Not to be confused with the legendarily terrible Flash game Ninja Showdown, Ninja Shodown is an appealing, super-fast-paced hack ‘n’ slash party game from UK-based developer Bitmap Bureau. The controls are simple: jump, sword-swipe, shuriken and special. The shoulder buttons also give you access to a virtually useless block move, as well as an amusingly […]
Sean Carter, editor of the excellent, if underrated thriller, The Killing Room, makes his directorial feature debut with Keep Watching, which is unleashed in cinemas this Halloween. A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game. As the night unfolds, the game’s mysterious rules become clear, and the family realizes their nightmare […]
The tables have turned. No longer an Avenger, Deadpool is living a life of crime. There’s only one super hero who can guide him to the right path and that’s… Spider-Man?! That’s the Marvel Legacy story that will begin in November, when Robbie Thompson (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerer’s Supreme) teams with artist Chris Bachalo […]
Review by Matthew Turner Stars: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Marc Blucas, Tom Guiry, Udo Kier, Rob Morgan, Geno Segers, Fred Melamed | Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler The second feature from Bone Tomahawk writer/director S. Craig Zahler, stylishly executed, ultra-violent prison flick Brawl in Cell Block 99 features a revelatory performance […]
The once-green (now gray) goliath otherwise known as Jen Walters is reclaiming her name in Marvel Legacy – starting in She-Hulk #159; and series writer Mariko Tamaki is being joined by new series artist Jahnoy Lindsay to blast off this Legacy run. Since Bruce Banner’s death, Jen has been going through her own issues as […]
In his latest podcast/interview, host Stuart Wright talks to writer/director Mike Todd about his new documentary Shankly: Nature’s Fire; which has its World Premiere Sunday 29 October at the Liverpool Philharmonic. Tickets at www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/shankly-natures-fire Shankly: Nature’s Fire will air on BBC Autumn 2017 – check local press for details. Available on DVD from Monday 4 December. […]
Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Lucy Davis, Elena Anaya, Ann Wolfe, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ann Ogbomo, James Cosmo, Martin Bishop | Written by Allan Heinberg | Directed by Patty Jenkins Following her scene-stealing appearance in Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman […]
20th Century Fox have released the first trailer for director Josh Boone’s X-Men spinoff movie The New Mutants, which is a more “horrific” take on the now-familiar mutant story… The New Mutants stars Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as Wolfsbane, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) as Magik, Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) as Cannonball, Henry Zaga (13 […]
Imagine if Halloween fell on Friday the 13th and Nine Inch Nails decided to celebrate that by being in your ears all day? Might be a nightmare to some, to others a dream. Sound impossible? Well, then today this happened… John Carpenter is set to release Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, a collection of 13 of […]
Originally released on consoles and PC in 2016, Tumblestone is an ostensibly simple match-3 puzzle game, which becomes devilishly challenging very quickly. Each level is made up of a selection of differently-coloured tiles. You must move your character from side to side, shooting three tiles of the same colour to make them disappear. However, you […]
Check out this teaser trailer for Roster Teeth’s Lazer Team 2. A sequel to 2015 sci-fi action comedy, the film stars Colton Dunn, Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, and Michael Jones (from the first film) alongside newcomers Nichole Bloom and Victoria Pratt. Matt Hullum is back in the directors chair, along with Daniel Fabelo. After Woody […]
Marvel have released a new TV spot for the forthcoming Thor: Ragnarok – which is due out in the UK on 24th October and in the US on 3rd November 2017. Directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins and Mark […]
Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion – which is back from the dead, again, this time as a round-up of the comic books that have been peaking our interest recently. First up is a number of new first issues: Marvel Legacy #1, Spirits of Vengeance #1, and movie tie-in Zombie With a Shotgun […]
IMPACT Wrestling is going OTT. No I don’t mean the storylines and crazy characters are getting wilder, rather IMPACT Wrestling is joining Pluto TV, the premier free streaming internet television platform. Yes, now you get your wrestling fix 24/7, on whatever streaming device you like! Action-packed shows, past PPV events, and high-octane wrestling are streaming […]
Features the voices of: Fiona Hardingham, Roger Jackson, Jenifer Beth Kaplan, Eric Larsen, Katie Leigh, Michael Robles, Johnny Rose, Nancy Sullivan, Phillip Vasquez | Written by Billy Frolick, Alicia Núñez Puerto | Directed by Leopoldo Aguilar When young Lucas finds out he’s not really a human; the news changes his whole world. Especially since his […]
Coming out of NYCC 2017, here’s a brand new story trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, which features Cosmo the Spacedog, the telepathic Soviet cosmonaut and Knowhere’s chief of security! An all-new, epic adventure and sequel to the smash hit LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 features an original branching storyline, […]
There’s a new mayor in town… Mayor Fisk, that is. After his rise to the top, Matt Murdock’s classic foe takes center stage as Marvel Legacy hits Daredevil #595, written by Charles Soule with art by Stefano Landini. Of course Matt Murdock has always had the law on his side, but now that Manhattan is […]
Here’s the latest episode of the Cinema Geeks 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 right here, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. Episode 150: Kevin Smith Retrospective – Clerks Today on Cinema […]
Stars: Julie Benz, Danielle Harris, Fionnula Flannagan, Belle Shouse, Josh Stamberg, Toby Huss, Jennifer Blanc, Matt Lasky, Douglas Tait | Written by Andrew C. Erin, Daniel Farrands | Directed by Andrew C. Erin [NOTE: With the film finally released in the UK, under the new title of Resurrection of Evil, here’s a re-posting of my […]
