Arrow Video Podcast

In the first of a two part special series, Sam and Dan crack open the amazing Shaw Brothers box set (Vol. 1!!!) and this episode cover Crippled Avengers, aka The Return of the Five Deadly Venoms. Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Two Crippled Heroes and One Armed Swordsman, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including To Be or Not...

Happy new year! Sam and Dan complete the countdown of their Top Ten Films of 2021 from number 5 down to number 1! No spoilers here!! The Arrow Video Podcast with Sam & Dan will be back with the first of two episodes dedicated to the new Shaw Brothers box set in two week's time. Let us know your thoughts. What are your top films and releases of the year? Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts with any...

This episode, Sam and Dan begin the countdown of their Top Ten Films of the Year from number ten down to number six, including mentions for the likes of Raging Rire, Psycho Goreman and Arrow Video's Hotel Poseidon. A happy holiday break to all our listeners. The Arrow Video Podcast with Sam & Dan will be back with Top Films of 2020 Part 2 in two week's time. Let us know your thoughts. What are you...

As we apprach christmas, what better way to celebrate than with the largest turkey ever seen on screen? It's Sam Katzman's cold-war classic The Giant Claw. Spoiler level: 2/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Deadly Eyes and Attack of the Crab Monsters, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Dangerous Men and The Asphyx. Next time, Dan and Sam...

"All the fun of the scare!" This go around Sam and Dan discuss David Nelson's regional slasher Death Screams. Spoiler level: 4/5 (warnings given) For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Conrad Brooks Vs The Werewolf and Girl School Screamers, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including New York Ninja and Son of the White Mare. Next time, Dan and Sam will...

A place beyond your dreams. A movie beyond your imagination. Sam and Dan discuss David Lynch's oft maligned, sci-fi epic, Dune. Spoiler level: 2/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Fantastic Planet and Star Wars, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Ninja 3 and Don"t Breathe 2. Next time, Dan and Sam will be discussing David Nelson's cult sl...

What's that in your satchel? A bottle of water? Maybe you should have thought of that before you stabbed your teacher in the hallway (not a euphemism). Sam and Dan discuss Kinji Fukasaku's genre defining masterpiece Battle Royale. Spoiler level: 2/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as No Escape and Suicide Club, plus also talk about recent films they've seen incl...

Join Sam and Dan as they celebrate a whole new genre of art in this fortnight's episode where they discuss Yasuzo Masumura's Blind Beast. Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Femina Ridens and William Wyler's The Collector, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including They Have Changed Thier Face and Robotrix. Next time, Dan and Sam...

After I see a movie, I like to go get a piece of pie and talk about it. Join Sam and Dan (sadly sans pie) as they discuss the early carreer classic from Quentin Tarantino: True Romance. Spoiler level: 5/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Miike's First Love and My Best Friend's Birthday, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Knock On Any Door...

There's nothing else to do in this facade of a town, why not listen to Sam and Dan discuss oft-overlooked proto-punk classic, Over the Edge?! Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as The Strawberry Statement and Ken Park , plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Suburbban Gothic and Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counter Attack. Next...

Previously unavailable in the UK, Sam and Dan discuss the Edo period, Kaiju wonder that is Daimajin! Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Pulgasari and Tale of Zatoichi , plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Savage and Snow White: A Tale of Terror. Next time, Dan and Sam will be discussing Kurt Kobain's favourite film, Over t...

Art meets crime and duty meets vengence this go around: Sam and Dan discuss an underseen, pitch black cop action thriller- it's William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A.! Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Killer Joe and all films from 1987 (sorry, Nik), plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Await Further Instructions and N...

Grab your umbrella, your gun, your shades and your son! This go around, Sam and Dan discuss one of Takashi Miike's breakout yakuza dramas: from the Black Society trilogy it's Rainy Dog! Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Bird People in China and Gloria, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including The Babadook and Heavy Metal 2000....

Lights out! This go around Sam and Dan discuss Jules Dassin's prison noir classic, Brute Force and it's box-set companion, The Naked City! Spoiler level: 1/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Night in the City and Scum, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including Day of the Dolphin and Tammy and the T Rex. Next time, Dan and Sam will be discussing...

