15th Oct2018

Watch Now: ‘Super Loot’ – October 2018 Mystery Box Unboxing

by Phil Wheat

Super Loot is a UK-based company that offers the choice of three mystery geek box delivered to your door every month – the standard “geeky” mystery box, a sweets/candy box and a comic book box. In recent months Super Loot have rebranded and “relaunched” their box with a promise that subscribers can expect to receive […]

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15th Oct2018

‘First Man’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Pablo Schreiber, Christopher Abbott, Ethan Embry, Ciarán Hinds, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Shea Whigham, Patrick Fugit, Lukas Haas | Written by Josh Singer | Directed by Damien Chazelle Damien Chazelle is hot off the heels with his fourth feature after two highly critically acclaimed entries into his vastly growing filmography: […]

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15th Oct2018

The Filmmakers Podcast #77: How to Make and Sell a Micro-Budget Indie Drama

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers 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 the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar, with the series, The […]

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15th Oct2018

The Spookiest Games to Play This Halloween

by James Smith

Halloween night is approaching. Forget carving jack-o’-lanterns, prepping costumes and stocking up for the trick-or-treaters though. Whether you’re a fan or slot games, video games or even board games, now’s the time to start looking for the spookiest thing to play. Hunting down a good horror game is like looking for a pumpkin seed in […]

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14th Oct2018

‘Us and Them’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jack Roth, Andrew Tiernan, Tim Bentinck, Sophie Colquhoun, Daniel Kendrick, Carolyn Backhouse, Paul Westwood, Louis Dempsey | Written and Directed by Joe Martin Us and Them… Sums up the current state of the scocio-political climate perfectly don’t you think? The haves and the have-nots. The rich and the poor. It’s a class war that […]

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14th Oct2018

‘MLW: Fusion’ Wrestling Review (Oct 12th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling: Fusion review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Brian Pillman Jr. makes his singles debut on this card, while we have an exciting main event between two men who are no strangers to controversy. On a night that is dominated by the new Hart Foundation, I’d […]

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13th Oct2018

‘Blue Iguana’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sam Rockwell, Ben Schwartz, Phoebe Fox, Peter Ferdinando, Peter Polycarpou, Simon Callow, Frances Barber, Amanda Donohoe, Al Weaver, Glenn Wrage, Robin Hellier, Pedro Lloyd Gardiner, Andre Flynn, Perry Jaques, Anton Saunders, Vic Waghorn, Paul Chan, Martin Muncaster, Jack Silver, Tom Tunney | Written and Directed by Hadi Hajaig Opening a crime film, an indie […]

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13th Oct2018

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Oct 11th 2018)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Phil and we’ve got the last episode of Impact before this years Bound For Glory. Let’s get right to the action! Match #1: Trevor Lee vs. Jack Evans vs. Puma King vs. Petey Williams – Four-Way Match The following is courtesy of ImpactWrestling.com: […]

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12th Oct2018

‘Founders of Gloomhaven’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Founders of Gloomhaven is a city building game in which the players act as the founding settlers of the titular city of Gloomhaven. Whilst Founders of Gloomhaven is set in Isaac Childres’ Gloomhaven world, it’s a very different kind of game to the original Gloomhaven, which is well regarded as one of the best dungeon crawlers […]

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12th Oct2018

Full details on Blue Underground’s new ‘Zombie’ Ltd. Ed. Blu

by Phil Wheat

Just in time for its 40th Anniversary, Blue Underground have outlined the extras for their Blu-ray release of Lucio Fulci’s Zombie, in a brand-new 4K Restoration from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative; which comes as an exclusive Limited Collector’s Edition – including 2 Blu-rays, Soundtrack CD, collectible booklet, reversible sleeve, and special 3D […]

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12th Oct2018

‘Lucha Underground’ Review (Oct 10th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more attempted murder from Matanza, as well as a big Ultima Lucha match announced for Johnny Mundo. Let’s lucha… wait, that’s not a phrase. Match #1: Matanza Cueto beat Taya Valkyrie – Sacrifice To The Gods Match (DQ) […]

