18th May2020

‘Killer Instinct’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Robert Patrick, Amanda Crew, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie Norman, Johnny Pemberton, Nancy Linehan Charles, Ray Wise, AnnaLynne McCord | Written and Directed by Richard Bates Jr. The latest genre opus from Richard Bates Jr., whose previous work includes Excision, Trash Fire and Suburban Gothic, Killer Instinct (formerly known as Tone-Deaf) tells the story of […]

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18th May2020

Major League Wrestling re-signs Richard Holliday

by Phil Wheat

Major League Wrestling has today announced it has re-signed founding member of the Dynasty and Caribbean Champion Richard Holliday to a new multi-year deal. Holliday first joined MLW in 2018 and quickly emerged as a premier competitor, winning the World Tag Team Championship and most recently claiming the Caribbean Heavyweight title in January of this […]

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18th May2020

The Filmmakers Podcast #163: How to make an action film with director Jesse Quinones

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 May2020

‘Rev’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Francesco Filice, Vivica A. Fox, Hannah Gordon, Sam Asante, Sebastian Deery, Francisca Dennis, Dennis Nimoh, Sean Rey, Mark Rival | Written by Ant Horasanli, Reza Sholeh | Directed by Ant Horasanli So the latest Fast & Furious film got pushed by by an entire year thanks to the coronavirus and you’re left with a […]

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15th May2020

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 152 – Director Philip Barantini Interviewed

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks podcast, part of our growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. 365Flicks Podcast: Episode 152 – Director Philip Barantini (Villain, Boiling Point, […]

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14th May2020

‘Dragon Soldiers’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Butch McCain, Asa Forsyth, Motown Maurice, Dan Sinclair, Arielle Brachfeld, Tarkan Dospil, Heath C. Heine, Ruben Pla, Antuone Torbert | Written by Dan Sinclair | Directed by Hank Braxtan Hank Braxtan, director of Snake Outta Compton and co-writer of Giant Killer Ants is back behind the camera for another giant monster movie, written by […]

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14th May2020

‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’ coming to Nintendo Switch

by Phil Wheat

Are you ready for your fun to in-crease tenfold? Well it will when Paper Mario: The Origami King comes to the Nintendo Switch in July! Well, a special invitation to a colourful, paper-crafted world has arrived. Join Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi in attending the kingdom’s origami festival when Paper Mario: The Origami King launches […]

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14th May2020

Interview: Adam Green talks ‘Victor Crowley’ and more!

by Phil Wheat

Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV premiere of Adam Green’s Victor Crowley, the great director shares his personal tragedies, George Romero’s inspirational words, the importance of genre comedy and hints that the Bayou Butcher may rise again… Adam, you’re back on the UK’s Horror Channel this Friday night with your latest ‘Hatchet’ instalment VICTOR CROWLEY. […]

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14th May2020

Digital Shorts: ‘Ghost Sweeper’ & ‘Fledgling Heroes’ Reviews (Switch)

by Phil Wheat

In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at not one but TWO new indie games, Ghost Sweeper and Fledgling Heroes, both of which are now available on the Nintendo […]

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14th May2020

Days of Wonder announce ‘Small World of Warcraft’ board game!

by Phil Wheat

Days of Wonder have today announced their first collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment by introducing Small World of Warcraft, a new board game combining the Small World game mechanics with Blizzard’s celebrated Warcraft universe – set on the fantasy world of Azeroth, where the races of the Alliance and the Horde—including Orcs, Dwarves, Trolls, and Worgen—clash […]

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14th May2020

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 333: Throw Away the Mixtape!

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 […]

13th May2020

‘Getaway’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jaclyn Betham, Scout Taylor-Compton, Landry Allbright, Lane Toran, Noah Lowdermilk, Jamil Walker Smith, Lane Caudell, Ben Deschaine | Written by Lane Toran, Jaclyn Betham | Directed by Lane Toran You know how some genre films just have strange backgrounds? People involved that you’d never believe would have anything to do with a horror film? […]

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13th May2020

‘The Shed’ VOD Review (Signature Entertainment)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Frank Whaley, Timothy Bottoms, Siobhan Fallon, Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen | Written and Directed by Frank Sabatella As an orphan living with his abusive grandfather, life sucks for Stan (Jay Jay Warren). But he’s got it better than his best friend Donmer who regularly needs defending against the school bullies. When […]

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13th May2020

Pop Addled: Episode 202 – Doom Addled: Mission Impossible 3

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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12th May2020

‘For Jennifer’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dominique Swain, Felissa Rose, Lanett Tachel, Rich Finley, Madeleine Wade, Frankie Cullen, Meghan Deanna Smith, Gregory Blair, Jennifer Nangle, Tiffani Fest, Rachel Hardisty, Martin Harris, Monika Ekiert, Jody Barton, Danielle Taddei, Audriena Comeaux | Written and Directed by Jody Barton The “…Jennifer” films are a series of strange beasts. The first, To Jennifer, was […]

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11th May2020

‘Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe’ Review (Switch)

by Phil Wheat

2D fighters are my gaming bread and butter, having been weened on to them at an early age thanks to side-scrolling efforts such as Double Dragon and Streets of Rage and discovering the grand-daddy of 2D fighters, Street Fighter 2 at an arcade in Majorca back in the 90s. Since then I’ve played them all, […]

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11th May2020

‘Valley Girl (2020)’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Chloe Bennet, Peyton List, Jessie Ennis, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Rob Huebel, Judy Greer | Written by Amy Talkington | Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg 1983’s Valley Girl was one of a myriad of teen movies that decade that mixed wish-fulfilment and star-crossed lovers to riff on the old Romeo […]

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11th May2020

Watch Now: Federico Zampaglione’s lockdown horror short ‘Bianca’

by Phil Wheat

Italian musician and film director Federico Zampaglione (Tulpa, Shadow) has released his latest movie Bianca, a stylishly violent short horror thriller online to watch for free. Shot in lockdown in Italy on his iPad in three days and starring his ten year old daughter Linda in the title role and his partner, actress Giglia Marra, […]

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11th May2020

‘Factotum 90’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

From indie studio TACS Games and first appearing on the Wii U of all places, Factotum 90 sees you trapped in deep space after something’s collided with your ship. Main power is offline and you’re trapped. It’s lucky you have access to a terminal that allows you to take control of two walker robots as […]

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11th May2020

The Filmmakers Podcast #162: Film producer Esther Turan

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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08th May2020

‘King Lucas’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

After an affair King Lucas had with the Witch of Sausan, the Queen left him and remarried in an adjacent kingdom, and now his daughters are the only ones left at his side. Due to his love for them, each and every time they get lost in the castle, he moves heaven and earth to […]

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08th May2020

Competition: Win the Arrow Video Blu-ray of ‘The Woman’

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of The Woman / Offspring – available on limited edition Blu-ray 25th May from Arrow Video – we have a copy up for grabs! Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, […]