13th Jan2017

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 58: Pre-Emptive Top & Bottom 5s Of 2017

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 58: Pre-Emptive Top & Bottom […]

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13th Jan2017

‘La La Land’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Amiée Conn, Terry Walters, Thom Shelton, Callie Hernandez, Jessica Rothe, Sonoya Mizuno, J.K. Simmons, Jason Fuchs | Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle The third film from Damien Chazelle, in what might be dubbed his “Jazz Trilogy”, La La Land eschews the New Wave immediacy of […]

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13th Jan2017

Frightfest announce Glasgow 2017 line-up of FOURTEEN films!

by Phil Wheat

Horror Channel FrightFest celebrates 12th year at Glasgow Film Festival with record-breaking fourteen titles – including TEN premieres and a screening of the 4K restoration of Phantasm! FrightFest Passes are £70 and available from noon on Mon January 16th 2016.  Passes cover all films on Fri 24 and Sat 25 Feb ONLY. Tickets for A […]

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13th Jan2017

First official images from Netflix & Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’

by Phil Wheat

Coming courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, here’s the first official images from the Netflix’s forthcoming The Defenders – Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). And that’s even BEFORE the latest Netflix/Marvel show, Iron Fist, has actually streamed on the service! The images include Luke Cage […]

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13th Jan2017

‘God Country #1’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J. Hill | Published by Image Comics On Wednesday of this week Image Comics dropped a new title on us called God Country and of all the books I read this NCBD this one really got me excited – for a refreshing story […]

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13th Jan2017

Competition: Win Takashi Miike’s ‘Black Society Trilogy’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy – out on DVD & Blu-Ray from 16th January – we are giving away a Blu-ray copy courtesy of Arrow Video! After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of “V-cinema” in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent […]

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13th Jan2017

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 158: Doctoring the Tardis!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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13th Jan2017

Trailer Park: CHIPS get Raw with Their Finest Founder

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our semi-regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This weeks line-up features a bevy of the latest movie trailers including CHIPS, Their Finest, Raw, Sadako vs Kayako, Kong: Skull Island, The Founder, the restored release of John Waters’ Multiple Maniacs and the fifth season […]

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13th Jan2017

First Look: Kingpin #1

by Phil Wheat

They say that every villain is the hero of their own story. Yes, Wilson Fisk has done some bad things. Deplorable things. He has cheated the law. He has blackmailed rivals. He has killed. But that’s all in the past now. It’s time for a new beginning. And it begins this February in Kingpin #1 […]

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12th Jan2017

‘Peepland #3’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Christa Faust, Gary Phillips | Art by Andrea Camerini | Published by Titan Comics The first two issues of this title really took me by surprise as I was kind of expecting not to like it. T&A has always sold to a certain demographic, and I thought this was a case of making […]

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12th Jan2017

‘Death Race: Anarchy’ (aka Death Race 4) hits the home stretch

by Phil Wheat

It’s been four years since the release of the second sequel to the reboot/remake of Death Race – Death Race: Inferno – and three since the fourth film was sneakily announced by it’s writer Tony Giglio on Twitter, but now news reaches us that Death Race 4, now retitled Death Race: Anarchy has completed filming. […]

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12th Jan2017

Brett Harvey to direct Danny Trejo life story ‘Inmate#1’

by Phil Wheat

World-renowned actor Danny Trejo has teamed up with award-winning filmmaker Brett Harvey (Ice Guardians, The Culture High) to tell a story 71-years in the making… Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, currently in production in California, explores the life and career of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo. Trejo, whose myriad of TV and […]

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12th Jan2017

‘We Are The Flesh’ Review

by Andy Stewart

Stars: Noé Hernández, María Evoli, Diego Gamaliel, Gabino Rodríguez, María Cid | Written and Directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter “This is not your average party” hisses Mariano, the de facto protagonist-slash-antagonist of We Are The Flesh, the auspicious debut feature film from Mexican arthouse enfant terrible Emiliano Rocha Minter. Never has a truer phrase been spoken. […]

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12th Jan2017

First trailer for Netflix’s ‘iBoy’

by Phil Wheat

Following yesterday’s reveal of images from the forthcoming original film iBoy, starring Bill Milner in the totular role, Netflix have released the official trailer for this superhero-esque tale: iBoy follows Tom (Bill Milner), an average teenager whose world is turned on its head when a violent encounter with local thugs leaves fragments of his shattered […]

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12th Jan2017

‘Ghosthunters’ DVD Review

by Mondo Squallido

Stars: Stephen Manley, David O’Donnell, Liz Fenning, Francesca Santroro, Crystal Web, Phyllis Spielman, Kjai Block, Kim Shannon, Kris Marconi, Anna Harr | Written and Directed by Pearry Teo 

“Don’t follow too close.”

 When his wife and daughter fall victim to a Jigsaw-like serial killer by the name of The Night Stalker, Henry (Stephen Manley) has only one thing on […]

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12th Jan2017

‘Triggerman #4’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Matz, Walter Hill | Art by Jef | Published by Titan Comics Triggerman so far has been a very nice ride indeed, throwing the reader into the world of ‘Machine Gun’ Roy Nash, a triggerman (a hit man to you and me) for the Mob. Every page so far has wallowed in its […]

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12th Jan2017

Fear ‘The Bye Bye Man’ in these new clips

by Phil Wheat

Set to hit cinemas this Friday – the 13th, how apt – The Bye Bye Man comes from director Stacy Title, from a script based on Robert Damon Schneck’s short story “The Bridge to Body Island.” When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover that there is […]

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12th Jan2017

New poster for Mad Max-esque cannibal thriller ‘Drifter’

by Phil Wheat

XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the post-apocalyptic horror-thriller Drifter  – which follows a pair of outlaw brothers (Harwood and Emory) who seek temporary refuge in a desolate town inhabited by a family of psychotic cannibalistic lunatics – and to celebrate they have released this all-new retro one-sheet poster for the film: […]

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11th Jan2017

Bendis & Marquez re-team for ‘The Defenders #1’

by Phil Wheat

The streets of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen have become over run with crime and corruption, and there is only one group of Super Heroes, The Defenders – Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist – who are willing to unshackle themselves from the constraints of the rest of the Marvel Super Hero community and […]

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11th Jan2017

Titan Comics reveal variant covers for ‘Penny Dreadful #1: The Awaking’

by Phil Wheat

Titan Comics have revealed the SIX, yes six, covers for the first issue of Penny Dreadful, a brand-new ongoing series, entitled “The Awaking”, set six months after the shocking events of Season Three of the Showtime original series – from artists including Stephen Mooney (Half Past Danger), Rob Davis (The Motherless Oven), Shane Pierce (Judge […]

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11th Jan2017

Tom Holland teases ‘Fright Night 3’ – the novel!

by Phil Wheat

Interest in Tom Holland’s 1985 vampire opus Fright Night could not be any higher right now. Not only has the film just been released here in the UK as a limited edition Steelbook (via Zavvi) which sold out on pre-orders alone; but also the documentary You’re So Cool Brewster! The Story of Fright Night has […]

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11th Jan2017

Nerd Buy: ‘Silicon Valley’ Funko Pop! Vinyl Figures

by Phil Wheat

Your favourite characters from the hit HBO dramas Game of Thrones and True Blood have already been immortalised as Pop! Vinyl figures – and now it’s time for the dedicated staff at Pied Piper to have their moment in the spotlight. Yes, you read that right, Silicon Valley Funko Pops are coming… and I want […]

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