Stars: Stephen Dorff, James Bloor, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Coleman, Sam Strike, Jessica Madsen, Finn Jones, Lili Taylor, Nicole Andrews | Written by Seth M. Sherwood | Directed by Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo Want to know the shocking incidents, twisted psychology and outrageous bloodshed that led up to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the classic 1974 horror? […]
WrestleForce is continuing to gain momentum in the world of UK Wrestling and ended the year with an explosive night of action in the Rayleigh New Years Special, which was hosted by Lee Bamber. The Mills Arts Event Centre is one of the bigger venues for WrestleForce, and with a sellout crowd it creates an […]
Stars: Jean Reno, Qi Shu, Andy Lau, Tony Yang, Jingchu Zhang, Eric Tsang, Karel Dobry, Gen Seto, David Bowles, Yi Sha, Tianyi You | Written by Chi Kwong Cheung, Stephen Fung, Steve Ha, Andy Lo | Directed by Stephen Fung Infamous and charismatic thief Cheung Tan (Andy Lau) has recently been released from prison. Cheung […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at One More Dungeon, a new 8-bit dungeon crawler – with a difference. Essentially a Doom/Quake-esque FPS, One More Dungeon shares a […]
Stars: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Caleb Landry-Jones, Abbie Cornish | Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh A series of sombre, foggy opening shots seems to denote a different Martin McDonagh, formerly best-known for the foul-mouthed black comedy In Bruges and the Tarantino-like Seven Psychopaths. But once the characters open their mouths – once […]
If you are a fan of Super Smash Bros. you’ll know the fun of competitive platform fighting combat. The hectic battles to drive others off the edge of the platform, while not falling off yourself makes for good entertainment for audiences too. Brawlout is a new platform fighter – now released on the Nintendo Switch […]
I feel remarkably lucky to have received First Martians at Christmas time, when more or less the whole country downs tools and gorges themselves on turkey and chocolate for several days before looking for something else to do. That something, for me, is almost always board games, but at this time of year I’m also […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at World Heroes, a Neo Geo port available on the Nintendo Switch. World Heroes is the latest Neo Geo game to be […]
Stars: Dominique Purdy, Sheila Tejada, John Mead, Joseph Ansalvish, Richard Assad, Julian Bane, Mayank Bhatter, Joni Bovill | Written by Dominique Purdy | Directed by Paul Sapiano What to say about Driving While Black..? A dark comedy spending a week in the life with a young black male living in Los Angeles, having to deal […]
Mystery boxes, blind boxes, whatever you call them, there’s a HUGE proliferation in these subscription-based boxes. And whilst we’ve brought your news and reviews on boxes such as Nerd Block, Horror Block and A-Box, we haven’t covered some of the more niche mystery boxes. Until now. If you’re a long-time reader of Nerdly you know […]
Stars: Ademir Esteves, Ricardo Casella, Sonia Morena, Anthony Mello, Luara Pepita, Fernando Cardoso, Walderrama Dos Santos | Written and Directed by Samuel Galli Arthur, a man with spiritualist powers, is told that a demonic entity is coming to destroy his daughter’s soul, and that he should take drastic measures to stop this from happening. He […]
Stars: Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan, Connie Nielsen, Tom Felton, Tyler Hoechlin, Derek Jacobi, Austin Stowell, Thomas Kretschmann | Written by Warren Davis II, Duncan Falconer | Directed by Simon West Directed by Simon West (Con Air), this British spy thriller clearly fancies itself as the basis of a lucrative action franchise in the Bond or […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Star Ghost, another new shmup hitting the Nintendo Switch. Star Ghost is just one of many new games to join the rapidly […]
Stars: Dina Meyer, Diane Ladd, AnnaLynne McCord, Gary Heavin, Mike Norris, Marshall R. Teague, India Eisley, Aliya Astaphan, Rich Bentz, Jonny Cruz, Chuck Huber, Giovannie Cruz, Spencer Neville, Carey Scott, Alex Jones | Written by Gary Heavin | Directed by Mike Norris Originally entitled AmeriGeddon, Armageddon America is the second collaboration between director, and son […]
Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright Olsen, Alejandro Edda, Caleb Landry Jones, Jayma Mays, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke | Written by Gary Spinelli | Directed by Doug Liman Tom Cruise reteams with Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman for this slickly entertaining, if slightly familiar comedy thriller based on the true story of pilot-turned-drug […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Plantera DX, a Switch port of a former 3DS and Wii U game from Ratalaika Games. Plantera DX is not the kind […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Gunbird, a port of the classic shmup now available on the Nintendo Switch from Zerodiv. I distinctly remember the first time […]
Stars: Séamus Hanly, Matthew Kelly, Simon Mulholland, Conor O’Toole, Rebecca Dore, Rosemary Henderson, Shane Quinn, Lera Manukovskayal, Sonia Pereyaslavets, Niall Cutler, Georgia Corcoran, Natalie Ní Chléirigh, Casey Jones | Written and Directed by Séamus Hanly Dennis is an insecure, lonely and frustrated teenager. Held back to repeat a year at school, he is ridiculed by his school […]
Stars: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays, Sam Reid, Maria Valverde, Henry Goodman, Eddie Marsan | Written by Jane Goldman | Directed by Juan Carlos Medina If you know your mythical creatures, the title (and, indeed, the IMDb synopsis) of this period horror movie might give you unreasonable expectations for its content. However, […]
The Christmas episode of Doctor Who is one that we look forward to every year, but many of them don’t live up to anticipation. Twice Upon a Time though comes with two Doctors, and a regeneration to the latest incarnation. With the end of Peter Capaldi’s reign as the Time Lord, does the episode end […]
Written by John Callas | Published by Createspace | Format: Paperback, 194pp With Christmas here, it’s time to get into that festive spirit, putting up the Christmas tree, lights and decorations. Writing Christmas cards, letters to Santa, the festive music playing in the shops and those seasonal films on TV. It’s all about traditions which […]
