20th Aug2018

The Filmmakers Podcast #68: Working with Robert Rodriguez on indie film ‘Monday’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar, with the series, The […]

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19th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018 Interview: Andy Mitton on ‘The Witch in the Window’

by Stuart Wright

In the latest installment of his Frightfest 2018 pre-festival preview series, host Stuart Wright talks The Witch in the Window with with the writer/director Andy Mitton. Andy Mitton, co-writer and co-director of WE GO ON and YELLOWBRICKROAD, goes solo with a staggeringly effective, character-driven supernatural horror. Stunningly scripted and performed, this gripping paranormal chiller tells […]

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19th Aug2018

‘MLW: Fusion’ Wrestling Review (Aug 17th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get right to the action. Match #1: New Era Hart Foundation defeated Rich Swann/ACH The following is courtesy of MLW.com: Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr. are looking to make waves in MLW as the New Era Hart Foundation, along with […]

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19th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018 Interview: Alexis Kendra on ‘The Cleaning Lady’

by Stuart Wright

In the latest installment of his Frightfest 2018 pre-festival preview series, host Stuart Wright talks The Cleaning Lady the production designer, co-writer and star Alexis Kendra. As a means to distract herself from an affair with a married man, love-addicted beautician Alice befriends her soft-spoken, reclusive cleaning lady Shelley, facially scarred by burns from a […]

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19th Aug2018

‘NXT Takeover: Brooklyn VI’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we should just jump right in. Match #1: NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA def. Moustache Mountain The following is courtesy of WWE.com: The old saying is: If you’re going through hell, keep going. That might apply to […]

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19th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018 Interview: Jenn Wexler talks ‘The Ranger’

by Stuart Wright

In the latest installment of his Frightfest 2018 pre-festival preview series, host Stuart Wright talks The Ranger with writer/director Jenn Wexler. It’s the 1980s and a group of punks get busted selling drugs. Because a police officer gets fatally wounded in the showdown, Chelsea offers up her uncle’s cabin in a nearby national park as […]

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19th Aug2018

WWE Week in Review (8/13/18 – 19/8/18)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this edition of the WWE Week In Review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have an odd week to cover, one that disappointed more than it should have, but still had its successes. I also want to thank Phil for filling in for me on Monday’s Raw. My absence is […]

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18th Aug2018

‘WWE Summerslam 2018’ – Preview & Predictions

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the Summerslam 2018 prediction article, right her on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have an excellent card to cover, so let’s do so. Match #1: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak (Kickoff Match) The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Drew Gulak won an incredible Fatal 4-Way against Mustafa Ali, Hideo […]

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18th Aug2018

Fantasia 2018: ‘Pledge’ & ‘One Cut of the Dead’ Review(s)

by Phil Wheat

[NOTE: To talk about either of the films below too much would spoil the wonderful delights within, so the following reviews are as vague as possible whilst touching on some salient points in both films] PLEDGE Stars: Phillip Andre Botello, Erica Boozer, Zachery Byrd, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Aaron Dalla Villa, Jean-Louis Droulers, Joe Gallagher, Jesse Pimentel, […]

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18th Aug2018

‘The Kissing Booth’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney, Carson White, Hilton Pelser, Judd Krok, Sanda Shandu, Joshua Daniel Eady, D. David Morin, Bianca Bosch, Jessica Sutton, Molly Ringwald  | Written and Directed by Vince Marcello When Elle Evans (Joey King), a pretty, late-bloomer who’s never-been-kissed, decides to run a kissing booth at her high school’s Spring Carnival, she […]

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18th Aug2018

‘Minit’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Minit is a high-concept game wherein the gimmick is that your character dies after sixty seconds, respawning you in the nearest home (of which there are several). This neat and simple idea adds a level of panic and speed to the game that successfully separates it out from the pack and makes its running time […]

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18th Aug2018

‘NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4’ – PPV Preview & Predictions

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 prediction article, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have an excellent card to cover, so let’s get right to it. Match #1: EC3 vs. Velveteen Dream The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Two of NXT’s most outrageous personalities are headed for a collision course at […]

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18th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018 Interview: Writer Corey Deshon talks ‘Hell Is Where The Home Is’

by Stuart Wright

In the latest installment of his Frightfest 2018 pre-festival preview series, host Stuart Wright talks Hell Is Where The Home Is with screenwriter Corey Deshon. Two dysfunctional couples rent a modern luxury desert home for the weekend hoping to sort out their messed-up lives. Just as they are about to settle in for a fun […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Stone Age’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Whilst games based on what is called “worker placement” are fairly common, “worker retrieval” games are much harder to come by. The subject of this review; Stone Age, dates back to 2008 and is probably the earliest example of a worker retrieval game that I can find. Essentially this is a game in which players […]

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17th Aug2018

‘The Equalizer 2’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Jonathan Scarfe, Kazy Tauginas, Garrett Golden, Sakina Jaffrey, Tamara Hickey, Karen Strong | Written by Richard Wenk | Directed by Antoine Fuqua Denzel Washington returns as ultra-violent vigilante Robert McCall in this slick sequel that marks the actor’s fourth collaboration with director […]

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17th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018: 10 Questions with ‘Boar’ director Christopher Sun

by Phil Wheat

Are you really named Christopher after horror icon Christopher Lee? Sure am, my mum loved him as an actor and I guess I scored his name. Your past horrors – DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL, COME AND GET ME, CHARLIE’S FARM – were all R rated and came with some controversy. Is that why BOAR is just […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (August 16th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the Impact Wrestling review for this week, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some excellent wrestling to cover, so let’s not waste any time talking and just finish immediately. Good-night, every-body! Match #1: Fenix beat Sami Callihan I can’t believe I just wrote that. Fenix was actually booked to […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Extinction’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch, Erica Tremblay, Lex Shrapnel, Emma Booth, Lilly Aspell, Mike Colter, Israel Broussard | Written by Spenser Cohen, Brad Kane | Directed by Ben Young A family man is plagued by dreams of loss. But his dreams turn out to be more prophetic than paranoid when the planet is […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Bennett’s Song’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tara Reid, Harley Wallen, Calhoun Koenig, Aphrodite Nikolovski, Dennis Haskins, Victoria Mullen | Written by Nancy Oeswein | Directed by Harley Wallen Starring and directed by Harley Wallen, and written by Nancy Oeswein, Bennett’s Song follows two very modern families and a young girl with big music dreams. Starring Tara Reid (American Pie, Sharknado), Harley Wallen […]

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17th Aug2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (August 15th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a match that might be the best WWE match of the week. As Reese Witherspoon always says, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash is a gas, gas, gas”! Match #1: Street Profits def. The Mighty The following is courtesy of WWE.com: The […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Graveyard Keeper’ Review (PC/Steam)

by Britt Roberts

Moving on from their previous game, Punch Club which was an enjoyable (for a while, until you ground your teeth into dust) 16-bit styled stat-balancing grind-a-thon set in the world of prize-fighting, Lazy Bear Games have come up with a new game that takes a lot of inspiration from Stardew Valley but adds enough of […]

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17th Aug2018

‘The Festival’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Claudia O’Doherty, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Tointon, Kurt Yaeger, Noel Fielding, Nick Frost, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Leigh Williams, Lizzy Connolly | Written by Keith Akushie, Joe Parham | Directed by Iain Morris The team behind the enormous British cultural phenomenon The Inbetweeners returns to screens with The Festival after multiple dips in […]

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