08th Aug2013

Fight Flick Fortnight: ‘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 Despite their small size and inexperience, having grown up under the roof of a Muay Thai school two young brothers and their friends have become highly skilled, if undisciplined, martial artists. Sadly, the youngest of the […]

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08th Aug2013

Rewind: ‘The Unborn’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Brooke Adams, Jeff Hayenga, James Karen, Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Griffin | Written by John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris | Directed by Rodman Flender | Produced by Roger Corman Featuring the big screen debut of Lisa Kudrow (Friends), the deeply unsettling horror exploitation movie The Unborn stars Brooke Adams and Jeff Hayenga as Virginia and Brad Marshall, a couple whose unsuccessful attempts at […]

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07th Aug2013

‘Thor: The Dark World’ – UK Trailer

by Phil Wheat

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race […]

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07th Aug2013

Horror Channel’s Horror Bites – August Edition

by Phil Wheat

Welcome horror fans to the UK debut of the August edition of Horror Bites, the Horror Channel’s monthly guide to some of the highlights coming your way this month… Yes, you did read that right folks, our good friends at the Horror Channel have let us have the exclusive UK debut of their monthly show Horror […]

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07th Aug2013

Interview: Annabeth Gish talks ‘Bag of Bones’

by Phil Wheat

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down for a brief chat with renowned actress Annabeth Gish (The X-Files, Brotherhood) to discuss her role in Sony’s forthcoming DVD release Stephen King’s Bag of Bones, a four-hour miniseries based on Stephen King’s iconic bestselling supernatural thriller which debuts on DVD on Monday August 19th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home […]

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07th Aug2013

Fight Flick Fortnight: ‘Blackbelt’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Don”The Dragon” Wilson, Matthias Hues, Deidre Imershein, Alan Blumenfold | Written by Paul Maslak, Charles Philip Moore | Directed by Charles Philip Moore, Rick Jacobson | Produced by Roger Corman Beautiful rock star Shanna (Imershein) is seeking protection from a psychotic killer (Hues) with a mother fixation and a penchant for brutality, as well as from her own corrupt, mobster of […]

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06th Aug2013

Soska Sisters to helm WWE horror sequel

by Phil Wheat

WWE Studios and Lionsgate have announced that production on See No Evil 2, the follow-up to the duo’s 2006 horror release, is scheduled to start in fall 2013. WWE superstar Kane is set to reprise his lead role as reclusive madman Jacob Goodnight. However in more exciting news, genre favorites and [twin] directors of Dead […]

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06th Aug2013

First trailer for ‘Muppets Most Wanted’

by Phil Wheat

Starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey, Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted is directed by James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti. Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling […]

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05th Aug2013

‘No One Lives’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Lee Tergesen, Derek Magyar, Beau Knapp, America Olivo, Lindsey Shaw, Brodus Clay, Gary Grubbs | Written by David Cohen | Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura Ryuhei Kitamura’s second American film (his first was the Vinnie Jones starrer The Midnight Meat Train), No One Lives harks back to his early work – the […]

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05th Aug2013

New poster for Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.LD.’

by Phil Wheat

Set to debut on ABC on Tuesday September 24th, playing at 8/7c, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has to be one of this season most anticipated new series – and with good reason. Not only is this a new superhero-based show on TV, it also sees the return of Joss Whedon to prime time television, along with […]

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05th Aug2013

Poster Round-Up v2.0: Thor 2, X-Men, 47 Ronin, Gravity and more!

by Phil Wheat

Yes folks, you asked for it and it’s back. One of our most popular regular features on Blogomatic3000, the poster round-up, is reborn here on Nerdly.co.uk! Our latest instalment is absolutely jam-packed with poster goodness encompassing over a dozen movies, including Getaway, X-Men: Days of Future Past, 47 Ronin, Mr Peabody & Sherman, The To […]

