04th Jan2018

‘Black Panther’ gets an “Origins” featurette

by Phil Wheat

Black Panther – directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed, Fruitvale Station) – follows T’Challa who, after the events of Captain America: Civil War, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa’s mettle as King and Black Panther […]

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04th Jan2018

Play Expo Blackpool to host launch of ‘Wonderful Dizzy’

by Phil Wheat

Play Expo Blackpool has announced a new game plan for its 2018 event, which will feature the launch of new Dizzy game, Wonderful Dizzy, four YouTube retro super-gamers and other gaming ‘royalty’. The event is moving to February 10th and 11th, from its usual May dates, to provide a great winter-warmer all-weather day or weekend […]

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04th Jan2018

Horror-On-Sea 2018 Interview: Arian Thigpen talks ‘Blessed are the Children’

by Phil Wheat

Blessed are the Children is new thriller from co-writer and director Chris Moore, which has been selected to play at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival on Friday 19th January. I got chance to ask actress Arian Thigpen a few questions about how she became involved in the film, what makes Blessed are the Children stand out […]

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04th Jan2018

Blink and you’ll miss Marvel’s ‘Exiles’

by Phil Wheat

A fan-favorite teleporting X-Man will make her return to the multiverse in 2018, along with a brand-new team as writer Saladin Ahmed (Black Bolt) takes his talent for fresh storytelling to an old but beloved tale, Exiles, joined by the art team of Javier Rodriguez (Spider-Woman), Alvaro Lopez, and Jordie Bellaire and Joe Caramagna. The […]

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04th Jan2018

First trailer & poster for ‘Slender Man’

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Sylvain White (The Losers) and starring Joey King (Wish Upon), Julia Goldani-Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso and Javier Botet (Freehold, Mama), Slender Man tells the story of a tall, thin horrifying figure with unnaturally long arms and a featureless face, who is reputed to be responsible for the haunting and disappearance of countless […]

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04th Jan2018

Competition: Win a horror DVD bundle with ‘Leatherface’

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the home entertainment release of Leatherface, available now on digital download and on DVD from 8th January 2018, we have a DVD bundle up for grabs which includes Leatherface, The Blair Witch, Texas Chainsaw, Cage Dive and The Autopsy of Jane Doe, courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment! When the original The Texas Chain […]

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04th Jan2018

New trailer & poster for ‘Death Wish’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the brand new trailer and poster for the MGM/Paramount remake of Death Wish, which stars Bruce Willis in the role of Paul Kersey – originally made famous by Charles Bronson – alongside Vincent D’Onofrio, Kimberly Elise, Mike Epps, and Elisabeth Shue. Directed by Eli Roth (Knock Knock, Hostel) from a screenplay by Joe Carnahan, […]

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04th Jan2018

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 209: The Guests of HOBI Past!

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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03rd Jan2018

Four more images from ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’

by Phil Wheat

Originally debuted in Entertainment Weekly, here’s four new images from the next instalment in the X-Men movie franchise, entitled X-Men: Dark Phoenix which features the characters Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Scott Summers/Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), and actress Jessica Chastain, whose villainous character is described as “an otherworldly shapeshifter […]

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03rd Jan2018

‘Axeman 2’ comes to Amazon Prime Video

by Phil Wheat

The best things in life are FREE – even in the world of horror! From distributor #SinningWorks comes another slay-cation to remember with Axeman 2: Overkill, which is available TODAY on Amazon Prime and Ad-supported Amazon Video! The second installment in the 80’s throwback slasher series features MTV Teen Mom Farrah Abraham, CBS’ Big Brother […]

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03rd Jan2018

‘Jigsaw’ DVD & Blu-ray release date announced

by Phil Wheat

One of the highest grossing horror franchises of all time is back, taking Jigsaw’s signature brand of twisted scenarios to the next level. After a series of murders bearing all the markings of the Jigsaw killer, law enforcement find themselves chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade and embroiled in a […]

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03rd Jan2018

‘Wish Upon’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, Elisabeth Rohm, Josephine Langford, Alexander Nunez, Sherilyn Fenn | Written by Barbara Marshall | Directed by John R Leonetti You get what you wish for. It’s a trope that has proliferated movies and literature since the dawn of time. When the […]

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03rd Jan2018

“Family Fights Back” in new trailer for ‘Black Lightning’

by Phil Wheat

The CW have released a new trailer for their latest superhero show, Black Lightning, which tells the story of Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) – a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a […]

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03rd Jan2018

Digital Shorts: ‘World Heroes’ Review (Nintendo 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 World Heroes, a Neo Geo port available on the Nintendo Switch. World Heroes is the latest Neo Geo game to be […]

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03rd Jan2018

A new X-Man joins Jean Grey in ‘X-Men: Red #3’

by Phil Wheat

When Jean Grey leads her new team in the all-new series from Tom Taylor and Mahmud Asrar, she’ll be joined by a uniquely qualified strikeforce that includes heroes such as Namor, Nightcrawler, All-New Wolverine, her sister Gabby (Honey Badger), the Wakanda mutant Gentle, and a mysterious new character named Trinary. And now, one more hero […]

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03rd Jan2018

365Flicks Podcast – Road To Infinity War – ‘Iron Man’ Review

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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. 365Flicks Podcast – Road To Infinity War – Iron Man Review […]

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02nd Jan2018

Phil’s Top 10 [DTV] Films of 2017

by Phil Wheat

2017 has been, at least for me, a fantastic year for movies. There has been some great films in the cinema, on DVD and VOD and the film festivals we’ve covered have been jam-packed with quality movies. Which makes it VERY hard to narrow down a list of the Top 10 of the year! Even […]

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02nd Jan2018

New trailer for ‘Den of Theives’

by Phil Wheat

Starring Gerard Butler (London Has Fallen, Geostorm), Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black, American Gods), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton) and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Power, Southpaw), Den of Thieves is a gritty action thriller that sees a notorious, elite crew of bank robbers plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve […]

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02nd Jan2018

Season 2 promo for ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’

by Phil Wheat

Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) and starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – whose evil guardian Count Olaf will stop at nothing to […]

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02nd Jan2018

UK gets a new horror film festival in ‘Fractured Visions’

by Phil Wheat

Having established itself as the premiere cult cinematic event in Cardiff, Fractured Visions are now expanding and are pleased to announce the launch of the Fractured Visions Film Festival! Set to take place over the weekend of September 29th-30th, at the Tramshed Cinema, where everyone will be welcome to kick back, grab a beer and […]

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02nd Jan2018

Unboxing: Wrestle Crate UK – December 2017

by Phil Wheat

Mystery boxes, blind boxes, whatever you call them, there’s a HUGE proliferation in these subscription-based boxes. And whilst we’ve brought your news and reviews on boxes such as Nerd Block, Horror Block and A-Box, we haven’t covered some of the more niche mystery boxes. Until now. If you’re a long-time reader of Nerdly you know […]

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02nd Jan2018

HorrorCon UK announce new May convention guest

by Phil Wheat

Taking place at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Sheffield, HorrorCon UK is one of the highlights of the UK horror convention calendar. We’ve been to a number of the events since its launch in 2015 and this years event looks to be the greatest yet! With genre icon Dee Wallace already announced to appear […]

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