DTV Connoisseur
@dtvconnoisseur
Located in Philadelphia, we look at the best (and worst) in direct-to-video movies. Check out our podcast on most major podcatchers. Site:
New review, "Illicit Behavior" (1992), our first Joan Severance film on the site! Also starring Jack Scalia, Robert Davi, and James Russo. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/07/illi...
For #backlistsaturday it's 2023's Don's House in the Mountains. It was written in April of 2020, during the lockdown. I gave myself a challenge to write 4000 words a day, which I pulled off, so that's become the target anytime I write something new. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN7M5KJQ
New DTVC Podcast, episode 272, The Last Seductions, with Jon Cross from The PM Entertainment Podcast and The After Movie Diner The first 2 hours or so are us covering the two "Last Seduction" movies, then there's bonus content of us riffing on a variety of topics. open.spotify.com/episode/3LSe...
New Review, "Champagne and Bullets" (1993), written, co-directed, and starring John De Hart, along with Wings Hauser and William Smith. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/07/cham...
For #backlistSaturday I'm featuring my novella Nadia and Aidan, which follows 20-year-old fraternal twins from Paris who come to the US in 2008 to explore their American heritage. It's told in a unique, dual first person narrative. #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPJDFGNK
New DTVC podcast, episode 271, "Strike Commando" with Todd Liebenow from @forgottenfilmz.bsky.social and @toonbreakdown.bsky.social It's all about Reb Brown screams, anachronisms, and lies about Disneyland, with some shimmying stuntmen and a lot of torture. open.spotify.com/episode/3WFE...
New review, "Trouble Man" (2025), directed by and starring Michael Jai White in his 30 Club entry celebration! Also starring Method Man, La La Anthony, Gillian White, Mick Epps, Orlando Jones, and Keith Sweat as himself. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/07/trou...
I saw that Moxie was trending, and I couldn't resist. (Oh, it's not that Moxie?)
New DTVC podcast, episode 270, "Golden Dragon, Silver Snake" with Chris Kacvinsky from @bulletproofpod.bsky.social We get stuck in on this Brucesploitation classic, which features bastard milkmen, an empty restaurant, and Samuel Walls just because. open.spotify.com/episode/4SAc...
New review, "Deadly Breed" (1989), our 60th PM flick on the site! Starring Blake Bahner, Addison Randall, and William Smith, and featuring stunts by Cole S. McKay in his 68th film on the site. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/07/dead...
Q6. "Mark in Sales" is my newest novel. It's a character driven story about success and adulthood, and what that means to different people. #weeknightwriters www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2PQ892K
New podcast, episode 269, "Shepherd Code: Lapierre" and "Clear Cut" with Ty from Comeuppance Reviews Ty's back, as we first look at the prequel to Alan Delabie's Lapierre series, and then discuss a film that's chock full of returning podcast champions. open.spotify.com/episode/2NUs...
New review, "Exit Protocol" (2025), our 76th Dolph film on the site, also starring Michael Jai White in his 30th (more fitting 30 Club post to come for him). dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/06/exit...
For #backlistSaturday it's the one that started it all, my first novel, "Chad in Accounting," which you can get at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited! www.amazon.com/dp/B085GG96QR
New DTVC podcast, episode 268, "Expect to Die" with Richard Pierce. Rich is back, and we're looking at this Jalal Merhi classic(?) We discover about two hours in that I had watched a TV edit, meaning I missed the Merhi love scene! open.spotify.com/episode/0I6P...
New review, "Under Fire" (2025), starring Mason Gooding and Dylan Sprouse dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/06/unde...
New DTVC Podcast, episode 267, "The Minion" with @fredthewolf.bsky.social from Full Moon Reviews. Freddie and I start the episode talking about the year in movies so far, and then we get stuck in on "The Minion," a Dolph flick from the late 90s. open.spotify.com/episode/1yIA...
New review, "The Driver" (2019), story by and directed by Wych Kaosayananda, and starring Mark Dacascos, Noelani Dacascos, and Julie Condra. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...
For #backlistSaturday here's my short action novel, "Bainbridge", which you can get in this mass market paperback size on Amazon. The story follows LAPD detective John Bainbridge in early 90s LA as he solves a criminal conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWPMZ5C9
New DTVC Podcast, episode 266, "Urban Justice" with @scottmurphy.bsky.social All '90s Action, All The Time and @bloodysam.bsky.social In what was one of the better Seagal DTV joints, better is still a relative term, so we had a lot to discuss. open.spotify.com/episode/63Oj...
New review, "The Big Fall" (1997), our PM post for the month, and 59th on the site overall, directed by and starring C. Thomas Howell, with Sophie Ward, Titus Welliver, Sam Seder, Jeff Kober, and Kathy Griffin. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...
New DTVC Podcast, episode 265, "Mirror Images II" and "Private Obsession" with Jon Cross from The PM Entertainment Podcast and The After Movie Diner. Jon's back for more Erotic Thrilleurs, this time we're doing a Shannon Whirry double feature. open.spotify.com/episode/5B7W...
New review, "Hunt Club" (2022), starring Mena Suvari, Maya Stojan, Casper Van Dien, and Mickey Rourke. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/05/hunt...