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04th Aug2013

Rewind: ‘Slumber Party Massacre’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michelle Michaels , Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Brinke Stevens, Debra Deliso | Written by Rita Mae Brown | Directed by Amy Holden Jones A mass murdering maniac escapes from prison and, armed with a power drill, begins to decimate the nubile high schoolers of a Los Angeles suburb during their slumber party. Thats it. Why mess with perfection and […]

04th Aug2013

‘The Initiation’ Review [Arrowdrome]

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Read, Marilyn Kagan, Hunter Tylo, Robert Dowdell, Frances Peterson, Christopher Bradley, Peter Malof | Written by Charles Pratt Jr. | Directed by Larry Stewart Like any blossoming all-American gal, Kelly is looking forward to her sorority initiation with a mixture of excitement and apprehension – and she […]

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02nd Aug2013

Monster Pictures acquire body-horror ‘Thanatomorphose’

by Phil Wheat

Following its World Premiere at Fantasia Fest, genre distributor Monster Pictures have announced their acquisition of gruesome body horror movie Thanatomorphose, which stars stars Kayden Rose, Davyd Tousignant and Émile Beaudry (the title means the physical signs of a body’s decomposition, caused by death). The official synopsis reads: A Cronenbergian smorgasbord of rancid flesh and […]

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01st Aug2013

Albert Pyun announced as main guest at the B-movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival

by Phil Wheat

From Wednesday 4th September till Sunday 8th September, the 8th annual B-movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival (BUTFF) will once again be held in the city centre of Breda in the Netherlands.BUTFF is a small and intimate, but unique international film festival. Not only is the festival a paradise for B-movie trash and underground movie lovers from around the […]

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30th Jul2013

Rewind: ‘Forbidden World’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jesse Vint, Dawn Dunlap, June Chadwick, Linden Chiles, Fox Harris, Raymond Oliver, Scott Paulin, Michael Bowen, Don Olivera | Written by Tim Curnen, Jim Wynorski | Directed by Allan Holzman | Produced by Roger Corman Set on a far off desert planet in a distant future, Forbidden World is a gory tale of a genetic experimentation that goes disastrously out of control. […]

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28th Jul2013

‘Java Heat’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kellan Lutz, Ario Bayu, Mickey Rourke, Frans Tumbuan, Tio Pakusodewo, Atiqah Hasiholan, Mike Muliadro, Rio Dewanto, Astri Nurdin, T. Rifnu Wikana | Written by Conor Allyn, Rob Allyn | Directed by Conor Allyn After the suicide bombing of a party in Indonesia, American Marine/FBI agent Jake Travers (Lutz), posing as a grad student, is bent […]

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28th Jul2013

‘WWE Extreme Rules 2013’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

The first pay per view following Wrestlemania, Extreme Rules is the one PPV of the year that sees the WWE let their performers loose in matches that are hyped as some of the most dangerous and exciting of the year, with an “anything goes” attitude and all weapons, objects and nefarious means legal… Yeah WWE, […]

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27th Jul2013

‘The Banshee Chapter’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Katia Winder, Michael McMillian, Ted Levine | Written and Directed by Blair Erickson Much like the recently reviewed The Dyatlov Pass Incident, The Banshee Chapter (though the title is just Banshee Chapter on screen)is a blend of fact and fiction – this time based on real documents, actual test subject testimony and uncovered secrets […]

27th Jul2013

‘Antisocial’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michelle Mylett, Cody Thompson, Adam Christie, Ana Alic, Romaine Waite | Written by Cody Calahan, Chad Archibald | Directed by Cody Calahan It’s often been said that people today wander about the streets in a zombie-like state – with their faces buried in their phones texting their friends, tweeting and checking out who likes what on Facebook […]

25th Jul2013

EXCLUSIVE: Concept art from Pearry Teo’s ‘Bedlam Stories’

by Phil Wheat

Director/producer/writer Pearry Teo (who just happens to be one of my favourite directors working today) has, having recently finished production on his Dracula flick The Dark Prince, been ramping up for his next project – the much more personal fairytale horror Bedlam Stories, which has been in gestation for almost a year under the guidance […]

23rd Jul2013

‘100 Bloody Acres’ 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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