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, Japanese Punk actioner, BURST CITY. Watch it here on arrow video player: http://www.arrow-player.c...
Jun 21, 2021•47 min
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-gang classic, Switchblade Sisters. Watch it here on arrow video player: http://www.arrow-player.com...
Jun 07, 2021•49 min
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 Who Came In From the Cold and Human Bullet. Next Time: Luigi Cozzi’s Contamination. Email the Arrow ...
May 24, 2021•40 min
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 for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms.co.uk
May 10, 2021•54 min
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 or questions at arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms.co.uk
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr
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 be taking a look at Frank Henenlotter's BRAIN DAMAGE. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for a...
Apr 12, 2021•54 min
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 recommendations. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvi...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min
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.co.uk
Mar 15, 2021•31 min
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 arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms.co.uk
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr
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 MOVIE and recent Arrow Video releases THE EL DUCE TAPES and SOUTHLAND TALES. Email the Arrow Video P...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Take a trip to the Florida Everglades with Sam and Dan this week as they take a look at classic deadly jellyfish flick STING OF DEATH from Arrow Video's boxset release HE CAME FROM THE SWAMP: THE WILLIAM GREFÉ COLLECTION. Recommended films this week include I EAT YOUR SKIN and Norman J Warren's BLOODY TERROR, please recent viewings including Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson's sci-fi comedy SAVE YOURSELVES. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at ar...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr
David Cronenberg takes centre stage this week as Sam and Dan take a dark and dangerous cruise through Arrow Video's recent 4k UHD release of CRASH, his 1996 adaptation of J. G. Ballard's transgressive novel. Sam and Dan also discuss films with similar themes such as THE NIGHT PORTER and COSMOPOLIS, plus recent film viewings including Eureka's release of THE DON IS DEAD. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms.co.uk
Jan 18, 2021•58 min
Happy New Year! 2020 is now officially behind us. Well, almost, as Sam and Dan countdown from five to one in this second part of their Top Films of 2020 special, including the likes of SAINT MAUD, THE HUNT and BACURAU. Extra Features includes Sam and Dan's Top Arrow releases and also an interview with Jill Gevargizian, director of THE STYLIST about her film and the its upcoming release on ARROW in March this year. Let us know your thoughts. What are your top films and releases of the year? Email...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Hindsight is literally 2020 in this episode as Sam and Dan countdown their Top Ten Films of the Year from number ten down to number six, including mentions for the likes of THE INVISIBLE MAN, BACURAU and Arrow Video's HARPOON. Also, rather appropriately in the Extra Features section, Sam and Dan list their Top Five Arrow Extras Features from releases this year. 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 on Jan...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr
Grab your cowboy hat and join Sam and Dan this week as they take a trip to the remote town of Perfection to revisit Ron Underwood's TREMORS, a bonafide cult classic and one of the best horror comedies of the 90s. Sam and Dan also recommend similar films such as DEEP RISING and DEEP BLUE SEA, plus other recent films seems uh as THE BINGE. In Extra Features, Dan talks to Kevin Lehane, the screenwriter of GRABBERS, on the influence Tremors had on him. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any com...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr
Enter the 7 1/2th Floor this week as Sam and Dan take on Spike Jonze's BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999), the unforgettably bizarre comic fantasia released on the ARROW ACADEMY label. Recommendations include Kathtryn Bigelow's STRANGE DAYS an Tim Mielant's PATRICK, whilst Extra Features includes an exclusive interview with POSSESSOR director Brandon Cronenberg ahead of the UK release of his film this week. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodc...
Nov 23, 2020•59 min
An extra-long episode this week as Sam and Dan delve into the Arrow Video ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY boxset, with a particular look at the cult epic THE HOLY MOUNTAIN and its recent controversy. Recommendations cover a wide spectrum from I WILL WALK LIKE A CRAZY HORSE and THE LAST MOVIE, whilst Extra Features includes four exclusive interviews. Dan talks to Stephen Scalata about producing the documentary JODOROWSKYS DUNE and also Turner Prize winning artist Tai Shani about separating art from the arti...
