11th Jul2015

‘Stars & Cars 2’ Event Report & Gallery

by Phil Wheat

The sequel to last years event, Stars & Cars 2 took place on July 5th in Chorley, Lancashire and saw people turn out to not only check out the vehicles on show – Del Boy’s three-wheeler from Only Fools & Horses, KITT from Knightrider, the Impala from Supernatural and the Delorean from Back to the […]

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11th Jul2015

Brand new trailer for ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’

by Phil Wheat

With SDCC in full swing, Warner Bros. have released a brand new trailer – shown in San Diego – for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… Check it out below after the official synopsis: Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, […]

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10th Jul2015

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 79: Better Than Ted Cruz!

by Phil Wheat

Check out the latest episode – episode 79 – of The History of Bad Ideas podcast. If you haven’t caught the podcast yet (why not?) you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and every week… Emanating from their […]

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09th Jul2015

The Scream Cast – Episode 67: Morality vs. The Horror Fan

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson review a Scream Factory release, however this week the ScreamCast gang are doing something completely different… Inspired by some recent feedback from some listeners deeming us not “sick and twisted” enough for them, we decided to take a […]

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09th Jul2015

Get your game on at ‘PLAY It! Manchester’

by Phil Wheat

Get your game face on this summer at the Museum of Science and Industry’s first ever gaming event, featuring some of the most popular video games of the past 30 years. Running from Saturday 25th July to Sunday 9th August, PLAY it! Manchester – in partnership with leading gaming specialists Replay Events (the guys behind […]

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09th Jul2015

‘Unfinished Business’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, June Diane Raphael, Britton Sear, Ella Anderson, Nick Frost, James Marsden | Written by Steve Conrad | Directed by Ken Scott Daniel Trunkman (Vaughn), a hard-working but disillusioned salesman, decides to set up on his own and take on the big man – or more specifically […]

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09th Jul2015

‘100 Bloody Acres’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Damon Herriman, Angus Sampson, Anna McGahan, Oliver Ackland, Jamie Kristian, John Jarratt | Written and Directed by Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Australia and New Zealand have a fine tradition of mixing comedy and horror to superb effect. Be it the early work of Peter Jackson such as Bad Taste and Brain Dead, or more […]

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08th Jul2015

First poster for short horror ‘Dead Bitch’

by Phil Wheat

Dead Bitch is the latest short from Chelsey Burdon, one half of the team behind the awesome short film SHE, which took the UK festival scene by storm last year… Written and directed by Burdon, and produced by Final Grrrl Productions, Dead Bitch stars Jessica Messenger, Katie Eleanor Dawson, Chelsey Burdon and Rhiannon Smith-Warren as […]

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08th Jul2015

Competition: Win a copy of ‘The Dead 2’ on DVD!

by Phil Wheat

The Ford Brothers’ return with their eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Dead. Take to the road in this beautifully shot, zombie action-horror that will fill you with dread, right from the opening scene. An American engineer teams up with a surviving orphan street kid to trek 300 miles across stunning but deadly rural Indian landscapes […]

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07th Jul2015

First look at Frightfest flick ‘Landmine Goes Click’

by Phil Wheat

Directed and produced by Georgia native Levan Bakhia – who made his feature film directorial debut with the thriller 247F starring Scout Taylor-Compton – Landmine Goes Click is written by Adrian Colussi, known for his work on prime time Canadian shows The Jane Show and ‘da Kink In My Hair. Landmine Goes Click starring Sterling […]

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07th Jul2015

Watch Now: ‘TF Combiner Wars Cyclonus’ Review

by Phil Wheat

The latest release in Hasbro’s Transformers Combiner Wars range, Cyclonus is a repaint of the existing Silverbolt mold, replete with new wings and new head sculpts. Combining with a number of different bots – be they Autobot and Decepticon (Cyclonus apparently doesn’t discriminate) – Cyclonus becomes the awesome gestalt Galvatronus! Cyclonus uses mind control to […]

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07th Jul2015

New official stills from ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’

by Phil Wheat

Ahead of this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. have released a new batch of official stills from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… Check them out below after the official synopsis: Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, […]

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06th Jul2015

‘LEGO Ant-Man Final Battle: Set No. 76039’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Get set for a massive battle on a micro scale! Ride with Ant-Man on the giant flying ant, firing the flick missiles on each wing. Evade Yellowjacket’s stud shooters and LEGO brick-built catapult. After landing, use Ant-Man’s special powers to communicate with the ants and activate the Super Jumper to knock over Yellowjacket. Take off […]

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05th Jul2015

‘The Wedding Ringer’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, Dan Gill, Corey Holcomb, Ken Howard, Colin Kane, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers, Aaron Takahashi, Olivia Thirlby | Written by Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender | Directed by Jeremy Garelick Confession time. I’m not the biggest Kevin Hart fan. I don’t mind the actor/comedian in small […]

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02nd Jul2015

Competition: Win ‘Return to Sender’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Return To Sender – on download, DVD and Blu-ray from 6th July 2015 – we have a copy on Blu-ray to giveaway courtesy of Arrow Films. Gone Girl meets Misery in a tense and unforgiving psychological thriller, starring Academy Award Nominee Rosamund Pike proving once again that she is the […]

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02nd Jul2015

‘Hawk the Slayer’ to FINALLY get a sequel!

by Phil Wheat

Legendary swords-and-sorcery film Hawk the Slayer is to get a sequel, 35 years after the original became a cult hit. The 1980 film, which starred John Terry and Jack Palance, has become a true cult classic – famously referred to in Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, and Edgar Wright’s seminal comedy Spaced – and a sequel […]

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02nd Jul2015

Film 4 Frightfest – Awesome 2015 line-up announced

by Phil Wheat

After the announcement of the Fightfest’s opening and closing films a week ago, the UK’s premiere horror festival has announced its complete line-up… And they’re not making it easy for us to bring you reviews of the majority of the films screening this year! Yes, not only is Frightfest taking over the Vue cinema on […]

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01st Jul2015

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 78: I’ll Buy Your Matt Damon!

by Phil Wheat

After their debut last week, here’s is the latest episode  – episode 78 – of The History of Bad Ideas podcast. If you haven’t caught the podcast yet (why not?) you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and […]

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01st Jul2015

The Scream Cast – Episode 66: Benson & Moorhead talk ‘Spring’

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson review a Scream Factory release, however this week the ScreamCast gang sit down with Spring directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead… Blood, tentacles and true love are in the air! This week we had the pleasure to sit […]

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01st Jul2015

‘Knock Knock’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas, Ignacia Allamand, Aaron Burns, Colleen Camp | Written by Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo, Nicolás López | Directed by Eli Roth There’s something very traditional about Eli Roth’s recent horror output, be it the score he utilises here in Knock Knock or the fact that his last few […]

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30th Jun2015

‘Skin Trade’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White  | Written by | Directed by Since his role in the blockbusting ensemble piece The Expendables, Dolph Lundgren has been somewhat of a tour-de-force in the world of direct-to-market action flicks. From straight forward action movies like Hard Rush and A Certain Justice, to more fantastical films such […]

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30th Jun2015

Talking In Circles: Episode 75 – BYO Top 5

by Phil Wheat

Talking in Circles is a pop culture talk show/podcast where hosts Dan, Greg, and Chuck wax poetic about comic books, movies, television shows, and pretty much anything else in geek culture. Come for the witty banter stay for the exciting games, hilarious skits, and “crazy but true” news stories. In celebration of our 75th episode […]

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