MikeOutWest
@mikeoutwestuk.bsky.social
Editor and presenter of movie podcast THE DTV DIGEST - reviewing the films which went straight to home media. Lover of action and horror films. Based in Nottingham, England.
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Is #skirclesunday a thing? Anyway, welcome to the #skircle...
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Is #skirclesunday a thing? Anyway, welcome to the #skircle...
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 2001. Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK predates Downton Abbey in its drama of upstairs/downstairs shenanigans during a shooting weekend. The murder, which happens quite late on, is staged well with several suspects to choose from. The cast is absolutely stellar!
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November 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 2001. Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK predates Downton Abbey in its drama of upstairs/downstairs shenanigans during a shooting weekend. The murder, which happens quite late on, is staged well with several suspects to choose from. The cast is absolutely stellar!
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#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 2000: Verhoven's HOLLOW MAN asks what would happen if a maniacally egotistical scientist (Kevin Bacon) became invisible. Misogynistic voyeurism & murder ensues. Great cast, good fx & an exciting finale in an elevator shaft. DTV sequels on my watchlist!
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November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 2000: Verhoven's HOLLOW MAN asks what would happen if a maniacally egotistical scientist (Kevin Bacon) became invisible. Misogynistic voyeurism & murder ensues. Great cast, good fx & an exciting finale in an elevator shaft. DTV sequels on my watchlist!
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my son Josh & I watched #WAR2 on #Netflix. To its credit, it kept his attention for the whole 3+hour running time. The story has more twists & turns than a Shakespearean play & turns the bromance so high its ridiculous. The action set-pieces are mostly CGI but the close quarters icicle fight rocks.
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1999. Japanese cult fave WILD ZERO is a mix of zombies, UFOs & punk rock. Real life band Guitar Wolf are caught up n it all, while punk biker Ace discovers the girl he rescued & fallen in love with is trans. But hey, "love has no boundaries, nationalities or genders!"
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1999. Japanese cult fave WILD ZERO is a mix of zombies, UFOs & punk rock. Real life band Guitar Wolf are caught up n it all, while punk biker Ace discovers the girl he rescued & fallen in love with is trans. But hey, "love has no boundaries, nationalities or genders!"
#ACentruyOfCinema continues, 1998: I missed HARD RAIN on its release & yeah, I dodged a bullet back then. It's Die Hard in the Wet, as armoured car driver Christian Slater is attacked in an evacuated, flooded town, by Morgan Freeman & his 3 stooges.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#ACentruyOfCinema continues, 1998: I missed HARD RAIN on its release & yeah, I dodged a bullet back then. It's Die Hard in the Wet, as armoured car driver Christian Slater is attacked in an evacuated, flooded town, by Morgan Freeman & his 3 stooges.
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It's ##LetterboxdFriday and here's my ##LastFourWatched! Highly recommend A DESERT if you want some slow-burn horror!
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November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It's ##LetterboxdFriday and here's my ##LastFourWatched! Highly recommend A DESERT if you want some slow-burn horror!
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#NW for review: Luc Besson's version of DRACULA and so far it's very entertaining. And nicely shot too. There's more than a touch of Coppola's version influencing it.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#NW for review: Luc Besson's version of DRACULA and so far it's very entertaining. And nicely shot too. There's more than a touch of Coppola's version influencing it.
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#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1997: Sergio Stivaletti's THE WAX MASK, co-written by Lucio Fulci & Dario Argento, is a grizzly take on the House of Wax movies. Set in Rome, 1912, it has great production values, makeup fx work & an ending which veers into The Terminator!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1997: Sergio Stivaletti's THE WAX MASK, co-written by Lucio Fulci & Dario Argento, is a grizzly take on the House of Wax movies. Set in Rome, 1912, it has great production values, makeup fx work & an ending which veers into The Terminator!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1996. THE SUBSTITUTE is another blindspot. Tom Berenger is an ex special forces mercenary who goes undercover in a high school after his teacher gf gets kneecapped after standing up to the gang running the school. Really entertaining & going to check out the DTV sequels!
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1996. THE SUBSTITUTE is another blindspot. Tom Berenger is an ex special forces mercenary who goes undercover in a high school after his teacher gf gets kneecapped after standing up to the gang running the school. Really entertaining & going to check out the DTV sequels!
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1995. How did DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS pass me by, I love these period detective stories! Washington is Easy Rawlins, paid to look for a white woman (Jennifer Beals), hiding out in the jazz clubs. Great support from Don Cheadle & a never better Tom Sizemore.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1995. How did DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS pass me by, I love these period detective stories! Washington is Easy Rawlins, paid to look for a white woman (Jennifer Beals), hiding out in the jazz clubs. Great support from Don Cheadle & a never better Tom Sizemore.
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Wife & I just started watching #BROADCHURCH now on #Netflix (1st time watch). OMG the cast!!! Every 2 min we were "ITS HIM/HER FROM...!"
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wife & I just started watching #BROADCHURCH now on #Netflix (1st time watch). OMG the cast!!! Every 2 min we were "ITS HIM/HER FROM...!"
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1994. DEATH MACHINE was Stephen Norrington's first time in the director's chair & while there are some decent moments, they are eclipsed by very shouty & annoying performances. Good model work & fx, horrible computer graphics, even for the time!
