23rd Sep2016

‘Towerkind’ Review (Graphic Novel)

by Chris Cummings

Created by Kat Verhoeven | Published by Conundrum Press Towerkind is a weird book, let’s get that out of the way before we get into the meat of this review. It’s odd, at times confusing, and a little bit mismanaged in terms of the plot. That doesn’t mean I hated this book, because I didn’t. Towerkind […]

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23rd Sep2016

Competition: Win ‘The Windmill Massacre’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of horror slasher The Windmill Massacre on UK DVD, we’re giving one of our readers the chance to win a copy. Nicely in time for Halloween, The Windmill Massacre is a fun and nostalgic throwback to edge-of-your-seat horror classics like Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. It’s a […]

23rd Sep2016

‘Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1’ Review (PS4)

by Paul Metcalf

If you’ve played enough of the past Telltale Games you know that there is a need for a change. The games are fun, and tell good tales, but the engine itself is starting to creak. With Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 1 – Realm of Shadows, these changes may be showing signs of coming. In […]

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23rd Sep2016

’31’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Malcolm MacDowell, Pancho Moler, Lew Temple, E.G. Daily, Richard Brake, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Meg Foster, Kevin Jackson, Jane Carr, Judy Geeson | Written and Directed by Rob Zombie When it comes to Rob Zombie as a filmmaker I’ll admit I have something of a soft spot for his work. He knows his horror and […]

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23rd Sep2016

‘The Laughing Mask’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Sheyenne Rivers, John Hardy, Floyd Adams, Arisia Aguiar, Jade Aguiar, Bill Asbury, Laura Bush, Liz M. Day, Manny Dortanieves, Anthony Giovanni Elias, Flavia Falquetti, Matt Ganey, Jeffrey Gwyn Jenkins | Written and Directed by Michael Aguiar Now, I love a good slasher flick as much as the next horror fan, so The Laughing Mask […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘Hard Target 2’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper, Rhona Mitra, Temuera Morrison, Ann Truong, Adam Saunders, Jamie Timony, Peter Hardy, Sean Keenan, Troy Honeysett | Written by Matt Harvey, Dominic Morgan, George Huang | Directed by Roel Reine Take one classic 90s action movie, featuring one of the most iconic action heroes of the decade and directed by […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘Cafe Society’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott, Sheryl Lee | Written and Directed by Woody Allen Woody Allen is the kind of director that has cemented a style that is his very own. When the opening music begins to play and the letters appear on the screen you know that you’re about to […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘Game of Thrones 6×09: Battle of the Bastards’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“I lived with him.” Violence is a form of intimacy. To cut into another person’s body, to reveal the secret machinery of their existence, is an incredible violation, yes, but it’s also about the closest, physically, two people can be. The dead of the Battle of Winterfell form a hill together, a single massive edifice […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘World of Tanks: Roll Out #1’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Carlos Ezquerra | Published by Dark Horse Comics There is no question that Garth Ennis knows how to write a great WWII comic. His current series Dreaming Eagles, which tells the story of African America pilots during WWII, is one of my current favorite books. So considering his […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection’ Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

If you are a fan of Lady Snowblood, you’ll know doubt know the intensity of Meiko Kaji, and how iconic her performance is. This is why the release of the Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection by Arrow Video should catch your interest straight away. If you’ve yet to experience the story of Nami Matsushima, […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘The Booth at the End: The Complete Series 1 & 2’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

When it comes to television shows, a lot tend to follow a successful formula. In the cutthroat world where shows have to survive year to year, it seems that “different” can be a risk not worth taking. However The Booth at the End is different and with the release of the show on DVD we […]

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21st Sep2016

Competition: Win ‘The Last King’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the UK DVD release of The Last King, we are giving one of you the chance to win a copy of the Viking epic. Full of lies, betrayal and adrenaline-pounding Viking combat, The Last King is an unrelenting battle through the icy world of Norway, to secure the future of the king’s reign. […]

21st Sep2016

‘Game of Thrones 6×08: No One’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“He died fighting.” The Blackfish dies offscreen in a lonely stairwell, his last words a wry observation that he hasn’t been in a proper sword fight in years and that he’ll most likely embarrass himself. The Waif dies in the dark under Braavos, skewered by the girl she tormented and beat, her face given to […]

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21st Sep2016

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol.14: Order From Chaos’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Curnow | Art by Ken Garing, Michael Dialynas, Ronda Pattison PLOT: A new age begins for the TMNT. The epic events of the past have created new opportunities for the future and new dangers. Will the Family stay united in the face of a devastating new foe? VERDICT: Well with […]

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21st Sep2016

‘CSI: Cyber – The Complete Season One’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Charley Koontz, Hayley Kiyoko | Created by Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker When a new CSI show is premiered it has a hard task to live up to the shows that have run before them. This was one problem with CSI: Cyber. We last […]

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21st Sep2016

‘Killer Dames’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Arrow Video are doing a very good job of feeding my love of giallo movies. With the release of Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers by Emilio P. Miraglia they have provided us with The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, two Gothic tales that work well in […]

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12th Jun2016

Three Marvel comics that could make it as a TV series

by ApolloXL5

The theme of superhero is now more prevalent than ever, and a huge part of that is down to Marvel. There are number of comics that could make it as the next Marvel TV series. Marvel 2099 The futuristic setting of 2099 would give viewers an insight into a possible future of the MCU that […]

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12th Jun2016

2016 Brooklyn Film Festival – Report

by Catherina Gioino

With filmmaking and digital technology being so ubiquitous today, it becomes almost difficult to decide the difference between amateur stuff and real aspiring artists. Those budding filmmakers need not look further than the Brooklyn Film Festival, a festival founded in 1998 as a way to bring independent and ambitious filmmakers into the limelight. With the […]

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10th Jun2016

New one-sheet poster for ‘Ghostbusters’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s a brand new one-sheet poster for director Paul Feig’s redux of the 80s classic Ghostbusters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, […]

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10th Jun2016

Competition: Win a ‘The Forest’ Blu-ray and T-Shirt

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of The Forest – on DVD, Blu-ray and available to download 20th June we are giving away a copy on Blu-ray and an exclusive The Forest t-shirt. Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games) stars in a chilling and suspense-filled horror set in the haunting, real-life Aokigahara Forest. Travelling to […]

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10th Jun2016

Interview: British filmmaker Giles Borg

by Phil Wheat

Giles Borg talks to Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, about his route to becoming a film director and lessons learnt making his first two features: 1234 (2008) and Flutter (2011). His third feature, Albion is gearing up to shoot later this year. Postscript: Giles says: “Oh, and now I’ve had […]

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10th Jun2016

‘The Conjuring 2’ Review

by John Squires

Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O’Connor, Lauren Esposito, Benjamin Haigh, Patrick McAuley, Simon McBurney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Franka Potente, Bob Adrian | Written by Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson | Directed by James Wan The term “master of horror” is one that gets thrown around a […]

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