08th Jan2018

‘Star Trek: Discovery 1×10 – Despite Yourself’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

When we last left the U.S.S. Discovery before Christmas, they were in an unknown part of space and we were left waiting until the show returned to find out just where they were. Now Star Trek: Discovery is back, things are getting very interesting… Especially with Jonathan Frakes coming in as director for this episode. […]

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08th Jan2018

Netflix’s ‘Game Over, Man!’ gets a poster

by Phil Wheat

Following the new trailer last week, Netflix have released the poster for another of their “original films”, entitled Game Over, Man! The film stars the three main cast members from the hilarious comedy series Workaholics: Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson; alongside Jere Burns, Mac Brandt and Cathouse‘s Airforce Amy (who’s playing Adam Devine’s […]

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08th Jan2018

New (and final?) trailer for ‘Godzilla: Monster Planet’

by Phil Wheat

Toho Animation have released a brand new trailer for the Godzilla anime, Godzilla: Monster Planet, which is directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, and set for erelease next month. The last summer of the 20th Century. That day, the human beings learn that they are not the only ruler of the planet Earth. The […]

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05th Jan2018

New trailer for Netflix original ‘Game Over, Man!’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix have released a new trailer for another of their “original films”, entitled Game Over, Man! The film stars the three main cast members from the hilarious comedy series Workaholics: Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson; alongside Jere Burns, Mac Brandt and Cathouse‘s Airforce Amy (who’s playing Adam Devine’s mother!) In this action comedy, […]

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02nd Jan2018

Season 2 promo for ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’

by Phil Wheat

Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) and starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – whose evil guardian Count Olaf will stop at nothing to […]

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27th Dec2017

Devilman comes to Netflix in ‘Devilman Crybaby’

by Phil Wheat

To mark the 50th year of Go Nagai’s career, his hit series Devilman returns as Devilman Crybaby – from a team of Japan’s top creators offering their take on the anime adaptation of a legendary manga; which is comins to Netflix in 2018. Lauded as an “eternal masterpiece” that could never be completely recreated in […]

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23rd Dec2017

‘Bright’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Fry | Written by Max Landis | Directed by David Ayer Max Landis (Chronicle, Victor Frankenstein) is now as synonymous with writing pop genre mashups as director David Ayer (Harsh Times, End of Watch) is with brutal LA-based cops ‘n’ robbers pictures. Bright offers a […]

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19th Dec2017

New featurette for Netflix original ‘Altered Carbon’

by Phil Wheat

Based on the classic cyberpunk noir novel by Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon is an intriguing story of murder, love, sex, and betrayal, set more than 300 years in the future. Society has been transformed by new technology: consciousness can be digitized; human bodies are interchangeable; death is no longer permanent. Takeshi Kovacs is the lone surviving […]

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13th Dec2017

Final trailer for Netflix original ‘Bright’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix original film Bright comes from director David Ayer (Training Day, End of Watch, Suicide Squad), and stars Will Smith (Men in Black), Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby), Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Lucy Fry (11.22.63), Edgar Ramirez (Hands of Stone, Zero Dark Thirty), Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva), Ike Barinholtz (Suicide […]

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11th Dec2017

First look at Season 2 of Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’

by Phil Wheat

Jessica Jones is based on the critically-acclaimed, albeit short-lived, comic book series Alias from writer Brian Michael Bendis. The series tells the story of the titular heroine, Jessica Jones, played by actress Krysten Ritter. She’s a former costumed crime-fighter who now lives in New York City and operates a private investigations firm dealing with all […]

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05th Dec2017

Netflix announce debut of cyberpunk series ‘Altered Carbon’

by Phil Wheat

Based on the classic cyberpunk noir novel by Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon is an intriguing story of murder, love, sex, and betrayal, set more than 300 years in the future. Society has been transformed by new technology: consciousness can be digitized; human bodies are interchangeable; death is no longer permanent. Takeshi Kovacs is the lone surviving […]

