30th May2019

‘The Affliction Table’ Short Film Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: M W Daniels, Sean Francis Mclaughlin, Kimberley Thornhill | Written and Directed by M W Daniels I had a chance to watch M W Daniels’ short film House of Lexi and review it for Nerdly recently, and I really enjoyed the film, found a lot of elements to like about it, so I was […]

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28th May2019

‘Aladdin’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen, Jordan A. Nash, Amir Boutrous, Numan Acar, Taliyah Blair, Aubrey Lin | Written by Guy Ritchie, John August | Directed by Guy Ritchie Aladdin is directed by Guy Ritchie and is the 2019 live-action remake of the same 1992 Disney property of […]

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28th May2019

‘The Shipment’ Short Film Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Aleks Paunovic, Ishana Bala, Robert Maillet, Omari Newton, Adrian Petriw | Written and Directed by Bobby Bala Short film almost always equals low budget. Now, this is of course not a problem, but I point it out when talking about The Shipment because it either spends a low budget extremely well or it has […]

27th May2019

‘Killer Party’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sam Strike, Erin Moriarty, Robin Tunney, Julian McMahon, Lance Reddick, Virginia Gardner, Kian Lawley | Written and Directed by Chris von Hoffman When three teenage thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party they have plans for pulling off an easy and lucrative heist. Little do they know that the dinner party is actually hosted for […]

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27th May2019

‘House of Lexi’ Short Film Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Emma Dark, Helen Stephens, Jane Garda, Sean Francis Mclaughlin | Written and Directed by M W Daniels House of Lexi begins with a panoramic scan along a beautiful beach, the slow low-key score mimicking the smoothness of the camera. I loved this opening. It was calm, it was intriguing and it peaked my curiosity. The […]

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27th May2019

‘My Brilliant Career’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Peter Whitford | Written by Eleanor Whitcombe | Directed by Gillian Armstrong In the 19th century, on a remote Australian farm, teenager Sybylla (Judy Davis) dreams of a life of culture. Definitely a dreamer rather than a doer, she is shipped around various pockets of her extended […]

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24th May2019

‘Booksmart’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Bernie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billy Lourd | Written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman | Directed by Olivia Wilde Booksmart is actress Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut and stars Bernie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as Molly […]

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24th May2019

‘Mega Time Squad’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Morgan Albrecht, Linda Allen, Yoson An, Jaya Beach-Robertson, Jonny Brugh, Milo Cawthorne, Charles Chan, Mohi Critchley, Hetty Gaskall-Haan, Arlo Gibson, Mick Innes, Ash Jones, Stephanie Liebert, Mathew Loo, Frankie Mac, Josh McKenzie, Sam Morgan, Lewis Roscoe, Axl Scott, Tian Tan, Barney Teng, Anton Tennet, Paul Trimmer, Simon Ward, Matt Weavers, William Wei, Eruera Wilton, […]

23rd May2019

‘Wine Country’ Review (Netflix)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, Jay Larson, Tina Fey, Maya Erskine, Jason Schwartzman | Written by Liz Cackowski, Emily Spivey | Directed by Amy Poehler Wine Country is famed comedienne Amy Poehler’s directorial debut and stars an all-star cast of female SNL alumni, both in front and […]

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23rd May2019

‘The Siren’ DVD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Margaret Ying Drake, MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear [NOTE: With the film now available to buy, here’s a reposting of our review of The Rusalka, now retitled The Siren for its DVD and Digital release, from the films UK debut at Frightfest earlier this year] Writer-director Perry Blackshear […]

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23rd May2019

‘Little’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Regina Hall, Tone Bell, Luke James, Mikey Day, JD McCrary, Tucker Meek, Thalia Tran, Justin Hartley, Rachel Dratch | Written by Tina Gordon, Tracy Oliver | Directed by Tina Gordon Little, directed by Tina Gordon Chism, follows tough stuck up business women Jordan Sanders after she’s transformed into her younger […]

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22nd May2019

‘Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss, Kyle Mooney, Baron Vaughn | Written by Marly Halpern-Graser | Directed by Jake Castorena When a new menace in Gotham begins stealing all the experimental technology, Batman is put on high alert. But, a team of warriors lurking beneath the streets are also on the […]

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22nd May2019

‘Polterheist’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jo Mousley, Sid Akbar Ali, Jamie Cymbal, Pushpinder Chani, Kevin Curtin, Gemma Head, Matthew Lewney, Polly Lister, Amy Mountford, Huw Blainey, Stacey Coleman | Written by David Gilbank, Gemma Head, Paul Renhard | Directed by David Gilbank I have a few personal rules here on Nerdly that I’m not sure I’ve ever mentioned before, […]

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22nd May2019

‘Don’t Look’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Luciana Faulhaber, Jeff Berg, Jarrod Robbins, Curtis K. Case, Lindsay Eshelman, Javier E. Gómez | Written by Jessica Boucher, Danielle Killay | Directed by Luciana Faulhaber The title Don’t Look does feel like one I’ve heard before or one that really should have been used before now. It’s so generic it could be used […]

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21st May2019

‘Zoombies 2’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Erica Sturdefant, Jonathon Buckley, Jarrid Masse, Terra Strong, Jumarcus Mason, Caleb Thomas, Peter Stickles, Troy Castaneda, Adam Meredith, Ashley Alva, Jaime Nungaray, Himanshu Prasad | Written by Scotty Mullen | Directed by Glenn R. Miller Who would have thought that The Asylum’s seemingly quick cash-in on the hype around Zombeavers, Zoombies, would actually get […]

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20th May2019

‘Iron Sky: The Coming Race’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale, Tom Green, Julia Dietze, Edward Judge, Martin Swabey, Emilt Atack, Udo Kier, John Flanders, Stephanie Paul, James Quinn | Written by Timo Vuorensola, Dalan Musson | Directed by Timo Vuorensola Iron Sky: The Coming Race is the long-anticipated and multi delayed eight-year follow up to its original predecessor […]

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20th May2019

‘Badlands’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint | Written and Directed by Terrence Malick Terrence Malick’s small-yet-mythic 1973 crime drama Badlands has its troubling aspects – on the surface, anyway – but it is a stunning debut feature. Based on the murder spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, it’s […]

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18th May2019

‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Jason Mantzoukas, Jerome Flynn, Robin Lord Taylor | Written by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, Marc Abrams | Directed by Chad Stahelski John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is once again directed by Chad Stahelski, after […]

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18th May2019

‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, Suki Waterhouse, Josette Simon, Alejandro De Mesa, Rita Ora, Karan Soni | Written by Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly | Directed by Rob Letterman Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is directed by Rob Letterman and stars Justice Smith as Tim Goodman […]

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16th May2019

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Jason Mantzoukas, Jerome Flynn, Robin Lord Taylor | Written by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, Marc Abrams | Directed by Chad Stahelski John Wick is back, and this time he’s bringing a subtitle. Parabellum is both […]

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16th May2019

Terrible Terror: ‘House of Bones’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installment in a brand-new series here on Nerdly, Terrible Terror, in which we highlight some of, what we think, are the WORST horror movies to have ever burnt my retina with their atrociousness. Up this time is direct to DVD fear-flick House of Bones – which stars some familiar faces from […]

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15th May2019

‘Winterskin’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche, Peter Cosgrove, Kate Davies-Speak, John Lomas, Harrison Nash, Dylan Curtis | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds I absolutely adored writer/director Charlie Steeds Cannibal Farm, a film that has seemingly been held to ransom by its UK distributors, with a release – under the title Escape […]

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