30th Jun2014

‘Cold in July’ Review #2

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw, Wyatt Russell, Nick Damici, Lanny Flaherty, Kristin Griffith, Dorothea Swiac, Joe Lanza, Rachel Zeiger-Haag | Written by Jim Mickle, Nick Damici, Joe R. Lansdale | Directed by Jim Mickle Texan thriller Cold In July, has been hailed as the new No Country for Old Men. The latest film […]

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30th Jun2014

‘Absentia’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine, Morgan Peter Brown, Justin Gordon | Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan [NOTE: With the film set for a UK Blu-ray release on July 7th, here’s a reposting of my review of Absentia from its original 2012 DVD debut] Tricia’s husband Daniel has been missing for seven years. […]

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29th Jun2014

‘NES Remix 2’ Review (WiiU)

by Phil Wheat

As a fan of all things retro it’s all-too-tempting to spend a fortune downloading Virtual Console titles from Nintendo’s eShop, however that means you’re replaying games which (at least in may case) I played to death as a kid. Super Mario Bros., Metroid, etc. I had, and played the lot. So to re-buy them – […]

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29th Jun2014

‘Power Rangers Super Samurai – Vol.2: Rise of the Bullzooka’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Power Rangers Super Samurai – Volume 2: Rise of the Bullzooka is the second volume of episodes from the follow-up series to Power Rangers Samurai. This generation of rangers is comprised of Red Ranger Jayden (Alex Heartman), Blue Ranger Kevin (Najee De-Tiege), Pink Ranger Mia (Erika Fong), Green Ranger Mike (Hector David Jr.), Yellow Ranger […]

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29th Jun2014

‘Helix: Season 1’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé, Jordan Hayes, Meegwun Fairbrother, Neil Napier, Luciana Carro, Chimwemwe Miller | Created by Cameron Porsandeh | Produced by Ronald D. Moore Helix, the latest series from Ronald D. Moore (creator of Battlestar Galactica), follows a team of scientists from the Centres for Disease Control who travel […]

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28th Jun2014

‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Titus Welliver, Sophia Myles, Bingbing Li, T.J. Miller, James Bachman, Thomas Lennon, Charles Parnell | Written by Ehren Kruger | Directed by Michael Bay After the battle of Chicago, the Transformers, both Autobot and Decepticon alike, are no longer welcome on earth. They are on the […]

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27th Jun2014

‘WWE: United We Slam – The Best of The Great American Bash’ Review

by Chris Cummings

For more than ten years, the NWA and WCW promoted the event known as “The Great American Bash”, a show that celebrated American pride while bringing major matches to the forefront and presenting shows that featured some major moments in the history of professional wrestling. This set, released in a 3 DVD or 2 Blu-ray […]

27th Jun2014

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Willem Dafoe, Nat Wolff, Lotte Verbeek, Ana Dela Cruz, David Whalen, Milica Govich, Emily Peachey | Written by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber | Directed by Josh Boone I will begin this review with the admittance that I have not read the famous novel of which this film is based, […]

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27th Jun2014

‘Goal of the Dead’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alban Lenoir, Charlie Bruneau, Tiphaine Daviot, Ahmed Sylla, Alexandre Philip | Written by Tristan Schulmann, Marie Garel Weiss, Quoc Dang Tran, Izm, Laetitia Trapet | Directed by Benjamin Rocher, Thierry Poiraud Well this couldn’t be better timing really could it? With the World Cup occupying TV screens and newspapers across the globe Metrodome unleash […]

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26th Jun2014

On Trial: Blinkbox vs. Netflix vs. Now TV vs. Amazon vs. Wuaki.TV

by Phil Wheat

We made the switch to streaming only services here at Nerdly HQ almost a year ago and have never looked back.. There’s very little between the services in terms of content, its the PQ and AQ that are the real differences and the winner on that side of things, at least in our BT Infinity […]

26th Jun2014

‘Keeping Rosy’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Maxine Peake, Blake Harrison, Elisa Lasowski, Christine Bottomley, Sam Hoare, Shina Shihoko Nagai, Tori Hart | Written by Mike Oughton, Steve Reeves | Directed by Steve Reeves Independent films have a tough time getting exposure so when one turns up that really impresses you, it makes you want to shout from a mountaintop for people to take the […]

