16th Oct2013

In Defence of the Reboot #2 – Surprise!

by Mark Allen

A couple of weeks ago, Marvel sent out a preview for Wolverine and the X-Men #37, which showed a variant cover and interior pages that showed a strangely dressed Quentin Quire. It didn’t take much (or any) detective work to figure out that the Phoenix Force was making its return to the Marvel U (well, it […]

16th Oct2013

Nerd Buy: Matryoshka Robot Dolls

by Phil Wheat

Available at the Science Museum website, these Matryoshka Robot Dolls are a 21st century take on the classic Russian nesting dolls. THe set features six nesting Robots… “from outer space, looking for intelligent life on earth”. Nest them all together, or display all six side-by-side in your nerd cave! You can grab yourselves a set of […]

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11th Oct2013

Poster Round-Up v2.0 – Hidden in the Woods, Vampire Academy, Oldboy & more!

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installmen of the Nerdly poster round-up, where we bring you up to speed on some of the best movie posters to have hit the interwebs in recent weeks. In this edition we a whopping NINE new posters to share for films that include the remake of Frightfest flick Hidden in the […]

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01st Oct2013

31 Days of Horror – Top 5 Halloween Movie Picks!

by Phil Wheat

Hi everyone! To kick off Nerdly’s 31 Days of Horror I thought I’d put together a list of my Top 5 flicks to watch on Halloween. Obviously being a huge horror fan my dilemma is that there are so many good horror movies that I sit down to watch at this time of year – how […]

30th Sep2013

Poster Round-Up v2.0: Hunger Games, Rurouni Kenshin, The New Family and more!

by Phil Wheat

Yes folks, you asked for it and it’s back. One of our most popular regular features on Blogomatic3000, the poster round-up, is reborn here on Nerdly.co.uk! Our latest instalment is absolutely jam-packed with poster goodness encompassing over a ton of movies, including Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Rurouni Kenshin, Hellbenders 3D, Homefront, Ender’s Game, Ride Along […]

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30th Sep2013

15 film adaptations of Comic Books & Graphic Novels

by Phil Wheat

As if you hadn’t already noticed, we are going through a boom of films made from comic books or graphic novels. On the whole, they’re quite a popular choice for cinema goers and to that we say “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Next up is Rurouni Kenshin, which is based on the popular […]

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25th Sep2013

In Defence Of The Reboot #1 – Spin-Off Central

by Mark Allen

Some of you remember my short-lived, irregular column ‘In Defence Of The Reboot’ from those halcyon days when this fair site went by the name of Blogomatic 3000. In it I would dicuss sequels, remakes, reimaginings of beloved franchises and generally things that were apt to raise fanboy ire. No? Doesn’t ring a bell? Well, […]

24th Sep2013

London Film Festival 2013 – The Ten to Watch

by Phil Wheat

With this years London Film Festival swiftly approaching we’ve teamed up with AskMen, and their film correspondent Olly Richards, to bring you ten films we think will be the pick of LFF 2013 – I’ve focused on this years genre offerings, whilst Olly looks at some of the more mainstream films which will screen as […]

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20th Sep2013

Nerd Buy: Starscream and Soundwave hoodies

by Phil Wheat

If you’re a Transformers fan you’ll probably already have discovered the Optimus Prime and Grimlock hoodies which feature the fan-favourite characters emblazoned full-body style across a fleece top. Well we’ve already had two Autobot-themed hoodies so its now time the Decepticons get a turn in the spotlight – as Starscream and Soundwave are born in […]

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20th Sep2013

Back This! – September 2013

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the (much-delayed) third edition of a new monthly feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. Just one project this month but I promise it’s a goodie – and one I’ve personally […]

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30th Aug2013

5 Depressingly plausible ways Elysium is a prequel to Wall-E

by Mark Allen

How do you get from Matt Damon playing a hispanic dude in an exo-suit to a nostalgic little tin can who just wants to know what love is? The answer, my friends, is a ton of spoilers for Elysium. 1. The World’s A Mess Even before Elysium begins, we’ve screwed up planet Earth good and proper. […]

