The DTV Digest

Episode 314: Killer Whale, KRISPR, Finding Daddy, The Order

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda review two new releases: click the links to see a trailer for each film!   We kick off with KILLER WHALE [https://youtu.be/Rymtw1fAPbQ?si=DLFB4SXpe13h2zzf] (Plaion Pictures), in which two young women are trapped in a lagoon with an orca recently released from captivity! In our review I mention a feature by Last Podcast On the Left (which I refer to as "Last House" D'oh!) - you can find their story on SeaWorld HERE [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ex4U0q0hH3Sw5GjarnY2S?si=8a70945e60b74480] KRISPR [https://youtu.be/U0GoerrEVWs?si=lBT7i_Pxa3DCN1ZZ] (Miracle Media) is about a scientist bringing his female clone creation home for the holidays! Our Short Shot is FINDING DADDY [https://youtu.be/Z_dacyn_M-A?si=XvrURP0gO2nB_RQW], in which two broke sisters discover their estranged father is on a Sugar Daddy dating site! Click the link to see the whole film! Our DTV Throwback is THE ORDER [https://youtu.be/xIWGKZ_-Z1g?si=dOEpHHzYqR9B9pvH], starring Jean Claud Van Damme in an Indiana Jones-esque adventure! We watched this on Tubi, but its probably available on other platforms as well.  Follow the Short Shots [https://twitter.com/DTVShortShots] on X and BlueSky, 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 [http://twitter.com/TheDTVDigest] and FACEBOOK [http://facebook.com/TheDTVDigest]! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

SHORT SHOTS Episode 25: Action roundup!

In this episode of The Short Shots, Mike and Rich take a look at some recent action shorts. Click the links to see each of the films in full... Having said that, we kick off with a preview of a film currently in various competitions and scheduled for film festivals. If you see THE MIME listed on a festival programme, we highly recommend you check it out! AGENT CHING ATTACKS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tel_cnP8oo] is a Bollywood action movie condensed into 9min and all in the service of promoting a line of cooking sauces! BAGARRE LAND [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ2fMac09qs] (FIGHT LAND) is a French musical short about two guys trying to get served at closing time!  LIYABUYA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dta2WSdSflQ] sees two mercenaries stuck with a flat tyre and a dangerous captive... LOVE & WAR [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIh59MnQKM8] is about 2 assassins who discover they are both their next target, while on a date! PACONTENTITE AIGUE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Rg8egjys0] (ACUTE GRUMPITIS) is a condition suffered by a man admitted to hospital but just can't relax! PROJECT HOURGLASS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSI08n0UGYM] mixes espionage, time travel and fights, all in 7 minutes! RED [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSCyokN_oLA] finds two mercenary bodyguards trying to protect a client who might not be what he seems. THE SAVIOR [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxn-FL2khrU] is a throwback to 90s HK action, as a man fights his way through a restaurant looking for a missing girl... Our Long Shot is NINJA KILLFACE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVVnwG__u2M]  in which an expert assassin starts to have second thoughts about his boss when he rescues the man's daughter... Our Short Throwback is TEN MINUTES FOR A POUND [https://www.amazon.co.uk/10-Minutes-Pound-Jadey-Duffield/dp/B0GDHNV18Q], in which two friends end up fighting in a laundrette. You will need to sign up to ShortsTV for this one, but you can get a 7 day free trial... Follow the Short Shots [https://twitter.com/DTVShortShots] on X and BlueSky, 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 [http://twitter.com/TheDTVDigest] and FACEBOOK [http://facebook.com/TheDTVDigest]! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

Episode 313: Self Driver, Hunting Party, SJOR: Rise of the North, Wargames: The Dead Code

In this episode Mike and Steve tackle two new films - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each! SELF DRIVER [https://youtu.be/onw4dqr-O_A?si=Dz3YG6JNnUL2o8hY](GrimmVision) is the latest in the subgenre of thrillers set mostly within a taxi/rideshare vehicle. In this one we follow the driver as he gets lost in the rabbit hole that is a new money-making app. HUNTING PARTY [https://youtu.be/rF55DMWW9gY?si=afSEob_8EY1vTbFh] (Miracle Media) finds a group of judges abducting criminals and hunting them - at least that's the official synopsis! Check out the film and see if you can work out what is happening! Our Short Shot is SJOR: Rise of the North [https://youtu.be/UT7M7Jlp0tY?si=0uSlQhNG2dfOM6ek]. This is a wholly CGI animated film with some very photoreal moments. Click the link to see the whole short film.  Our DTV Throwback is WARGAMES: THE DEAD CODE [https://youtu.be/afQx9EosWx4?si=S7wcXUUb2PRbE7k9]. A couple of genius teens must outwit a military supercomputer which believes they are terrorists. This is currentrly available on Amazon Prime.  Follow the Short Shots [https://twitter.com/DTVShortShots] 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 [http://twitter.com/TheDTVDigest] and FACEBOOK [http://facebook.com/TheDTVDigest]! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

