09th Feb2024

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Feb 7th 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz on commentary this week, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Swerve Strickland vs. “Hangman” Adam Page (Time Limit Draw) The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Page slapped Swerve […]

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08th Feb2024

‘Path of Civilization: A Story of Humankind’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

The best board games are not the most complex or the ones that have the most components – but the ones which capture big decisions in simple rulesets, satisfying mechanics and an engaging theme. Without a doubt, one of the best modern games is 7 Wonders, which captures the idea of building an ancient civilization […]

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08th Feb2024

‘Head Count’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Head Count, an action-packed thrill ride starring Aaron Jakubenko (Tidelands, The Shannara Chronicles), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Melanie Zanetti (Bluey) and directed by Ben Burghart and Jacob Burghart, will be released on digital platforms 19th February courtesy of Blue Finch Film Releasing. A gun is pointed to Kat’s head. It’s his gun. Or at […]

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08th Feb2024

100 Word Hits – Retro Comic Reviews #44

by Guest

Welcome to the reboot of our regular 100 Word Hits column, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the RETRO comic books in one hundred words. Comics from all eras and all publishers, including Marvel, DC, indies, superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns and much […]

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08th Feb2024

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Feb 6th 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: Axiom & Nathan Frazer def. Edris Enofé & Malik Blade The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Even though the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic has concluded, Axiom and Nathan […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Gods of the Deep’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Derek Nelson, Makenna Guyler, Tim Cartwright, Rory Wilton,  Kane Surrey, Chris Lines | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Freeze gave us Lovecraftian horrors in the Arctic, now for a followup writer/director Charlie Steeds takes us to the Antarctic to face even more of them in the deep sea thriller Gods of the Deep. […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Argylle’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Richard E. Grant, John Cena, Tomás Paredes | Written by Jason Fuchs | Directed by Matthew Vaughn Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle seems to have spilt audiences and critics all over the world. From being branded as over-the-top fun, to the worst film […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Out of Darkness’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Chuku Modu, Luna Mwezi, Iola Evans, Kit Young, Arno Lüning, Safia Oakley-Green | Written by Ruth Greenberg | Directed by Andrew Cumming I can almost imagine Out of Darkness’ director Andrew Cumming (River City, Payback) pitching the film to potential backers as Quest for Fire meets Predator. And that would be a fairly accurate […]

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07th Feb2024

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Jan 5th 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: Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match – #DIY def. The New Day, The Creed Brothers and Imperium The following is courtesy of wwe.com: In a high-stakes Fatal 4-Way Tag […]

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06th Feb2024

‘Inside: Limited Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Béatrice Dalle, Alysson Paradis, Jean-Baptiste Tabourin, Nathalie Roussel, François-Régis Marchasson | Written and Directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury I remember always enjoying Inside, and first saw it not long after its initial release. It was brutal, gory and set on Christmas Eve. Therefore, a ‘Christmas’ movie that, for a while, got watched every […]

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06th Feb2024

‘There’s No Such Thing As Zombies’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Luana Ribeira, Rami Hilmi, Lynn Lowry, Scott Hillier, Debra Lamb | Written by Michael Haberfelner | Directed by Eddie Bammeke There’s No Such Thing as Zombies isn’t so much a comedy about the zombie apocalypse as it is the story of three people, Carlotta (Luana Ribeira; Dead Walkers: Rise of the 4th Reich, My […]

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06th Feb2024

‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Feb 3rd 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, Kevin Kelly and Tony Schiavone calling the action, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Continental Crown Championship Proving Ground Match – Eddie Kingston def. “Bounty Hunter” Bryan […]

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06th Feb2024

‘NXT: Vengeance Day 2024’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of NXT: Vengeance Day, which took place this past Saturday, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into the review! Match #1: Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 2024 Final – Baron Corbin & Bron Breakker def. Trick Melo Gang The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The team of Baron Corbin and […]

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06th Feb2024

100 Word Hits – Retro Comic Reviews #43

by Guest

Welcome to the reboot of our regular 100 Word Hits column, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the RETRO comic books in one hundred words. Comics from all eras and all publishers, including Marvel, DC, indies, superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns and much […]

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05th Feb2024

‘All of Us Strangers’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell | Written and Directed by Andrew Haigh There are few, maybe even only a handful of actors that can truly look into your souls and crush you. A look across their face is all it takes to devastate you. Andrew Scott is one of them. He […]

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05th Feb2024

‘Dario Argento Panico’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Featuring: Dario Argento, Marisa Casale, Fiore Argento, Cristina Marsillach, Michele Soavi, Lamberto Bava, Luigi Cozzi, Asia Argento | Written by Simone Scafidi, Giada Mazzoleni, Davide Pulici | Directed by Simone Scafidi Dario Argento Panico takes its title from an old interview where he said he didn’t want to create a sense of fear in viewers, […]

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05th Feb2024

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Jan 2nd 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 UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana and featured Excalibur and Tony Schiavone on commentary. Now let’s get to the review… Match #1: Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) def. Private Party […]

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05th Feb2024

‘Friday Night Smackdown’ Review (Feb 2nd 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 episode! Match #1: Kevin Owens def. Austin Theory The following is courtesy of wwe.com: In a reversal of fortunes, the same plan that Logan Paul executed against Kevin Owens at […]

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02nd Feb2024

‘American Fiction’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Myra Lucretia Taylor | Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson Having worked on TV shows like Watchmen and The Good Place, Cord Jefferson makes his directorial debut with this feature adaption of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel, […]

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02nd Feb2024

‘MLEM: Space Agency’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Imagine if cats ruled the world. What would it be like? Well, if Reiner Knizia’s MLEM: Space Agency is to be believed, it would be much the same – except where space travel is concerned. In MLEM the players control intrepid cat crews as they blast off for the Milky Way – but in classic […]

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02nd Feb2024

‘TNA Wrestling’ Review (Feb 1st 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: Nic Nemeth def. Trey Miguel The following is courtesy of tnawrestling.com: After defeating Zachary Wentz last week, Nic Nemeth must now lock horns with another […]

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02nd Feb2024

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Jan 31st 2024)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz on commentary this week, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Jon Moxley def. Jeff Hardy The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Moxley backed Hardy into the corner […]

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