Now is the time to abandon the darkness and explode with this city! This go around Sam and Dan discuss Sogo Ishii's explosive, J-Punk classic, Burst City! Spoiler level: 2/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as Electric Dragon 80,000 Volts and Death Powder, plus they also talk about recent films they've seen including When the Wind Blows and Blowout. Next time, Da...

Lockup your sons, the Jezebels are here! This go around Sam and Dan discuss Jack Hill's girl-gang classic, Switchblade Sisters! Spoiler level: 3/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as THE VIOLENT YEARS and SHE DEVILS ON WHEELS, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including EFFECTS and ANGST. Next time, Dan and Sam will be discussing Sogo Ishii's Seminal...

All aboard the Caribbean Lady, but don't drink the coffee! This go around Sam and Dan discuss Luigi Cozzi's trash classic, Contamination! Spoiler level: 3/5 For their cinematic pairings, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as GREAT WHITE and SHIVERS, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including LAKE MUNGO and STRAY DOGS. Next time, Dan and Sam will be discussing Jack Hill's 1975 girl...

IF YOU MEET SARTANA… PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH. This week Sam Ashurst and Dan Martin discuss the podcast’s first ever western and double crossing abounds with the titular, cloak sporting anti-hero in Gianfranco “Frank Kramer” Parolini’s bloody tale. Themed recommendations include The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and The Hunting Party; whilst Dan and Sam also talk about recent films seen including The Spy...

Watch out! This week, Sam and Dan take on a full dose of paranoia with Philip Kaufman’s brilliant 1978 update of the 1956 classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. They get you while you're sleeping! Recommendations this week also include PARENTS and John Carpenter's THEY LIVE, plus recent films seen such as RED SPECTACLES and Arrow Academy's EIGHT HOURS A DAY. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts fo...

Welcome to the landmark 100th Episode of the Arrow Video podcast! For this landmark episode, Sam and Dan pick one of their favourite films from the Arrow Video library - Frank Henenlotter's BRAIN DAMAGE. Recommendations this week also include BAD BIOLOGY and STREET TRASH and recent film viewings including THE ABOMINABLE DR PHIBES. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions o...

Pick up your ticket for the Metropol and settle back in your seats as Sam and Dan discuss the recent Arrow UHD release of Lamberto Bava's DEMONS 1 & 2 On a similar theme, Sam and Dan also recommend films such as STAGE FRIGHT and FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, plus also talk about recent films they've seen including FAIL SAFE and ANGEL'S EGG. Stay tuned for Episode 100 in two weeks time, when Sam and Dan will...

Love it or hate it, there's no doubting that Richard Kelly's SOUTHLAND TALES is full of ambition. With a fantastic cast including Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sam loves it, but what will Dan think? Recommendations on a similar theme include Arrow Video's MIRACLE MILE and UNDER THE SILVER LAKE, whilst Sam talks about the new JUSTICE LEAGUE, amongst others, in recent film viewing recomm...

Take a trip to the Korean border with Sam and Dan as catch up on Park Chan-Wook's criminally under-seen JSA - JOINT SECURITY AREA from 2001. Recommendations on a similar theme include THE SPY GONE NORTH and BATTLEGROUND 621, plus recent film viewings including I CARE A LOT and 1967's VIY. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms...

This week, Sam and Dan check out the Arrow Video release of THIEF, Michael Mann's stunning Neo-noir crime thriller from 1981 starring James Caan and Jim Belushi. Recommendations on a similar theme include Kinji Fukasaku's TRIPLE CROSS and HEAT, plus also recently-seen films including Sam Raimi's CRIMEWAVE. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideo...

It's a found-footage episode this week as Sam and Dan take a look Arrow's recent release of [REC], the 2007 Spanish film that rebooted the genre and spawned a franchise. It's a packed Extra Features too as Dan talks to the revered monster actor Javier Botet, whilst Sam sits down to speak with the film's directors, Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. Recommended films this week include THE LAST HORROR...