26th Feb2024

‘Friday Night Smackdown’ Review (Feb 23rd 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: Tiffany Stratton def. Liv Morgan The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Seconds after driving Liv Morgan into the SmackDown announce table, Tiffany Stratton disrespected Bianca Belair with […]

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23rd Feb2024

‘Escape Pod’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Patrick Sharn, Fallon Gyurko, Brad Belemjian, Patience Dodson | Written and Directed by Aaron Mirtes Asher (Patrick Sharn; The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Anna-Catherine, The Kid’s Revenge) has a lot to deal with as Escape Pod opens. The last thing he remembers is getting ready to take a placement test for a position […]

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23rd Feb2024

‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Fionnula Flanagan, Hunter Schafer, Ashley Liao, Joshua Kantara, Amélie Hoeferle, Hunter Schafer | Written by Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt | Directed by Francis Lawrence It’s been eight years since we last visited the world of Panem. Now the world spans to five films and […]

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23rd Feb2024

‘TNA Wrestling’ Review (Feb 22nd 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: Chris Sabin def. Jason Hotch The following is courtesy of tnawrestling.com: Before Chris Sabin defends the X-Division Title against Mustafa Ali at No Surrender, he […]

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23rd Feb2024

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Feb 21st 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz on commentary this week, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) The following is […]

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22nd Feb2024

‘V/H/S/94’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Directed by Chloe Okuno, Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows, Shudder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto I don’t think there’s too many bigger fans of the V/H/S horror anthology franchise than myself. I’ve loved all three that have come before V/H/S/94 (yes even V/H/S Viral, it’s 100x better than most people suggest) – they feature a range of […]

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22nd Feb2024

‘I Am A Channel’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Christine Vrem-Ydstie, Ryan Imhoff, Joette Waters | Written by Brian Wiebe, Christine Vrem-Ydstie | Directed by Brian Wiebe In I Am A Channel we watch “an inspiring YouTube influencer becomes convinced she’s a channel to a high plane of existence when she receives an other worldly visitation.” That description actually makes the movie sound […]

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22nd Feb2024

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Feb 20th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode… Match #1: Oba Femi def. Lexis King The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Oba Femi claims to be blessed by destiny and after another dominant performance, this time against Lexis King, […]

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21st Feb2024

‘Tamashii’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Riding the wave of recently renewed interest in cyberpunk-themed games, Tamashii is a brand new IP from Awaken Realms that tells the story of a group of individuals who exist in the net as uploaded consciousnesses. These individuals exist primarily in cyberspace but have the ability to jump into physical bodies in the real world, […]

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21st Feb2024

‘Jurassic Triangle’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Darrell Griggs, Toby Redpath, Sian Altman, Rob Kirtley, Connor Powles, Chrissie Wunna, Dorothea Jones | Written by Harry Boxley | Directed by Victor De Almeida We’re barely seconds into Jurassic Triangle when three nameless individuals run past something odd, a pile of logs, a tarp and what looks like a gas-powered garden tiller. Why […]

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21st Feb2024

Wolverine Wednesday #70

by Ian Wells

Wolverine #41 Writers: Benjamin Percy & Victor LaValle | Artists: Geoff Shaw & Cory Smith | Inker: Oren Junior | Colourist: Alex Sinclair | Letters: Cory Petit I am a sucker for a good old-fashioned brawl between Wolverine and Sabretooth. They are actually few and far between when compared to other great comic book rivalries. […]

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21st Feb2024

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Feb 19th 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: Drew McIntyre def. Cody Rhodes The following is courtesy of wwe.com: With WrestleMania XL fast approaching, Cody Rhodes is still severely undermanned in his quest to become the […]

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20th Feb2024

‘American Star’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Oscar Coleman, Adam Nagaitis, Fanny Ardent, Thomas Kretschmann | Written by Nacho Faerna | Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego American Star is the latest film from Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego whose output has ranged from Apollo 18 and Open Grave to Backdraft 2, a 28-year later DTV sequel to the 1991 […]

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20th Feb2024

‘Air Force One Down’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Katherine McNamara, Anthony Michael Hall, Ian Bohen, Dascha Polanco, Rade Sherbedgia, Pavel Vladimirov | Written by Steven Paul | Directed by James Bamford When Air Force One Down begins, Allison Miles (Katherine McNamara; Assimilate, Shadowhunters) has already made a name for herself as one of the first female Marines to qualify for special operations. […]

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20th Feb2024

‘The Marvels’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh | Written by Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik | Directed by Nia DaCosta Directed by Nia DaCosta (who helmed the recent Candyman remake), The Marvels is the 33rd film in the Marvel […]

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19th Feb2024

‘Defoe’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Featuring: Jermaine Defoe, Peter Crouch, Sandra Defoe, Gemma Lowery, Harry Redknapp | Directed by James Ross As an Arsenal fan, I almost feel like a traitor for simply watching this documentary. But I do love a good documentary on almost any subject, football ones even more so. There’s been a lot of good Arsenal documentaries too, […]

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19th Feb2024

‘Lights Out’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Amaury Nolasco, Dermot Mulroney, Jaime King, Paul Sloan, Donald Cerrone, Erica Peeples | Written by Chad Law, Garry Charles, Brandon Burrows  | Directed by Christian Sesma Michael ‘Duffy’ Duffield (Frank Grillo; King of Killers, One Day as a Lion) was a soldier, now he’s a drifter, dealing with PTSD and […]

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19th Feb2024

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Feb 16th 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 H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas and featured Excalibur, Matt Menard and Tony Schiavone on commentary. Now let’s get to the review… Match #1: Sammy Guevara def. Jeff Hardy The following is […]

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19th Feb2024

‘Friday Night Smackdown’ Review (Feb 16th 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: Kevin Owens def. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio The following is courtesy of wwe.com: In a first-time matchup, Kevin Owens contended with “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio for a spot in […]

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16th Feb2024

‘The Iron Claw’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Holt McCallany, Harris Dickinson, Jeremy Allen White, Stanley Simons, Zac Efron, Maura Tierney, Lily James | Written and Directed by Sean Durkin For his third film, writer/director Sean Durkin delivers a feature based on the tragic true story of the Von Erich family. Believing that he was denied the chance to become a wrestling […]

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16th Feb2024

‘Land of Bad’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Chika Ikogwe, Robert Rabiah | Written by William Eubank, David Frigerio | Directed by William Eubank The Sulu Sea is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, and as the opening crawl of Land of Bad tells us, home to […]

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16th Feb2024

‘Murdaritaville’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Austin Naulty, Manon Pages, Jenna-Francis Duvic, Heather Campos, Kenny Bellau, Dylan McGovern, Carter Simoneaux, Pierre Simoneaux, Charles Early | Written by Paul Dale, Dylan McGovern | Directed by Paul Dale Having released over 30 albums and sold over 20 million records worldwide, Jimmy Buffett is among the world’s best-selling music artists. Director Paul Dale […]