18th Jul2022

‘AEW: Rampage – Fyter Fest Week 1’ Review (July 15th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. Let’s get to the review! Match #1: Brody King & Malakai Black def. John Silver & Alex Reynolds The following is courtesy of […]

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18th Jul2022

Friday Night Smackdown – July 15th 2022: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Given how recent shows have gone, I’m not holding my breath for this week’s episode… So let’s see shall we? Match #1: Liv Morgan def. Natalya The following is courtesy of wwe.com: After Natalya took credit for Liv […]

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18th Jul2022

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #285: Indie filmmaking with writer/director Dan Mirvis

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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15th Jul2022

Wales Interactive announce new interactive movie ‘Mia and the Dragon Princess’

by Phil Wheat

Wales Interactive, acclaimed for its FMV games and narrative-driven media, have announced the first of three interactive movies with Mia and the Dragon Princess. This offbeat action-adventure follows Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent […]

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15th Jul2022

Demonic horror ‘Prey for the Devil’ gets a trailer and 2 posters!

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) is back in the horror genre with Prey for the Devil; which stars Jacqueline Byers (Roadies, Bad Samaritan), Colin Salmon (Mortal Engines, Alien Vs Predator), Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why), Lisa Palfrey (Pride), Nicholas Ralph (All Creatures Great and Small) with Ben Cross (Star Trek) and Virginia Madsen […]

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15th Jul2022

Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 – Phil’s Picks of the Fest!

by Phil Wheat

We’ve been fortunate to cover Fantasia multiple times over the years and it, along with Frightfest and Grimmfest, are staples of Nerdly’s genre festival coverage. What’s so great about Fantasia is the eclectic nature of the films they screen – new films, old films, international films, weird films, documentaries… Fantasia films run the gamut of […]

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15th Jul2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (July 14th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Bhupinder Gujjar defeat Johnny Swinger. Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Josh Alexander & Motor City Machine Guns def. Violent By Design (Eric Young, Joe Doering & Deaner) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: […]

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15th Jul2022

101 Films announce ‘Deathstalker’ double-bill Blu-ray!

by Phil Wheat

Making their UK Blu-ray debuts in August, a pair of Roger Corman-produced movies that rode the 1980s sword and sorcery wave. This two-disc set includes 1983’s Deathstalker and the 1987 follow up Deathstalker II, along with commentaries with the cast and filmmakers. DEATHSTALKER Deathstalker tells the tale of a mighty warrior (Richard Hill) tasked to […]

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15th Jul2022

‘AEW: Dynamite – Fyter Fest Week 1’ Review (July 13th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

This week’s episode of AEW: Dynamite is the opening night of the two-week Dynamite & Rampage “event” Fyter Fest. Dynamite emanated from the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia; with Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Taz on commentary yet again. Let’s get into the week one, night one, action! Match #1: TNT Championship Match – Wardlow def. […]

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15th Jul2022

Asmodee & Days of Wonder announce ‘Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train’

by Phil Wheat

Asmodee and Days of Wonder have announced the forthcoming release of Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train, a haunting addition to the series aimed at younger players. The game is easy to learn and quick to play for all the family. You’ll collect Parade Float cards to claim routes on the map whilst trying to visit […]

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14th Jul2022

From Red Sonja to Red Heat: Arnie’s Finest Hours

by Phil Wheat

He’s played everything from an indestructible cyborg from the future in the Terminator movies, to a Russian cop in Red Heat, by way of powerful barbarian in Red Sonja – the unmistakable, cinematic force that is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder turned one-man cinematic industry, whose films, be they fantasy adventure, out-and-out action or science […]

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14th Jul2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (July 12th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Another episode of AEW: Dark, which this week once again features Taz and Excalibur, out commentators for Dark as usual, but a VERY different type of presentation than we’ve seen from AEW’s YouTube shows – with two matches filmed overseas, one in Tokyo and one here in Blighty, in Sheffield of all places and the […]

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14th Jul2022

‘WWE NXT 2.0’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT 2.0, a show that – if I’m honest – rarely gets me excited to watch the programme these days. This week’s show was marked by a HUGE amount of social media posts decrying Indi Hartwell’s both rope jump (and decrying a heel turn), so let’s get into it! […]

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14th Jul2022

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 446: Suck It Scrimps!

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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13th Jul2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 71’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, the opening salvo in the AEW wrestling week. This time round we’ve got Tony Schiavone and Caprice Coleman on commentary (with Anthony Ogogo joining them in the later matches), which makes for a refreshing change to proceedings. Let’s see what the show has to offer! Match […]

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13th Jul2022

‘WWE: Raw’ Review (July 11th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of WWE Raw, the company’s flagship show which this week follows one of the worst episodes of Smackdown I’ve seen in some time. Let’s see what this show has to offer… Match #1: Finn Bálor def. Rey Mysterio The following is courtesy of wwe.com: After unleashing an attack on The […]

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12th Jul2022

Pop Addled – Episode 442: Stranger Things 4 TV Special

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of the Pop Addled podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly! Pop Addled is a pop culture podcast with nerd tendencies. Join Keenan, Sam and Timmy as they discuss movies, music, video games, sports, TV, comics, and any intersection thereof. Their brains have been thoroughly addled by pop […]

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11th Jul2022

Grimmfest announces first wave of titles for 2022

by Phil Wheat

Grimmfest, Manchester’s International Festival of Fantastic Film have announced the first wave titles for the 2022 festival – which will be returning to regular venue, The Odeon Great Northern, in Manchester on October 6th – 9th, for four high-impact, fear-filled days of the very best in genre cinema. Check out this opening barrage of international […]

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11th Jul2022

First trailer & poster for Covid horror ‘Camping Trip’

by Phil Wheat

Fuica Film Pictures and 8Cube have released the first trailer and poster for their upcoming horror, Camping Trip, which will be available on Digital Download in the UK, USA & Canada and Australia and New Zealand from 16th August. Camping Trip stars Leo Zola (Leonardo Fuica), Caitlin Cameron, Hannah Forest Briand and Alex Gravenstein and […]

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11th Jul2022

Friday Night Smackdown – July 8th 2022: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. This week’s episode reportedly had some issues behind the scenes that meant, allegedly, the show was put together on the fly. Let’s see how that pans out… Match #1: The Viking Raiders def. Jinder Mahal & Shanky The […]

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11th Jul2022

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (July 8th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial in Rochester, New York. Once again we’ve got Tony Schiavone, Excalibur AND Jim Ross on commentary, so let’s get to the […]

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11th Jul2022

Major League Wrestling finds UK TV home

by Phil Wheat

Major League Wrestling and Ayozat TV have today announced a broadcast partnership, bringing the league to UK airwaves. The partnership will allow fans to watch new episodes of MLW’s flagship weekly series MLW: Fusion each week, as well as classic content from the league’s library, which dates back to 2002. With such a prestigious roster […]

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