The DTV Digest
News and Reviews of films that didn't make it to the cinema
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In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda tackle seven new releases. NB: This episode was recorded in two sessions as not everyone was available on the same day.
As usual, click the link to be taken to a trailer for each film!
We kick off with THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (Acorn), an adaptation of a survival horror video game!
Renny Harlin returns to shark territory with DEEP WATER (Signature Entertainment).
THE FIRES (Signature Ente...
In this episode, Mike and Amanda take a look at two new releases; as usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with SON OF THE SOIL (Trinity Content Partners), an independent action movie from Nigeria, directed by Chee Keong Cheung (REDCON-1, Bodyguard: A New Beginning).
Next is THE CURSE (Blue Finch Film Releasing), a Japanese horror centred around a traditional curse ritual brought to life for the digital...
In this episode Mike, Rich and Amanda tackle 4 new titles; click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We start with BLACK BOX: FLIGHT 298 (Signature Entertainment) in which the passengers on an overnight flight encounter strange goings on both inside and outside their plane!
THE LAST ASSASSINS (Seven Tales) is set in a dystopian future and follows a young woman and her bodyguard crossing the wastelands...
EXECUTIONER (Reel2Ree...
In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda take a look at eight new releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with ARE YOU THERE? (High Fliers), a supernatural tale in which a young woman looking to debunk spiritualism, messes with a candle linked to the Other Side....
BUFFALO DAZE (High Fliers) is a historical dramatisation of the life of native outlaw, Jim Grinder.
DEAD LOVER (Lightbulb Film&nbs...
In this episode, Mike and Steve tackle two new releases; as usual, click the link if you want to see a trailer...
THE SHERIFF (High Fliers) finds out titular lawman scratching at the dark underbelly of a rural farm town, looking for answers about the murder of his own son five years previously....
SIGNAL ONE (Signature Entertainment) sees two young brilliant scientists recruited to a secluded tropical island, where a current experi...
In this episode Mike, Steve, Amanda and Rich tackle a bumper eight films! As usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film:
We kick off with the Nordic creature feature, KRAKEN (Signature Entertainment), in which an aquatic behemoth is disturbed by new technology used at a salmon farm....
13 SOULS (Seven Tales) is about a teen girl being reunited with her father and sister, and attacked by the ghosts of unnamed dead in the ...
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 (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
KRISPR (Miracle Media) is abou...
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 is a Bollywood action movie condensed into 9min and a...
In this episode Mike and Steve tackle two new films - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each!
SELF DRIVER (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 (Miracle Media) finds a group of judges abducting criminals and hunting them - at least that's the off...
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 (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 (Signature Entertainment) - a glorious historical epic set 100 years after the demise of Genghis Khan.
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 (High Fliers), about a young couple unwittingly adopting a murderous child!
Next is ITCH! (Seven Tales), in which the occupants of a hardware store barricade themselves against a horrific infectious disease!
ONLY FANGS (FilmHub) sees a wannabe monster hunter hooking up with a gang of vampire c...
In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda tackle seven new releases - as usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We start off with BONE KEEPER (Plaion Pictures), a familiar tale but with an exceptional monster!
DRIVE BACK (High Fliers) finds an engaged couple stuck on a seemingly endless road...
GHOST KILLER (Blue Finch Film Releasing) is about a young woman possessed by the ghost of a hitman!
PAST LIFE (Miracle Media) ...
This week Mike and Amanda take a look at five new releases; click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off with HARD REDEMPTION (Fairway Film Alliance), in which Jino Kang and Lou Ferrigno battle a street gang in a high school.
BAD VOODOO (Miracle Media) sees a woman kidnapped by three escaped convicts!
JITTERS (Miracle Media) sees a detective battling a sinister AI app.
DAGGERS INN (Seven Tales), in which an enigmatic...
The Short Shots have been on a two year hiatus but its finally back in action! To celebrate, Mike and Rich take a look at ten short films, all with a martial arts theme. We've also updated the format for this podcast so it mirrors our main show, with a "Long Shot" and Throwback! You can check out each by clicking the links below:
We kick off with TEMPORAL TAKEDOWN [8 minutes] (Martin Sofiedal, 2025), a scifi infused fight mov...
In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda review four new releases - click the links to see a trailer for each film!
We kick off big style with OUTGUNNED (Signature Entertainment), a "Most Dangerous Game" style movie in which a young woman is hunted by an enemy from her past!
OBEX (Lightbulb Film Distribution) is a "low fi" science fiction movie about a man sucked into a retro adventure video game.
BOSCO (High Fliers) is a pris...
This week Mike, Rich and Steve are joined by CHRISTOPHER PAGE, of The Time Shifters and Orphaned Entertainment! Check out the intro to learn more about who he is and what he does!
We kick off with WORLDBREAKER (Signature Entertainment), a new Young Adult, post apocalypse movie with Luke Evans and Mila Jovovich.
BLOOD BARN (Screambox) is a low budget indie horror which boldly wears its influences on its sleeve....
ELSE (B...
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...
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.
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 Entertainm...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! This is our final episode of 2025 and we've managed to get not only Rich back on, alongside Mike, Steve and Amanda, but also Nathan Lunn, who had previously joined us for our 300th episode!
Unfortunately, however, the DTV market tends to dry up during the month of December so instead we have turned our attention to two highly anticipated films on Netflix - as usual, click the link to se...
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