29th Mar2022

‘Jurassic Island’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah T. Cohen, Tony Goodall, Nicola Wright, Alistair Stoneman, Jamila Wingett, Ray Whelan, Ricardo Freitas | Written by Dominic Ellis, Tom Joliffe | Directed by Dominic Ellis What a shocker, another Scott Jeffrey produced horror getting reviewed on Nerdly… I think we must have reviewed at least 80% of Jeffrey’s output across the handful […]

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29th Mar2022

‘The Highwayman: The Legend of Dick Turpin’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mollie Hindle, Morgan Rees-Davies, Tom Hendryck, Ciaron Davies, Stacey Gough, Melvyn Rawlinson, Steve Dolton | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson After a disastrous attempt to rob the carriage of the Earl of Pembroke, famed highwayman Dick Turpin finds himself on the run in the English countryside with the only thing of value he […]

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28th Mar2022

‘Stoker Hills’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tony Todd, David Gridley, Vince Hill-Bedford, Steffani Brass, Eric Etebari, William Lee Scott, Tyler Clark, John Beasley | Written by Jonah Kuehner | Directed by Benjamin Louis Stoker Hills gets down to business early, starting with a lecture on film by Professor Smith (Tony Todd; The Changed, Tales from the Hood 3). That gets […]

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28th Mar2022

‘The Greatest Inheritance’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mena Suvari, Jaleel White, Cameron Kelly, Jeff Schroeder, Leticia Jimenez, Miles Mussenden, Grace Pippas, Meredith Riley Stewart, Mychala Lee | Written by John K.D. Graham, Alexandra Boylan, Andrea Polnaszek | Directed by John K.D. Graham I’ll admit I had never heard of The Greatest Inheritance or the production company behind it, Mustard Seed Entertainment, […]

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25th Mar2022

‘Ambulance’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Jackson White, Moses Ingram, Keir O’Donnell | Written by Chris Fedak | Directed by Michael Bay Remaking a foreign language movie might seem like an unusual step for master-of-mayhem Michael Bay, but that’s what’s happened with his latest movie Ambulance, which is based on the […]

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25th Mar2022

‘On The 3rd Day’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Gerardo Romano, Mariana Anghileri, Octavio Belmonte, Diego Cremonesi, Osvaldo Santoro, Lautaro Delgado | Written by Alberto Fasce, Gonzalo Ventura | Directed by Daniel de la Vega On The 3rd Day (Al Tercer Día) is the latest film from Argentinian filmmaker Daniel de la Vega whose other films include Necrophobia 3D and The White Coffin […]

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24th Mar2022

‘Dream a Little Dream’ Blu-ray Review (Vestron Video)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie, William McNamara, Harry Dean Stanton, Matt Adler, Alex Rocco, Victoria Jackson | Written by Daniel Jay Franklin, Marc Rocco, Danny Eisenberg | Directed by Marc Rocco For those that haven’t seen the film, Dream a Little Dream tells the story of Bobby (Feldman) who, […]

24th Mar2022

Boston Underground Film Festival 2022 – Short Film Reviews

by Alain Elliott

Thorns Thorns sees a young couple go to stay a night at a motel only to have their night interrupted by an unwanted guest. At a little over five minutes Thorns creates an easy to follow story with a satisfying ending. Something most films struggle to do! I really enjoyed how the movie looked and […]

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24th Mar2022

‘Tethered’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Brody Bett, Alexandra Paul, Jared Laufree, Kareem Ferguson, Chris Demm | Written by Jeff Cox, Daniel Robinette, Michael Scott, Aaron Sorgius, Kayla Stuhr, Jeremy Tassone, Cooper Thornton | Directed by Daniel Robinette A young boy named Solomon (Brody Bett) who we quickly realize is blind and tethered to the cabin he lives in, checks […]

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23rd Mar2022

‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Harry Shum Jr., Chris Sullivan, Kelley Mack, Justin Welborn, James Swanton | Written by Tim Woodall, Phil Drinkwater | Directed by Jacob Gentry Expanded from the 2016 short of the same name, Broadcast Signal Intrusion stars Harry Shum Jr. (Glee, Shadowhunters) as James, a bereaved video archivist who, while logging tapes of old TV […]