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25th Aug2013

Get your nerd on with Nerd Block!

by Phil Wheat

If, like me, you watch a lot of gamers vlogs on YouTube, you may have seen a few of them unbox a “Loot Crate” every now and again. Well  now us nerds (again, like me) that aren’t heavy into gaming have our own monthly mystery-box service we can subscribe to – Nerd Block. The idea […]

22nd Aug2013

Frightfest competition: Win ‘The Dyatlov Pass Incident’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of the captivating return of acclaimed Hollywood director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2; Cliffhanger; Deep Blue Sea) with his conspiracy theory horror The Dyatlov Pass Incident – out on DVD and Blu-ray 26th August 2013 – we have a copy to give away to one lucky winner! Based on the bizarre […]

21st Aug2013

Competition: Win a horror DVD bundle, signed poster & T-shirt with ‘You’re Next’

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Adam Wingard and starring Sharni Vinson, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton, Ti West and Amy Seimetz; You’re Next will be in cinemas across the UK from August 28th 2013. To celebrate we’re giving away a bundle of horror DVDs, which includes: Cabin in the Woods Possession Saw 3 – 7 Texas Chainsaw 3D Open […]

19th Aug2013

The Ten Best: Characters from Steven Spielberg movies

by Phil Wheat

A big part of what makes Stephen Spielberg such a standout director is his ability to tell a story. Within that ability is a subcategory that is just as important. That is the ability to develop and maintain quality characters. Keeping that in mind this list is dedicated to the top ten characters Spielberg created. […]

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09th Aug2013

Competition: Win ‘Naruto Shippuden Movie 3: Will of Fire’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

Naruto is back, with more action-packed chakra-charged duels than ever before! As the fate of the ninja world hangs in the balance, Naruto is set to face his most formidable opponent yet, but there are some dangerous obstacles to overcome along the way. Can Naruto’s Will of Fire hold strong? To celebrate the release of […]

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05th Aug2013

Poster Round-Up v2.0: Thor 2, X-Men, 47 Ronin, Gravity and more!

by Phil Wheat

Yes folks, you asked for it and it’s back. One of our most popular regular features on Blogomatic3000, the poster round-up, is reborn here on Nerdly.co.uk! Our latest instalment is absolutely jam-packed with poster goodness encompassing over a dozen movies, including Getaway, X-Men: Days of Future Past, 47 Ronin, Mr Peabody & Sherman, The To […]

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30th Jul2013

Ten Best: ‘Old-School’ anime series you should be watching

by Guest

…by Aaron MK Imagine if you will… It’s a Tuesday night with nothing to do. There you are, sitting on your couch, flipping through channel after channel of mindless drivel. “Is there nothing GOOD on these days?!” you ask yourself. So in an act of desperation you check out bonus bez depozytu and flip your favorite […]

17th Jul2013

Nerd Buy: “Thread or Dead” T-Shirts

by Phil Wheat

I’ve always been into pop-culture T-shirts, especially horror movie related ones. In fact I have that many that I could wear a different one for every day of the week, for two weeks! I get most, if not all, of my horror tees from the US and in particular from Fright Rags – mainly because […]

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17th Jul2013

Poster Round-Up v2.0: SDCC 2013 Edition!

by Phil Wheat

Yes folks, you asked for it and it’s back. One of our most popular regular features on Blogomatic3000, the poster round-up, is reborn here on Nerdly.co.uk! For our latest instalment we have all the San Diego Comic-Con posters you can shake a stick at, including: Seventh Son, The LEGO Movie, 300: Rise of an Empire, […]

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15th Jul2013

Awesome SDCC Mondo poster for ‘Godzilla’

by Phil Wheat

Check out this awesome San Diego Comic-Con Mondo poster for director Gareth Edwards’ redux of Godzilla, which stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe and Juliette Binoche. Godzilla is set for release in May 2014… (Source: IGN)

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15th Jul2013

Back This! – July 2013

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the second edition of a new monthly feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. In this edition we’re taking a look at two very different films. The first is […]

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