05th Dec2022

Friday Night Smackdown – Dec 2nd 2022: Results & Review

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 the show! Match #1: Sami Zayn def. Sheamus The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Sheamus’ power was on full display early as Sami Zayn’s multiple attempts at hip tosses were easily countered into […]

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02nd Dec2022

‘Violent Night’ Review

by Matthew Turner

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 […]

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02nd Dec2022

‘The Leech’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Phil Wheat

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 […]

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02nd Dec2022

‘Something in the Dirt’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

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 […]

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02nd Dec2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Dec 1st 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Ladybird Johnston defeat Miss Bea Haven (yes this WAS an IPWF match!). Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Rich Swann def. Bully Ray (DQ) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: Swann hits a splash […]

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02nd Dec2022

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Nov 30th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz on commentary so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Bryan Danielson def. Dax Harwood The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Danielson took Dax down with a side […]

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01st Dec2022

‘Conjuring the Genie 2’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ella Starbuck, Dan Robins, Bar Ties, Lucinda Nicole, Elspeth Foster, Lewis Sycamore, Stephen Staley, Alex Quinn | Written by Craig McLearie | Directed by Ian David Diaz The first thing you notice about Conjuring the Genie 2 is the opening credits. Now that might sound like a weird thing to say but a lot […]

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01st Dec2022

‘Graphic Desires’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

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 […]

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01st Dec2022

‘Power of Grayskull’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

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 […]

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01st Dec2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (Nov 29th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of AEW: Dark which features 8 matches on the card this week (thankfully; I do love a shorter show)… On with the review! Match #1: Lee Johnson, QT Marshall and Cole Karter def. Justin Corino, Ryan Mooney and Steven Josifi My Thoughts: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, […]

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01st Dec2022

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Nov 29th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Without further ado, let’s get into the review… Match #1: Roxanne Perez def. Indi Hartwell The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Former friends Roxanne Perez and Indi Hartwell battled it out on NXT with Hartwell using her strength, power, and new mean attitude to […]

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30th Nov2022

‘Freeze’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Rory Wilton, Johnny Vivash, Jake Watkins, David Lenik, Ricardo Freitas, Beatrice Barrilà | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Freeze, the new film from writer/director Charlie Steeds (The Barge People, The Haunting of the Tower of London) tells of the good ship Innsmouth, it’s Captain Mortimer (Rory Wilton; An English Haunting, Sacrilege) and a […]

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30th Nov2022

‘Mad Heidi’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

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 […]

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30th Nov2022

‘Back to the Future vs Knight Rider Scalextric Race Set’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Kev’s back with another unboxing and review of a new set from Scalextric, the Back to the Future vs Knight Rider Race Set! Kev was mega excited for this review and as you can imagine, it did not disappoint. Get ready for the ultimate Scalextric battle with the new Back to the Future vs Knight […]

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30th Nov2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 91’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome back to another review of AEW Dark: Elevation, this week features an Eddie Kingston main event… Hell yes. Though we have to sit through nine matches before that! We’ve got Ian Riccaboni, Paul Wight and Matt Menard on commentary once again, so let’s get into the review. Match #1: The Bunny def. Blain Onyx […]

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30th Nov2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Nov 28th 2022)

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 this week! Match #1: Rhea Ripley vs. Mia Yim (No-Contest) The following is courtesy of wwe.com: With both Superstars still battered and bruised from their explosives WarGames Match two days earlier at Survivor Series, […]

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29th Nov2022

‘Demonic Plastic Surgeon M.D.’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Danielle Scott, Aimee Marie Higham, Sofia Lacey, Chrissie Wunna, Jo Barker, Ricardo Freitas, Alessia Pontiero, Stephen Staley | Written by Scott Jeffrey | Directed by Louisa Warren Doctor Carver 2, Conjuring the Plastic Surgeon 2, Demonic Plastic Surgeon M.D., can we make our mind up just what this film is actually called please? Yes, […]

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29th Nov2022

‘Tooth Fairy: Drill to Kill’ Review

by Phil Wheat

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 […]

29th Nov2022

‘Royal Visit’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

I recently read that legendary game designer Reiner Knizia is now credited with over 700 titles – which is an unbelievable achievement. Among these, I’ve played probably thirty or maybe forty of them, and to be honest I often find Knizia titles a little too straightforward. They are always easy to pick up and play, […]

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29th Nov2022

‘Drag Race Canada vs The World 2×02’ Review

by Rhys Payne

Despite having only competed in her original season under a year ago, Vanity Milan returned with a vengeance in the opening episode of Drag Race Canada vs The World! During the musical challenge, she delivered a powerful message about the injustices POC queens experience including calling out the BBC media team who recently came under […]

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29th Nov2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK 4×10’ Review

by Rhys Payne

After being hyped up as the world’s greatest comedy queen for the entire episode, Pixie Polite ended up in the bottom for the political campaign/roast challenge in last week’s episode. She then had to battle against this season’s lip-sync assassin Black Peppa and if that wasn’t bad enough, she even took a tumble during the […]

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28th Nov2022

‘Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jeremy King, Maria Olsen, Joshua Miller, Stef Estep-Gozalo, Shaina Schrooten, Steph Barkley, Chelsey Grant, Jack Hartwig, Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Caroline Ward, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Graham Skipper, Kelli Maroney | Written by Alexandra Barreto, John Karsko, Jed Shepherd, Aaron B. Koontz, Cameron Burns | Directed by Alexandra Barreto, Anthony Cousins, Jed Shepherd, […]

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