28th Jan2019

‘Nightshooters’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Adam McNab, Nicky Evans, Rosanna Hoult, Jean-Paul Ly, Richard Sandling, Kaitlyn Riordan, Mica Proctor, Nicholas Aaron, Ben Shafik, Doug Allen, Karanja Yorke, Marcus Shakesheff , Hung Dante Dong, Phil Deguara, Daisy Aitkens | Written and Directed by Marc Price Nightshooters, from writer/director Marc Price (Colin), is a non-stop action-thriller about a group of filmmakers […]

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28th Jan2019

‘WWE Royal Rumble 2019’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of the 2019 Royal Rumble Pay Per View, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have an interesting event to cover, so let’s do so. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable beat Scott Dawson and Rezar (w/Drake Maverick) – Tag Team Match My Take: 2.5 out of 5 – This […]

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28th Jan2019

‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter, Craig Parkinson, Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry, Tallulah Haddon, Catriona Knox, Paul Bradley | Written by Charlie Brooker | Directed by David Slade Charlie Brooker’s seminal TV series Black Mirror returns on Netflix with an advantageous subtextually corrupted and ironic damning assessment of a “choose your own adventure” feature-length episode in […]

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28th Jan2019

The Last Week In Wrestling #15 (Wrestling Round-Up)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this edition of The Last Week In Wrestling, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we some good, some bad and… Serenity’s big twist is that it’s a video game. Hey, I could be lying. I guess you’ll just have to go watch the movie/look up the ending on Wikipedia/pay your taxes […]

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28th Jan2019

The Filmmakers Podcast #92: How to Make 7 Features in 2.5 Years

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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25th Jan2019

‘Dry Blood’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Clint Carney, Kelton Jones, Jaymie Valentine, Graham Sheldon, Rin Ehlers, Macy Johnson | Written by Clint Carney | Directed by Kelton Jones I have, unfortunately, not seen as many as the ‘Dread Central Presents’ titles as I would have liked but it’s great to see the site and, in the UK, ‘Frightfest Presents’, releasing movies that might not […]

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25th Jan2019

Trailer Park: The Boys Academy Exorcism of Evil 2

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installment of Trailer Park, our semi-regular look at the latest trailers to hit the interwebs. This edition features a gaggle of trailers for forthcoming movies, games and TV including The Boys, The Umbrella Academy, The Exorcism of Karen Walker, Painkillers, Resident Evil 2, and Life is Strange 2. The Boys In […]

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25th Jan2019

‘Paladin’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

A tough game to locate online due to the similarly titled online game Paladins (although I haven’t played the latter), I’m pretty sure that Paladin is more up my strasse with its arcade sensibilities and pick-up-and-play approach, it plays like a modernised update of a classic. An action title with its roots in the seminal […]

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25th Jan2019

‘NXT: UK’ Review (Jan 23rd 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT:UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have lots of interesting stuff to get to, so let’s do so. Match #1: Nina Samuels def. Lana Austin The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Although a tenacious Lana Austin was operating on all cylinders against Nina Samuels, delivering a […]

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25th Jan2019

‘Close’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse, Olivia Jewson, Abdellatif Chaouqi, Huw Parmenter, Cherise Silvestri, Indira Varma, Sargon Yelda, Robin Kermode, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Eoin Macken, Akin Gazi, Jonathan Jude | Written by Vicky Jewson, Rupert Whitaker| Directed by Vicky Jewson Close, directed by Vicky Jewson, is one of latest slug action thrillers from Netflix. Jewson’s film stars Noomi Rapace […]

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25th Jan2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Jan 23rd 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have lots of interesting pre-Royal Rumble/NXT Take-Over stuff to get to, so let’s do so. Match #1: Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch def. Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel The following is courtesy of WWE.com: The phrase “actions speaks louder than […]

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25th Jan2019

Digital Shorts: ‘Coffee Crisis’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Coffee Crisis – a side-scrolling beat ’em-up with intriguing protagonists now available on the Nintendo Switch. Coffee Crisis is an arcade-style […]

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25th Jan2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Jan 22nd 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have lots of interesting pre-Royal Rumble/NXT Takeover stuff to get to, so let’s do so. Match #1: Humberto Carrillo def. Gran Metalik The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Last week on WWE 205 Live, Humberto Carrillo answered the non-title […]

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25th Jan2019

‘Panique’ Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Viviane Romance, Michel Simon, Paul Bernard, Lita Recio | Written by Julien Duvivier, Charles Spaak | Directed by Julien Duvivier The setting for this 1946 gem is a small French town, and the fast-moving plot concerns the murder of a local woman, Aurore Noblet. While the police are baffled by the killing, the locals […]

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25th Jan2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (Jan 20th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the first stage of the Ring Of Honor Television Title Contender’s Tournament taking place , as well as a match with lucha libre star Rush, who may be poised to be the big star of this league […]

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25th Jan2019

Interview: ‘A Dark Song’ writer/director Liam Gavin

by Stuart Wright

In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks to A Dark Song writer/director Liam Gavin about one of the best British horror films of the last decade. Sophia (Walker) is grief-stricken and overwhelmed with sadness since the untimely death of her son. In a desperate attempt to achieve some form of closure, she reaches out […]

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24th Jan2019

‘IO’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie, Danny Huston, Tom Payne, Emma Fitzgerald, Justin Jamieson | Written by Clay Jeter, Charles Spano, Will Basanta | Directed by Jonathan Helpert Sam (Margaret Qualley), one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth, is a young scientist dedicated to finding a way for humans to adapt and survive, rather […]

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24th Jan2019

Competition: Win parody ‘Snake Outta Compton’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the home entertainment release of Snake Outta Compton, available on DVD, VOD and EST on 28th January 2019 we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs, courtesy of Altitude Film Entertainment, Hip-hop meets creature feature in this brilliantly bonkers horror comedy from the makers of Big Ass Spider! and Beyond The […]

24th Jan2019

‘Old School Racer 2’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

The 2D motorbike genre goes way back to games like Stunt Bike and Kik Start on the 8-bit home computers and it’s a genre I played a lot as a child. As time went on, those games evolved into such titles as the Trials series, games where the fun lies in multiplayer havoc with pseudo-3D […]

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24th Jan2019

‘FYRE’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Netflix latest investigative documentary FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened examines the outrageously unbelievable tale of Billy McFarland’s FYRE Festival scandal in 2017. A festival that promised golden beaches, clear blue water, yachts, supermodels and luxury villas of which resulted in tens of thousand attendees left stranded with no water, no power, no beds and […]

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24th Jan2019

‘Sawdust and Tinsel’ Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Erik Strandmark, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek | Written and Directed by Ingmar Bergman In Skane, a county in southern Sweden, the bedraggled Alberti Circus caravan trundles through the rain and mud. They’ve had to leave half their costumes behind and they’re running out of food. Leader Albert (Åke Grönberg) is […]

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24th Jan2019

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 264: How Big Is It?

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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