Mike Parkin

The DTV Digest

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News and Reviews of films that didn't make it to the cinema

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Oct 15, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 307: Worldbreaker, Blood Barn, Else, The Monster Within, Silent Night Deadly Night, POV, Diamond Cut Diamond 05.03.2026

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...

Episode 306: REDUX REDUX, The Huntsman, Bury Em Deep, Jimmy and Stiggs, Dr Bees Beyond, The Rip, Battle Drone 19.02.2026

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)...

Episode 305: We Bury The Dead, Grizzly Night, Tim Travers and the Time Traveller's Paradox, Residence, Monolith 07.02.2026

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 s...

Episode 304: Stand Your Ground, The Knife, Reverence, A Gangster's Tale, Hermanita, Arctic Void 20.01.2026

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 K...

Episode 303: Wake Up Dead Man, Troll 2, Nightfall, End of Year Round-up 24.12.2025

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 Netfl...

Episode 302 - Dracula, Quarantine 19, The Final Party, He Kills At Night, Manor of Darkness, The Perfect Gamble, Can You Hear Me, Hostages, Long Shadows, Coyotes, Misfire, Riot 11.12.2025

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda cover no less than 10 new releases! As usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film! We kick off with Luc Besson's version of DRACULA (Signature Entertainment), which bears more than a likeness to Coppola's version! Next up is QUARANTINE 19 (Trinity Content Partners), a Turkish film shot in English about the contestants of a Big Brother-style reality...

Episode 301: Bride Hard, Shark Island, The Naughty List of Mr Scrooge, M: Beyond the Wasteland, Bone Lake, Nazi Supersoldier, Director's Cut, A Desert, Full Moon Gloryhole, From Beijing With Love 26.11.2025

This week Mike, Steve, Amanda and Will tackle the latest films to be hitting home media. As usual, click the links to see trailers for each of the films!   We kick off with BRIDE HARD (Signature Entertainment) in which superspy Rebel Wilson must thwart Stephen Dorff and his mercenaries when they gate-crash her best friend's wedding! SHARK ISLAND (High Fliers Films) finds a group of supermodels on...

Episode 300! The Bitter Taste, Please Don't Feed The Children, The Cellar. The Partisan, Borley Rectory: The Awakening, Forgive Us All, The House at Hallow End, Guns and Moses, Snow Angel 12.11.2025

Nearly nine years in the making, we have reached our 300th episode! To mark the occasion, we invited some guests to join the regular team: Tom Jolliffe is a screenwriter and producer, who has appeared on the show before; Nathan Lunn, who has recently completed his book on Kaiju films which will be published next year, and Will Bentley, who has also contributed in the past! We have a lot to get thr...

Episode 299: Beast of War, London Calling, Delivery Run, Red Plague, The Severed Sun, Helloween, Night Shift, Downtime 24.10.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Amanda tackle six new releases: as usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film...   We kick off with BEAST OF WAR (Signature Entertainment) - set during WW2, it finds a bunch of army recruits at the mercy of a great white shark when their ship is sunk... LONDON CALLING (Signature Entertainment) stars Josh Duhamel as a down-on-his-luck hitman having t...

Episode 298: Prisoner of War, A Breed Apart, Bone Face, Devil In The Dust, Scurry, The Drowned, Diablo, First Sight, Dollman vs Demonic Toys 15.10.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich, Steve and Amanda tackle seven new releases, including two Scott Adkins movies! As usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film. We kick off with the WW2 set PRISONER OF WAR (Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment) in which Scott Adkins is shot down over the Philippiines, captured by the Japanese and forced to fight for the commandant's entertainment. Scott's co-star i...

Episode 297: Mission Alarum, Americana, In Vitro, Psycho Therapy, Sovereign, Riff Raff, The Astronaut, The Shephers Code II: Road Back, The Milk Situation, Open Grave 25.09.2025

This week Mike, Rich, Steve and Amanda take a look at eight new releases; as usual, click the links to see a trailer for each film! We kick off with MISSION ALARUM (aka Alarum) (Signature Entertainment), in which two enemy agents fall in love and go off-grid in Poland, only to have the CIA hunt them down... AMERICANA (Lion's Gate UK) is the story of a group of strangers all trying to get their han...

Episode 296: Bad Man, Little Jaffna, Don Q, Purgatory Jack, Resurrection Road, The Invisible Raptor, The Occupant, Unsinkable, Howl at the Dead, Perfect Target 08.09.2025

This week Mike and Rich are joined once more by Amanda, whose work over on Eastern Kicks you can find HERE! This week we tackle 8 new releases - click the links to see the trailers for each movie!   We kick off with BAD MAN (Vertigo Releasing) in which Seann William Scott plays a no nonsense cop who travels to a small town to rattle some cages and egos along the way. LITTLE JAFFNA (Blue Finch Rele...

Episode 295 - Somnium, Borderline, Derelict, All the Lost Ones, Dark Summer, The Spawn, Dollman 01.09.2025

In this episode, Mike and Rich are joined by guest presenter, Amanda! Between us we tackle five new releases - as usual, click the links to watch the trailer for each film!   We start with SOMNIUM (Lightbulb Film Distribution), in which a young woman starts working the night shift at a dream clinic... Next is BORDERLINE (The Movie Partnership), which stars Samara Weaving as a 90's popstar being st...

