31st Jan2017

‘Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams’ Review (Criterion Collection)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Akira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Mieko Harada, Mitsuko Baisho | Written by Akira Kurosawa | Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda Made in 1990, in the twilight of his career, this is the kind of out-there movie that only an auteur of Akira Kurosawa’s status could have brought (or had financed) to fruition. He had […]

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31st Jan2017

Laid To Rest no more… ‘Nail Gun Massacre’ remake announced

by Phil Wheat

Terry Lofton and Bill Leslie’s 80s slasher The Nail Gun Massacre has had something of a resurgence in popularity lately – finally debuting on Blu-ray on both sides of the pond: in 2014 Code Red released the film in the US, whilst here in the UK the film was released as part of 88 Films […]

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31st Jan2017

‘Deep Space’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sunny Mabrey, Lance Broadway, T.J. Hoban, Christian Pitre, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Ursula Mills, Weetus Cren, Michael Nouri | Written and Directed by Ian Truitner The deep space mining vessel Atromitos has been adrift for two years. It is suspected that most of the crew had brutally killed each other for reasons unknown. Genetically modified […]

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31st Jan2017

‘Night of Something Strange’ comes home… to VHS!

by Phil Wheat

Night of Something Strange, a homage to 80’s horror directed by Jonathan Straiton (Big Fish in Middlesex) and co-written by Ron Bonk (She Kills), stars Trey Harrison, Rebecca Kasek, Michael Merchant, Wayne Wilbur Johnson and Toni Ann Gambale. It has played major film festivals around the world and secured spots in many top 10 horror […]

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31st Jan2017

‘iBoy’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Bill Milner, Maisie Williams, Miranda Richardson, Rory Kinnear, Jordan Bolger, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Armin Karima, McKell David | Written by Joe Barton | Directed by Adam Randall Every year now we are inundated with superhero films. Marvel and DC are doing battle tor movie supremacy, and it is arguable that Marvel are well ahead […]

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31st Jan2017

Take a [Pixel] Trip back in time with retro game ‘The Videokid’

by Phil Wheat

Is Paperboy back? Heck no, this is The Videokid, a bodacious new retro skategame from Pixel Trip Studios. Test your skills to the max with this gnarly and challenging arcade style skate game set in a retro 1980s neighbourhood filled with bogus dangers… Players can skate, hitch and grind their way through hazardous streets; dodging […]

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31st Jan2017

‘The Family Fang’ DVD Review

by Catherina Gioino

Stars: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Kathryn Hahn, Christopher Walken, Marin Ireland, Harris Yulin, Eugenia Kuzmina, Michael Chernus, Josh Pais, Maryann Plunkett | Written by David Lindsay-Abaire | Directed by Jason Bateman Performance artists. What good are they anyhow? It’s not like they put their lives on the line, or make a strong statement about anything […]

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31st Jan2017

First look at Jeff Lemire’s ‘Royal City’

by Phil Wheat

Image Comics have released interior artwork from Royal City, a new ongoing monthly series written and illustrated by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (Descender, Sweet Tooth), which is set to launch in March 2017. Royal City promises to be a sprawling, serialized graphic novel that will chart the lives, loves, and losses of […]

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31st Jan2017

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 – Results & Review

by Chris Cummings

In my 25 years as a wrestling fan, Royal Rumble has always been one of my favourite annual events. The opportunity to see a bunch of your favourite WWE stars and the potential for surprises make it a night to keep an eye on. This year has some interesting matches, and the Rumble itself it […]

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30th Jan2017

SRS Cinema announce Blu-ray debut of ‘Vampire Cop’

by Phil Wheat

Donald Farmer’s cult classic, Vampire Cop has delighted B-movie fans for over two and half decades since debuting in 1990. It also marked one of the earliest appearances of popular scream queen Melissa Moore. Yet to this day, it’s only been released on VHS… Now SRS Cinema have announced not only Vampire Cop‘s Blu-ray debut […]