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26th Jun2014

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm’ Book Review

by Paul Metcalf

Written by Greg Keyes | Published by Titan Books | Format: Paperback, 320pp Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a movie that for some there was no need.  Remakes and re-imaginings are often hated from the moment they are announced and with the fact Planet of the Apes had already been re-worked into […]

24th Jun2014

‘I Declare War’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend, Aidan Gouveia, Mackenzie Munro, Alex Cardillo, Kolton Stewart, Eric Hanson, Alex Wall | Written by Jason Lapeyre | Directed by Robert Wilson, Jason Lapeyre I Declare War is a war film which documents the horrors of war including torture, battles, violence and balloons filled with paint. Of course, […]

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24th Jun2014

WWE RAW: Results & Review (23.06.14)

by Chris Cummings

With less than a week to go until WWE Money in the Bank 2014 on PPV, we head into the “go-home” edition of RAW for June, the final stretch before the big show happens. With two separate ladder matches announced for the PPV, one for the vacant WWE World Title and the other for the […]

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24th Jun2014

‘Ride Along’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Bruce McGill, Bryan Callen, Laurence Fishburne, Dragos Bucur, Gary Owen, Jacob Latimore, Jay Pharoah, Benjamin Flores Jr. | Written by Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi | Directed by Tim Story As someone who absolutely adored the Ice Cube buddy cop comedy All About the Benjamins I […]

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23rd Jun2014

‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy,  Geoffrey Lewis,  Gary Busey, Catherine Bach | Written and Directed by Michael Cimino If there is one thing that America does well it’s the road movie, really it should be no surprise as they do have quite a few of them.  From Vanishing Point to Easy Rider these movies tend to be iconic to […]

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23rd Jun2014

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, Rodrigo Santoro, David Wenham, Jack O’Connell, Andrew Tiernan, Igal Naor, Andrew Pleavin | Written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad | Directed by Noam Murro Breaking new ground is certainly something to be admired. Being able to push the boundaries further is a rare feat that […]

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23rd Jun2014

‘For Elisa’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ana Turpin, Ona Casamiquela, Luisa Gavasa, Jesus Caba, Sheila Ponce | Written and Directed by Juanra Fernandez Desperate to earn some money student Ana answers a job advert asking for occasional nanny duties. Arriving at apartment 3B in the town square for the job interview, things couldn’t have gone better either… tea, biscuits, nursery […]

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21st Jun2014

‘WWE: Batista – The Animal Unleashed’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

Dave Bautista debuted on WWE television in 2002 and quickly became one of the guys that fans could see that the management in WWE were serious about. A muscular former bodybuilder and doorman, Bautista would debut as “Deacon” Batista, a lackey to the repackaged “Reverend” D’Von Dudley character. This gimmick lasted only a short time […]

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21st Jun2014

‘Cellar Dweller’ DVD Review (101 Films)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Debrah Farentino, Brian Robbins, Jeffrey Combs, Pamela Bellwood, Miranda Wilson, Vince Edwards, Floyd Levine, Michael Deak | Written by Don Mancini | Directed by John Carl Buechler A monster B-movie from the late 80’s that many people won’t have heard of and many other people will have completely forgotten about, Cellar […]

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20th Jun2014

‘Camp Dread’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Eric Roberts, Felissa Rose, Danielle Harris, Joe Raffa, Montanta Marks, Kyle Patrick Brennan, Ashley Caspermeyer, Nicole Cinaglia, Brian Gallagher, Gnomi Gre, Alexander Mandell, Angel Anthony Marrero, Davy Raphaely | Written and Directed by B. Harrison Smith A group of misguided young adults – amongst them killers, blackmailers, sex offenders – have been sent to […]

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20th Jun2014

‘Dark Vision’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Bernie Hodges, Suzie Latham, Judith Haley, Oliver Park, Alicia Ancel, Simon Pearce | Written by Darren Flaxstone, Bernie Hodges | Directed by Darren Flaxstone Dark Vision is a paranormal competition. Five teams enter and try to make the best paranormal television show possible, but only one can be the victor. We follow Spencer Knights […]

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