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23rd Nov2017

Netflix release trailer for ‘The Indian Detective’

by Phil Wheat

Set to be released via Netflix next month, comedy-drama The Indian Detective stars Russell Peters, William Shatner, Anupam Kher, Christina Cole, Mishqah Parthiephal, and Hamza Haq; and follows Toronto cop Doug D’Mello (Peters) as he becomes embroiled in a murder case while visiting his father in Mumbai. The Indian Detective, a classic fish out-of-water story […]

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21st Nov2017

‘The Punisher – Season One’ Review (Netflix)

by Paul Metcalf

After The Punisher was introduced into the secons season of Daredevil, the anticipation that he would get his own show was high. Now that it is here though, does it live up to our hopes? The answer for the most part is yes, but read on to find out why Marvel fall into a familiar […]

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14th Nov2017

‘Star Trek: Discovery 1×09 – Into the Forest I Go’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Last week’s episode ended on a cliff-hanger with the U.S.S. Discovery awaiting the arrival of the Klingons. This week comes the battle, and with it important events that set up the return of Star Trek: Discovery after its short break until January. With the Klingon ship due to arrive, Lorca (Jason Isaacs) is given orders […]

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14th Nov2017

Pop Addled: TV Special – Stranger Things 2

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of the Pop Addled podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly! Pop Addled is a pop culture podcast with nerd tendencies. Join Keenan, Sam and Timmy as they discuss movies, music, video games, sports, TV, comics, and any intersection thereof. Their brains have been thoroughly addled by pop […]

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09th Nov2017

New poster for Netflix cops & monsters movie ‘Bright’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix original film Bright comes from director David Ayer (Training Day, End of Watch, Suicide Squad), and stars Will Smith (Men in Black), Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby), Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Lucy Fry (11.22.63), Edgar Ramirez (Hands of Stone, Zero Dark Thirty), Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva), Ike Barinholtz (Suicide […]

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07th Nov2017

‘Star Trek: Discovery 1×08: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

In the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery, one thing that the Klingons made clear is the fact the Federation may say they come in peace, but many times they don’t. This week that peacefulness is put to the test on a new planet. When U.S.S. Discovery takes a high priority mission to a planet […]

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01st Nov2017

‘Star Trek: Discovery 1×07 – Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Over the last few week’s we’ve been introduced to new friendships in the show, as well as the most important thing in Star Trek: Discovery itself. Now with episode 7 it is time to get a fun episode that brings back an old character we knew would make a return. It’s party time on the […]

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31st Oct2017

Culture Dump #15: Has Streaming Killed the Cult Classic?

by Simon Bland

Halloween – That time of year where we celebrate our love of cult horror movies in place of whatever actual significance this spooky holiday originally held. Odds are most fancy dress parties this year will be populated by cobbled together outfits of genre icons. While it’s reassuring to see the films that terrified us all […]

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25th Oct2017

‘Star Trek: Discovery 1×06 – Lethe’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Now that we are six episodes into Star Trek: Discovery it is easy to pick out the interesting and fan favourite characters. With this week’s episode of Discovery, it we start to get into moments that shape these characters for what is to come. With Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) now a part of the crew, […]

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25th Oct2017

New trailer for Netflix cops & monsters movie ‘Bright’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix original film Bright comes from director David Ayer (Training Day, End of Watch, Suicide Squad), and stars Will Smith (Men in Black), Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby), Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Lucy Fry (11.22.63), Edgar Ramirez (Hands of Stone, Zero Dark Thirty), Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva), Ike Barinholtz (Suicide […]

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24th Oct2017

New trailer for Netflix Western mini-series ‘Godless’

by Phil Wheat

A seven-part epic western from Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter and director Scott Frank, and Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh, Godless – starring Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, and Jack O’Connell – comes to Netflix in November. Notorious criminal Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels) and his gang of outlaws are on a mission of revenge against Roy […]

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