21st Jul2013

‘The Dyatlov Pass Incident’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Richard Reid, Gemma Atkinson, Matt Stokoe, Luke Albright, Holly Goss | Written by Vikram Weet | Directed by Renny Harlin Based on a true story: In February, 1959, nine Russians hikers ventured into the Ural Mountains on a trip that should have been manageable for a group with their vast experience. Two weeks later, […]

20th Jul2013

‘Flash Gordon: The Complete Library Vol.1&2’ Book Review

by Phil Wheat

Writer: Don Moore | Artist: Alex Raymond | Published by Titan Books | Format: Hardback, 208pp Everyone knows Flash Gordon–the most iconic science fiction swashbuckler ever to burst forth from the newspaper pages. His adventures wielded so much energy that they inspired everyone who followed, no matter what the medium. Filmmaker George Lucas famously revealed, […]

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20th Jul2013

‘Entity’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Charlotte Riley, Branko Tomovic, Rupert Hill, Oliver Jackson, Michael David Worden | Written and Directed by Steve Stone In 1998, thirty four unidentified bodies were found in shallow graves in a remote Siberian forest. Despite subsequent police investigations no official explanation was ever offered by the Russian authorities for these deaths. The […]

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20th Jul2013

‘The Rise of the Shadow Warrior’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Richard McWilliams, Danielle Chuchran, Paul D. Hunt, James C. Morris, Eve Mauro, Danny James, Kyle Paul, James Gaisford, Bailee MyKell Cowperthwaite, Nichelle Aiden, Clare Niederpruem, Adam Abram | Written by Jason Faller, Kynan Griffin | Directed by John Lyde Three heroes are on a quest to thwart a group of Orc Cultists, known as the Shadow Cabal, from raising the God […]

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20th Jul2013

‘Frankenstein’s Army’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats, Mark Stevenson | Written by Richard Raaphorst, Chris W. Mitchell, Miguel Tejada-Flores | Directed by Richard Raaphorst Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse Over the past few years there’s been a real peak in the impact of fan-boy fantasy […]

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20th Jul2013

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Blu-ray Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Channing Tatum, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Arnold Vosloo, Byung-hun Lee, RZA, D.J. Cotrona, Joseph Mazzello, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki, Walton Goggins, Elodie Yung | Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick | Directed by Jon M. Chu Trying to reestablish yourself is quite a feat to undertake. A first impression can say a […]

19th Jul2013

EIFF 2013: ‘Everyone’s Going To Die’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Nora Tschirner, Rob Knighton, Kellie Shirley, Stirling Gallacher, Liberty Selby, Madeline Duggan, Eliza Harrison-Dine, Ellie Chidzey | Written and Directed by Jones Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse Melanie (Nora Tschirner) is a young woman living out a dull existence in an English seaside town, her life crawls along until she meets Ray (Rob […]

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19th Jul2013

‘Wither’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Patrik Almqvist, Lisa Henni, Amanda Renberg, Patrick Saxe, Ralf Beck | Written by Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund, David Liljeblad | Directed by Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund Ida and Albin are thrilled to be setting off for a fun holiday with their friends to a remote cabin in the vast Nordic woodlands. But their carefree […]

18th Jul2013

Panel Discussion #014 with Mark, not Jack

by Mark Allen

10th July It’s a solo venture for me this week as Jack’s off to parts unknown to fight irradiated monkey lizards and track down an ancient elixir that cures hayfever and the sniffles. Or he just didn’t buy any comics. I get confused sometimes. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #23 (Season Nine), Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, […]

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18th Jul2013

‘The Frozen Ground’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Dean Norris, Radha Mitchell, Katherine LaNasa, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, 50 Cent | Written and Directed by Scott Walker I watched this film in rather unusual circumstances. The projector at the screening room it was supposed to be shown at broke down, so the other reviewers and I were […]

