02nd Feb2017

Ten Best: Music Documentaries

by Phil Wheat

Music documentaries are a genre unto their own – sometimes they give you a glimpse behind the scenes of your favourite band, and sometimes they’re about someone you’ve never heard about who become your favourite band. With that in mind, here’s a rundown of the Top 10 Best Music Documentaries of all time: Anvil! The […]

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30th Jan2017

From VHS to VOD #1

by Phil Wheat

I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I can often spend hours upon hours trawling through iTunes looking for new movies to buy… Usually I’ll randomly come across a title I haven’t seen in years and use the “Cast & Crew” links to make my way down the rabbit hole to the more […]

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30th Jan2017

Feature: The Essential Must-See U.S. Tough Guy Cinema

by Phil Wheat

American cinema in the Seventies through to the early Nighties was populated with the kind of leading characters you don’t see enough of any more – no nonsense, amoral tough guys, often on the wrong side of the law, rugged complexions lines with life, who start off mean and don’t get any nicer by the […]

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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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04th Jan2017

New Year? Time to declutter your man-cave!

by Phil Wheat

If you’re like me you collect a LOT of stuff… As someone who lives and breathes pop culture I tend to hoard a lot of items over the course of a year, especially video games, DVDs and Blu-rays – which I tend to buy a lot of. After all, how else do you think we […]

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26th Dec2016

Top 5: Bruce Willis Roles

by Phil Wheat

Bruce Willis has taken Hollywood by storm, starring in over 60 films and with multiple awards under his belt, including a prestigious Golden Globe; he most definitely is everyone’s favourite hard man. To celebrate the release of his new film, Marauders in cinemas December 26th, we count down our top five Bruce Willis roles. DIE […]

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16th Dec2016

Three Mobile Games to Play in 2017

by Kat Wheat

The forever fast paced world of mobile phone technology allows us to indulge in our ultimate gaming fantasies literally anywhere with some of the best games on offer on the Apple App Store. Nowadays you can do pretty much anything on your phone from booking a holiday to ordering food or doing your taxes, and […]

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15th Dec2016

‘Lights Out’ Feature: We Like it in Shadows

by Phil Wheat

Since the dawn of cinema, the dark has been as important to horror as monsters, blood, and jump-out-of-your-seat scares. Lights Out – out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download now – takes it a step further by turning that inherent human fear of what lingers in the shadows (c’mon, admit it – we’re all a […]

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14th Dec2016

Infographic: Star Wars vehicles vs. Everyday motors!

by Kat Wheat

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story out in cinemas tomorrow (expect our review then) what better time to bring you this inforgraphic from the folks at Motorparks comparing a variety of vehicles found in the Star Wars universe to everyday cars, bikes and lorries in the real world. Such as Luke’s Landspeeder compared to […]

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12th Dec2016

Feature: Assassins’ Greatest Hits

by Phil Wheat

In the superb action sequel Mechanic: Resurrection, assassin Arthur Bishop (played by Jason Statham), proves his reputation as the best in the profession by carrying out a series of killings, including knocking off a murderous warlord and an arms dealer, and making them look like accidents. In a stand-out, nerve-shredding scene from the film, he […]

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16th Nov2016

Back This!: The Vipers Hex / Euro Cult Restoration Project

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest edition of our regular crowdfunding feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. This month we’re spotlighting two very different projects, yet two projects which share a common […]

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28th Oct2016

Best dressed at NYCC 2016

by Catherina Gioino

Attending a comic convention sans costume is like asking for a peanut butter sandwich sans the jelly. Not only is it unhealthy and rather disturbing to hear and see, it elicits thoughts of regret by the onlooker’s behalf. There’s fun that comes in dressing up, especially in costume where thousands of others are doing the […]

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25th Oct2016

Ten Best: 80s Horror movies on Netflix

by Phil Wheat

Given that Halloween is fast-approaching, I thought I’d put together a number of listicles couting down some of my favourite films to watch this horrorday season. First up are my picks for the ten best 80s horror films on Neflix. Netflix has a great list of spooky titles available on the service including the likes […]

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19th Oct2016

13 Actors that turned Director and won

by Phil Wheat

In the golden age of movies, big name actors would often direct and produce their own movies. Spending 16 hour days on a film set is sure to teach you a thing or two about filmmaking and in some cases, this helps actors make the best directors. With the Cambridge Film Festival coming up, Cambridge […]

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17th Oct2016

‘Preacher’ Feature: Wierdest Ever Super Powers!

by Phil Wheat

In the new hit series Preacher, based on the cult comic book, Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) is possessed by an angel-demon entity, imbuing him with not just any ordinary super-power, but ‘The Word of God’- whereby people must obey his commands when he talks in a strange voice. It takes Jesse some getting […]

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26th Sep2016

Classic Action Stars: Who truly is the best?

by Phil Wheat

With Jean-Claude Van Damme hitting the big screen this month in Kickboxer: Vengeance (a remake of his 1989 smash hit) we decided to find out who is the greatest of the legendary Eighties action heroes. Who kicked hardest, fought longest and has the staying power to be the last man standing? Let the fight begin! […]

12th Jun2016

Three Marvel comics that could make it as a TV series

by ApolloXL5

The theme of superhero is now more prevalent than ever, and a huge part of that is down to Marvel. There are number of comics that could make it as the next Marvel TV series. Marvel 2099 The futuristic setting of 2099 would give viewers an insight into a possible future of the MCU that […]

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06th Jun2016

Rookie errors for bingo beginners

by Guest

When you’re a beginner at anything, whether it’s driving, a new job, cooking, gambling, you’re always going to make rookie mistakes. Online bingo is no different, no matter how familiar you are with the game and the rules, it’s never easy to be able to tell genuine sites and those who just want to scam […]

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06th Jun2016

Innovation in Gaming

by Guest

The last decade has seen what can only be described as a revolution in every aspect of gaming, from the way that we obtain and play them to the kinds of games that are being enjoyed. This has gone hand in hand with the ever-accelerating development of technology, not to mention the meteoric rise and […]

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28th May2016

Back This! Special – ‘Blade of Honor’

by Phil Wheat

TV icons Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica), Tim Russ (Star Trek : Voyager) and James Kyson (Heroes) embark on a virtuoso homecoming to sci-fi TV with Blade of Honor. Yes, the creative forces behind such science-fiction classics as Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Star Trek:Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: New Voyages, Star Trek: Renegades, and […]

12th May2016

The Evolution of Animation Through Technology

by ApolloXL5

It is quite amazing how the job market has changed over the past 20 years. Chances are that the job you are currently doing, or at least the jobs of a handful of your friends, didn’t exist when you first started school. When a child is asked what they would like to become one day, […]

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20th Apr2016

Back This! – The 64 / Box Art

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest edition of our regular crowdfunding feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. This month we’re spotlighting two very different projects, yet two projects which share a common […]

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