Stars: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Joely Richardson, Matthew Duckett, Faye Marsay | Written by David Magee | Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Marrying Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie’s life of wealth and privilege seems set as she takes the title of Lady Chatterley. Yet this idealistic union gradually becomes an incarceration when Clifford returns from the […]
Stars: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Harper Taylor, Brynn Taylor | Written and Directed by Phil Tippett First started in 1987, over thirty years in the making and the subject of much talk, rumour and speculation, Phil Tippett’s Mad God was certainly one of the most anticipated screenings at this year’s Fantasia. Given Tippett’s […]
Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Trudy Lightstone, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, Brendan Fletcher, Mike Dopud | Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller | Directed by Tommy Wirkola What do you get if you cross Die Hard, Bad Santa, Home Alone and Santa Claus: The Movie? The answer is Violent […]
Stars: Graham Skipper, Jeremy Gardner, Taylor Zaudtke, Rigo Garay | Written and Directed by Eric Pennycoff Father David (Graham Skipper) is a devout priest who lives by the bible’s doctrine to be a Good Samaritan at all times. So he is more than happy to welcome a struggling homeless couple Terry and Lexi, played by […]
Stars: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Written and Directed by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Something in the Dirt is the latest film from the filmmaking team of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (The Endless, Moom Knight). Shot during the pandemic with a minimal crew it’s something of a return to the early days of their […]
Stars: David Wayman, Sian Altman, May Kelly, Ocean M Harris, Jack Edwards, Valis Volkova, Caidney Simone, Eva Rya, Felicia Westring, Fahad Salman, Richard Sandling, Jenny Miller, Robin Kirwan | Written and Directed by Andy Edwards One of the earliest films featuring the name Scott Jeffrey, that we reviewed here on Nerdly, was Darker Shades of […]
There’s been a whole slew of television shows and documentary films about nostalgia lately, with many focusing on a number of toy lines from the 80s and other decades of the past. The Toys That Made Us is likely the most well-known of the lot, landing on Netflix, talking about toys from Star Wars to […]
Stars: Alice Lucy, David Schofield, Kel Matsena, Casper Van Dien, Max Rüdlinger | Written by Johannes Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein, Gregory D. Widmer, Trent Haaga | Directed by Johannes Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein After several years of raising funds and filming, Mad Heidi arrives just in time to join films like Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, The Banana […]
Stars: Paula Coiz, Samantha Cull, Patricia Mañas, Danielle Scott, Chris Cordell, Kate Sandison, Bao Tieu, Samantha Cull, Meg Matthews, Zuza Tehanu | Written by Ben Daly | Directed by Louisa Warren Seemingly filmed back-to-back with the fourth film in the series, a film that rebooted the franchise, redesigned the titular killer tooth fairy and changed […]
Stars: Shin Sia, Park Eun-bin, Seo Eun-soo, Jin Goo, Kim Da-mi | Written and Directed by Park Hoon-jung I was lucky enough to see The Witch Part 1: The Subversion as part of my coverage for Glasgow Frightfest back in 2019. It was my favourite movie of the festival and was the perfect action horror […]
Stars: Gillian Alexy, Luke Ford, Téa Heathcote-Marks, Nick Atkinson, Alexandra Nell, Ryan Panizza | Written by Andrew Slattery, Adam Enslow, Dane Millerd | Directed by John V. Soto As the Australian thriller Avarice begins Kate Matthews (Gillian Alexy; Anchors, People You May Know) is not living her best life. Her husband Ash (Luke Ford; Infini, […]
Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding | Written by Scott Mann, Jonathan Frank | Directed by Scott Mann If you thought you weren’t afraid of heights, think again – this utterly terrifying don’t-look-down thriller from director Scott Mann will have you clutching the sides of your seat in sheer sweaty-palmed […]
Stars: Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries, Sharlto Copley, Martin Munro, Thapelo Sebogodi, Chris Langa, Mduduzi Mavimbela, Kazi Khuboni | Written by Ryan Engle | Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Despite a poor script that makes the film too predictable, Beast offers up enough lion thrills to keep you entertained for the 90-minute run time. Idris […]
Stars: Noah Segan, Victoria Moroles, Josh Ruben, C.L. Simpson | Written and Directed by Noah Segan Actor Noah Segan (The Pale Door, Mohawk) follows up “M.I.S.T..E.R.” his segment from last year’s Scare Package with his first feature, Blood Relatives, a comedy that proves blood, and the thirst for it, is thicker than water. Francis (Noah […]
Stars: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Robert De Niro, Anya Taylor-Joy | Written and Directed by David O. Russell In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in North American history. There are a ton of moving […]
Stars: Daniel Craig, Ed Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Ethan Hawke, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Madelyn Cline | Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Writer-director Rian Johnson returns with the first of two Netflix-backed sequels to his 2019 smash hit whodunnit, in which Daniel Craig reprises his role as Southern […]
Stars: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Dora Madison, Jeremy Gardner, with Jeff Daniel Phillips, Abraham Benrubi | Written and Directed by Joe Begos I’ve been a fan of writer/director Joe Begos’ work ever since I saw his first feature, Almost Human, back in 2104 at Frightfest. My love of his work was cemented […]
Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Patrick Page, Octavia Spencer, Joe Tippett | Written by Sean Anders, John Morris | Directed by Sean Anders Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns […]
