22nd Sep2018

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (Sept 18th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the fall-out of the great Iron-Man match from last week. It’s time to bake a cake… dumb-ass. Also, we will be using a review of Ring of Honor from Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer that was written by […]

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22nd Sep2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Sept 19th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a big main event to get to. Let’s get right to The Brady Bunch Movie! If the brothers and sisters kiss, does the show get cancelled or just moved to Canada? I don’t know what that joke even means, […]

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21st Sep2018

‘Mae Young Classic 2018’ – Episode 3 Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Mae Young Classic review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more from the women of this tournament. Let’s get to it! Match #1: Kaitlyn def. Kavita Devi in a First-Round Match The following is courtesy of WWE.com: While the returning Kaitlyn was greeted with open arms and […]

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21st Sep2018

‘The Little Stranger’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Charlotte Rampling, Will Poulter, Liv Hill | Written by Lucinda Coxon | Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Director Lenny Abrahamson follows up the Oscar-nominated Room with this period haunted house drama, based on the novel by Sarah Waters. As such, it’s a faithful adaptation that has interesting things to say about […]

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21st Sep2018

Full Moon kids favourite ‘Prehysteria’ coming to Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

Full Moon Features, founded by producer and director Charles Band in 1989, is world-renowned for wild films like Puppet Master, Castle Freak, Subspecies, Evil Bong and many, many more. But nestled among Full Moon’s vast entertainment universe sits Moonbeam Entertainment, the ’90s imprint that housed Band’s series of imaginative and successful fantasy films. Beginning in […]

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21st Sep2018

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Sept 19th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the debut of 205 Live in its new time-slot. Let’s knit! Match #1: TJP def. Lince Dorado The following is courtesy WWE.com: With The Lucha House Party continuing their white-hot rivalry with Tony Nese and Buddy Murphy in […]

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21st Sep2018

New red-band trailer & clips from ‘Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy’

by Phil Wheat

It’s been four years since the release of the second sequel to the reboot/remake of Death Race – Death Race: Inferno – and three since the fourth film was sneakily announced by it’s writer (who also penned parts 2 and 3), Tony Giglio on Twitter, but now Death Race 4, or Death Race: Beyond Anarchy […]

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21st Sep2018

‘A Simple Favour’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Rupert Friend | Written by Jessica Sharzer | Directed by Paul Feig With its gleeful, primary-coloured, ‘60s-style opening titles, complete with jaunty French pop, you might think you’re watching a breezy rom-com. Then we see vlogger Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) breaking down in tears live on […]

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21st Sep2018

Preview: Thought Bubble 2018

by Phil Wheat

UK comic con (and its actually a comic con, not an MCM type mixed-media affair, this one actually focuses on comics and their creators) Thought Bubble started life in November 2007 as a one-day event in the basement of Leeds Town Hall and has grown in status and stature over the years. The festival celebrates […]

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21st Sep2018

‘Lucha Underground’ Review (Sept 19th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some big surprises to get to! Shin Lim! Also, we will use a recent review of Lucha Underground from Josiah MacDonald of the Wrestling Observer, to provide some context for this review. Please feel free to visit www.f4wonline.com […]

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21st Sep2018

Interview: ‘The Awakening’ screenwriter Stephen Volk

by Stuart Wright

In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks to BAFTA winning screenwriter Stephen Volk about writing his period ghost story screenplay The Awakening (2011). Directed by Nick Murphy and stars Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and Shaun Dooley, The Awakening is available to watch on Netflix UK at www.netflix.com/gb/title/70208816 In 1921, in London, the […]

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20th Sep2018

Line-up for third annual ‘FilmFear’ season announced

by Phil Wheat

HOME and Film4 have today announced the programme for the third annual FilmFear season – six days of horror, extreme cinema, cult favourites and special guests coming to Manchester this October. Acclaimed Scandi fantasy Border, co-written by the author of Let the Right One In, kicks off the season on 26th October and is the […]

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20th Sep2018

‘X-Wing: Second Edition’ – First Thoughts

by Matthew Smail

Many things have changed in the board gaming world since the original X-Wing debuted in 2012, including not only a number of changes to the Star Wars intellectual property itself, but also to the way that people play board games and what we expect from them. According to prominent members of the design team at […]

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20th Sep2018

‘WWE Mixed Match Challenge 2×01’ Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the season premiere review of WWE Mixed Match Challenge: Season 2, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have men and women in mixed tag action to set up a division… wait… no we don’t. Match #1: Monster Eclipse def. Team Pawz The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Due to Alexa […]

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20th Sep2018

‘Doughlings: Arcade’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Doughlings: Arcade is a throwback to the days of Arkanoid and Breakout but with a modern sensibility when it comes to aesthetics and power-ups. What could have been an average, passable game actually turns out to be a fun, addictive and light-hearted arcade romp with pick up and play gameplay. The story behind Doughlings (who, […]

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20th Sep2018

‘My Man Godfrey’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Carole Lombard, William Powell, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady | Written by Eric Hatch, Morrie Ryskind | Directed by Gregory La Cava The fate of the stars of this socially-conscious screwball comedy, directed by former animator Gregory La Cava in 1936, couldn’t be more different. Carole Lombard was cruelly cut off in her […]

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20th Sep2018

WWE Smackdown Live – Sept 18th 2018: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a few things to cover. So, like a monkey with a bazooka, let’s play ball! Match #1: Cesaro def. Kofi Kingston The following is courtesy of WWE.com: The New Day outdueled Rusev Day at the WWE Hell in […]

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20th Sep2018

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 246: I Like Your Wife’s Chili!

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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19th Sep2018

‘Hunt For The Ring’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Hidden movement (or hide and seek, if you prefer) games have been around for a while, yet there are still relatively few of them to choose from. Letters from Whitechapel and Fury of Dracula are perhaps the two that most people will have heard of, but last year, Italian publisher Ares Games saw fit to […]

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19th Sep2018

‘White Boy Rick’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Taylour Paige, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie, Raekwon Haynes, Ishmael Ali, James Howard, Kyanna Simone Simpson | Written by Andy Weiss, Logan Miller, Noah Miller | Directed by Yann Demange White Boy Rick is the […]

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19th Sep2018

‘Defunct’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Rupert Harvey

2014 must have been a quiet one for Swedish game development if Freshly Squeezed’s Defunct could take Game of the Year at the Swedish Game Awards. Its flashes of enjoyment exist in an ocean of half-baked ideas and poorly-implemented mechanics, and there’s an overriding sense of aimlessness in the moment-to-moment gameplay. You play a one-wheeled […]

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19th Sep2018

Nerdly Wrestling Awards – Week Three

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the third Nerdly Wrestling Awards, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some interesting matches to cover from throughout the week. Let’s… talk about other people… pretending… to kick some ass! Worst Promo: Triple H Disparages A Talking Corpse (WWE) Triple H cut a promo on The Undertaker that was […]

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