01st Jun2022

‘Blade Runner Origins #12’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by K Perkins, Mellow Brown | Art by Fernando Dagnino | Published by Titan Comics So, here we are. The final issue in the book that promised to show us the origins of the Blade Runner unit. It’s been quite the ride getting here. At first, I wasn’t entirely sure how the story, set […]

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01st Jun2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 65’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation which runs a ridiculously short twenty minutes and ONE second. We’ve only got two, yes two, matches on the card, one of which is ANOTHER title defence for Mercedes Martinez. Let’s get into it! Match #1: Konosuke Takeshita def. Ryan Nemeth My Thoughts: Konosuke Takeshita goes […]

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01st Jun2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (May 30th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Guess who’s back reviewing WWE Raw? Nerdly that’s who! Yes, we’re getting back into regularly reviewing the WWE’s flagship show going forward. Hopefully watching and enjoying and not hate-watching though! It’s our second straight week of reviewing Raw in months, what’s in store this week? Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Bianca Belair def. […]

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31st May2022

‘We Are the Thousand’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Anita Rivaroli There’s one thing that can be said about We Are the Thousand that sets it apart from almost any other movie, and that’s that there will never be another movie like it. It tells the story of a thousand musicians coming together to perform the Foo Fighters’ song ‘Learn To Fly’ […]

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31st May2022

‘The Huntress of Auschwitz’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lowri Watts-Joyce, Rula Lenska, Noel Brendan Mcalley, Jeffrey Charles Richards | Written and Directed by Richard John Taylor The Huntress of Auschwitz begins with a young woman identified only as The Huntress (Lowri Watts-Joyce) meeting with Amelia Kaminska (Rula Lenska) and saying that she’s found “Him” before producing an old photo of a man […]

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31st May2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 7×02’ Review

by Rhys Payne

It has been recorded in previous Drag Race reviews how I believe that a musical challenge on the opening episode is the perfect way to open any season! On regular seasons of Drag Race, these lyric writing challenges give the queens an opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience which is especially important for early […]

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31st May2022

‘AEW: Double or Nothing 2022’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

It’s one of AEW’s biggest pay per views of the year, it’s Double or Nothing 2022; which was broadcast live from Las Vegas and was not without controversy – with MJF reportedly no-showing a Fan Fest event AND booking a flight home that started rumours he would no-show this PPV as well! We open with […]

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31st May2022

‘AEW: Dark – Special’ (May 28th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this bonus review of AEW’s special pre-PPV Saturday edition episode of AEW: Dark which usually means that either a) AEW are burning off pre-taped stuff that doesn’t fit into post-PPV storylines OR b) are building hype for said PPV. Given this episode comes from Las Vegas, I’ll bet it’s the latter… Let’s see! […]

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30th May2022

‘Dual’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale, Aaron Paul, Theo James, Maija Paunio, June Hyde | Written and Directed by Riley Stearns Karen Gillan plays dual roles in this sci-fi black comedy about a terminally ill woman who clashes with the clone she orders to replace her after she’s gone. The third feature from writer-director Riley Stearns […]

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30th May2022

‘Memory’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Monica Bellucci, Taj Atwal, Ray Fearon, Harold Torres, Ray Stevenson | Written by Dario Scardapane | Directed by Martin Campbell Liam Neeson plays a rogue hitman with Alzheimer’s in this remake of the 2003 Belgian action thriller Memory of a Killer. Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Legend of […]

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30th May2022

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (May 27th 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 Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. We’ve got Excalibur, Taz and Chris Jericho on commentary so let’s get right to the review! Match #1: Bryan Danielson def. Matt […]

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30th May2022

Friday Night Smackdown – May 27th 2022: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Last week’s episode was SO close to making a 3-star show so let’s see what happens this week! Let’s see… Match #1: Ronda Rousey vs. Raquel Rodriguez (No-Contest) The following is courtesy of wwe.com: A sudden sneak attack […]

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27th May2022

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Tom Cruise, John Hamm, Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir Salahuddin, Charles Parnell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, Manny Jacinto, Ed Harris | Written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie | Directed by Joseph Kosinski Tom Cruise hasn’t just returned to the big screen to reprise one of his most […]

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27th May2022

‘Familiar Tales’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Just over two years ago, I remember reviewing Jerry Hawthorne’s Aftermath and wondering how storybook games could get any better. In Aftermath, the players had access to four diverse anamorphic characters, a narrative-driven campaign and a method for saving both characters and the finer details of the enclave that the players were looking to defend […]

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27th May2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (May 26th 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 Black Taurus. With that out of the way let’s get right into the main show… Match #1: Ultimate X Qualifying Match – Trey Miguel def. Alex Shelley The following is courtesy of […]

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27th May2022

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (May 25th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As usual, we have Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross on commentary for this pay per view building show… Let’s see what happens on the road to Double or Nothing! Match #1: Steel Cage Match […]

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26th May2022

‘Night Caller’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Steve Railsback, Bai Ling, Susan Priver, Robert Miano, Silvia Spross, Kelli Maroney, Lew Temple, Robert Rhine, James MacPherson, Scott Vogel, Brandon Kirk, Kristi McHugh, Cheryl Cipriano | Written and Directed by Chad Ferrin Night Caller opens with visions of a murder underneath the main credits before Clementine (Susan Priver; Serving Up Richard, Bad Detectives) […]

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26th May2022

‘Evil Bong 888: Infinity High’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Sonny Carl Davis, Diana Prince, Israel Sharpe, Bree Essrig, Whitney Moore, Robin Sydney, Cody Renee Cameron, Christiana Cinn, Circus-Szalewski, Kaius Harrison, Noelle Ann Mabry | Written by Kent Roudebush | Directed by Charles Band Seventeen years after the original, and four years since the last film in the franchise, Evil Bong 777, Evil Bong […]

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26th May2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (May 24th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dark which comes from AEW Universal and features nine matches this week. Once again we’ve got the winning team of Taz and Excalibur on commentary… Let’s get into the review! Match #1: Kris Statlander def. Avery Breaux My Thoughts: We open this week’s Dark with one of AEW […]

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26th May2022

‘WWE NXT 2.0’ Review (May 24th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Well we can’t get back to reviewing WWE’s product without also checking out WWE NXT 2.0, a show that hasn’t captured my attention as much as its previous incarnation did. Let’s see what this week’s episode has to offer! Match #1: Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan def. Malik Blade & Edris Enofé […]

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25th May2022

‘Torn Hearts’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Abby Quinn, Alexxis Lemire, Shiloh Fernandez, Katey Sagal, Joshua Leonard, Alon McKlveen | Written by Rachel Koller Croft | Directed by Brea Grant Torn Hearts is actress Brea Grant’s (Apartment 413, Lucky) follow-up to her directorial debut, 12 Hour Shift. Here she’s turned her attention to the music industry. And while genre films about […]

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25th May2022

‘The Burning Sea’ VOD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo, Bjørn Floberg, Anneke von der Lippe, Ane Skumsvoll, Cengiz Al, Nils Elias Olsen | Written by Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Lars Gudmestad | Directed by John Andreas Andersen The Burning Sea is a Norwegian film with an interesting, albeit depressing conceit… In 1969, the Norwegian government announces their […]

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