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 Entertainment) finds a black family under the scrutiny of the police after a stranger is hurt during an invasive attack in their home.

REVERENCE (High Fliers Films) finds an ex soldier at odds dogged detective while investigating the disappearance of his daughter.

A GANGSTER'S LIFE (Miracle Media) involves two small time scammers in over their heads when they rip off a notorious and violent London mob boss.

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

Our DTV Throwback is ARCTIC VOID, a Norwegian mystery film in which nearly all the passengers and crew of an arctic tourist vessel suddenly disappear, leaving a trio of film-makers marooned. We watched this on Amazon Prime; it may be available on other platforms as CIVIL TWILIGHT.

You can check out our guest Ryan's other endeavours below:

Someone's Favorite Productions

Antenna Releasing | Expand Your Audience Today

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