08th Sep2021

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 27’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week review of AEW Dark: Elevation, the first AEW show post-All Out which, honestly, felt like it was changing the AEW landscape as the company enters it’s third year in existence… Let’s see what Elevation has to offer! Match #1: Bear Country def. Ryan Nemeth and Peter Avalon My Thoughts: Bear Country […]

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08th Sep2021

WWE Raw – Sept 6th 2021: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and…ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Vince McMahon: I pushed you in the swimming pool! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Gotta shave this beard! Can’t let it win! Me: Achoo! VKM: Ahhhhhhh!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Sneezing! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! Me: What a weird guy. I… VKM: The first guy I ever f–ked […]

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08th Sep2021

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review #2 (Sept 3rd 2021)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s AEW: Rampage review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and three matches comprise this last show before All Out. I’m all out of jokes, so let’s…look at those hooters! They’re f–kin’ huge! Hooters: Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Me: That’s right! Look at those […]

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08th Sep2021

Friday Night Smackdown – Sept 3rd 2021: Second Opinion

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and f–k you, muthafukka! I don’t need yo ass! I’m da bad-ass muddafugga! I watched the show! I reviewed the show! I turned in the show…late! So…f–k you! Git down wit da good s–t! You know I’m dumb-ass! I…wait…damn […]

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07th Sep2021

‘Meadow’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Sometimes in board gaming, we talk about games having a “relaxing theme” or perhaps of being a game that suits players who want a less competitive vibe. I imagine for designers, it must be tough to translate this idea from theme into mechanics – with perhaps a good example being Wingspan, which uses both “friendly” […]

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07th Sep2021

‘The Gateway’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Taryn Manning, Frank Grillo, Bruce Dern, Keith David, Mark Boone Junior, Zach Avery, Alexander Wraith, Jay Hieron, Taegen Burns, Nick Daly, Richard Strauss, Shannon Adawn | Written by Michele Civetta, Andrew Levitas, Alex Felix Bendaña | Directed by Michele Civetta I have been known from time to time watch a […]

07th Sep2021

‘Dark Ages #1’ Review (Marvel Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Tom Taylor | Art by Iban Coello | Published by Marvel Comics I almost didn’t pick this up, as all the advance blurbs I had seen seemed to be promoting yet another ‘event of the month’ type thing. There’s only so many times you can go back to the well when it comes […]

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07th Sep2021

‘WWE Money in the Bank 2021’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

It’s one of the most anticipated events in the WWE calendar – Money in the Bank! Superstars battle to climb the ladder and grab a guaranteed championship opportunity! But which Superstars will take that next step to WWE immortality? Plus, Edge vs. Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship and two huge returns – the fans […]

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07th Sep2021

Friday Night Smackdown – Sept 3rd 2021: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Phil and this is a breakdown of the show from the WWE that, at least on social media, seems to have been dwarfed by a rather large weekend from THAT other promotion! Match #1: The Street Profits def. SmackDown Tag Team […]

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07th Sep2021

Interview: Tom Paton talks ‘400 Bullets’

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s another interview in Nerdly’s socially distanced series of chats with filmmakers and performers as part of the Nerdly Out Loud podcast for Nerdly.co.uk. This time Kevin sits down with writer, director and producer Tom Paton to talk about the film 400 Bullets, which we reviewed right here. 400 Bullets is an edge-of-your-seat Military Action […]

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06th Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Gaia’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Monique Rockman, Alex Van Dyk, Carel Nel, Anthony Oseyemi | Written by Tertius Kapp | Directed by Jaco Bouwer Perhaps the best horror films come from tried and tested formulas but with an added twist. In Gaia we find a woman injured and lost in a forest. In horror , that’s nothing unusual but […]

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06th Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Claw’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Chynna Walker, Richard Rennie, Mel Mede, Ken ’Gabby’ Mertz, Allen Lyster | Written by Gerald Rascionato, Joel Hogan | Directed by Gerald Rascionato Claw, the latest film from director Gerald Rascionato (Triassic Hunt, Open Water 3: Cage Dive) and co-writer Joel Hogan has a bit of an identity crisis. The trailer promises a straightforward […]

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06th Sep2021

‘Blade Runner 2029 #7’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Mike Johnson | Art by Andres Guinaldo | Published by Titan Comics Things moved along a lot last issue. Yotun’s campaign of terror against mankind stepped up a gear as Freysa led a small group to infiltrate Yotun’s base to try and free Ash. Ash has been ‘resting’ in one of Yotun’s rejuvenation […]

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06th Sep2021

‘AEW: All Out 2021’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to Nerdly’s All Out 2021 pay per view review. The hype was real, the hype was massive… Did the sold-out show live up that hype? Read on to find out! Buy-In Match: Best Friends and Jurassic Express def. Hardy Family Office My Thoughts: What an opener for the PPV; superb action, amazing fan interaction […]

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06th Sep2021

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (Sept 4th 2021)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of a special bonus pre-PPV edition of AEW: Dark, which was the final show before ALL Out, building further to the matches on the pay per view card – including a nice addition to the Women’s Casino Battle Royale match! Match #1: 2point0 def. Roario Grillo and Hunter Knott My Thoughts: […]

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06th Sep2021

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Sept 3rd 2021)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of AEW: Rampage – the go-home show before this weekends All Out pay per view; and another AEW programme that rolled out CM Punk to increase excitement for the PPV and please the voracious Chicago crowd! Match #1: Malakai Black def. Lee Johnson The following is courtesty of allelitewrestling.com: Black stalked […]

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06th Sep2021

The Filmmakers Podcast #236: Ryan Andrew Hooper talks ‘The Toll’

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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03rd Sep2021

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Sept 2nd 2021)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and former Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling star Daffney Unger, whose real name was Shannon Spruill, died after what many have assumed was suicide. Shannon had apparently pointed a gun at her chest while on Instagram Live […]

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03rd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘No Man of God’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Robert Patrick, Aleksa Palladino, Christian Clemenson | Written by Kit Lesser | Directed by Amber Sealey Written by Kit Lesser and directed by Amber Sealey (No Light and No Land Anywhere), No Man of God takes the horrifying true crime case of Ted Bundy and contorts the lens in order to […]

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03rd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Pretty Boy’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah French, Jed Rowen, Devanny Pinn, Jake Red, Heather Grace Hancock, Maria Olsen, Robert Rusler | Written by Joe Knetter | Directed by Marcel Walz I’m going to be totally honest here and state that I did not see Marcel Walz’s Blind, of which this film – Pretty Boy – is a direct sequel. […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Features the voices of: Dave B. Mitchell, Jordan Rodrigues, Fred Tatasciore, Bayardo De Murguia, Patrick Seitz, Paul Nakauchi, Robin Atkin Downes, Joel McHale, Jennifer Carpenter, Ike Amadi | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Ethan Spaulding Between the live action reboot of Mortal Kombat and my growing appreciation of the animated Batman films it […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘Stargirl 2×04: Summer School – Chapter Four’ 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 takes a step back this week from their light-hearted storylines to focus on this season’s villains. It’s a nice change of pace episode as this is the first time all […]

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