The 1980s were a very dangerous time for the younger generation onscreen. Any teen or twenty-something movie character in the slasher genre of the era was pretty much guaranteed to get the chop. 1989 slasher gem Hell High is a case in point – no sooner have the credits rolled heads have started rolling. Or […]
He’s played everything from an indestructible cyborg from the future in the Terminator movies, to a Russian cop in Red Heat, by way of powerful barbarian in Red Sonja – the unmistakable, cinematic force that is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder turned one-man cinematic industry, whose films, be they fantasy adventure, out-and-out action or science […]
OK, so the actor Anthony Perkins is best known for his legendary role as Norman Bates in Hitchcock’s Psycho and its sequels… but that part is not the sum total of this superb actor’s career. That’s not to say he didn’t trade on his status as cinema’s seminal psycho, and starred in plenty of chiller […]
This week I am taking a look at the steps one needs to take to become a fully-fledged comic book speculator. I want to stress this is purely a research piece, speculators have already killed the comic book marketplace once before and maybe they are dangerously close to doing it again? They are the scourge […]
It seems unfair that James Bond 007 seems to have all the fun, racing around in top of the range sports cars, chasing supervillains to stop them from carrying out their plans for world domination – and scratching up the bodywork and worse without batting an eye. Well, now’s your chance to do the same, […]
From The Dirty Dozen to John Wick, via Enzo G. Castellari’s Inglorious Bastards, the man, or men, on a perilous mission movie is a staple of action thriller cinema, wherein our heroes embark on a seriously against-the-odds undertaking for revenge, to right a wrong, or simply to get hold of a huge amount of loot! […]
Alfred Hitchcock’s magnum opus film, Psycho is returning to cinemas from today, 27th May. This stunning 4K restoration of the original theatrical cut includes an extra 13 seconds of restored footage – so it can once again be seen as it was originally shown in cinemas back in 1960, exactly as intended by Hitchcock. To […]
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 and Kickstarter. This time we’re taking a look at a new comic campaign from a brand new UK […]
Horror game viewership rises by a dramatic 39% during Halloween season. However, the popularity of shows like Squid Game, Stranger Things, and Black Mirror, shows that audiences have an eternal fascination with scary, mysterious narratives that raise heart rates and require them to ‘save the day’. If creaky doors, aliens, and zombies make you laugh, […]
Recent Sales Success I had the recent fortune of some puzzle pieces all falling into place at the same time. It only resulted in me selling one comic but I think the turn of events involved was worth documenting. It all started the morning after the Superbowl. I had the day off as it was […]
As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival. I have loved working on the panels and having discussions about what we should and shouldn’t show, what should be nominated and what should win. However, I and my esteemed […]
As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival. I have loved working on the panels and having discussions about what we should and shouldn’t show, what should be nominated and what should win. However, I and my esteemed […]
As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival. I have loved working on the panels and having discussions about what we should and shouldn’t show, what should be nominated and what should win. However, I and my esteemed […]
I wanted to pull the curtain back just a little bit for a second and bring you something a little different. As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival, this was a relationship that came about organically through […]
That’s right folks, Romford Horror Festival (HORRHIFFIC) is upon us for its second year and here is Kevin with a small selection of films he thinks you should be checking out at the festival this weekend, which takes place at the Premiere cinema at the Mercury Shopping Centre in Romford from the 25th – 27th […]