26th Jan2017

First Look: Elektra #1

by Phil Wheat

Sin City has a new player as Marvel’s deadly assassin heads for the bright lights and dry heat of the Las Vegas Strip – and today we have your first look inside in the can’t-miss Elektra #1 – a brand-new series coming this February from writer Matt Owens (Marvel’s Luke Cage) and artist Juann Cabal. […]

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26th Jan2017

‘Killing Salazar’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Steven Seagal, Luke Goss, Georges St-Pierre, Darren E. Scott, Florin Piersic Jr., Martine Argent, Lauro Chartrand, Bruce Crawford, Adina Galupa, Claudiu Bleont | Written by Keoni Waxman, Richard Beattie | Directed by Keoni Waxman It has been a long time since I’ve reviewed a direct-to-market Steven Seagal movie, in fact its been some time […]

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26th Jan2017

Competition: Win the Criterion release of ‘Black Orpheus’ & soundtrack!

by Phil Wheat

Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) is an adaptation of the ancient Greek myth updated to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its eye-popping photography and ravishing, epochal soundtrack, Black Orpheus was a cultural […]

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26th Jan2017

Director Gregory Blair throws a ‘Garden Party Massacre’

by Phil Wheat

In a 180-degree tone shift from Blair’s previous film (the moody, brooding psych-thriller Deadly Revisions), Garden Party Massacre is a fast-paced romp where both catsup and blood flow freely. Based on his FANtastic Horror Film Festival winning script, writer/director Gregory Blair helms the film which tells the tale of a friendly backyard gathering that goes […]

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25th Jan2017

Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ gets a release date… and trailer

by Phil Wheat

Based on the best-selling books by Jay Asher, executive produced by Selena Gomez, and with episodes directed by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), 13 Reasons Why follows teenager Clay Jensen (newcomer Dylan Minnette) as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch… Inside […]

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25th Jan2017

Nerd Buy: LEGO Brick Headz

by Phil Wheat

Coming this February for LEGO VIP members (March for everyone else), Brick Headz are LEGO’s take on the 8-bit phenonmenon and seem to be a little more than “similar” to Mega Bloks pre-existing KUBROS line, which featured licenses like He-Man, Star Trek, Hellboy, Terminator and more. Based on the LEGO Batman Movie and Marvel Comics, […]

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25th Jan2017

‘Carnage Park’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ashley Bell, Pat Healy, James Landry Hébert, Michael Villar, Bob Bancroft, Larry Fessenden, Graham Skipper, Darby Stanchfield, Alan Ruck | Written and Directed by Mickey Keating Sometimes I’m sure people think I’m just being contrary in my reviews – there are films I like that MANY don’t (if you remember the first Frightfest I […]

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25th Jan2017

Image Comics announce chilling new crime series ‘Plastic’

by Phil Wheat

Writer Doug Wagner teams up with artists Daniel Hillyard and Laura Martin for an unsettling serial killer story that readers won’t be able to look away from – Plastic. Retired serial killer Edwyn Stoffgruppen is in love with Virginia, a girl he “met online.” Her affection quiets his vile urges. Together, they tour the back […]

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25th Jan2017

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 160: Not Enough Rhinestones!

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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25th Jan2017

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 59: Indie Talk ‘Kingdom: Fall Of Illandrieal’

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 Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. 365Flicks Podcast – Episode 59: Indie Talk… Kingdom: Fall […]

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24th Jan2017

Moontrap sequel ‘Moontrap Target Earth’ gets a release date & clips!

by Phil Wheat

It’s been over two years since we last reported on the film but today the creators of Moontrap – the Bruce Campbell starring cult sci-fi feature – have announced that Moontrap Target Earth, the long-awaited sequel, will be released in the US on February 7th 2017. Moontrap Target Earth comes from Robert Dyke and Tex […]

24th Jan2017

Feature: The Rise of South Korean Horror Cinema

by Phil Wheat

Something strange is happening in South Korea. While Hollywood is churning out dismal remakes and teen-friendly jump scare franchise films, South Korea, for the past decade or so, has been producing intelligent, highly-original and truly effective horror films – including monster movies, zombie thrillers and nerve-shattering psychological mysteries. The latest is The Wailing, a scary […]

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24th Jan2017

Four new images from ‘Logan’

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release this Spring (March 1st to be precise), Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the […]

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24th Jan2017

Horror Channel launch “Sci-Fear” season

by Phil Wheat

No one will hear you scream on Saturday nights this February as Horror Channel launches a Sci-Fear Season with four ultimate science-fiction shockers, including the UK TV premiere of William Eubank’s The Signal starring Laurence Fishburne. There are also network premieres for Christian Alvart’s Lovecraftian survival thriller Pandorum, starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and […]

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24th Jan2017

Four new TV spots for ‘Kong: Skull Island’

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer) and starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Thomas Mann, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Eugene Cordero, and Marc Evan Jackson, Kong: Skull Island is the latest in the Godzilla/King Kong monster-verse that is being put […]

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24th Jan2017

New ‘Powerless’ trailer references Starro, Bruce Wayne & more!

by Phil Wheat

NBC have released a new trailer for their forthcoming “non-superhero” superhero show Powerless, which stars Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Ron Funches, Jennie Pierson, Alan Tudyk, and Christina Kirk. Airing on February 2nd, Powerless sees Emily Locke (Hudgens) land her dream job as Director of Research and Development for Wayne Security in Charm City, home to […]

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23rd Jan2017

Seven character posters for ‘Baywatch’

by Phil Wheat

The new Baywatch movie – based on the TV show of the same name – follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan (Dwayne Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Zac Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay. In anticipation of the films debut in the […]

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23rd Jan2017

Interview: Babak Anvari talks ‘Under the Shadow’

by Phil Wheat

In his latest podcast/interview, Stuart Wright talks to Babak Anvari about his debut feature, the horror film Under the Shadow, which is released on DVD in the UK today, January 23rd. Set in 1980s Iran where a mother and daughter are increasingly isolated, and haunted, by something from beyond the realms of the reality of […]

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23rd Jan2017

‘Fists of Fury’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Presented by Cynthia Rothrock | Written by Leroy Patterson | Directed by Charles Band Trailer compilations have, in recent year, become big business, they have also become increasingly important in terms of keeping trailers alive. In this time of streaming and digital downloads, where films come sans trailers and extras, there’s no real way – […]

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23rd Jan2017

Marvel’s ‘Monster Unleashed’ becomes on-going series!

by Phil Wheat

Even before the much publicised Monsters Unleashed event has ended, Marvel have announced that the five gargantuan beasts of the series are smashing their way into an all-new ongoing series starting in April’s Monsters Unleashed #1 – from creator Cullen Bunn (Monsters Unleashed, Uncanny X-Men) and artist David Baldeon (Nova, Web Warriors), who are set […]

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23rd Jan2017

‘Satanic’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah Hyland, Justin Chon, Clara Mamet, Anthony Carrigan, Steven Krueger, Sophie Dalah, Marc Barnes, Stevin Knight | Written by Anthony Jaswinski | Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt So we have a bunch of teens, most of whom are stoners, some are goths, some are jocks; messing with ouija boards and thinking that satanic tourism […]

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23rd Jan2017

Shudder announce exclusives & new arrivals for February

by Phil Wheat

Offering new premieres and exclusives every month, Shudder has a unique library of hard-to-find international and independent films, something for both casual and hardcore fans of horror. With that in mind, here’s the rundown of the new arrivals and UK exclusives and premieres for February 2017… Exclusives: WE GO ON (Dirs. Andy Mitton & Jesse […]

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