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17th Jul2013

Nerd Buy: “Thread or Dead” T-Shirts

by Phil Wheat

I’ve always been into pop-culture T-shirts, especially horror movie related ones. In fact I have that many that I could wear a different one for every day of the week, for two weeks! I get most, if not all, of my horror tees from the US and in particular from Fright Rags – mainly because […]

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17th Jul2013

‘Welcome To The Punch’ DVD Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Harris, Daniel Mays, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan, Natasha Little, Daniel Kaluuya, Ruth Sheen, Jason Flemyng | Written and Directed by Eran Creevy Directors making a step up in their second film seems to be becoming a micro-trend of late. For example, Marc Webb went from manic pixie dream […]

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17th Jul2013

Poster Round-Up v2.0: SDCC 2013 Edition!

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! For our latest instalment we have all the San Diego Comic-Con posters you can shake a stick at, including: Seventh Son, The LEGO Movie, 300: Rise of an Empire, […]

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16th Jul2013

‘Numbercruncher #1’ Review

by Mark Allen

Written by Si Spurrier | Drawn by  PJ Holden | Colours by Jordie Bellaire | Published by Titan Books I’m a little biased going into this book because, as anyone with a passing familiarity with our Panel Discussion posts can tell you, I’ve kind of got a thing for Si Spurrier’s writing. His cynical sense of humour, unbridled invention (not to […]

16th Jul2013

‘Planes’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dane Cook, Teri Hatcher, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Priyanka Chopra, Cedric the Entertainer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Carlos Alazraqui, John Cleese | Written by Jeffrey M. Howard | Directed by Klay Hall The first shot of Disney’s latest animated feature, is almost disclaimer-like, in telling you you’re in the ‘world of Cars’. Indeed the film is set in the same […]

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15th Jul2013

Awesome SDCC Mondo poster for ‘Godzilla’

by Phil Wheat

Check out this awesome San Diego Comic-Con Mondo poster for director Gareth Edwards’ redux of Godzilla, which stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe and Juliette Binoche. Godzilla is set for release in May 2014… (Source: IGN)

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15th Jul2013

‘WWE Live in the UK: April 2013’ Review

by Phil Wheat

The official line on WWE Live in the UK: April 2013 goes something like this: WWE Live In The UK: April 2013 encompasses all the episodes of WWE’s television programmes recorded during the Wrestlemania Revenge Tour in April 2013 at the O2 Arena in London, England. It’s a chance for WWE fans to remember how […]

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15th Jul2013

Back This! – July 2013

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the second edition of a new monthly 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. In this edition we’re taking a look at two very different films. The first is […]

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13th Jul2013

Trailer Park Vol. 3 – Hide or Seek from the Hell Baby

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the third installment of Trailer Park, our regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This “volume” features trailers for indie horror Hide or Seek, the awesome-sounding Hell Baby, Seventh Son, Lovelace, Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake, and How To Train Your Dragon 2. Hide or Seek Starring Kathryn Lyn, Cameron Bender, […]

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12th Jul2013

Watch Now: Sneaky Zebra’s awesome LFCC cosplay music video!

by Phil Wheat

THe good folks at Sneaky Zebra have been out and about with their Flycam once again – this time at Showmasters’ London Film and Comic Con, one of the biggest conventions in London which took place in earlier this month. This latest music video features a few special guest cameos – see of you can […]

12th Jul2013

Rewind: ‘Jurassic Park’ Review

by Dan Clark

For the first time in his career Steven Spielberg was on a losing streak.  Both Always  and Hook  were considered massive disappointments. Some may have wondered if the Spielberg magic had finally run its course.  Spielberg answered his doubters with one of the greatest years any cinematic mind could ever imagine. This iconic year began with the […]

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12th Jul2013

‘The Assassination’ Review

by Mark Allen

Stars: Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis, Michael Rapaport, Melonie Diaz | Written by Kevin Jakubowski, Tim Calpin | Directed by Brett Simon Boy, that cover is misleading. Full disclosure: The Assassination – originally Assassination of a High School President – isn’t a Bruce Willis actioner, he gets about ten minutes of screentime and the gun on the DVD is the only […]

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