Sometimes a movie comes along that challenges your sensibilities as a moviegoer, and as a critic; one that leaves you conflicted about your overall opinion, because it plays to things you like, but falls short in other areas. Writer/director Vincent Soberano's Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids is one such movie. On the one hand, this is martial arts/action/horror/sci-fi mashup that delivers all the martial-arts action, horror, and science-fiction elements I could want. And Soberano definitely gives the film a comic-book vibe, thanks to some opening scene animation and graphics that pop up throughout the story. The film's short running time is basically 75 per cent action, which is mostly comprised of some well choreographed martial arts and knife combat. Soberano can shoot a fight scene, and the rumbles are smoothly shot so we follow the action. Well done! Soberano also cast a collection of beautiful women, including Sarah Chang, Roxanne Barcelo, and Mayling Ng. They...

The wait is over! It's time for the podcast version of last night's epic radio broadcast... From The Basement! We acknowledge the wait was less than 24 hours, but for some, that could've felt like a lifetime... Back to the business at hand; we've got our full 15-minute interview with author and renowned cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard. We talk his latest book, The Essential Guide to Bigfoot, discuss Bigfoot lore and how Ken got into monster hunting. And we touch on the Loch Ness Monster and Ogopogo. What does Ken think these creatures actually are? Stick with us! But that's not all! We review a pair of new releases to help navigate your streaming time. The first is Netflix's Dark Light from writer/director Padraig Reynolds. Is this tale of a mother and daughter battling mysterious creatures at a rural home worth the watch? Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps you want something with a little action? Then Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids could be more your speed. It...