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November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1994. DEATH MACHINE was Stephen Norrington's first time in the director's chair & while there are some decent moments, they are eclipsed by very shouty & annoying performances. Good model work & fx, horrible computer graphics, even for the time!
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#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1993. JUDGEMENT NIGHT has been a blindspot for a long time. This is why your gf/wife hates boys nights! 4 friends on their way to a boxing match unwittingly witness a murder & must run for their lives. Great cast, & Silvestri re-uses some of his Predator score.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1993. JUDGEMENT NIGHT has been a blindspot for a long time. This is why your gf/wife hates boys nights! 4 friends on their way to a boxing match unwittingly witness a murder & must run for their lives. Great cast, & Silvestri re-uses some of his Predator score.
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#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1992. Insumasu o Oou Kage, aka SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH, is a Japanese tv adaptation of the Lovecraft story, only 54min, where a photo journalist travels to the titular, obscure fishing village & finds more than he bargained for.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1992. Insumasu o Oou Kage, aka SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH, is a Japanese tv adaptation of the Lovecraft story, only 54min, where a photo journalist travels to the titular, obscure fishing village & finds more than he bargained for.
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#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1991. Haven't covered much Kaiju during this challenge, other than the excellent Rodan. GODZILLA Vs KING GHIDORA features time travelers from the 23rd century trying to trick Japan into destroying Godzilla, using the three headed Ghidora as a weapon.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1991. Haven't covered much Kaiju during this challenge, other than the excellent Rodan. GODZILLA Vs KING GHIDORA features time travelers from the 23rd century trying to trick Japan into destroying Godzilla, using the three headed Ghidora as a weapon.
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#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1990. Somehow, I'd never gotten around to David Lynch's WILD AT HEART, a mix of Elvis, The Wizard of Oz, sex (lots of), cigarettes (even more of) & wild performances - not just Cage but Dafoe, Ladd, Dern. Definitely recommended if you've yet to discover it!
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November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1990. Somehow, I'd never gotten around to David Lynch's WILD AT HEART, a mix of Elvis, The Wizard of Oz, sex (lots of), cigarettes (even more of) & wild performances - not just Cage but Dafoe, Ladd, Dern. Definitely recommended if you've yet to discover it!
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Good morning all and happy #LetterboxdFriday! My #LastFourWatched were for the 300th episode of @thedtvdigest.bsky.social this week I'll be focused on films of the 90s for the #ACenturyOfCinema challenge!
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November 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Good morning all and happy #LetterboxdFriday! My #LastFourWatched were for the 300th episode of @thedtvdigest.bsky.social this week I'll be focused on films of the 90s for the #ACenturyOfCinema challenge!
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today has been one of the most stressful I've EVER had at work. I even startled the electrician working upstairs by screaming FUCK!! at the top of my lungs. Calmed down by editing a MAMMOTH, 300th episode of @thedtvdigest.bsky.social & grabbed a new #skircle to remind myself there's chill out there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
today has been one of the most stressful I've EVER had at work. I even startled the electrician working upstairs by screaming FUCK!! at the top of my lungs. Calmed down by editing a MAMMOTH, 300th episode of @thedtvdigest.bsky.social & grabbed a new #skircle to remind myself there's chill out there.
The film which has been residing rent-free in my head since I watched it is THE SADIST (1963), in which 3 school teachers (2guys, 1 woman) are waylaid on their way to a baseball game by a psycho killer & his gf. Even with its Deus Ex Machina style ending its a raw & tense thriller.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The film which has been residing rent-free in my head since I watched it is THE SADIST (1963), in which 3 school teachers (2guys, 1 woman) are waylaid on their way to a baseball game by a psycho killer & his gf. Even with its Deus Ex Machina style ending its a raw & tense thriller.
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1989: Ringo Lam's WILD SEARCH has been likened to Witness; yeah if you squint hard enough, although there's no barn building here. Chow Yun Fat stars as a cop on the edge, protecting a young child & her aunt from a gang of arms smugglers. Gritty, realistic action.
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1989: Ringo Lam's WILD SEARCH has been likened to Witness; yeah if you squint hard enough, although there's no barn building here. Chow Yun Fat stars as a cop on the edge, protecting a young child & her aunt from a gang of arms smugglers. Gritty, realistic action.
Finished S3 of ALICE IN BORDERLAND
Enjoyed it but it sorely missed the visceral action setpieces of S2.
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Enjoyed it but it sorely missed the visceral action setpieces of S2.
#Netflix
#Japaneseseries
#mangaadaptation
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Finished S3 of ALICE IN BORDERLAND
Enjoyed it but it sorely missed the visceral action setpieces of S2.
#Netflix
#Japaneseseries
#mangaadaptation
Enjoyed it but it sorely missed the visceral action setpieces of S2.
#Netflix
#Japaneseseries
#mangaadaptation
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1988. HER VENGEANCE is a nasty grape/revenge flick about a young woman (Siu-Fung Wong) goes after the 5 rapists who attacked her. Lam Ching Ying proves even when in a wheelchair he's a badass. The bloody, A-TEAM style ending is awesome.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#ACenturyOfCinema continues, 1988. HER VENGEANCE is a nasty grape/revenge flick about a young woman (Siu-Fung Wong) goes after the 5 rapists who attacked her. Lam Ching Ying proves even when in a wheelchair he's a badass. The bloody, A-TEAM style ending is awesome.
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