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) sees a former journalist plagued by murderous visions after being hypnotised...

SURRENDER TO IT (Miracle Media) concerns a group of actors on a retreat in the North's wilderness...

SCREAM THERAPY (Miracle Media) similarly is about a group of women on a retreat, but in the desert!

and THE CURE (Signature Entertainment)is about an adopted teenage girl with a strange illness discovering some harsh truths about her billionaire parents!

Our Short Shot is THE LOST FORTUNE OF OLIVER BRODY, in which a prospector is visited by a supernatural figure - click the link to watch the whole short film!

Out DTV Throwback is HOLLOW MAN 2, in which a detective hunts for an invisible assassin! This film has recently been added to Netflix.

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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 young woman enters a quaint village and stirs things up!

THE DEEP DARK (4Digital Media) is a French creature feature set in a coal mine!

Our Short Shot is THE HAT MAN, in which a man's dreams turn to nightmares. Click the link to watch the whole short film!

And the DTV Throwback is the cruelly overlooked FREAKED, in which Bill and Ted's Alex Winter co-directs and stars as a pompous star who is subjected to terrible experiments. Unfortunately the YouTube copy we viewed seems to have now been taken down!

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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 movie;

Next is LUCKY NIGHT: A JUNKERS TALE [12 minutes] (Nickolas Nielsen, 2021), which also has some impressive sci-fi trappings

THE COUP [9 minutes] (Bel Uysal, 2026) finds 3 crooks all trying to steal an energy drink from a museum;

BULLET STORM [13 minutes] (Tim Pek / Peter Phan, 2025) is about a hitman being forced to target a man who'd saved his life;

PREVAIL [11 minutes] (Ryan Dalan, 2025) is a Filipino saga about 2 brothers;

DAKOTA STONE [9 minutes] (Sherice Griffiths, 2025) is a noirish tale about a muscle for hire;

THE PROTECTOR [7 minutes] (Bruce Chong, 2025) sees a young couple intimidated by a local gang;

THE PROPOSAL [6 minutes] (Dan Liu, 2024) finds an agent in love with his partner, trying to find the right time to propose!

Our Long Shot is the 35min NIGHT OF THE RONIN [35 minutes] (Nathan Bender, 2024), in which an assassin tries to protect a woman from wave after wave of attackers.

Our Short Throwback is HARDWAY: THE ACTION MUSICAL. [34 minutes] (Daniel Vogelmann, 2017). This particular short is available on Disney+ and will require a subscription to watch, or you can order it from https://vimeo.com/ondemand/hardway

Don't forget to also check out our main show, the DTV DIGEST on X and FACEBOOK!

We are also now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @thedtvdigest.bsky.social and @dtvshortshots.bsky.social