28th Dec2021

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Review – Second Opinion

by Kevin Haldon

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 I still remember sitting down in 1999 to watch that first Matrix film and being blown away by […]

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28th Dec2021

‘The Jack in the Box: Awakening’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Nicola Wright, Matt McClure, Victor Mellors, James Swanton, Mollie Hindle, Michaela Longden, Jason Farries | Written and Directed by Lawrence Fowler The Jack in the Box: Awakening is a sequel to writer/director Lawrence Fowler’s The Jack in the Box. That one of the better killer doll type films of the past couple of years […]

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27th Dec2021

‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lily Gail Reid, Daxton Gujral, Kaya Scodelario, Avan Jogia, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Donal Logue, Neal McDonough | Written and Directed by Johannes Roberts Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City opens with a prologue set in the fortress-like Raccoon City orphanage involving the young Claire (Lily Gail Reid; Ankle Biters) and Chris Redfield (Daxton […]

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27th Dec2021

Video Review: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of new Marvel flick Spider-Man: No Way Home, The third part of the Tom Holland trilogy. THIS REVIEW IS THE SPOILER FREE VERSION. With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter […]

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23rd Dec2021

‘Roommate Wanted’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Angelique Sabrina White, MJ Garcia, Ricky Cruz, Carol Stanzione, Jack Shulruff, Isabela Valotti | Written and Directed by Michael McCartney Roommate Wanted is a phrase that holds so much potential both good and bad. From the possibility of cheaper accommodations and pleasant company, to the threat of being forced to coexist in a small […]

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23rd Dec2021

‘The Wrong Sarah’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jason Toler, Sarah Brine, Elliott Woods, Lisa London, Shane Ryan, Chris Spinelli | Written and Directed by Jason Toler Remember at the beginning of The Terminator, Arnold is running around Los Angeles trying to kill Sarah Connor but keeps offing the wrong Sarah? Well in The Wrong Sarah writer/director/star Jason Toler (Crack House of […]

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23rd Dec2021

‘Malignant’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel, Ingrid Bisu | Written by Ingrid Bisu, James Wan, Akela Cooper | Directed by James Wan The latest horror flick from director James Wan (The Conjuring, Insidious), Malignant is a bizarre mixture of the brilliant and the terrible. It’s hard to […]

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22nd Dec2021

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ 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 Neo and Trinity are reunited in this fourth instalment of the Matrix saga, set twenty years after the […]

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22nd Dec2021

‘The Guardian (Thien Than Ho Menh)’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Salim, Truc Anh, Samuel An, Amee | Written by Victor Vu, Kay Nguyen | Directed by Victor Vu The Guardian (Thien Than Ho Menh) opens with a woman preparing to commit suicide and then appearing to lose her nerve and drop the razor knife she was going to use on her wrists. Instead, she […]

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21st Dec2021

‘Licorice Pizza’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Joseph Cross, Christine Ebersole, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Skyler Gisondo, Harriet Sansom Harris, John Michael Higgins, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph | Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Director Paul Thomas Anderson makes movie stars out of Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman […]

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21st Dec2021

Video Review: ‘Krays: Code of Silence’

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of new thriiler Krays: Code of Silence, which is based on a true story and releases in the UK on DVD and digital on 27th December 2021. The sixties, London: hemlines are up, and so is the crime rate, the highest level on record. As the Beatles rule the […]

20th Dec2021

‘The Darkness of the Road’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Najarra Townsend, Gwyneth Glover, Leah Lauren, Johnny Whitworth, Paris Dylan | Written and Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez I thought I would give myself a break from the dozens of Christmas movies this month and watch a movie I literally knew nothing about except its title. I was pretty sure it wasn’t a Christmas movie […]

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20th Dec2021

‘Force to Fear’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Mitchell Musolino, Joseph Setticase, Sé Marie, Chad Bruns, Ginny Griedel, April Yanko, Ted Opalinski, George Saulnier | Written and Directed by Chad Bruns, Zane Hershberger Writer/directors Chad Bruns and Zane Hershberger (10/31) let us know where Force to Fear is coming from right from the start with opening credits that look like they were […]

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20th Dec2021

Video Review: ‘Castle Falls’ – Adkins vs. Lundgren

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of new action thriller Castle Falls, which is currently available in theatres, On Demand and on Digital from Shout! Studios. Shout! Factory will release it on Blu-Ray and DVD, in the US, on December 28th. Here in the UK Dazzler Media presents Castle Falls on Digital Download from 20th […]

17th Dec2021

‘Monsters in the Closet’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tom Cikoski, Jasmin Flores, Denyse Ruggiero, Luke Couzens, Camilla Crawford, Jordan Flippo, Phillip Green, Nelson JoaQuin, John Paul Fedele, Valerie Bittner | Directed by The Snygg Brothers Monsters in the Closet, (not to be confused with Troma’s creature feature Monster in the Closet or Harry Benshoff’s book on LGBQT themes in horror films), is […]

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17th Dec2021

Video Review: ‘8-Bit Christmas’ – A Chris-miss or Hit?

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of new Christmas family comedy 8-Bit Christmas, and you can also check out our written review of the film right here. In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system. Directed by Michael Dowse, […]

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17th Dec2021

‘No Time to Die’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, Billy Magnussen, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear | Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga No Time to Die, not to be confused with Too Young […]

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16th Dec2021

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei | Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers | Directed by Jon Watts Tom Holland returns for his third solo outing as everyone’s favourite web-slinger in the latest superhero adventure from Marvel Studios. It’s […]

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16th Dec2021

‘Fortress’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Jesse Metcalfe, Shannen Doherty, Ser’Darius Blain, Kelly Greyson, Sean Kanan, Natalie Burn, Trae Ireland, Simon Phillips, Michael Sirow, Katalina Viteri | Written by Alan Horsnail | Directed by James Cullen Bressack If you’re a long-time reader of Nerdly you’ll know we’re huge fans of director James Cullen Bressack, so […]

15th Dec2021

‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tom Hendryk, Michael McKell, Helen Crevel, Robin Denys, David Lenik, Mark Topping, Francesca Louise White | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson Following on from Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing and Ripper Untold, Leicester-based filmmaker Steve Lawson returns with his third take on classic cinematic villains with Jekyll & Hyde; and like those aforementioned movies […]

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15th Dec2021

‘Death Valley’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Kristen Kaster, Ethan Mitchell, Jeremy Ninaber, Justin Moses, Matt Daciw, Matthew Ninaber | Written and Directed by Matthew Ninaber I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Death Valley. On the one hand writer/director Matthew Ninaber also wrote and directed the underwhelming Transference and Extraction Day. On the other hand, he was the guy […]

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15th Dec2021

Video Review: ‘Deadly Cuts’ – An Irish-ting Black Comedy!

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of Irish-set black comedy Deadly Cuts, a black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon where the stylists become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community. Written and directed by Rachel Carey, Deadly Cuts stars Angeline Ball, Ericka […]

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