26th Mar2024

‘Sleeping Dogs’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Russell Crowe, Kelly Greyson, Pacharo Mzembe, Marton Csokas, Tommy Flanagan, Karen Gillan | Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage | Directed by Adam Cooper Based on E.O. Chirovici’s novel The Book of Mirrors, Sleeping Dogs opens with a look at Roy Freeman (Russell Crowe; Land of Bad, Gladiator) and his apartment. It’s an apartment […]

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16th Feb2024

‘Land of Bad’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Chika Ikogwe, Robert Rabiah | Written by William Eubank, David Frigerio | Directed by William Eubank The Sulu Sea is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, and as the opening crawl of Land of Bad tells us, home to […]

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27th Oct2023

‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Russell Crowe, Franco Nero, Ralph Ineson, Daniel Zovatto, Paloma Bloyd | Written by Michael Petroni, Evan Spiliotopoulos | Directed by Julius Avery In 2020, Screen Gems acquired the rights to the story of Father Gabriele Amorth, the Italian priest who reportedly performed over 100,000 exorcisms for the Vatican. Ángel Gómez was originally hired as […]

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21st Jul2022

Exclusive Interview: Matt Hookings talks ‘Prizefighter’

by Kevin Haldon

IN his latest interview, Nerdly’s own Kevin Haldon sits down for an exclusive interview with writer/director/actor Matt Hookings to talk about his new movie Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher which is released on Amazon Video Prime this month. At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted […]

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05th Jul2022

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi | Written by Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | Directed by Taika Waititi Chris Hemsworth reteams with director Taika Waititi for Thor: Love and Thunder, a direct sequel to Thor: Ragnarok and the 29th film in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). As […]

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03rd Jan2022

RETRO-spective Review: ‘The Next Three Days’

by James Smith

Stars: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy, Lennie James, Olivia Wilde, Ty Simpkins | Written and Directed by Paul Haggis The Next Three Days is an intriguing movie that featured Russell Crowe who also starred in Unhinged. It is a story with no bad guys for the audience to root against. This is a rare […]

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23rd Nov2020

‘Unhinged’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Jimmi Simpson, Gabriel Bateman, Austin P. McKenzie, Anne Leighton | Written by Carl Ellsworth | Directed by Derrick Borte Russell Crowe stars as a psycho trucker in Unhinged, an exciting thriller from director Derrick Borte. Given that it’s one of the first mainstream films to receive an actual theatrical release […]

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31st Jul2020

‘Unhinged’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Jimmi Simpson, Gabriel Bateman, Austin P. McKenzie, Anne Leighton | Written by Carl Ellsworth | Directed by Derrick Borte Russell Crowe stars as a psycho trucker in Unhinged, an exciting thriller from director Derrick Borte. Given that it’s one of the first mainstream films to receive an actual theatrical release […]

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18th Jul2019

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 289: The Doughy Episode!

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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06th Dec2018

‘Boy Erased’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, Madelyn Cline, Victor McCay, David Joseph Craig, Troye Sivan, Emily Hinkler, Devin Michael, Matt Burke, Lindsey Moser, Jesse LaTourette, Britton Sear, David Ditmore, William Ngo | Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as […]

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23rd May2017

Universal’s new “Monster-verse” officially titled ‘Dark Universe’

by Phil Wheat

Universal Pictures have announced that its series of films reviving the studio’s classic monster characters for a new generation will be known as Dark Universe. The motion logo (pictured above – video at end of this article) for the new initiative features a musical theme composed by Danny Elfman and will debut in theaters preceding […]

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23rd Mar2016

New trailer & poster for ‘The Nice Guys’

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Shane Black from an original screenplay he wrote with Anthony Bagarozzi, and produced by Joel Silver, The Nice Guys stars Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling and takes place in 1970s Los Angeles… The film also stars Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David and Oscar winner Kim Basinger. When down-on-his-luck private eye […]

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02nd Apr2014

‘Noah’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth, Nick Nolte, Mark Margolis, Kevin Durand | Written by Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel | Directed by Darren Aronofsky Biblical epics were once a staple of the old school Hollywood. Movies like Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments  were the big budget blockbusters of their day. […]

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29th Nov2013

‘Man of Steel’ Blu-ray Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Antje Traue, Richard Schiff, Christopher Meloni | Written by David S. Goyer | Directed by Zach Snyder Man of Steel sees the troubled cinematic journey of Superman take a rather bold new direction. After years of developments, 2006’s Superman Returns saw Bryan Singer unable to shoulder the burden […]

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15th Jun2013

‘Man of Steel’ Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Antje Traue, Richard Schiff, Christopher Meloni | Written by David S. Goyer | Directed by Zach Snyder Man of Steel sees the troubled cinematic journey of Superman take a rather bold new direction. After years of developments, 2006’s Superman Returns […]

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06th Jun2013

‘Broken City’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Alona Tal, Kyle Chandler, Griffin Dunne | Written by Brian Tucker | Directed by Allen Hughes Broken City is a place where crime may be low, but the moral corruption seeping from the inner workings of City Hall are at an all-time high. Similar […]

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31st Mar2013

‘The Man With the Iron Fists’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: RZA, Lucy Liu, Dave Bautista, Russell Crowe, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le | Written and Directed by RZA Presented by Quentin Tarantino and produced in collaboration with filmmaker Eli Roth, The Man With the Iron Fists is the big-screen directorial debut of Wu-Tang Clan member and huge kung-fu movie fan RZA, and is a throwback to the types […]

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