Nov 09, 2020•2 hr 14 min
They're not there to shop. They're not there to work. They're just there. This week Sam and Dan look at the US Arrow Video 25th Anniversary release of Kevin Smith's MALLRATS. Recommendations this week include DAWN OF THE DEAD, Pineapple Express and recent film viewings including STONE COLD and FIVE EASY PIECES. To watch the Arrow Video Livestream Q&A with Kevin Smith, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNRungDiaLg&t=1797s Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestio...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Giant monster fans rejoice - it's a kaiji delight this week as Sam and Dan delve into Arrow's recent sold out GAMERA boxset, with a particular focus on GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995), the first film from the renowned Heisei trilogy. Recommendations include MATANGO (1965) and THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1977) and in Extra Features, Sam talks at length to actor Richard Brake (31, Mandy) about his career and his new film THE DARE. Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestion...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Stay out of the dark, as this week Sam and Dan take a look at Arrow Video's recent 4k restoration of David Twohy's nerve shedding sci-fi creature feature PITCH BLACK, starring an early career Vin Diesel and Radha Mitchell. Other similar-themed film recommendations include DREDD and FORTRESS whilst Dan and Sam also talk about recent films seen including the Bill Drummond documentary BEST BEFORE DEATH. Next Week: GAMERA Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Perhaps the finest cult film known to humanity, this week Sam and Dan dive into Arrow Video's release of WITHNAIL & I, Bruce Robinson's endlessly quotable and fondly loved British comedy starring Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown. Other film recommendations of a similar vein this week include LOST WEEKEND and GUEST PARADISO, plus reviews of recently-seen films including VIVARIUM. NB: Apologies for a slight technical hitch with Sam's microphone towards the end o...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Sam and Dan take on David Fincher this week as they take a break from Arrow Video to look at the recent Limited Edition Arrow Academy release of THE GAME, Fincher's pulse-pounding paranoiac puzzle made between SE7EN and FIGHT CLUB. Other film recommendations this week include ARLINGTON ROAD and SHUTTER ISLAND, plus in Extra Features, Sam talks to Mercedes Kilmer, star of PAYDIRT, and also director Sally Potter about her upcoming film THE ROADS NOT TAKEN. Next Week: WITHNAIL & I Email the Arr...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Terror strikes this week in BLOOD TIDE (1982) as Sam and Dan join James Earl Jones, Lila Kedrova and José Ferrer in wild tale of sea monsters, sacrificial virgins and beachside aerobics. Other film recommendations this week include SCARECROWS and BEDEVILLED, plus in Extra Features, Sam talks to Amy Seimetz, director of SHE DIES TOMORROW, which releases in the UK on August 28. Next Week: THE GAME Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodcast@a...
Aug 17, 2020•52 min
Taking a break from Arrow Video, Sam and Dan reach for a guest Blu-ray release from the Arrow Academy label with the truly classic SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957), starring Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster. Other film recommendations this week include THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER and THE FRENCH CONNECTION, and recommendations for Arrow Video FrightFest Digital Edition such as 12 HOUR SHIFT and CLAPBOARD JUNGLE. Next Week: BLOOD TIDE Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions o...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 18 min
This week, Sam and Dan tackle DREAM DEMON - a terrific blend of psychological horror and late 80s practical gore effects featuring Jimmy Nail and Timothy Spall. Long dormant on home media since its original VHS release, Arrow Video's recent Blu-ray release shows the film in a newly-restored version from the original camera negative and in a brand new Director’s Cut. Other film recommendations this week include such films as POLTERGEIST 3, LABYRINTH and Sidney Lumet's Q & A. Next Week: THE SW...
Jul 20, 2020•37 min
This week Sam and Dan tackle the infamous exploitation epic WHITE FIRE starring Robert Ginty and Fred Williamson, a so-bad-it's-good action 80s film about the legendary ‘White Fire’ diamond — a priceless rock so hot it actually burns those who try to lay their hands on it! Other film recommendations this week include such films as DEADLY PREY, TIGER ON THE BEAT and THE INFORMANT. Next Week: DREAM DEMON Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopo...
Jul 06, 2020•55 min
Hell hath no fury like THE WOMAN scorned, as Sam and Dan find out this week when thy dip into Arrow's Limited Edition release of Lucky Mckee's genre classic from 2011. Sam and Dan also discuss films including I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE and THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006) and also recent film viewing including EMPATHY, INC. Plus there is also a special extra feature with an interview with The Woman herself, Pollyanna McIntosh who talks about her own sequel, DARLIN'. Next Week: WHITE FIRE Email the Arrow Vid...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 13 min
A break from the norm this week as Sam and Dan take on their first Arrow Academy release for the podcast - Hirokazu Koreeda's courtroom drama masterpiece from 2017, THE THIRD MURDER. Recommended films this week for a similar theme include DEATH BY HANGING, and Koreeda's earlier film AFTER LIFE, whilst Sam and Dan also discuss their recent film viewings including OUR DAY WILL COME and DJANGO UNCHAINED. Next Week: THE WOMAN Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or quest...
Jun 08, 2020•49 min
Take a step into Harold's manor as Sam and Dan catch up on Arrow's release of THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, the classic 1980 British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. Recommended films this week include VICTIM, GOODFELLAS and a 'non-recommendation recommendation' for Umberto Lenzi's GANG WAR IN MILAN. Next Week: THE THIRD MURDER Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms.co.uk.
May 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Buckle up as this week Sam and Dan take the streets of France with Arrow Video's Blu-ray release of John Frankenheimer's 1998 action thriller RONIN. Recommended films this week include the recent (LITTLE MONSTERS), a genuine classic (HEAT) and the obscure (GINSENG KING). Email the Arrow Video Podcast hosts for any comments, suggestions or questions at arrowvideopodcast@arrowfilms.co.uk.
May 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min
