19th Apr2018

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 224: Scrappy Doo, Paladin!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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18th Apr2018

‘Twilight Struggle’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

When it was first released in 2005, I can’t imagine that designers Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews would ever have expected that their debut game, Twilight Struggle, would hold first place on Board Game Geek for more than five years. There have now been several revisions, printings and special editions of the game, leading to […]

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18th Apr2018

Final trailer for ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’

by Phil Wheat

Starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Ted Levine, Justice Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones, Rafe Spall, with BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum reprising their franchise roles, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible), and written by Jurassic World’s director, Trevorrow, and its co-writer, Derek Connolly. It’s […]

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18th Apr2018

Interview: Director Richard Rowntree talks ‘Nefarious’

by Philip Rogers

In 2016, Ash Mountain Films launched an ambitious crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to finance a feature length adaptation of their award winning short film Dogged – a modern folk horror film. Flash forward to 2018, and the film is not only completed on budget and schedule, but has been picked up for international distribution by […]

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18th Apr2018

Classic British Fleetway/IPC comics characters stage a Rebellion!

by Phil Wheat

Back in 2016 Rebellion, the company behind 2000AD and a myriad of video games, acquired the old Fleetway and IPC libraries and with them a wealth of classic British heroes. Well now Rebellion have announced that they are launching the ‘Rebellion-verse’, a new interconnected world of British superheroes, beginning with The Vigilant, a special one-shot […]

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18th Apr2018

‘Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Liam McIntyre, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Gideon Emery, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams, C. Thomas Howell, Dania Ramirez, James Urbaniak, Julie Nathanson, Jim Pirri, Greg Grunberg, Dave Fennoy, Cissy Jones, Natalie Lander, Trevor Devall, Dave Boat, Matthew Mercer | Written by Alan Burnett | Directed by Sam Liu Belle Reve penitentiary […]

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18th Apr2018

New IMAX featurette for Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s a brand-new IMAX featurette for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, which is set to be the epic “end” of the current Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it and the start of a whole new chapter (or “phase” as Marvel like to call it) for the interconnected universe – which is set to less […]

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18th Apr2018

‘Ash vs Evil Dead 3×08: Rifting Apart’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

When it comes to Ash vs Evil Dead, there is one character other than Ash (Bruce Campbell) that has been through the same hell that he has. The Oldsmobile is one of the true heroes of the Ash vs Evil Dead world and proves it this week… To save Brandy (Arielle Carver-O’Neill) and Kelly (Dana […]

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18th Apr2018

First Look: Star Wars #50

by Phil Wheat

Since the comic’s launch in 2015, fans have followed the legendary journey of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and more fan-favorite characters as the Rebellion pushed forward in their fight against the Galactic Empire. After taking over as the series writer in fall 2017, Gillen’s masterful storytelling is reaching new heights in this monumental […]

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18th Apr2018

‘Baskin’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu, Muharrem Bayrak, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Fatih Dokgöz | Written by Ogulcan Eren Akay, Can Evrenol, Cem Ozuduru, Ercin Sadikoglu | Directed by Can Evrenol It’s safe to say there has been a considerable amount of hype surrounding Baskin within the horror community. From glowing reviews to – bizarrely – action figures […]

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18th Apr2018

Fantasy Flight’s ‘Mansions of Madness’ moving from board game to PC

by Phil Wheat

Asmodee Digital have today announced that they will publish a brand-new adventure game based on Fantasy Flight Games’ Mansions of Madness, an award-winning board game celebrated for its high production values (which we reviewed the 2nd edition of right here), Lovecraft-inspired art, and unique fusion of physical and digital gameplay mechanics. In Mansions of Madness: […]

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18th Apr2018

Pop Addled: Movie Special – Ready Player One

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of the Pop Addled podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly! Pop Addled is a pop culture podcast with nerd tendencies. Join Keenan, Sam and Timmy as they discuss movies, music, video games, sports, TV, comics, and any intersection thereof. Their brains have been thoroughly addled by pop […]

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17th Apr2018

‘Guardians of the Tomb’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Li Bingbing, Kellan Lutz, Wu Chun, Kelsey Grammer, Stef Dawson, Shane Jacobson, Jason Chong, Eva Liu | Written by Kimble Rendall, Gary Hamilton, Jonathan Scanlon, Paul Staheli | Directed by Kimble Rendall After her brother Luke (Chun) disappears on an expedition, scientist Jia (Li) goes in search of him with the aid of CEO […]

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17th Apr2018

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ gets a Black Panther focused TV spot

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest TV spot for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, which is set to be the epic “end” of the current Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it and the start of a whole new chapter (or “phase” as Marvel like to call it) for the interconnected universe – which is set to less […]

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17th Apr2018

Interview: Anna Bogotskaya and Olivia Howe aka ‘The Final Girls’

by Stuart Wright

In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with Anna Bogotskaya and Olivia Howe (aka co-founders of feminist horror film collective The Final Girls) about their weekend programme at the Masonic Lodge (East London) at the East End Film Festival. Final Girls presents… She’s Right Behind You takes place weekend of Saturday 21 April/Sunday 22 […]

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17th Apr2018

MidWest WeirdFest opens entries for 2019 fest

by Phil Wheat

MidWest WeirdFest, the cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, underground and just plain weird has announced a call for entries today, for the third annual film festival – which will return to the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, from March 8-10, 2019. Says Peter Marcy (pictured above), the director of the horror […]

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17th Apr2018

‘The Walking Dead 8×16: Wrath’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

With this week’s episode of The Walking Dead said to be a finale of the previous 8 seasons, expectations were that something big was going to happen. What we were given may have provided this, but also highlighted some issues with the series going forward, but was it a satisfactory finale? With Rick (Andrew Lincoln) […]

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17th Apr2018

New trailer for ‘American Animals’

by Phil Wheat

American Animals is the extraordinary and thrilling true story of four friends who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history. Written and directed by Bart Layton (The Imposter) and starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier, the film is released in UK […]

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17th Apr2018

‘The Bunker’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

After spotting Jeff Minter in Port Talbot last week, I’ve thinking about the Welsh video game industry as I can’t recall the last time that I played a game set in Wales or made by a Welsh Developer, so it was quite coincidental that this week I was sent The Bunker to review, a game […]

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17th Apr2018

Marvel unveil Ron Frenz variant for ‘Amazing Spider-Man #800’

by Phil Wheat

It’s all been building to this – the biggest Peter Parker and Norman Osborn story of all time, and the first Marvel comic EVER to hit 800 issues! In celebration of the 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man and the now historic run of Dan Slott, Marvel is excited to show a variant cover from industry […]

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17th Apr2018

‘The Disaster Artist’ DVD Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Josh Hutcherson | Written by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber | Directed by James Franco It doesn’t get much more meta than a movie adaptation of a memoir about the making of a movie. And not just any movie, but supposedly the Worst Movie Ever Made. […]

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17th Apr2018

New TV spot for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

by Phil Wheat

Solo: A Star Wars Story features Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) as L3-37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi’Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny […]

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