04th Jul2022

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Review

by Guest

Featuring the voices of: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Russell Brand, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Jean-Claude van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Lucy Lawless | Written by Matt Fogel | Directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val In the 1970s, young Gru tries to join a group […]

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20th May2022

Pop Addled – Episode 435: Doom Addled – John Woo’s ‘Hard Target’

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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25th Oct2019

‘The Quest’ Blu-ray Review (101 Films)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Jack McGee, Aki Aleong, Abdel Qissi, Louis Mandylor | Written by Frank Dux, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steve Klein, Paul Mones | Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme Ah, 1996. The year that gave us Fargo, Scream, From Dusk till Dawn, The Craft and The Frighteners. It […]

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18th Apr2019

‘The Bouncer’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti, Sam Louwyck, Kevin Janssens, Kaaris, Alice Verset | Written by Jérémie Guez | Directed by Julien Leclercq In The Bouncer, Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Lukas, a tough nightclub bouncer struggling to raise his 8-year-old daughter. One day, Lukas loses control during an altercation with a client […]

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26th Feb2018

‘Kickboxer: Retaliation’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alain Moussi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Christopher Lambert, Mike Tyson, Sara Malakul Lane, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Sam Medina, Steven Swadling, Miles Strommen, Jessica Jann | Written by Dimitri Logothetis, Jim McGrath | Directed by Dimitri Logothetis One year after the events of Kickboxer: Vengeance, Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. But while […]

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08th Feb2018

‘Kill ‘Em All’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Peter Stormare, Maria Conchita Alonso, Autumn Resser, Daniel Bernhardt, Kris Van Damme, Mila Kaladjurdjevic, Paul Sampson, Kieran Gallagher, Peter Organ, Eddie Matthews | Written by Jesse Cilio, Brian Smolensky, Craig Stewart | Directed by Peter Malota After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger (Van Damme) arrives at a local hospital on […]

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16th Jan2018

New trailer and clip from ‘Kickboxer: Retaliation’

by Phil Wheat

Get ready to be body slammed by Kickboxer: Retaliation, the action-packed blockbuster sequel, which once again features protagonist Alain Moussi and martial arts icon Jean-Claude Van Damme, as Kurt Sloan and mentor Durand respectively; alongside former Highlander star Christopher Lambert, boxing legend Mike Tyson, and the man mountain Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Game of Thrones! […]

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20th Oct2017

New trailer & poster for ‘Jean Claude Van Johnson’

by Phil Wheat

What if I told you that Jean-Claude Van Damme – yes, THAT Jean-Claude Van Damme – was, in fact, a secret agent? That his entire film career was built solely as a front for his black ops? Would you believe me? No? Well then that’s egg on your face because that’s what the Amazon series […]

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04th May2017

New trailer for Van Damme/Lundgren actioner ‘Black Water’

by Phil Wheat

Action-movie stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, first seen together in Universal Soldier back in 1992, re-team for the action thriller Black Water; the directorial debut of cinematographer-turned-director Pasha Patriki, written by Chad Law, who previously penned the Van Damme film 6 Bullets – which is set to bow next year. A CIA operative […]

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02nd May2017

Trailer for Van Damme’s ‘Kill’em All’

by Phil Wheat

Kill’em All is the latest action flick from one of the masters of the genre, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and sees the arse-kicking star appear alongside his son Kris Van Damme (who’s finally taken his father’s acting surname, having previously acted as Kristopher Van Varenberg), the always-awesome Peter Stomare, Predator 2‘s Maria Conchita Alonso and, Daniel […]

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25th Nov2016

Competition: Win bone-crunching action flick ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’

by Phil Wheat

Revenge is the name of the game, as martial arts legend Jean-Claude Van Damme and Guardians of the Galaxy and Spectre superstar Dave Bautista team up for the ultimate tag team smackdown in this bone-crunching action spectacular. Synopsis: After witnessing his brother being killed in the ring in a brutal bout in Thailand, young kickboxer […]

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26th Sep2016

Classic Action Stars: Who truly is the best?

by Phil Wheat

With Jean-Claude Van Damme hitting the big screen this month in Kickboxer: Vengeance (a remake of his 1989 smash hit) we decided to find out who is the greatest of the legendary Eighties action heroes. Who kicked hardest, fought longest and has the staying power to be the last man standing? Let the fight begin! […]

21st May2015

‘A.W.O.L.’ Blu-ray Review (101 Films)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Lisa Pelikan, Ashley Johnson. Brian Thompson, Voyo Goric, Michel Qissi, George McDaniel, Eric Karson, Ash Adams, William T. Amos, Roz Bosley, Dennis Rucker, Billy Blanks | Written by Sheldon Lettich, Jean-Claude Van Damme | Directed by Sheldon Lettich When looking at eighties action heroes Jean-Claude Van Damme […]

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02nd Aug2014

‘Enemies Closer’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Orlando Jones, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Linzey Cocker, Christopher Robbie, Zahary Baharov, Dimo Alexiev, Kristopher Van Varenberg | Written by Eric Bromberg, James Bromberg | Directed by Peter Hyams After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry (Everett Scott) is plunged […]

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22nd Jul2014

Competition: Win Van Damme’s ‘Enemies Closer’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

Jean-Claude Van Damme is reunited with legendary filmmaker Peter Hyams (Timecop; Sudden Death) for a rare villainous turn even more gleefully deranged than his role in The Expendables 2, with Enemies Closer – out now on DVD and Blu-ray from Anchor Bay. After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest […]

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27th Nov2013

Watch Now: Hilarious trailer for JCVD’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’

by Phil Wheat

Legendary action star Jean-Claude Van Damme takes on his first comedic role and joins Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal, Megan Boone, and Dennis Haysbert in Welcome to the Jungle, which is directed by Rob Meltzer (A Jewish Christmas Story) and hits US cinemas and VOD on February 7th 2014. This laugh-out-loud comedy follows a […]

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