29th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘The Fight Machine’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Greg Hovanessian, Michael Ironside, Dempsey Bryk, Greg Bryk, Noah Dalton Danby, Ted Atherton, Natasha Henstridge | Written by Craig Davidson, Andrew Thomas Hunt | Directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of […]

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29th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin, from here on simply Orchestrator of Storms, is a long overdue examination of the works of French filmmaker Jean Rollin, a man who has been labelled everything from an auteur to a pornographer and a hack. Writer/directors Dima Ballin and Kat Ellinger have worked together on […]

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29th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘Where the Witch Lives’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Catherine Bérubé, Lake Delisle, Alex Rice, Margaux Vaillancourt | Written and Directed by Mariel Sharp At just fifteen minutes, short movie Where the Witch Lives manages to pack a lot into what seems like just the start of a story. A mother and her two young daughters move into old, worn-down and isolated house […]

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29th Jul2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (July 28th 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 Bhupinder Gujjar defeat Vincent (which was unexpected). Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Eddie Edwards def. Ace Austin The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: The war between Honor No More and Bullet Club rages […]

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29th Jul2022

AEW Dynamite: Fight For the Fallen’ Review (July 27th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

This week’s episode of AEW: Dynamite marks the return of AEW’s special Fight For the Fallen programming. This episode was broadcast live from the DCU Center in Worcester, MA and saw Jim Ross, Excalibur, and “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz on commentary for tonight’s event. Let’s get into the review! Match #1: AEW Interim World […]

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29th Jul2022

‘The Black Phone’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

For his latest video review, Kev finally got to see the Blumhouse-produced Ethan Hawke and Scott Derickson child-murdering creepy creep fest The Black Phone. So he thought why not get in the booth and review the flick?! After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving […]

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28th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘The Breach’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Allan Hawco, Emily Alatalo, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Wesley French, Natalie Brown, Mary Antonini, Alex Lifeson | Written by Nick Cutter, Ian Weir | Directed by Rodrigo Gudiño Making its world premiere at Fantasia, The Breach, not to be confused with Breach, is the second feature from Rue Morgue founding editor Rodrigo Gudiño (The Last […]

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28th Jul2022

‘The Reef: Stalked’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Teressa Liane, Saskia Hampele, Tim Ross, Ann Truong, Kate Lister, Saskia Archer  | Written and Directed by Andrew Traucki Despite the title and presence of writer/director Andrew Traucki, The Reef: Stalked is not a sequel to The Reef. Rather, like his films Black Water and Black Water: Abyss they’re unrelated films that share only […]

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28th Jul2022

‘Superman: Space Age #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Mark Russell | Art by Mike Allred | Published by DC Comics A new Superman number one issue? Oh, go on then. One with a connection to the fabled Crisis on Infinite Earths? Definitely go on then. Mark Russell writing and Mike Allred drawing? You had me at Superman. This book genuinely intrigued […]

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28th Jul2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (July 26th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of AEW: Dark. This one features nine matches filmed at AEW Universal and another title defence for PAC, filmed over in Dublin, as part of the travelling All-Atlantic Championship – something that is, right now, one of the more intriguing aspects of AEW’s championship scene. Match #1: Kiera Hogan def. Allie […]

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27th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘Hypochondriac’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Zach Villa, Marlene Forte, Devon Graye, Yumarie Morales, Madeline Zima | Written and Directed by Addison Heimann The horror genre and mental illness don’t quite go hand-in-hand but movie directors have always found the genre a good way to express and show these problems. From 1963’s The Haunting (and even before that) to more recent […]

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27th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘Space Monster Wangmagwi’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Han Eun-jin, Kim Hie-gab, Won Namkung, Kim Seon-kyeong | Written by Byeon Ha-yeong | Directed by Gwon Hyeok-jinn Long thought lost the Korean kaiju film Space Monster Wangmagwi made its first North American appearance at this year’s edition of the Fantasia Film Festival. If Shin Ultraman was the festival’s tribute to old-school kaiju, Space […]

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27th Jul2022

‘WWE NXT 2.0’ Review (July 26th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT 2.0, the first of the post-Vince era I do believe? Anyway, as I’ve said regarding Raw and Smackdown, we’re not going to see big changes yet. But the most interesting brand that COULD see big changes is NXT… Maybe we’ll get NXT 3.0? Anyway, let’s get into the […]

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27th Jul2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 73’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, the opening salvo in the AEW wrestling week. Once again we’ve got Excalibur, Caprice Coleman and Mark Henry on commentary and I’m digging the switch-ups we’ve had on the commentary team in recent weeks… Let’s see what the show has to offer! Match #1: Angelico and […]

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27th Jul2022

100 Word Hits – Comic Reviews #2

by Guest

Welcome to the second installment of our new column 100 Word Hits, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the latest books to hit comic stores over the past month or so! Past The Last Mountain #1 Written by Paul Allor | Art […]

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26th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘The Harbinger’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Gabby Beans, Cody Braverman, Emily Davis, Ray Anthony Thomas, Myles Walker | Written and Directed by Andy Mitton I think (my memory is generally terrible) The Harbinger is the first film I have seen where the pandemic has played a big and important part in the story. In the movie, Monique is currently quarantining […]

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26th Jul2022

‘The Gray Man’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page | Written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely | Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Even with all the great charisma the actors bring to the screen, there isn’t enough in The Gray Man to make it a stand-out action film. The […]

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26th Jul2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (July 25th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of last night’s Monday Night Raw, right here on Nerdly. This is the first of a new Raw for WWE following the retirement of Vince McMahon… Of course, we won’t see changes straight away but let’s see what happened this week. Match #1: Drew McIntyre def. Theory (DQ) The following is […]

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26th Jul2022

‘Prizefighter’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review, Kev sits down to review Prizefighter, a movie he first heard about 5 years ago. Prizefighter is the new movie from actor, writer and producer Matt Hookings and his company Camelot Films. At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer […]

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25th Jul2022

‘Nope’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott | Written and Directed by Jordan Peele “What’s a bad miracle? They got a word for that?” When Jordan Peele was about to release Get Out to the world in 2017, there were a ton of people who thought it was going to be […]

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25th Jul2022

‘Valley of the Dead (Malnazidos)’ Review (Netflix)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Miki Esparbé, Aura Garrido, Luis Callejo, Álvaro Cervantes, Jesús Carroza, María Botto, Mouad Ghazouan, Sergio Torrico | Written by Jaime Marques, Cristian Conti | Directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera, Alberto de Toro Netflix’s Spanish Civil War zombie movie Valley of the Dead (Malnazidos) is an entertaining stumble through familiar undead territory, courtesy of co-directors […]

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25th Jul2022

‘ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Ring of Honor is back again for another pay-per-view, this time Death Before Dishonor, which sees all but one match on the main card be a title match! Talk about putting it all on the line… Let’s get to it. ROH: ZERO HOUR PRE-SHOW Match #1: Colt Cabana def. Anthony Henry The following is courtesy […]

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