Episode 294 - Fright Fest Special! The Home, Your Host, Pig Hill, Above the Knee, 213 Bones, NoSeeUms, Cover, Super Happy Fun Clown, Video Barn, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer 29.08.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve review 8 films which are all receiving their premier at this year's London Fright Fest! NB - we normally mention the distributor for each film, but some have yet to find a home. Nevertheless, click the link to see the trailer for each movie! We kick off with THE HOME (Signature Entertainment), where Pete Davidson starts work as a care assistant, only to learn t...

Episode 293: Red Sonja, The Last Ritual, Inside, Meanwhile On Earth, The Hermit, Stalkers, Sweet Revenge, Body Count 21.08.2025

In this episode, Mike and Steve tackle six new films - as usual, click the links to see the trailer for each! We kick off with the highest profile film of the week, RED SONJA (Signature Entertainment), in which Revenge's Matilda Lutz plays the titular hero while MJ Bassett (Solomon Kane, Strike Back) directs. Did we enjoy it? Take a listen to find out! THE LAST RITUAL (Miracle Media) is a Nepalese...

Episode 292: Tin Soldier, 40 Acres, Saint Clare, Osiris, Futra Days, The Activated Man, The Banished, Reputation, Charlie Foxtrot, Sword of Heaven 05.08.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle 8 new releases - as usual, click the link to see a trailer for each film. We kick off with TIN SOLDIER (Signature Entertainment), which finds Scott Eastwood as an ex cult member recruited by a shadow ops team to re-enter his former home, a compound run by an ex army General. (NB: this is now available to stream on Amazon Prime). 40 ACRES (Vertigo Releasi...

Episode 291: Salvable, The Unholy Trinity, Night Terror, Monsters of California, Child Machine, Angel of the Warrior, The Cellar, Frankie Freako, Leprechaun Vengeance, Strength and Honour 18.07.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve cover 8 new releases - as usual, click the links to see the trailer for each film! We start and end with a boxing movie, kicking off with SALVABLE (Vertical), in which boxer Toby Kebbel tries to reconnect with his daughter (good) & shady old pal Shia LaBeouf (bad!) Up next is the western, THE UNHOLY TRINITY (Signature Entertainment) where the arrival of a y...

Episode 290: Rust, Final Recovery, 24 Hours to D-Day, Last Resort, Gods Soldier, A Woman Scorned, Shark Warning, Logan The Wolf, The Devil Conspiracy 20.06.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle seven new releases; as usual, click the links to see the trailers for each film! We kick off with RUST (Signature Entertainment) - a film which carries a lot of baggage due to the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but is it any good regardless? Check out our review to get our opinion! FINAL RECOVERY (Buffalo 8) deals with the cyclical natu...

Episode 289: Consecration, High Rollers, Amongst The Wolves, Its Name Was Mormo, Bogieville, Rust Road, The Prosecutor, Fireworks, Grizzly II 12.06.2025

After a short break, we are back with EIGHT main reviews! As usual, click the links to see the trailers! First up is CONSECRATION (Vertigo Releasing), a supernatural mystery set on a rural Scottish island, directed by Christopher Smith (Black Death). HIGH ROLLERS (101 Films) is a sequel to the John Travolta led heist movie, Cash Out! AMONGST THE WOLVES (Vertigo Releasing) sees a homeless ex-soldie...

Episode 288: Fear Below, It Feeds, The North Witch, First Shift, Heretics, Beneath London, Jason Goes to Hell 25.05.2025

In this episode Mike, Rich and Steve tackle five new DTV releases - as usual, click the links to watch the trailer for each film! We kick off with FEAR BELOW (Signature Entertainment) - a period thriller from Australia, where a team of divers have to salvage a submerged truck under the watchful eye of a bull shark! Next is IT FEEDS (Signature Entertainment), in which a teenage girl and her psychic...

Episode 287: Havoc, Black Cab, Ape x Mecha Ape New World Order, Cold Road, Everyone is Going to Die, Gates of Flesh, Gladiators, Mob Cops, Rumplestiltskin, American Samurai 03.05.2025

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 antic...

Episode 286: Long Gone Heroes, End of the Rope, Like Tears in Rain, Top Floor, Alien Life Blood, Don't Turn Out The Lights, Catalyst, The Thaw, Godzilla vs Biollante 27.03.2025

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 lynchin...

Episode 285: Fight Or Flight, Escape From the 21st Century, Die Alone, Bangkok Dog, Applewood, The Survivors, Puppet Master III 10.03.2025

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-meltin...

Episode 284: Project Silence, In Tenebras: Into the Darkness, Trancers Noir, Going Viral, New York Ninja 26.02.2025

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 gre...

Episode 283: The Baby In The Basket, Scarlet Winter, Street Trash, It Came From the Dirty Laundry, The Dungeon Master 13.02.2025

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...

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