25th Jul2022

‘AEW: Rampage – Fyter Fest Week 2’ Review (July 22nd 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. Let’s get to the review! Match #1: “Hangman” Adam Page & John Silver def. The Butcher & The Blade The following is […]

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25th Jul2022

Friday Night Smackdown – July 22nd 2022: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. This is the first of a new era 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: Ludwig Kaiser def. Shinsuke Nakamura […]

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22nd Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘Shin Ultraman’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Takumi Saitoh, Masami Nagasawa, Kenjirô Tsuda, Kôji Yamamoto | Written by Hideaki Anno | Directed by Shinji Higuchi Shin Ultraman is, for those unaware of it, a reboot of the original 1966 TV show Ultraman. That show launched a massively popular franchise in its native Japan and, reruns of the dubbed American version helped […]

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22nd Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘Special Delivery’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: So-dam Park, Kim Eui-Sung, Yeon Woo-Jin, Jung Hyun-jun, Song Sae-Byeok, Han Hyun-min | Written and Directed by Park Dae-min Special Delivery (aka Special Cargo), which recently made its North American debut at Fantasia, could best be described as a female-fronted cross between The Transporter and Leon the Professional. Eun-ha (So-dam Park; Parasite, The Silenced) […]

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22nd Jul2022

‘The Lost City’ Blu-ray Review

by Guest

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar Nuñez, Patti Harrison, Bowen Yang | Written by Adam Nee, Aaron Nee, Dana Fox, Oren Uziel | Directed by Adam Nee, Aaron Nee Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While […]

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22nd Jul2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (July 21st 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 Laredo Kid defeat Johnny Swinger (yes, that’s two weeks in a row for Swinger getting his arse kicked on BTI). Let’s get into the review… Match #1: VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) def. Jordynne […]

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22nd Jul2022

‘AEW: Dynamite – Fyter Fest Week 2’ Review (July 20th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

This week’s episode of AEW: Dynamite is first of two shows of Fyter Fest week two. This week Dynamite emanated from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia; with Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Taz on commentary yet again. Let’s get into the week two, night one, action! Match #1: Brody King def. Darby Allin The […]

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21st Jul2022

‘Moloch’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Sallie Harmsen, Noor van der Velden, Fred Goessens, Anneke Blok, Alexandre Willaume | Written by Nico van den Brink, Daan Bakker | Directed by Nico van den Brink Moloch opens in 1991 as a young girl feeding a mouse is frightened by the sounds of what sounds like an extremely violent attack in the […]

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21st Jul2022

‘The Mandalorian #1’ Review (Marvel Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Rodney Barnes | Art by Georges Jeanty, Karl Story | Published by Marvel Comics It says something for just how good The Mandalorian TV show is that I was amazed when I read that this was the first appearance of Mando in a comic. He feels so familiar now, so much a part […]

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21st Jul2022

‘WWE NXT 2.0’ Review (July 19th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT 2.0, a show that – if I’m honest – rarely gets me excited to watch the programme these days. This week’s show was marked by the return of Zoey Stark during the 20-women Battle Royal! Let’s get into it. Match #1: JD McDonagh def. Cameron Grimes The following […]

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20th Jul2022

Fantasia 2022: ‘The Blood of the Dinosaurs’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Vincent Stalba, Stella Creel, Tiffany Christy, Miles Hendler, Jeff Pearson, Kali Russell | Written by Joe Badon, Jason Kruppa | Directed by Joe Badon The new short from director Joe Badon (Sister Tempest, The God Inside My Ear), The Blood of the Dinosaurs, took me about eighteen minutes to watch. It may take a […]

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20th Jul2022

‘Living Forest’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

When a game wins the Kennerspiel Des Jahres award, it has to be taken seriously. This prestigious prize has been awarded annually for eleven years now, but it was spawned from the original Spiel Des Jahre award which has now ran for more than forty years. The purpose of the Kennerspiel award is to identify […]

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20th Jul2022

‘Drive: Limited Edition’ 4K UHD & Blu-ray Review (Second Sight)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman | Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn I often start by saying that Second Sight give us the ability to revisit classics or discover diamonds we’ve not yet seen. With their Drive: Limited Edition, this has never been truer. Drive is […]

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20th Jul2022

‘Infrared’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jesse Janzen, Ariel Ryan, Randy Nundlall Jr., Leah Finity, Greg Sestero | Written and Directed by Robert Livings, Randy Nundlall Jr. Infrared begins with footage, shot for the never aired show of the same name, of Wes (Jesse Janzen; Art of Deception, Cry Wolf) performing a rather dull-looking exorcism. Then, in footage we’re told […]

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20th Jul2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (July 19th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Another episode of AEW: Dark, which this week features fourteen, yes FOURTEEN(!), matches. Though this show has also gone back to the traditional format after last week’s tremendous show which showcased two matches filmed internationally… I fear no Dark may ever live up to last weeks… Especially not one crammed with 14 matches like the […]

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19th Jul2022

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr | Written by Lucy Alibar | Directed by Olivia Newman Abandoned as a girl, Catherine “Kya” Clark (Daisy Edgar-Jones) raised herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumours of the marsh girl haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and […]

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19th Jul2022

Digital Shorts: ‘Remote Life’ Review (Xbox Series S)

by Phil Wheat

In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition, we take a look at Remote Life, a one-man produced shmup now available across all formats. Remote Life is billed as a display of the expertise […]

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19th Jul2022

100 Word Hits – Comic Reviews

by Guest

Welcome to the first in 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! Blood Stained Teeth #2 Written by Christian Ward | Art by Patric […]

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19th Jul2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 72’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, the opening salvo in the AEW wrestling week. This time around 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: Bobby […]

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19th Jul2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (July 18th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of WWE Raw, the company’s flagship show which this week follows one of the worst episodes of Smackdown I’ve seen in some time.And yes, that’s exactly what I said last week but the same applies to this week! Let’s see what this show has to offer… Match #1: Raw Women’s […]

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18th Jul2022

‘Wrong Place’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Lauren McCord, Ashley Greene, Massi Furlan, Adam Huel Potter, Michael Sirow, Texas Battle  | Written by Bill Lawrence | Directed by Mike Burns The last of Bruce Willis’ films continue to trickle out, and the most recent one to come our way is Wrong Place, which reunites Willis with music supervisor turned […]

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18th Jul2022

‘AEW: Rampage – Fyter Fest Week 1’ Review (July 15th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. Let’s get to the review! Match #1: Brody King & Malakai Black def. John Silver & Alex Reynolds The following is courtesy of […]

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