02nd Oct2015

‘Mr. Robot’ coming to Amazon Prime in UK

by Phil Wheat

It has been announced that Mr. Robot , one of the most buzzworthy US TV shows of the year, will launch exclusively for Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and Austria. All 10 episodes of the critically lauded series from Universal will be available to stream for Prime members from Friday 16th October 2015. […]

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02nd Oct2015

Grimmfest 2015: ‘The Box’ Review (Short Film)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dominic Brunt, Joanne Mitchell, Patrick Lally, Roy Bright, Sam Edge | Written by Shaune Harrison, Mark Jones | Directed by Shaune Harrison Screening as part of Grimmfest’s Northern Showcase – a shorts programme celebrating the best “The North” has to offer in terms of genre cinema, accompanied by introductions and talks from those involved […]

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01st Oct2015

Lionsgate and Tribeca team for new SVOD service

by Phil Wheat

Tribeca Shortlist, a new premium subscription video on demand service created by Lionsgate and Tribeca Enterprises, has launched this week with a mission to bring discerning movie lovers a new streaming destination – powered by human curators – for discovering and enjoying great films. The library features a mix of films from partners Lionsgate and […]

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01st Oct2015

Fab illustrated poster for ‘Scouts Guide to the Apocalypse’

by Phil Wheat

Starring Tye Sheridan, Joey Morgan, Logan Miller, Sarah Dumont and David Koechner, Scouts Guide to the Apocalypse tells the story of three scouts and lifelong friends who join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes… When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight […]

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30th Sep2015

Watch Now: Trailer for new documentary ‘Nintendo Quest’

by Phil Wheat

Nintendo Quest follows two gaming enthusiasts, director Robert McCallum and life-long friend Jay Bartlett, as they hit the open road in hope of buying all 678 official retail licensed Nintendo games in just 30 days, with no online purchases. One man. 30 days, 678 games. No online purchases. It’s the premise that launched a film […]

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30th Sep2015

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 91: The Hi De Hi De Ho Man

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 rumors 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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30th Sep2015

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 18: The Truth In The Lies

by Phil Wheat

We’d like to welcome the awesome podcast – 365Flicks – to 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 18: Oliver Stone / […]

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29th Sep2015

‘Convenience’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ray Panthaki, Vicky McClure, Adeel Akhtar, Anthony Head, James Bradshaw, Joe Marsh, John Norton, Velibor Topic, Verne Troyer | Written by Simon Fantauzzo | Directed by Keri Collins What’s this? I hear you cry. Nerdly reviewing a new British comedy? Yes, given the fact we tend to avoid British productions – especially those featuring football […]

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28th Sep2015

Competition: Win ‘Turbo Kid’ on DVD!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Turbo Kid – on digital download 28th September and DVD/Blu-ray 5th October – we have a copy on DVD to giveaway! Set in a vision of the future, Turbo Kid will be instantly recognisable to anyone who spent a wasted youth in the video store – it’s a retro-adventure for […]

28th Sep2015

First images from Adam R. Steigert’s sci-fi thriller ‘S.T.A.R’

by Phil Wheat

Over the past few years DefTone Pictures Studios and director Adam R. Steigert have brought us various titles such as the much anticipated independent science-fiction horror film Not Human (formally Ombis: Alien Invasion) which is now available on DVD/VOD; and the cult phenomena horror/ comedy A Grim Becoming, currently screening in film festivals. And now […]

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28th Sep2015

How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse in Five Easy Steps

by Phil Wheat

With The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season out today on DVD and Blu-ray, here’s an exclusive guide written by Travis Bradberry, author of Zombie novel Cryonic, offering an insight into How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse in Five Easy Steps. From location to weapons, this is the only survival guide you’ll ever need – that […]

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28th Sep2015

Titan to publish all-new ‘Independence Day’ comics

by Phil Wheat

With Independence Day Resurgence set to launch in theatres everywhere June 24th 2016, Titan Comics have announced they has secured the license to publish all-new Independence Day comics from Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. In 1996, Independence Day wowed audiences across the world, winning numerous awards, including an Academy Award®for Best Visual Effects and Grammy […]