Episode 312: Content, Rise of the Conqueror, Runaway Revenge, Surrender, The Vord, Obey, Hell Comes to Frogtown

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda tackle five new releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film! We kick off with CONTENT [https://youtu.be/1f-WPCCjbK4?si=yuKdJ8O-lKYo_V8j] (GrimmVision), a story presented entirely via laptop and smartphone screens, and concerns a film director who blackmails his would-be actors. Next is RISE OF THE CONQUEROR [https://youtu.be/a1xSbllpMDE?si=5xjZfoWVJXwa6a7n](Signature Entertainment) - a glorious historical epic set 100 years after the demise of Genghis Khan. RUNAWAY REVENGE [https://youtu.be/aRad-YSugh8?si=GNRjBE6Y5ab28t3x] (4DigitalMedia) is a thriller set in Buenos Aires, where a young woman acting as a drug mule must evade corrupt cops and deal with what is sitting in her stomach. Josh Duhamel stars as an about to retire cop in SURRENDER [https://youtu.be/R-dSnGGJTMg?si=M6EcLKI4OCMrxird] (Signature Entertainment), until a stranger surrenders and confesses to three murders... THE VORD [https://youtu.be/9MqX3rEzXSs?si=vy6APWIsPrcXgGFn] (Miracle Media) is about a woman at the centre or a metaphysical battler for the soul of her daughter. Out Short Shot is OBEY [https://youtu.be/bpGiLQDkLMM?si=ihT7mOxpx8d5V48X], about a woman mourning the loss of her talented dog - but should be careful what she wishes for! Click the link to see the whole short film! Our DTV Throwback is HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN [https://youtu.be/JUml88mJxyQ?si=OzYblf2CNuggV7cp], starring Roddy Piper as Sam Hell, one of the last virile men in a post-apocalypse wasteland. We watched this on Amazon Prime, but you can also find it on other streaming services such as Tubi... (NB: I said that this hailed from New Line Pictures - of course, Roger Corman's film studio was NEW WORLD PICTURES!) Follow the Short Shots [https://twitter.com/DTVShortShots] 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 [http://twitter.com/TheDTVDigest] and FACEBOOK [http://facebook.com/TheDTVDigest]! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social

Episode 311: Adopted, Itch!, Only Fangs, Scarborn, Touch Me, Last Stand on Hoth, The Marksman

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda check out five new releases - click the links to see trailers for each film! We kick off with ADOPTED [https://youtu.be/iTc0bJq3hn8?si=dO99jTRFDkpMRDt2] (High Fliers), about a young couple unwittingly adopting a murderous child! Next is ITCH! [https://youtu.be/8XYBPr2k9U8?si=9VlgyG6jNrK7Abty](Seven Tales), in which the occupants of a hardware store barricade themselves against a horrific infectious disease! ONLY FANGS [https://youtu.be/FdXq0vky1i0?si=nMAB5SEgCgfCLZHQ] (FilmHub) sees a wannabe monster hunter hooking up with a gang of vampire chicks! SCARBORN [https://youtu.be/k3ZibiuIS7Q?si=sKWlzf62Z5-L2gjJ](ViaPlay) is a Polish historical drama showing events leading to war with Russia. TOUCH ME [https://youtu.be/dJAq0AIflts?si=zaSLxz3W82y12rcZ] (Lightbulb Film Distribution) finds a codependent couple of friends seduced by a shape shifting alien. Our Short shot is LAST STAND ON HOTH [https://youtu.be/SIVQu6_-DKc?si=nrPMdD5zN-hYO4hy], a Star Wars fan film which utilises AI to convey the story visuals - click the link to see the whole short film! Our DTV Throwback is THE MARKSMAN [https://youtu.be/Ov3YPoghf4E?si=fE6162etUtVqOL0i], starring Wesley Snipes, sent to Chechnya to stop rebels from bringing a nuclear reactor back online. This is currently available on Netflix, and presumably other streaming platforms.  Follow the Short Shots [https://twitter.com/DTVShortShots] 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 [http://twitter.com/TheDTVDigest] and FACEBOOK [http://facebook.com/TheDTVDigest]! We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social