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12th Oct2018

‘LEGO DC Super-Villains’ gets a final launch trailer

by Phil Wheat

Ahead of its 19th October launch in the UK, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and DC Entertainment have released a new trailer for LEGO DC Super-Villains, showcasing the chaos of a world without super heroes. For the first time in a LEGO game, players will be given the opportunity to unleash […]

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12th Oct2018

‘The Forest of the Lost Souls’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Daniela Love, Jorge Mota, Mafalda Banquart, Lígia Roque, Lília Lopes, Tiago Jácome, Débora Ribeiro | Written and Directed by José Pedro Lopes Portugal isn’t a country you would associate with horror movies. In fact, I can’t think of one other Portuguese horror movie I have even heard of. So I was looking forward to […]

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12th Oct2018

‘The Uninvited’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Ruth Hussey, Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Donald Crisp, Barbara Everest | Written by Frank Partos, Dodie Smith | Directed by Lewis Allen “Be afraid. Be afraid, for heaven’s sake.” This line may have inspired Geena Davis’s famous warning from David Cronenberg’s The Fly. Indeed, this 1944 groundbreaker provides a reference point for many a […]

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12th Oct2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Oct 10th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have… a missing “E”. Does Vince know he is promoting bad grammar? Well, yessum, weeze gonna go to da rasslin’ raveew nahwah and c wut hatpin’d! Match #1: Keith Lee beat Kona Reeves The following is courtesy of WWE.com: After […]

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12th Oct2018

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Oct 10th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more cruiserweight action here. Match #1: Lio Rush versus Lince Dorado (No Contest) The following is courtesy of WWE.com: With an undefeated record on WWE 205 Live – including victories against former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Akira Tozawa and […]

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12th Oct2018

Interview: Writer/director Mark Brown talks ‘Guardians’

by Stuart Wright

In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with writer/director Mark Brown about his latest film Guardians. You can also read our interview with Mark Brown from the Southend Film Festival right here. Two highly unqualified men are thrown together as Live-in Guardians of a 200 year old house. What at first seems like a […]

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11th Oct2018

‘Black Lightning 2×01: The Rise of the Green Light Babies’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, James Remar, Marvin Jones III, Damon Gupton | Developed by Salim Akil Black Lightning is back for season two (with new opening credits!) and after a season of world building, it’s time to expand on this universe! The new season begins three months after the […]

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11th Oct2018

Toho unleashes ‘Godzilla: The Planet Eater’ trailer & poster

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release in Japan next month (with a Netflix release across the rest of the world to follow as per the previous films), here’s the trailer and poster for Toho Animation’s latest animated Godzilla film, Godzilla: The Planet Eater, the third and final installment in their animated trilogy (read our review of Godzilla: […]

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11th Oct2018

‘Mae Young Classic 2018’ – Episode 6 Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Mae Young Classic review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the second half of the second round here, so let’s see if we can get any more great wrestling like we did in last week’s main event. Match #1: Io Shirai beat Zeuxis – Second-Round Match The […]

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11th Oct2018

‘WWE Mixed Match Challenge 2×04’ Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Mixed Match Challenge, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have two matches. Okay, let’s go bowling. Match #1: Braun Strowman & Ember Moon beat Finn Balor & Bayley The following is courtesy of WWE.com: The first match of the night saw Monster Eclipse triumph over B’N’B to improve […]

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11th Oct2018

Grimmfest 2018: ‘Nightmare Cinema’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Sarah Withers, Faly Rakotohavana, Maurice Benard, Elizabeth Reaser, Zarah Mahler, Mark Grossman, Eric Nelsen, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley, Annabeth Gish | Written by Lawrence C. Connolly, David Slade, Alejandro Brugués, Richard Christian Matheson, Sandra Becerril, Mick Garris | Directed by Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugues, Joe Dante, Ryuhei Kitamura, David Slade Mick Garris, […]