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27th Sep2015

Interview: Director Michael Steves talks ‘Clinger’

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Michael Steves, from a script he co-penned with Gabi Chennisi Duncombe and Bubba Fish, Clinger is a supernatural horror starring
 Vincent Martella, Jennifer Laporte, Julia Aks, Lisa Wilcox and Debbie Rochon. Paragon Releasing will debut Clinger in US cinemas on October 23rd. In anticipation of its release, we spoke to Michael Steves about […]

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27th Sep2015

‘Saint Seiya: Soldiers Soul’ Review (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

Saint Seiya is a franchise that has been around since the mid-80s and whilst it hasn’t really translated well to the UK, the series, also known as Knights of the Zodiac, has a huge fanbase in the US and aross the rest of Europe. Personally I’ve never seen a single episode of the anime or […]

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26th Sep2015

‘Iceman’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Donnie Yen, Baoqiang Wang, Shengyi Huang, Yu Kang, Simon Yam, Suet Lam, Singh Hartihan Bitto, Mark Wu, Hoi-Pang Lo | Written by Fung Lam, Mark Wu | Directed by Wing-Cheung Law Any film that opens with a massive car crash and thens sees Donnie Yen, now defrosted following the accident, take a massive piss […]

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25th Sep2015

New sci-fi thriller from Johnny Kevorkian goes into production

by Phil Wheat

Await Further Instructions, a darkly monstrous tale of tyranny and television, will start a five-week shoot on Oct 5 at GSP Studios’ studio facilities in York. Produced by Jack Tarling of Shudder Films and Alan Latham of GSP Studios and directed by Johnny Kevorkian (The Disappeared) from a screenplay by Gavin Williams, the cast includes […]

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24th Sep2015

‘AWOL-72’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Luke Goss, Bokeem Woodbine, RZA, Louis Mandylor, Brooke Newton, Heather Roop, Tomoko Karina, Leif Gantvoort, Mary Christina Brown, Marco Khan | Written by Christian Sesma, Cecil Chambers | Directed by Christian Sesma Conrad Miller (Luke Goss), is an AWOL military officer who has been accused of selling secrets to ex-KGB during the cold war. […]

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24th Sep2015

‘The Sand’ scribes score 2nd place in Screencraft contest

by Phil Wheat

Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell, the writing duo behind Frightfest flick The Sand – which is due for VOD release in the UK from the Frightfest/Icon Film shingle Frightfest Presents on October 19th – have scored second place in the prestigious 2015 ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest behind Scott Hamilton & PJ Hamilton’s script, a werewolf […]

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24th Sep2015

The Scream Cast – Episode 77: The Editor / Astron-6

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson take a look at another slice of home video horror. This episode sees the ScreamFest gang tackle Astron-6 and their latest film, The Editor… With the release of THE EDITOR, Astron-6 is quickly rising to the top of […]

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23rd Sep2015

Competition: Win ‘A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 1’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release A Certain Scientific Railgun: Complete Season 1 Collection – on DVD & Blu-ray 5th October – we have a copy on DVD to giveaway! From J.C.Staff, the studio behind A Certain Magical Index and Okami-san & Her Seven Companions, comes the second in the weird and wonderful world created by Kazuma […]

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23rd Sep2015

‘Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson’ Review (3DS)

by Phil Wheat

Senran Kagura Burst was one of my personal favourite fighting games of last year so I was incredibly excited to get my grubby little hands on the sequel, once again released on the Nintendo 3DS, Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson. If, like me, you enjoyed the first game, you’ll be pleased to hear that this […]

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23rd Sep2015

First Look: Uncanny Avengers #1

by Phil Wheat

Here’s your first look at Uncanny Avengers #1, the blockbuster new series from Gerry Duggan and Ryan Stegman! A team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes unlike any you’ve seen before. Humans! Mutants! Inhumans! And even Deadpool! (YAY!!) It’s an All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe and Steve Rogers has assembled a new squad for the same purpose – […]

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