. Check out THE SURVIVORS - a zombie chase movie!

Our DTV Throwback is PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON'S REVENGE, which can be found on Amazon Prime - as well as the other Puppet Master films!

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This week Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases - as usual, click the links to see the trailer for each!

We kick off with PROJECT SILENCE (Altitude Film Distribution) - A Korean disaster/action movie where commuters become stranded upon a bridge, and surrounded by genetically engineered military attack dogs!

Next is IN TENEBRAS: INTO THE DARKNESS (Miracle Media), a film which has some great locations in and around Gibraltar, and generated A LOT of discussion between us! Take a listen to hear what we think!

Finally, we take a look at TRANSERS NOIR, a remastered black and white version of the cult classic, starring Tim Thomerson as Jack Deth, sent back to modern day LA to stop a time-travelling criminal mastermind. You can find the whole movie on Youtube by clicking the link!

Our short shot is GOING VIRAL, from the Art School Dropouts team. You can see the whole short by clicking the link.

Our DTV Throwback is NEW YORK NINJA - a film which was shot back in 1984 but never completed. A long running project has meticulously managed to piece together the footage and brought in the likes of Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock to re-dub the dialogue. This is available on Tubi - click the link to see the whole film!

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new releases: as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!

We kick off with THE BABY IN THE BASKET (High Flier Films), from Nathan Shepka and Tom Jolliffe, both of whom have form with our podcast! This is quite an ambitious project for the pair, but what do we make of it? Tune in to find out!

Next up is SCARLET WINTER (Miracle Media), a psychological thriller with a couple of neat touches...

Finally, I take a solo look at the re-imagining of STREET TRASH (Lightbulb Films), resetting the story in a Dystopian Johannesburg!

Our Short Shot is IT CAME FROM THE DIRTY LAUNDRY, an amusing tale about letting a situation grow out of control. Click the link to see the whole five minute short film!

Our DTV Throwback is THE DUNGEON MASTER, also known as RAGE WAR - in fact the version on Amazon Prime has the latter title, despite being listed as the former! Its a real throwback to the mid-80's and worth checking out! If you want to learn more about the film, click this link to a GOODBADFLICKS episode!

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In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle three new DTV releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!

First up is a surprising one - THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (Dazzler Media) somehow skipped the UK's cinemas and has, eventually, found its way to DTV land! Check out our review to hear what we make of it!

Next is GOLD RUN (Dazzler Media), a Norwegian/Danish film about the true events around Norway's mission to smuggle its entire gold reserve out of the country when Germany invades.

Finally we have A NEW BREED OF MAFIA (High Fliers Films), aka Jersey Bred. Check out our review to learn whether we think the title marries well to the film itself!

Our Short Shot is the excellent KODAMA, about an elite Samurai SWAT team who enter the spirit world to find out what had happened to another squad. Click the link to see the whole 15 minute film!

Finally, our DTV Throwback is CHAIN OF COMMAND. After last week's Avenging Force, we thought we'd try some more Dudikoff/Cannon madness. How does it square up? Take a listen to our review!

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In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve take on six new releases; as usual, click the link to check out the trailer for each film!

We kick off with INTO THE DEEP (Signature Entertainment), the latest DTV shark movie. Christian Sesma directs, Chad Law wrote the script and Richard Dreyfus makes an appearance!

In SUNRAY: FALLEN SOLDIER (Vertigo Releasing), a grizzled ex soldier gets his unit back together to go hunt the drug gang responsible for the death of this daughter. You may not have heard of this but we advise you do not miss it!

RIPPY (Altitude) is an Australian creature feature featuring a mutant/zombie kangaroo! We recommend checking out the original short film its based on: WATERBORNE!

We follow this with reviews for ELITE FORCE: B.R.I. (101 Film) and MR-9: DO OR DIE (Plaion Pictures). One is an ultra low budget action film, the other seems to have ten times the budget. We debate which is the poorer and which should be commended!

Lastly is BLACKWATER LANE (Plaion Pictures), a suspenseful thriller in which a woman suspects she's a killer's next target!

Our Short Shot is QUEEN OF HEARTS, a western confrontation in a saloon - click the link to watch the whole 9min short!

Our DTV Throwback is AVENGING FORCE - a Cannon Film, starring Michael Dudikoff and Steve James - do we need to say more?? You can find this on Amazon Prime, as well as other platforms.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

In our first show back, we (Mike, Rich and Steve) catch up with seven new releases. As usual, check out the trailers for each film by clicking the link.

We kick off with WEREWOLVES (Signature Entertainment), Stephen C Miller's schlocky lycanthrope movie starring Frank Grillo!

BEEZEL (Dazzler Media) covers different decades as people encounter an eternal witch living in the basement of a suburban home...

DETAINED (Plaion Pictures) finds Abbie Cornish waking up in a police station - but why?

AN INVITATION TO A MURDER (Plaion Pictures) is a period murder mystery which heavily leans into Agatha Christie...

DEAD BEFORE THEY WAKE (High Fliers Films) sees a bouncer being tasked with delving into Glasgow's underworld to rescue a young deaf woman from sex trafficking...

COME HOME (Miracle Media) - 2 couples spend the weekend in the mountains and meet some supernatural shenanigans...

CURSE OF THE SIN EATER (High Fliers) - a young man makes a huge mistake when he agrees to inherit a billionaire's wealth - and his past sins...

Our Short Shot is the excellent time-travelling romantic comedy, SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN. Click the link to check out the whole 15minute film!

The DTV Throwback is THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT, a found-footage movie from Renny Harlin!

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