Stars: Charles Pieper, Jessica Bailey | Written and Directed by Josh Schneider Having reviewed movies online for over four years now, I often get asked to watch online shorts (at least 2 or 3 times a week), so many in fact that it usually takes something special for us to put fingers to keyboard and […]
Stars: Zach Canfield, John Russo, Ben Evans, John Archer Lundgren, Grayson Lauffenburger, Randi Lee Krasny | Written and directed by Ryan Lightbourn “Sammy Jenkins was a simple man who lived a simple life, until a genetic mutation sent his world spiraling out of control. Now, being hunted by the men responsible for his deformity, as […]
MORTAL KOMBAT (1995) Stars: Robin Shou, Christopher Lambert, Linden Ashby, Talisa Soto, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson | Written by Kevin Droney | Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Based on the video game of the same name, Mortal Kombat tells the story of a group of martial artists plucked from Earth by the mysterious Lord Rayden […]
Stars: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Welch, Andrew James Allen | Written by David Tillman | Directed by Duane Journey Tommy Wirkola has a lot to answer for… Since releasing his Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters flick there have been more and more Hansel & Gretel-related flicks hitting DVD, […]
Stars: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet | Written by Craig Mazin | Directed by Seth Gordon Jason Bateman re-teams with his Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon and Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy for a comedy in which a regular guy […]
Stars: Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough, Michael Jai White | Written by Adam Mervis | Directed by Jason Connery Originally set to debut back in August 2012 under the title of The Philly Kid, this is yet another film from the After Dark Action stable which looks, on the surface, like some lame Rocky knockoff. (A Rock-off?) Pleasantly […]
Welcome to what will (hopefully) be a new regular series here on Nerdly, as I highlight some of, what I think, are the best movies that have flown under the radar of many or have been “forgotten” in the intervening years since its release. First up is Shootfighter. Any film that features Van Damme’s Bloodsport […]
Stars: Scott Adkins, Christian Slater, Petar Bachvarov, Valentin Ganev, Sofía Sisniega, Yvette Yates, Michail Elenov, Israel Islas | Written by Jonathan W. Stokes | Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez El Gringo is the latest movie from After Dark Films’ new action division which, like its horror branch, releases low-budget action movies both cinemas and direct to […]
Stars: Elisabeth Rohm, Yancy Butler, Robert Englund, Paul Nicholls, Poppy Lee Friar, Benedict Smith, Caroline Ford, Scarlett Byrne, Daniel Black, Jeff Stewart, Sewell Whitney | Written by David Reed, Mairin Reed | Directed by Don Michael Paul Picking up after the third film, Lake Placid: The Final Chapter sees poacher Reba (Butler) return to Black […]
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Akerman, Sami Gayle, Mark Valley, M.C. Gainey | Written by David Guggenheim | Directed by Simon West These days you know what you’re getting from a Nicolas Cage film – bombastic drama, glorious over the top action and, of course, Cage over-egging every single line in the […]
Stars: George Clooney, Maureen McCormick, Vince Edwards, Brendan Hughes, Scott Jacoby, Lori Lethin, Alex Rocco | Written by Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson | Directed by Bill Froehlich In 1982 Crippen High School was the scene of a series of brutal murders and yet the killer was never caught. Now a low budget film crew that […]
Stars: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Richard Glover, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Richard Lumsden | Written by Alice Lowe, Steve Oram | Directed by Ben Wheatley Kill List director Ben Wheatley returns with his latest opus, Sightseers, a very British black comedy which is penned by its stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram and […]
Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Christina Ulloa, Travis Van Winkle, Michael Copon, Tyler Mane | Written by Lloyd S. Wagner | Directed by Levan Bakhia & Beqa Jguburia Supposedly based on true events that took place in Georgia, 247°F tells the story of Jenna who, still struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of her […]
Written and Directed by Gilles Penso | Produced by Alexandre Poncet | Co-produced by Tony Dalton Directed by Gilles Penso, Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan covers the remarkable career of the movie industry’s most admired and influential special-effects auteur. Leaving no doubt as to Harryhausen’s seminal influence on modern-day special effects, the documentary features enlightening and […]
Stars: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Liane Balaban, Morganne Slemp, Genevieve Alexandra, America Olivo, Sammi Rotibi, Sal Landi, Dan Hunter, Megan Duffy | Written by Alexander Aja, Gregory Levasseur | Directed by Franck Khalfoun After helming remakes of The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha, the gang behind the “trapped in a parking lot with a psycho” […]
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Josh Peck, Connor Cruise, Edwin Hodge, Will Yun Lee, Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Written by Carl Ellsworth, Jeremy Passmore | Directed by Dan Bradley Remaking Red Dawn is an intriguing choice. The original was very much a product of its time that combined the zeitgeist attitude of the […]
Stars: Steven Seagal, Steve Austin, Bren Foster, Steph Song, Aliyah O’Brien, Michael Pare | Written by Richard Beattie | Directed by Keoni Waxman Yes, you read that cast list right, two of the biggest straight to DVD action stars, ex-cinematic hard man Steven Seagal and former WWE wrestler ”Stone Cold” Steve Austin have teamed up under […]
Stars: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Doug Jones, Jonny Weston, Angus Scrimm | Written and Directed by Don Coscarelli Sometimes there are films that are so hyped up, be it by your own mind or by others, that they could never live up to your expectations. Then there are films […]
