14th Jun2019

Werewolf guide to launch at London Frightfest 2019

by Phil Wheat

FrightFest and FAB Press once again join forces to launch The Frightfest Guide to Werewolf Movies, which goes exclusively on sale during Arrow Video FrightFest 2019, Aug 22 – Aug 27. Both the author Gavin Baddeley and filmmaker Neil Marshall, who wrote the foreword, will be present to sign copies. Following the success of the […]

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14th Jun2019

‘Criminal #5’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Ed Bribaker | Art by Sean Philips | Published by Image Comics I’ve followed Criminal on and off for a few years now, usually picking up the trades rather than waiting for the individual issues. I tend to find Brubaker is so good at leaving tantalising teases at the end of individual issues […]

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14th Jun2019

Panel Discussion #55: Top Covers for the week of 6/12/2019

by Dan Clark

What makes a great comic cover? For me, a comic cover is part of the storytelling process. It can set expectations, provide foreshadowing to what is to come, and possibly even set wrong expectations for the purpose of subverting them. Thinking back to my youth when you would have those covers with, “Only one will […]

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14th Jun2019

‘Tolkien’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Nicolas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Craig Roberts, Harry Gilby, Laura Donnelly, Nia Gwynne, Pam Ferris | Written by David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford | Directed by Dome Karukoski Tolkien, directed by Dome Karukoski, stars Nicolas Hoult as the titular character J.R.R. Tolkien. From his orphan beginnings through his rise in literature societies Britain and eventually the […]

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14th Jun2019

Graham Humphreys’ artwork for Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 revealed

by Phil Wheat

Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 is delighted to present Graham Humphreys’ Aurora Monster-inspired artwork for this year’s annual Bank Holiday event, the UK’s largest celebration of genre cinema, taking place at Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema between Thursday August 22nd & Monday August 26th 2019. Said Humphreys: Emerging each year from the charnal […]

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14th Jun2019

‘Three Identical Strangers’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Silvi Alzetta-Reali, Eddy Galland, Ron Guttman, Natasha Josefowitz, David Kellman, Evan LeRose, Adrian Lichter, Andrew Lovesey, Scotty Murray, Robert Shafran, David Straus, Rachel VanDuzer | Directed by Tim Wardle Three strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story […]

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14th Jun2019

Pop Addled: Movie Special – Godzilla: King of the Monsters

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of the Pop Addled podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly! Pop Addled is a pop culture podcast with nerd tendencies. Join Keenan, Sam and Timmy as they discuss movies, music, video games, sports, TV, comics, and any intersection thereof. Their brains have been thoroughly addled by pop […]

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13th Jun2019

‘Men in Black International’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois | Written by Matt Holloway, Art Marcum | Directed by F. Gary Gray Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson attempt to replicate their Thor: Ragnarok chemistry for this fourth instalment in the 22 year-old Men In Black […]

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13th Jun2019

’30 Miles From Nowhere’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Carrie Preston, Rob Benedict, Seana Kofoed, Birgundi Baker, Rusty Schwimmer, Marielle Scott, Cathy Shim, Andrew Rothenberg, Roslyn Alexander, William Smillie, Robert Breuler, Reggie Baker | Written by Seana Kofoed | Directed by Caitlin Koller There are so many horror movies released every week – even just in the UK, I’m sure there’s many more […]

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13th Jun2019

Father’s Day Competition: Discover your new favourite boxset!

by Phil Wheat

Discover your new favourite boxset! In need of some urgent gift inspiration this Father’s Day? Ditch the tired hamper and the socks! Make his Father’s Day special on 16th June and get a disc for dad. Our lucky winner will receive copies of Sons of Anarchy The Complete Series 1-7, Vikings Season 1-4 and M*A*S*H: […]

13th Jun2019

‘NXT: UK’ Review (June 12th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the British version of Triple H’s Play-House on hand. Let’s see if it all came together as something fun or something funky. Match #1: Jinny & Jazzy Gabert def. Xia Brookside & Isla Dawn The following is courtesy of […]

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13th Jun2019

‘Boots on the Ground’ DVD Review

by Nik Holman

Stars: Tom Ainsley, Ian Virgo, Ryan McParland, Valmike Rampersad, Sally Day | Written and Directed by Louis Melville [NOTE: With the film finally getting a UK release, here’s a reposting of our review of Boots on the Ground from way back in 2017 when it debuted at Frightfest] On the last night of the Afghan […]

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13th Jun2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (June 12th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a match or two to watch out for on this show. By the way, Velveteen Dream and Matt Riddle both put their feet in their mouths in the past week (they both buried numerous other wrestlers for their own […]

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13th Jun2019

Milton Keynes Film & Comic Con – Event Report

by Ian Wells

I heard about this convention back in January and had been counting the says with excitement since. It felt good to have a convention in my home town again since Collectormania, organised by Showmasters, initially stopped then relaunched in Birmingham. A comic convention a leisurely twenty minute walk from my house, yes please! Now I […]

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13th Jun2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (June 11th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some controversy…I think. Vince said there’s controversy, so who knows if he’s even close to being right. Okay, let’s go cruiser craz…no, I’m not lame enough to finish that sentence. Match #1: Chad Gable def. Gentleman Jack Gallagher […]

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13th Jun2019

‘Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #8’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jody Houser | Art by Roberta Ingranata | Published by Titan Comics In this age of ‘four and done’ arcs, so those issues can be neatly packaged up as graphic novels and have their shelf lives extended, I was guessing this issue would tie up the second storyline of the book and I […]

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13th Jun2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (June 9th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more build toward the Best In The World event and, for some reason, more focus on Bully Ray. Okay, let’s see if Bully Ray is gonna drag one of us into the back and tell us to […]

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13th Jun2019

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 284: Unlimited Lettuce!

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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12th Jun2019

‘Downforce’ & ‘Danger Circuit’ Expansion Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Downforce is a super simple and very fast paced board game that offers traditional racing action alongside a high stakes bidding mechanic to ensure the players remain fully engaged at all times throughout. This essentially splits the game into two phases that include an initial auction phase (where everyone chooses their car or cars) and […]

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12th Jun2019

‘Hi-Death’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Julia Vally, Todd Sheets, Fabiana Formica, Kate Durocher, Dilynn Fawn Harvey, Jensen Jacobs, Renee Galarza, Jay Sosnicki, Antwoine Steele, Todd Martin, Kristen Adams, Thomas Kindler, Billy Nicholson, Eve Smith, Mike Gordon | Written by Anthony Catanese, Amanda Payton, Tim Ritter, Todd Sheets, Brad Sykes, Josephina Sykes | Directed by Anthony Catanese, Amanda Payton, Tim […]

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12th Jun2019

Panel Discussion #54: Top Picks for the Week of 6/12/2019

by Dan Clark

Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion, this time featuring Dan’s top picks for this week in comics. Before I get into what this article is I need to get into what it is not. First I am basing this list not off of my thoughts on each issue rather my expectations. Based on […]

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12th Jun2019

WWE Smackdown Live – June 11th 2019: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the revival of The Miz/Shane McMahon feud. Yeah, because we all wanted it so much. Yeah, that’s supposed to be a joke. Oh God, here we go. Match #1: The Miz def. Elias (w/Shane McMahon) The following is […]

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