17th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘These Final Hours’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nathan Phillips, Angourie Rice, Jessica de Gouw, Kathryn Beck, Daniel Henshall, Sarah Snook, Lynette Curran | Written and Directed by Zak Hilditch Another “the end of the world is nigh” film – these things seem to crop up every few years or so – These Final Hours is literally that: a look at the […]

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17th Aug2015

‘Hannibal 3×11: …And the Beast From the Sea’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“I don’t know what will happen in the house.” Motion and stillness are one, life and death are mirrors of each other, and to oppose your enemy is to be united with him. Hannibal has always been interested in blurring the boundaries between concepts, and between people, both in the minds of its addled characters and for […]

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17th Aug2015

‘Rick and Morty 2×04: Total Rickall’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“We could be infested with these things, so we gotta keep an eye out for any zany, wacky characters that pop up.” ‘Total Rickall’ presents a race of alien parasites who mooch off of their hosts by insinuating themselves into their lives via the creation of false memories. They multiply in the fertile mental territory […]

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16th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #11 – Farhope Tower

by Phil Wheat

Five paranormal investigators venture into the infamous Farhope Tower, known for its dark history of unexplained suicides, with dreams of landing a Reality TV deal. But they get more than they bargained for when they enter the strangely ever-changing layout, lair of the most powerful spirits they’ve ever faced. For once inside the derelict structure […]

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16th Aug2015

‘The Duff’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Romany Malco, Nick Eversman, Chris Wylde, Ken Jeong, Allison Janney | Written by Josh A. Cagan | Directed by Ari Sandel Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as […]

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16th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #10 – Hangman

by Phil Wheat

FrightFest alumnus Adam Mason returns to the fold with Hangman, a found-footage Funny Games. Arriving back from a two-week holiday, the Miller family unwittingly play host to a cold-hearted malevolent intruder who has broken into their home – and stayed there. Feeling violated, they have no idea he’s still watching their every move on surveillance […]

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16th Aug2015

‘Dobble’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Everyone loves a good board game right? Although these days it seems more are likely to play board games on their tablets – myself included. After all who doesn’t love a good game of Carcassone on the iPad? It’s great time-filler and it’s a lot easier than cracking out all the pieces for ‘one quick […]

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16th Aug2015

‘iBeani’ Review

by Phil Wheat

The tablet, a wonderous invention that has – at least in my household – become de rigueur for the bedroom. Neither myself or my other half go to sleep without either reading a book or, especially in my case, watching the odd online video. But you know what sucks about tablets, especially when your lying […]

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15th Aug2015

First look at Marvel’s ‘Moon GIrl & Devil Dinosaur #1’

by Phil Wheat

This November, experience a friendship 65 million years in the making and a Marvel team-up that has to be seen to be believed! Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #1 is a brand-new ongoing series launching this fall as part of All-New, All-Different Marvel. From the creative team of Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclaire and Natacha Bustos […]

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15th Aug2015

‘Monster Truck Destruction’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

Maybe I’ve been spoilt by the choice of games I play on my PC, but I tend to expect a certain quality. I’ve played games on the platform for years, all the way back to the pre-DirectX days. This may be why I took such a disinterest to Monster Truck Destruction. When I started to […]

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15th Aug2015

‘Review 2×03: Falsely Accused, Sleep With Your Teacher, Little Person’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“The farther you go, the smaller you get.” There can be no question as to whether or not Forrest’s journey to review life’s wonders and horrors is one of attrition. Piece by piece, bite by bite, Thursday by Thursday, Forrest MacNeil is dying before our eyes. The episode’s third act literally diminishes Forrest, first placing him […]

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14th Aug2015

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 16: Fortress of Poditude

by Phil Wheat

We’d like to welcome the awesome podcast – 365Flicks – to the ever-growing podcast roster here one Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. 365Flicks Podcast – Episode 16: Fortress of Poditude […]

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14th Aug2015

‘WWE Monday Night Wars: Vol. 1 – Shots Fired’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

For many wrestling fans the so-called “Attitude Era” was when WWE was at its best. This is something that I tend to agree with, with a heart full of nostalgia. This is why WWE Monday Night Wars: Vol. 1 – Shots Fired was a welcome trip down memory lane. One thing I will say about […]

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14th Aug2015

‘i-Lived’ Review

by Joel Harley

Stars: Jeremiah Watkins, Brian Breiter, Jan Broberg, Shannon Collis, Josh Cowdery, Nic D’Avirro, Luis Fernandez-Gil, Christopher Mena, Koral Michaels, Maja Miletich, Elaine Partnow, Thomas Payton, Sarah Power | Written and Directed by Franck Khalfoun A YouTube reviewer investigates a self-help app called I-Lived which purports to make the users’ dreams come true by issuing a […]

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14th Aug2015

‘Siren’ VOD Review

by Joel Harley

Stars: Vinessa Shaw, Robert Kazinsky, Bess Wohl, Ross Partridge, Christian Winsor, Stephen O’Neil Martin, Ben Hanson | Written and Directed by Jesse Peyronel Not another film about killer mermaids (Hi Killer Mermaids), the bewitching Siren is a modern tale of an inadvertent Poison Ivy, hiding out in her woodland cottage. Leigh (Vinessa Shaw) just can’t help herself; giving […]

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14th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #9 – Suspension

by Phil Wheat

Tormented at high school, Emily Hanson’s only escape is drawing graphic sketches depicting a crazed masked killer on a bloody rampage. Except the deranged maniac is her father who snapped eight years ago and is now locked away in a mental institution where Emily’s bullying classmates taunt she should be too. On the anniversary of […]

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14th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #8 – Afterdeath

by Phil Wheat

Five young people wake up on a beach washed up by the tide. Where are they? What brought them there, and what are the strange creatures that surround them? Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, spoke to Afterdeath director Gez Medinger about his beautifully executed, award-winning first feature… Afterdeath has its […]

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13th Aug2015

First look at ‘2 Jennifer’

by Phil Wheat

Who knew that James Cullen Bressack’s iPhone 5-lensed horror To Jennifer would inspire someone to create – with Bressack’s permission – a sequel that not only builds on the tory of the first film but also takes this particular “series” to a whole new meta level! 2 Jennifer stars Hunter Johnson (owner of LAHorror.com) – […]

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13th Aug2015

‘Doctor Who: Four Doctors #1’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Paul Cornell | Art by Neil Edwards | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Hands up if growing up watching Dr Who the episodes you remember the most were the ones where different incarnations of the Doctor teamed up, time paradox be damned. They were always fun and memorable, and often the […]

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13th Aug2015

Competition: Win ‘Soldiers of the Damned’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

Set on the Eastern front in 1944, Soldiers of the Damned follows Major Kurt Fleischer, (Gil Darnell), war-weary commander of an elite troop of German soldiers, after he is ordered to escort a female scientist (Miriam Cooke) into a mysterious forest behind enemy lines to retrieve an ancient relic. As his men begin to disappear […]

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12th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #7 – Curtain

by Phil Wheat

Danni moves into a New York apartment and starts sprucing the place up. She doesn’t know the previous tenant committed suicide in very strange circumstances. Nor does she know there’s a mysterious portal to another dimension in the bathroom that’s hungry for… shower curtains! But where does this unusual gateway hidden behind the white tiling […]

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12th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #6 – Wind Walkers

by Phil Wheat

A group of friends and family descend into the Everglades swamplands for their annual hunting trip only to discover that they are the ones being hunted. A malevolent entity is tracking them and they begin to realise one of their party may be possessed by something brought home from a tour of duty in the […]

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