10th Nov2023

‘Kane’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Star: Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Clayton Watson, Nathan Phillips, Jake Ryan, Martin Dingle Wall | Written and Directed by Blair Moore Chess is ruthless: you’ve got to be prepared to kill people – Nigel Short That quote opens the new Aussie thriller Kane, the camera focusing on Abe (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor; Transfusion, Deep Water) playing a […]

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09th Nov2023

‘Project Z’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Eili Harboe, Dennis Storhoi, Regina Tucker, Vebjorn Enger, Jonis Jesf, Iben Akerlie, Arthur Berning | Written and Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken Like many people, you might think you’ve seen everything when it comes to zombie movies. But there’s always somebody with a new idea, a fresh and original take on the horror genre. […]

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08th Nov2023

‘Lion-Girl’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tori Griffith, Tomoki Kimura, Derek Mears, Damian Toofeek Raven, Joey Iwanaga, Matt Standley, Shelby Lee Parks, Stefanie Estes | Written and Directed by Kurando Mitsutake Lion-Girl was written and directed by Kurando Mitsutake (Gun Woman, Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf) based on characters created by famed manga author and artist Go-Nagai who also created […]

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07th Nov2023

Belfast Film Festival: ‘Haunted Ulster Live’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Mark Claney, Aimee Richardson, Dan Leith, Siobhan Kelly, Libby McBride, Jay Lowey, Antoinette Morelli, David Fleming | Written and Directed by Dominic O’Neill Haunted Ulster Live is part homage to, and part parody of the BBC’s infamous Ghostwatch. For those unfamiliar with it, it was a 1992 Halloween special hosted by Michael Parkinson and presented […]

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07th Nov2023

‘The Hive’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Timothy Haug, Christie Griffin, Miles Taber, Julianne Ruck, Mark Norwood, Whitney Reade | Written and Directed by Jared Allmond Albie (Timothy Haug; Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies, Murder Syndicate) and Penny (Christie Griffin; K.R. Kitt Comes Out of the Garage, Elephant Department) are having a night out without their two kids. They need […]

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06th Nov2023

‘Deep Fear’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Mãdãlina Ghenea, Ibrahima Gueye, Ed Westwick, Macarena Gómez, Stany Coppet, John-Paul Pace, Shane Rowe | Written by Robert Capelli Jr., Sophia Eptamenitis | Directed by Marcus Adams Deep Fear, not to be confused with last year’s film about monsters under the streets of Paris (which is probably why they added the “Sharks vs Narcs” […]

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03rd Nov2023

‘I Slay on Christmas’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Phil Herman, Lauren Sophia, Joel D. Wynkoop, M. Catherine Wynkoop, Sean Donohue, Vera Marlowe, Will Devokees, Penélope Bogado, Walter Alonso, Debbie D, Deborah Dutch, Jim Ewald, A.J. Laird, Justin Bower, Bob Glazier, Jaysen P. Buterin | Written by Joel D. Wynkoop, Sean Donohue, Debbie D, Derek Braasch, Nina Trader | Directed by Joel D. […]

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03rd Nov2023

‘Splinter’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Bill Fellows, Jane Asher, Michael McKell, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Dylan Reeves-Fellows, Sharon Lawrence, Caleb J. Burton | Written and Directed by David Bryant It’s never too early to review Christmas movies is it?! In fact, this isn’t the first Christmas horror movie I’ve reviewed for Nerdly this year, but now it’s November expect a few […]

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02nd Nov2023

‘Cat Person’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed, Isabella Rossellini, Christopher Shyer, Liza Koshy, Camille Umoff | Written by Michelle Ashford, Kristen Roupenian | Directed by Susanna Fogel Emilia Jones (CODA) and Nicholas Braun (Succession) co-star in Cat Person, a sharply written thriller that explores the minefield of dating in the modern […]

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02nd Nov2023

FilmBath Festival: ‘Poor Things’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Vicki Pepperdine, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael | Written by Tony McNamara | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Ever since he made a splash with 2009’s Dogtooth, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos has been considered an exciting voice in cinema, resulting in accolades and award nominations for his disturbing and absurdist […]

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02nd Nov2023

‘Project Eerie’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Braydan Wade, Jacob, Ricky Umberger, Austin Greene, Alex Ahmer, Dennis Frazier, Thomas Burke, James Herbert, Justin Snyder, Blair Umberger, Jacob Waeyaert | Written and Directed by Ricky Umberger Project Eerie, the new film from Ricky Umberger the maker of The Fear Footage and its sequels The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape and The […]