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30th Jan2017

From VHS to VOD #1

by Phil Wheat

I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I can often spend hours upon hours trawling through iTunes looking for new movies to buy… Usually I’ll randomly come across a title I haven’t seen in years and use the “Cast & Crew” links to make my way down the rabbit hole to the more […]

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30th Jan2017

Iko Uwais & The Mo Brothers give the UK a ‘Headshot’

by Phil Wheat

Acclaimed Indonesian genre directors Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, aka The Mo Brothers (Macabre, The ABCs of Death), have enlisted the brilliant Iko Uwais, star of Gareth Evan’s incredible The Raid films, for their latest film, Headshot. Which features Uwais as Ishmael, a man with a bullet lodged near his brain and a special set […]

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30th Jan2017

‘Dante’ Review (Image Comics)

by Kevin Haldon

Written by Jason Ning, Matt Hawkins | Art by Darick Robertson | Published by Image Comics Dante is one of the most impressive titles I have read in some time (I feel like i’m saying this a lot lately). The sign of a good book for me is that it has me gripped right from […]

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30th Jan2017

‘LEGO Star Wars’ Review – Set No.s 75173 / 75174

by Phil Wheat

The release of a new Star Wars movie is, these days, accompanied by a fresh wave of LEGO sets to accompany the film. This year we had the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a film that not only saw new LEGO sets produced featuring vehicles and minifigures taken straight from it, but […]

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30th Jan2017

Felicity Jones & Nicholas Hoult ‘Collide’ in new poster and trailer

by Phil Wheat

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Ben Kingsley and Anthony Hopkins, Collide is a new action thriller from director Eran Creevy (Welcome to the Punch). Well, I say new, but Creevy’s film is one of handful of movies trapped in release limbo folowing the bankruptcy issues faced by Relativity Media. Picked up by Open Road Films, […]

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30th Jan2017

‘Raising Cain’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, Gabrielle Carteris | Written and Directed by Brian De Palma One of the reasons I enjoy Arrow Video releases are the love they give to underrated movies. While this is my first time watching Raising Cain, it is fair […]

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30th Jan2017

Feature: The Essential Must-See U.S. Tough Guy Cinema

by Phil Wheat

American cinema in the Seventies through to the early Nighties was populated with the kind of leading characters you don’t see enough of any more – no nonsense, amoral tough guys, often on the wrong side of the law, rugged complexions lines with life, who start off mean and don’t get any nicer by the […]

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30th Jan2017

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 60: Kev Has Beef With La La Land?

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on 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 60: Kev Has Beef With […]

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30th Jan2017

Titan & Humble Bundle celebrate over 20 years of ‘Tank Girl’

by Kevin Haldon

Okay folks you all know I cant resist me some Tank Girl news, and this news is just too damn delicious to not let you know about. Yes, Titan Comics and Humble Bundle have announced the Tank Girl Humble Comics Bundle! So what exactly is Humble Bundle?? Well I am glad you asked… Humble Bundle […]

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29th Jan2017

NXT Takeover: San Antonio – Results & Review

by Chris Cummings

Prior to the event, during the TakeOver kick-off show, we found out the results of the NXT Awards, and so I figured I’d begin this article with the results of them. Match of the Year: DIY vs. The Revival (2 out of 3 Falls/TakeOver Toronto) Breakout Star of the Year: Peyton Royce & Billie Kay […]

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29th Jan2017

‘5 Star Wrestling – Dominant Wrestling: Dundee’ Review

by Chris Cummings

5 Star Wrestling dropped its name in the hat of UK wrestling promotions that are attempting to shake things up and make the British wrestling scene a bigger deal than it has been in many years. Airing a special show on SPIKE, with rumours of it going on to further regular shows in the future, […]

29th Jan2017

Cine-Sunday: ‘The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Jet Li, Michelle Reis, Jospehine Siao, Chan Chun Yung, Sibelle Hu, Paul Chu, Peter Chan, Vincent Zhaob | Written by Jeff Lau | Directed by Corey Yuen Review by Baron Fortnightly As a long time Jet Li fan, and a huge fan of his Fong Sai-yuk series of films, I jumped at the chance […]

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