17th Jan2017

Competition: Win ‘WWE Survivor Series 2016’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of WWE: Survivor Series 2016 on DVD and Blu-ray we are giving away a copy on blu-ray! After 12 years in exile from sports entertainment, Goldberg brings devastation back to the WWE ring for the long-awaited rematch against “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar. On the 30th anniversary of Survivor Series, fantasy […]

17th Jan2017

‘Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Manu Bennett, Malcolm McDowell, Marci Miller, Burt Grinstead, Folake Olowofoyeku, Anessa Ramsey, Yancy Butler, Charlie Farrell, Shanna Olson, D.C. Douglas | Written by G.J. Echternkamp, Matt Yamashita | Directed by G.J. Echternkamp G.J. Echternkamp and Matt Yamashita, who previously worked together on Virtually Heroes – a video game movie that told the story of […]

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17th Jan2017

Manchester Film Festival 2017 announces full line-up

by Phil Wheat

This years Manchester Film Festival has announced the full line-up of the 2017 official selection. This year’s three main strands are Rising Stars, Be Who You Are Say What You Feel and and MANIFF’s annual Women In Film. From the press release: New to 2017 the RISING STARS strand will showcase emerging talent from behind […]

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17th Jan2017

‘NOW That’s What I Call Sing 2’ gets a third DLC song pack

by Phil Wheat

Ravenscourt and Voxler have announced that the third DLC ‘Chart Hits’ is now available for purchase on the online store for NOW That’s What I Call Sing 2. Priced at £3.99 the new downloadable content is avaiable for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. The new ‘Chart Hits’ DLC features the […]

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16th Jan2017

‘Prevenge’ kicks off UK screening tour tonight

by Phil Wheat

Prevenge is the brilliant and off-the-wall writing and directing debut feature by Alice Lowe (Sightseers). She wrote, starred in, and directed it whilst 7-8 months pregnant with her first child, who also appears in the film. Alice was one of the BIFA nominees for ‘best debut director’. Known for her work as a UK television […]

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16th Jan2017

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ gets 2 new TV spots

by Phil Wheat

Hot on the heels of the dozen or so posters recently released, Warner Bros have debuted not one, but TWO, new TV spots for The LEGO Batman Movie, this time focusing on Batgirl and the entire crime-fighting team! The LEGO Batman Movie sees Will Arnett reprises his starring role from The LEGO Movie as the […]

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16th Jan2017

New images and promo for ‘Taken: The Series’

by Phil Wheat

The Liam Neeson movie franchise Taken is headed to television! Set to debut on February 27th 2017, at least in the US, Taken: The Series follows in the footsteps of that other Luc Besson franchise The Transporter, moving the action to television with a recast of its hero… This version, set to air on NBC, […]

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16th Jan2017

Two more images from Netflix & Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’

by Phil Wheat

Following last weeks reveal, here’s two more images from Netflix’s forthcoming The Defenders – featuring Iron Fist (Finn Jones) and Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter). Marvels’ The Defenders follows Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal – to […]

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16th Jan2017

ITV’s ‘World Of Sport Wrestling’ fails to pull in viewers

by Phil Wheat

ITV recent reboot of World Of Sport Wrestling, or WoS Wrestling for short, was a throw back to the classic wrestling programming of the 70s and early 80s, saw some of the UK’s top names in the sport compete in a fun-filled afternoon of family sports entertainment this past New Years Eve. The first such […]

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15th Jan2017

VOD Vault #8 – The Good, the Bad & the Dead / Rupture

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another installment of VOD Vault – taking a look at some on-demand releases that have hit various VOD platforms recently. It’s been a few months since our last installment, so what say we kick off this reboot of sorts with two movies on the opposite ends of the filmic spectrum: low-budget Western-style crime […]

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15th Jan2017

Cine-Sunday: ‘Force of Five’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sasisa Jimdamanee, Johnny Nguyen, Nantawooti Boonrapsap, Arunya Pawilai, Nawarat Techarathanaprasert, Paytaai Wongkamlao | Written byNonont Kontaweesook, Napalee | Directed by Krissanapong Rachata [Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first installment of Cine-Sunday, a new weekly feature here on Nerdly where we revisit the newly-revived Cine-Asia’s back catalogue and review the highlights. Going forward each new review will go live […]

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13th Jan2017

‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Lara Pulver, Tobias Menzies, Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Peter Andersson, Clementine Nicholson, Bradley James, Daisy Head, Oliver Stark | Written by Cory Goodman | Directed by Anna Foerster It’s been some five years since the last entry into the Underworld franchise – Underworld: Awakening, the third sequel to the 2003 […]

13th Jan2017

‘Puyo Puyo Tetris’ comes to the West

by Phil Wheat

Two puzzle game juggernauts collide as Tetris, one of the largest-selling and recognized brands in gaming history, and Puyo Puyo from SEGA combine to create a fun-to-play, fast-paced, competitive party game like no other. Coming to the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in spring 2017, Puyo Puyo Tetris offers tons of gameplay styles – from […]

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13th Jan2017

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 58: Pre-Emptive Top & Bottom 5s Of 2017

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 58: Pre-Emptive Top & Bottom […]

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13th Jan2017

Frightfest announce Glasgow 2017 line-up of FOURTEEN films!

by Phil Wheat

Horror Channel FrightFest celebrates 12th year at Glasgow Film Festival with record-breaking fourteen titles – including TEN premieres and a screening of the 4K restoration of Phantasm! FrightFest Passes are £70 and available from noon on Mon January 16th 2016.  Passes cover all films on Fri 24 and Sat 25 Feb ONLY. Tickets for A […]

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13th Jan2017

First official images from Netflix & Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’

by Phil Wheat

Coming courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, here’s the first official images from the Netflix’s forthcoming The Defenders – Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). And that’s even BEFORE the latest Netflix/Marvel show, Iron Fist, has actually streamed on the service! The images include Luke Cage […]

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13th Jan2017

Competition: Win Takashi Miike’s ‘Black Society Trilogy’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy – out on DVD & Blu-Ray from 16th January – we are giving away a Blu-ray copy courtesy of Arrow Video! After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of “V-cinema” in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent […]

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13th Jan2017

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 158: Doctoring the Tardis!

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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13th Jan2017

Trailer Park: CHIPS get Raw with Their Finest Founder

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our semi-regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This weeks line-up features a bevy of the latest movie trailers including CHIPS, Their Finest, Raw, Sadako vs Kayako, Kong: Skull Island, The Founder, the restored release of John Waters’ Multiple Maniacs and the fifth season […]

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13th Jan2017

First Look: Kingpin #1

by Phil Wheat

They say that every villain is the hero of their own story. Yes, Wilson Fisk has done some bad things. Deplorable things. He has cheated the law. He has blackmailed rivals. He has killed. But that’s all in the past now. It’s time for a new beginning. And it begins this February in Kingpin #1 […]

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12th Jan2017

‘Death Race: Anarchy’ (aka Death Race 4) hits the home stretch

by Phil Wheat

It’s been four years since the release of the second sequel to the reboot/remake of Death Race – Death Race: Inferno – and three since the fourth film was sneakily announced by it’s writer Tony Giglio on Twitter, but now news reaches us that Death Race 4, now retitled Death Race: Anarchy has completed filming. […]

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12th Jan2017

Brett Harvey to direct Danny Trejo life story ‘Inmate#1’

by Phil Wheat

World-renowned actor Danny Trejo has teamed up with award-winning filmmaker Brett Harvey (Ice Guardians, The Culture High) to tell a story 71-years in the making… Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, currently in production in California, explores the life and career of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo. Trejo, whose myriad of TV and […]

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