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01st Nov2023

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review #2

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling, David Lind, Christian Stokes, Joseph Poliquin | Written by Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi | Directed by Emma Tammi It’s an established fact that popular video games rarely make good movies, and so it proves with Five Nights at […]

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01st Nov2023

Rewind: ‘Veronica (2017)’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer, Iván Chavero, Ana Torrent, Consuelo Trujillo, Ángela Fabián, Carla Campra, Chema Adeva | Written by Paco Plaza, Fernando Navarro, Coral Cruz | Directed by Paco Plaza Opening the film on 15th June 1991, [REC] co-director Paco Plaza sets the scene with a distressing phone call where a panicked […]

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31st Oct2023

‘Doctor Jekyll’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Eddie Izzard, Lindsay Duncan, Scott Chambers, Robyn Cara, Morgan Watkins | Written by Dan Kelly-Mulhern | Directed by Joe Stephenson Eddie Izzard stars in this gender-flipped reboot of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic horror story. Produced by the resurrected Hammer Studio, it’s creepy and atmospheric, but altogether too restrained, when it should have been allowed […]

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31st Oct2023

‘Boudica’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Clive Standen, Lilibet Butanaseva, Litiana Butanaseva, Nick Moran, Lucy Martin, Peter Franzen, Dominique Vandenberg, Rita Tushingham | Written and Directed by Jesse V. Johnson Writer/director Jesse V. Johnson (Avengement, Savage Dog) opens his latest film, Boudica, on an impressive note. Roman soldiers march through a dark, fog-enshrouded, forest. It’s creepy and ominous […]

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31st Oct2023

‘Cobweb’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Woody Norman, Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by Samuel Bodin Cobweb begins a week before Halloween when Peter (Woody Norman; The Small Hand, Poldark) is woken up by the sound of knocking seemingly coming from inside his bedroom wall. You can’t blame him for being […]

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30th Oct2023

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling, David Lind, Christian Stokes, Joseph Poliquin | Written by Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi | Directed by Emma Tammi We’ve always known what creeps us out. From clowns to small tight spaces, we as an audience have been subjected […]

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30th Oct2023

‘Bloodthirst’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Costas Mandylor, Robert LaSardo, Tara Reid, Wesley Cannon, Sarah French, Elissa Dowling, Bishop Stevens | Written by Adrian Milnes, Massimiliano Cerchi | Directed by Michael Su Bloodthirst is from the folks at Mahal Empire, last year they gave us their version of the zombie apocalypse, Bridge of the Doomed. This year they’re revisiting the […]

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27th Oct2023

‘Bite’ VOD Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Shian Denovan, Nansi Nsue, Annabelle Lanyon, Stuart Sessions, Anthony Ilott, Noah James, Jack Loy, Jimmy Vee | Written by James Owen, Tom Critch | Directed by James Owen After a failed theft at a dog fighting ring, con artist couple Nina (Shian Denovan) and Yaz (Nansi Nsue) must escape a dangerous criminal pursuing them. The […]

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27th Oct2023

‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Robert Savakinus, Stephen Cognetti, Bridget Rose Perrotta, Destiny Leilani Brown, James Liddell | Written and Directed by Stephen Cognetti When I reviewed Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire, I said it seemed they had taken the franchise as far as it could go. Writer/director Stephen Cognetti seems to have had the same thought […]

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27th Oct2023

‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Russell Crowe, Franco Nero, Ralph Ineson, Daniel Zovatto, Paloma Bloyd | Written by Michael Petroni, Evan Spiliotopoulos | Directed by Julius Avery In 2020, Screen Gems acquired the rights to the story of Father Gabriele Amorth, the Italian priest who reportedly performed over 100,000 exorcisms for the Vatican. Ángel Gómez was originally hired as […]

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26th Oct2023

‘Dante’s Hotel’ Review (Tubi Original)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: AnnaLynne McCord, Judd Nelson, Ted Raimi, Tristan Riggs, Brent Bailey, Moon Bloodgood, Kevin Porter | Written by William C. Martell | Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante If you thought supermarkets rushed the holidays on us, they’ve got nothing on Tubi. For the latest Tubi Original, they’ve skipped right past Christmas to give us Dante’s […]

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