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23rd Mar2022

‘Sin Eater’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jessie Nerud, Danny Bohnen, Scott Moore, Scotty Bohnen, Bill Moseley, Russell Geoffrey Banks | Written and Directed by Carmelo Chimera Sin Eater opens in the aftermath of a brutal car accident, one woman is dead, another survived but with severe trauma to her face and mouth. The survivor is Christine (Jessie Nerud; Dawn of […]

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23rd Mar2022

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jada Pinkett Smith, Christina Ricci | Written by Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell, Aleksandar Hemon | Directed by Lana Wachowski eo and Trinity are reunited in this fourth instalment of the Matrix saga, set twenty years after the […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘The Spine of Night’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

Features the voices of: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Joe Manganiello, Patrick Breen, Larry Fessenden | Written and Directed by Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King Where are all the adult animated movies? There’s even less when it comes to animated horror movies. There have been a handful of more well-known ones […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘Manifest Evil’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, Leon M. Brown, Sheila Mears, Ambre Anderson, Deja Monique Cruz, Ian Stanley, Justine Wachsberger | Written by Leon M. Brown | Directed by Jena Serbu At the start of Manifest Evil, a young Matthew Franklin (Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman; This is Us) sits playing with toy soldiers. He wanders outside and a […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Richard Harfst, Sian Altman, Louis James, George Nettleton, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Judy Tcherniak | Written by Matthew B.C., Scott Jeffrey, Mario von Czapiewski | Directed by Matthew B.C. It’s usually not a good sign when a film has more than one title, so the fact that H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal has been known simply […]

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21st Mar2022

‘Fresh’ Review (Disney+)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs | Written by Lauryn Kahn | Directed by Mimi Cave Rising star Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan star in this stylish horror-thriller that sinks its teeth into dating culture, toxic male behaviour and a few other tasty morsels on the side. Now streaming on Disney […]

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21st Mar2022

‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Features the voices of: Megumi Ogata, Kana Hanazawa, Mikako Komatsu, Kōki Uchiyama, Tomokazu Seki, Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai | Written by Hiroshi Seko | Directed by Sunghoo Park Directed by Sunghoo Park, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a prequel to the popular anime series of the same name. As such, it serves as the perfect introduction […]

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21st Mar2022

‘The Institute’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Victorya Brandart, Ignacyo Matynia, Mark Lobene, Jarred Harper, Louisa Bradshaw, Claire McClain, Joy Donze | Written and Directed by Hamza Zaman Few things in one’s life inspire more joy and fear than childbirth and becoming a parent. Though probably not the fears that Marie (Victorya Brandart; When Women Rule the World, I Am Not […]

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18th Mar2022

‘Followers’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Harry Jarvis, Loreece Harrison, Erin Austen, Daniel Cahil, Nina Wadia, Orion Lee, Tanya Burr, Poppy Roe | Written and Directed by Marcus Harben While checking the local cinema listings for Ti West’s new slasher movie X, I noticed that another horror movie was getting a theatrical release in the UK… Followers is that movie […]

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18th Mar2022

‘Sinister Stepsister’ Review (Lifetime)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Annika Foster, Tu Morrow, Jhey Castles, Matthew Pohlkamp, Johan Gran, Jacob Taylor, Dayne Jarrah | Written by Adam Rockoff | Directed by John Murlowski I’m not going to lie, I’m really starting to enjoy the trashy nature of these horror/thriller themed Lifetime movies. I think it’s the unapologetic nature of their films, they remind […]

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17th Mar2022

‘X’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega, Owen Campbell, Kid Cudi, Stephen Ure | Written and Directed by Ti West Writer-director Ti West (House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) consolidates his reputation as one of America’s best horror filmmakers with this terrific ’70s-set slasher that plays like Boogie Nights meets The Texas Chain […]

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17th Mar2022

‘Night at the Eagle Inn’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Amelia Dudley, Taylor Turner, Greg Schweers, Beau Minniear, Erik Bloomquist | Written by Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist | Directed by Erik Bloomquist Night at the Eagle Inn is the latest film from Erik and Carson Bloomquist. We’ve been following these filmmakers since way back in 2015 and their first short film The Cobblestone Corridor. Since […]

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