12th Mar2024

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: ‘Hoard’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Saura Lightfoot Leon, Lily-Beau Leach, Hayley Squires, Samantha Spiro, Joseph Quinn | Written and Directed by Luna Carmoon In 1980s England, Maria (Lily-Beau Leach) lives with her mother Cynthia (Hayley Squires), who is an obsessive hoarder. Struggling at school, Maria seeks solace in the unique yet dysfunctional lifestyle that the pair share together. In […]

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12th Mar2024

‘TNA Wrestling: Sacrifice 2024’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of TNA’s Sacrifice 2024 – which has rather swiftly followed their last PPV, No Surrender (which was only TWO(!) weeks ago). Talk about pay-per-view fatigue – though can we call this a PPV? Isn’t it rather a TNA+ special? Whatever, let’s check out what went down on this show! COUNTDOWN TO […]

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12th Mar2024

‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Mar 9th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW’s latest television show, Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights! We’ve got the commentary team of Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone calling the action, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Bryan Danielson def. Shane Taylor The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Taylor threw Danielson halfway […]

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11th Mar2024

Frightfest Glasgow 2024: ‘The Deep Dark’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Samuel LeBihan, Amir El Kacem, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Thomas Solivérès, Diego Martín, Marc Riso, Bruno Sanches | Written and Directed by Mathieu Turi It’s 1856, and in the historic coal mines of Northern France, a group of miners find themselves trapped in the subterranean depths after a cave-in. But they soon realise they are not […]

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11th Mar2024

Frightfest Glasgow 2024: ‘The Soul Eater’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Paul Hamy, Sandrine Bonnaire, Francis Renaud | Written by Annelyse Batrel, Ludovic Lefebvre | Directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury Two detectives with entirely different work methods are sent to the sleepy French mountain town of Roquenoir. One is investigating a series of gruesome deaths. The other is searching for some missing […]

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11th Mar2024

‘Imaginary’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Betty Buckley, Tom Payne, Veronica Falcon | Written by Jeff Wadlow, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland | Directed by Jeff Wadlow Produced by BlumHouse and directed by Jeff Wadlow (Fantasy Island), Imaginary is a solidly entertaining Friday night horror flick that does a decent job with its premise. It […]

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11th Mar2024

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Mar 8th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of AEW: Rampage! This week’s show was broadcast from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia and featured Excalibur, Chris Jericho and Tony Schiavone on commentary. Now let’s get to the review… Match #1: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta def. Kip […]

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11th Mar2024

‘Friday Night Smackdown’ Review (May 8th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show! Match #1: Randy Orton & Kevin Owens def. Grayson Waller & Austin Theory The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The Viper and The Prizefighter teamed up to take on […]

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08th Mar2024

‘Doctor Jekyll’ VOD 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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08th Mar2024

‘T Blockers’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lewi Dawson, Lauren Last, Stanley Browning, Etcetera Etcetera, Patty Glavieux, Toshiro Glenn, Lisa Fanto, Chris Asimos | Written by Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson | Directed by Alice Maio Mackay T Blockers is Australian filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay’s follow-up to So Vam and Bad Girl Boogey. Right from the start, she lets viewers […]

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08th Mar2024

‘Beware the Boogeyman’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Elissa Dowling, Airisa Durand, Chynna Rae Shurts, Rollyn Stafford, Nicolette Pullen, Jason Reynolds, Khail Duggan, James Luster, Steve Larkin, Jax Kellington, Calvin Morie McCarthy, Marcella Laasch | Written and Directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy, Josh Dietrich, Kai Pacifico Eng, Tim Coyle I would have expected the new indie anthology film Beware the Boogeyman to […]

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08th Mar2024

‘TNA Wrestling’ Review (Mar 7th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of TNA Wrestling, the latest episode under the return of the TNA branding! Let’s get into the review and see what went down… Match #1: Mustafa Ali def. Kevin Knight The following is courtesy of tnawrestling.com: Before they’re on opposite sides in a six-man tag team match tomorrow night at […]

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08th Mar2024

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Mar 6th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz on commentary this week, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Samoa Joe and Swerve Strickland def. Mike Bennett & Matt Taven The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: […]

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07th Mar2024

‘V/H/S/85’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike P. Nelson, Zoe Cooper, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Evan Dickson | Directed by David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike P. Nelson After exploring the 90s in the previous two entries, V/H/S/85, the sixth(!) entry in the V/H/S franchise, throws things back to the decade […]

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07th Mar2024

‘The Black Mass’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Andrew Sykes, Devanny Pinn, Lew Temple, Jeremy London, Lisa Wilcox, Eileen Dietz, Nicky Whelan | Written by Eric Pereira, Brandon Slagle | Directed by Devanny Pinn The Black Mass, the title of actress Devanny Pinn’s directorial debut is not, as one might guess, a reference to a Satanic ritual. It’s the description one of […]

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07th Mar2024

‘Frankenstein Legacy’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Philip Martin Brown, Juliet Aubrey, Michelle Ryan, Matt Barber, Katie Sheridan, Charles Dale, Andrew McGillan, Alexandra Afryea | Written by Paul Dudbridge, Jim Griffin | Directed by Paul Dudbridge There have been a whole host of movies featuring Frankenstein’s monster. The first appeared in 1910 and the most famous and best is still 1931’s […]

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07th Mar2024

‘NXT Roadblock 2024’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT Roadblock 2024, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode… Match #1: Asylum Match – Dijak def. Joe Gacy The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Dijak vanquished Joe Gacy in a brutal Asylum Match, but the deranged Gacy still […]

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06th Mar2024

HorRHIFFic 2024: ‘The Slave and the Sorcerer’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chris Black, Briony Monroe, Megan Tremethick, Jonathan Hansler, Lawrie Brewster, Stephen Kerr, Jon Vangdal Aamaas | Written by Sarah Daly | Directed by Lawrie Brewster When the evil wizard Akaris abducts Princess Meyra, the muscular and determined ‘Tyrol the Slave’ leads a diverse band of heroes on a perilous quest. They must navigate through […]

06th Mar2024

HorRHIFFic 2024: ‘Behave’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Georgia Viero, Christian Vit, Stacy Thunes, Ema Kosac, Lauren Pepler, David Bourne, Washim Abdul Gafoor, Eleonora Bindi, Nicolas Vaporidis, Gabriel Constantin | Written by Dan Sproson | Directed by Francesco Gabriele Directed by Francesco Gabriele, Behave tells the story of a group of eccentric young adults taken to a villa on the outskirts of […]

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06th Mar2024

‘Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation’ Review (Netflix)

by James Rodrigues

Features the voices of: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroki Touhci, Mitsuaki Madono, Katsuhito Nomura | Written by Eiichirô Oda, Seong-Hu Park | Directed by Seong-Hu Park Considering how much of a hit the live-action One Piece series was for Netflix, the streamer appears to have gone all-in with the works of creator Eiichiro Oda. Alongside […]

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06th Mar2024

‘Lift’ Review (Netflix)

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Jean Reno, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Yun Jee Kim, Viveik Kalra, Jacob Batalon | Written by Daniel Kunka | Directed by F. Gary Gray After behind-the-scenes conflict marred the final cut of 2019’s Men In Black: International, director F. Gary Gray returns with a simpler premise for […]

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06th Mar2024

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Mar 4th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show! Match #1: Gunther def. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio The following is courtesy of wwe.com: After “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio talked trash during a Judgment Day confrontation with Imperium one week earlier, the […]

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