Stars: Ego Mikitas, Maxi Witrak, Terrance Livingston Jr., Lydia Hunter, Michael Deni, Tania Fox, Natasha Goubskaya | Written by Ryan Ebert, Anna Rasmussen | Directed by Glenn Campbell, Tammy Klein The biggest surprise about Shark Side of the Moon is that, in a genre that’s already seen Sharks of the Corn, Sharkula, Ouija Shark and […]
Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Ernest Borgnine, Ali McGraw, Burt Young, Franklyn Ajaye, Brian Davies, Seymour Cassel, Cassie Yates | Written by Bill Norton | Directed by Sam Peckinpah Directed by Sam Peckinpah, Convoy is a film that rides on the wave of the trucker and CB radio craze of the 1970s. Based on the popular country song […]
Stars: Tess Haubrich, Michael Biehn, Nathan Jones, Angie Milliken | Written by Ryan Coonan, Richard Barcaricchio | Directed by Ryan Coonan Rippy, originally entitled The Red before getting retitled to riff on the old kid’s show Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, is the latest creature feature from down under. As if Australia didn’t already have enough […]
Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Tim Roth, Marysia S. Peres, Abigail Breslin, Kim DeLonghi | Written by Bob DeRosa | Directed by Roel Reiné Classified is a title with a double meaning. It not only refers to the work C.I.A. assassin Evan (Aaron Eckhart; London Has Fallen, Chief of Station) does, but it’s how he gets the […]
Stars: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine, Scott Walker, Peter Hooten | Written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati | Directed by Michael Anderson Orca: The Killer Whale, directed by Michael Anderson and released in 1977, is a unique and polarizing entry in the animal horror genre. Riding the wave […]
Stars: Kelly Tappan, Richard Colm-Lee, Sylvie Mohr, Vivian Hunter, Ryosuke Sekoguchi, Vas Provatakis, Joshua Morgan, Mateo Taylor, Donna Rae Allen, Madison M. Bowman, David Raizor | Written and Directed by Joshua Morgan As Children of the Pines begins, a voiceover tells us, “Sadness will ground you in ways that happiness could only dream of doing.” […]
Stars: Joshua Tonks, Chris Lines, Rosie Edwards, Elliot Hadley, Jake Watkins, Michaela Longden, Ray Calleja, Jon Holmes | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Lord of Wolves, the latest film from British writer/director Charlie Steeds, marks the third time he’s taken on the subject of lycanthropy. Unlike A Werewolf in England and Werewolf Castle, Lord […]
Stars: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Darya Ekamasova, Yura Borisov, Paul Weissman, Lindsey Normington, Emily Weider, Luna Sofía Miranda, Vincent Radwinsky, Brittney Rodriguez, Sophia Carnabuci | Written and Directed by Sean Baker Since releasing his first feature in 2000, writer/director Sean Baker has built himself a name as an exciting voice in independent cinema. As his works […]
Stars: Douglas Smith, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Carrie-Anne Moss, Frank Grillo, Jonathan Cherry | Written and Directed by Lowell Dean Die Alone is the most recent film from Saskatchewan-based filmmaker Lowell Dean. If you’ve heard of him, it’s probably because of the over-the-top genre comedies WolfCop and Another WolfCop. But he’s done several other films, including the […]
Stars: Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Stephen Graham, Andy Serkis | Written and Directed by Kelly Marcel Tom Hardy returns as hapless Eddie Brock and his titular shape-shifting symbiote for the third film in the Venom franchise, which is also the fifth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (which is so […]
Written by Yôsuke Kuroda, Kôhei Horikoshi | Directed by Tensai Okamura Airing since 2016, My Hero Academia is the anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s successful manga series. Set within a hero-focused society, the story arrived at the right time to capitalize on the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With its thoughtful and unique take […]
Take Cover is the latest film from action superstar Scott Adkins as a burned-out professional sniper who finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer. Directed by Nick McKinless and also starring Alice […]
Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, Blair Underwood | Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins It can be difficult to market a film. A trailer can be the best way to garner interest, although this can be undone when the promotional material offers spoilers to lure in potential viewers (as evidenced with […]
Stars: Darren Stevens, Mark Templin, Peter Whittaker, Ellen Mildred, Melanie Evans | Written by Trevor Payer | Directed by Brett Kelly [NOTE: Nerdly’s Managing Editor Phil is listed as an Executive Producer on the following film, however that does not, and will not, affect the outcome of this review] Does anyone remember a film from […]
Stars: Tanner Stine, Ali Larter, Ryan Whitney, Angela Halili, Justin Long, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Tony Amendola | Written by John Cregan | Directed by Gavin Wiesen It’s 1978 in Jenkins, Texas, and, with their parents away, a group of teens decides to play spin the bottle in the basement of one of the group’s houses. The […]
Billed as the first ever original AI feature film and the first release by AiMation Studios, Where the Robots Grow is a film for all the family. Set in a future where Earth’s last survivors send robots to farm a new world called Oracle. The latest model of robot, Cru, finds his purpose in life […]
Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu | Written and Directed by Chris Sanders Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How To Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch) and adapted from the first in a trilogy of books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot is the latest feature from […]
Stars: Andra Day, Glenn Close, Anthony B. Jenkins, Caleb McLaughlin, Demi Singleton, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo’Nique, Omar Epps | Written by David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum | Directed by Lee Daniels Across his career, Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler, The Paperboy) has directed an array of works which each bring with them Academy Award aspirations. Whether that translates […]
