27th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Red Snow’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, Laura Kennon, Alan Silva, Vernon Wells | Written and Directed by Sean Nichols Lynch Over the Christmas period, vampire romance novelist Olivia, saves a bat from death after it flies into her house. This was no ordinary bat though and she soon finds herself trying to fend off real-life vampires… […]

Off
27th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Isolation’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Larry Fessenden, Marieh Delfino, Dennie Gordon, Damien Gerard, Sunny Roe | Directed by Alix Austin, Adam R. Brown, Larry Fessenden, Dennie Gordon, Andrew Kasch, Kyle I. Kelley, Alexandra Neary, Christian Pasquariello, Zach Passero, Bobby Roe, ​​Keir Siewert It will come as no surprise to anyone that there is, and will be more coming, a […]

Off
27th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Demonic’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Carly Pope, Chris William Martin, Nathalie Boltt, Michael J. Rogers, Andrea Agur | Written and Directed by Neill Blomkamp When you give your horror movie the simple and uninspiring title of ‘Demonic’, you better be ready to do something big, something exciting! And if there’s any director that could do that with a horror […]

Off
27th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Crabs!’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dylan Riley Snyder, Allie Jennings, Jessica Morris, Bryce Durfee, Robert Craighead, Chase Padgett | Written and Directed by Pierce Berolzheimer Stupid, ridiculous, inept… AMAZING! Yes, that’s director Pierce Berolzheimer’s Crabs! in a nutshell. Feeling like a product of 50s creature-feature B-movies and the output of The Asylum, Crabs! plot is simple: a horde of […]

Off
27th Aug2021

‘Superman ’78 #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Wilfredo Torres | Published by DC Comics If ever there was a book I was guaranteed to review, it was this one. I cannot put into words how much I love the original Superman film, and the Christopher Reeve version of both Kal-El and Clark Kent. I first […]

Off
27th Aug2021

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 6×11’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I have to admit that I loved last weeks episode of Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars. We saw the remaining queens watch on as a compilation of eliminated queens lip-syncs against one another in an attempt to return to the competition. In reality, the whole episode was the Silky Nutmeg Gnache show as she won six […]

Off
27th Aug2021

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Aug 25th 2021)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s AEW: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the fallout from CM Punk’s official arrival into AEW. He’s All Elite! Wouldn’t it be better to just call him Elite? Calling every new signing All Elite is bad grammar…Kelsey Grammer. Scrambled eggs! On this show, we have […]

Off
26th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Night Drive’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: AJ Bowen, Sophie Dalah, Scott Poythress | Written by Meghan Leon | Directed by Meghan Leon, Brad Baruh Russell (AJ Bowen; Satanic Panic, I Trapped the Devil) is a rideshare driver with a Porsche. That’s about all he has left after his career and marriage fell apart. So when Charlotte (Sophie Dalah; Satanic) starts […]

Off
26th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Motherly’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lora Burke, Tessa Kozma, Kristen MacCulloch, Nick Smyth, Colin Paradine | Written by Craig David Wallace, Ian Malone | Directed by Craig David Wallace In recent years there’s been a name associated with the horror genre that is guaranteed to get me excited… Lora Burke. From her absolutely amazing, captivating performance in Poor Agnes; […]

Off
26th Aug2021

Fantasia 2021: ‘Mad God’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Harper Taylor, Brynn Taylor | Written and Directed by Phil Tippett First started in 1987, over thirty years in the making and the subject of much talk, rumour and speculation, Phil Tippett’s Mad God was certainly one of the most anticipated screenings at this year’s Fantasia. Given Tippett’s […]

Off
26th Aug2021

Fantasia 2021: ‘April Story’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Kaori Fuji, Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe | Written and Directed by Shunji Iwai Even though I’d call myself a fan of Asian cinema, the reality is, if it isn’t horror or animated, I probably haven’t seen it. So I was thrilled to get the chance to watch 1998’s April Story at this year’s Fantasia […]

Off
26th Aug2021

Fantasia 2021: ‘Follow The Light’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Tsubasa Nakagawa, Itsuki Nagasawa, Rina Ikoma, Taro Suruga, Toshiro Yanagiba | Written by Yoichi Narita, Yu Sakudo | Directed by Yoichi Narita Fantasia Festival has been helping me out this year with it’s range and variety of coming-of-age movies. Follow The Light adds some sci-fi to a terrifically written and original coming-of-age story. Follow […]

Off
26th Aug2021

‘Stargirl 2×02: Summer School – Chapter Two’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano, Christopher Baker | Created by Geoff Johns What Happened This Week Stargirl is only two episodes into the second season, but it still is continuing it’s streak of being one of the most fun shows on television. This week is no different as […]

Off
26th Aug2021

‘Kang the Conqueror #1’ Review (Marvel Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing | Art by Carlos Magno | Published by Marvel Comics Kang has always been one of those villains that should be an absolute A-lister, right up there with Loki, Doctor Doom, Magneto and Kingpin. For some reason or other, he’s never quite got there. Sure he’s been a regular […]

Off
26th Aug2021

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (Aug 24th 2021)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks review of AEW: Dark, which emanates from the Union Center in Chicago… Yes, the same venure CM Punk made his AEW debut on Friday! Match #1: Thunder Rosa def. Heather Reckless My Thoughts: Heather Reckaless makes her AEW debut in another of the now all-too-familiar Thunder Rosa quasi-squash matches. Kudos to […]

Off
26th Aug2021

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Aug 24th 2021)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we may have a big change in how NXT is presented this week, or it’ll be the same old deal. Samoa Joe is champion. Not bad for a guy that was fired a few months ago. I’m excited to see where […]

Off
26th Aug2021

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 401: You Better Think Respect!

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 […]

26th Aug2021

Here’s How Tech Has Fundamentally Changed The Modern Business

by James Smith

When you are running a modern business, it’s important to make sure that you do understand how to stay in the game. You need to guarantee that you are taking the right steps to stay ahead of your competition. What does this mean? Well, there are a few ways that you can get the upper […]

Off
25th Aug2021

EIFF 2021: ‘Mandibles’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos, India Hair, Roméo Elvis, Coralie Russier, Bruno Lochet | Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux DJ-turned-writer-director-cinematographer-editor-composer Quentin Dupieux returns with another inspired one-joke movie, this time about two dumb losers and their giant fly. Warm-hearted, brilliantly acted and packed with big laughs, it’s a delightful comic treat with […]

Off
25th Aug2021

Fantasia 2021: ‘Tombs of the Blind Dead [Remaster]’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: María Elena Arpón, César Burner, Lone Fleming, José Thelman, Rufino Inglés, Verónica Llimerá | Written and Directed by Amando de Ossorio When Amando de Ossorio made Tombs of the Blind Dead (La noche del terror ciego) he had been active in the Spanish film industry as a writer and director since the early 1950s, mostly […]

Off
25th Aug2021

Video Review: ‘Heels 1×01 – Kayfabe’

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of the first episode of the new wrestling drama Heels, entitled Kayfabe, which is available to watch on Starz now. Two brothers and rivals – one a villain, or “heel,” in the ring; the other a hero, or “face,” war over their late father’s wrestling promotion, vying for national […]

Off
25th Aug2021

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 25’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks review of AEW Dark: Elevation – the 25th episode of the show (already?!) which is the start of the AEW week… all they need now is a regular Thursday show right? This episode is headlined by a Death Triangle match (on a Dark show?!) which was very nearly overshadowed by the […]

Off