12th Oct2020

‘Diana and the Island of No Return: Wonder Woman Adventures #1’ Book Review

by Chris Cummings

Written by Aisha Saeed | Published by Random House | Format: Hardback, 250pp Written by the massively talented author Aisha Saeed (Amal Unbound, Written in the Stars), Diana and the Island of No Return is a new Wonder Woman adventure, the first, in fact, of three middle-grade adventures in this new series. A slick, easy-to-read […]

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12th Oct2020

‘Hubie Halloween’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, June Squibb, Michael Chiklis, George Wallace, Kenan Thompson, Ben Stiller, Shaquille O’Neal, Jackie Sandler | Written by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler | Directed by Steven Brill Hubie Halloween tells the story of Hubie Dubois, a Salem native who’s […]

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12th Oct2020

Friday Night SmackDown – Oct 9th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s review of Friday Night SmackDown, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the first night of the 2020 WWE Draft, which means everything will stay the same and Peter Weller has puffy lips. Are you ready to go to the car wash? Why?! Are you a car? Did […]

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12th Oct2020

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Oct 9th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s review of 205 Live, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Jessica Alba wasn’t allowed to look at the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, because they didn’t want to f—k with Dark Angel! I don’t care about her other stuff! Dark Angel, damn it! I like her in other stuff…but […]

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12th Oct2020

‘Fast & Fierce: Death Race’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael DeVorzon, Paulina Nguyen, Veronika Issa, DMX, Jack Pearson, Nate Walker, Becca Buckalew, Gigi Gustin, Nick Ryan, Adrian Avila, Nora Harriet | Written by Mark Atkins, Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Jared Cohn [NOTE: With the film finally releasing on DVD in the UK, here’s a reposting of our Fast and Fierce: Death Race […]

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12th Oct2020

‘Des’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

While America has the likes of Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer, it is fair to say that Dennis Nilsen is the United Kingdom’s equivalent. In a new mini-series, Des that just finished airing on ITV and is out now on DVD, David Tennant gives a chillingly brilliant performance playing the mild mannered man who took […]

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12th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Urubu’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Carlos Urrutia, Clarice Alves, José Carabias, Alejandro Ibáñez, Ángela Villar, Francisco Lima da Costa | Written by Alejandro Ibáñez, Carlos Bianchi, Alejandra Heredia | Directed by Alejandro Ibáñez When you see a film described as akin to Who Can Kill a Child? and Cannibal Holocaust you can’t help but get just a little bit […]

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12th Oct2020

‘WWE NXT: UK’ Review (Oct 8th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT: UK, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more from the Heritage Cup Tournament, including Max Von Sydow killing those people…when he was only eight years old! Max Von Sydow is crazy! Shoot him! Shoot him dead! NXT UK starts…SYD-NOW! Match #1: Xia Brookside & […]

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11th Oct2020

‘All Elite Wrestling: Dark’ Review (Oct 6th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dark review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we’ve got more squash matches. Ow. My balls hurt saying that. I am glad that we have so many new wrestlers coming on here. Are you ready to give $50 to Jesus? You can send your money to […]

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11th Oct2020

‘Impact Wrestling: Victory Road 2020’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s Victory Road 2020, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the big duke-a-roo between Eric Young and Eddie Edwards for the World Title. Shannon Elizabeth helps people in Africa and this review begins…OLIVE GARDEN! Match #1: Rascalz (Dez & Wentz) def XXXL (Acey Romero & […]

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11th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘The Unhealer’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Elijah Nelson, Lance Henriksen, Natasha Henstridge, Adam Beach, Chris Browning, Branscombe Richmond | Written by J. Shawn Harris, Kevin E. Moore | Directed by Martin Guigui In the past I’ve often talked about how I spent my teenage years basically living in the local video shop, renting title after title – mainly from the […]

11th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘It Cuts Deep’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Charles Gould, Quinn Jackson, John Anderson, Alison Fraser | Written and Directed by Nicholas Payne Santos It’s Christmas-time. A young couple, Ashley and Sam, are on a vacation and are talking about their future and the things they want to do together. Ashley wants to have kids, start a family, get married, do the […]

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11th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘An Ideal Host’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nadia Collins, Evan Williams, Naomi Brockwell, St John Cowcher, Mary Soudi, Daniel Buckle, Tristan McInnes, Andrea Gibbs, Sam Longley | Written by Tyler Jacob Jones | Directed by Robert Woods As you may or may not know, I’m a huge fan cinema from down under, be it New Zealand or, as in this case, […]

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10th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Rent-A-Pal’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Wil Wheaton, Brian Landis Folkins, Amy Rutledge, Kathleen Brady, Adrian Egolf | Written and Directed by Jon Stevenson The nineties might not have been the best era when it comes to horror movies. Some will disagree but for me, the amount of top quality horror from that decade is minimal. But that doesn’t stop […]

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10th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘I Am Ren’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Marta Krol, Marcin Sztabinski, Marieta Zukowska, Janusz Chabior, Olaf Marchwicki | Written and Directed by Piotr Ryczko Horror has always been impressive at how it handles mental health in its movies and shows. Most recently movies like The Babadook and Hereditary have shown how peoples mental health has deteriorated after a trauma in their […]

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10th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ’12 Hour Shift’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Tara Perry, Brooke Seguim, Dust Warren, Tom DeTrinis, Thomas Hobson, Juilanne Dowler, Briana Lane, Taylor Alden, Scott Dean | Written and Directed by Brea Grant Brea Grant, at least for me, first came to prominence after appearing in Heroes, the mid-2000s superhero […]

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09th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘The Deep Ones’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Gina La Piana, Robert Miano, Johann Urb, Silvia Spross, Kelli Maroney, Timothy Muskaten, Jackie Debatin, Nicolas Coster, Jon Mack | Written and Directed by Chad Ferrin Chad Ferrin, director of the superb horror comedy Exorcism at 30,000 Feet, is back behind the camera – this time as writer AND director of this H.P. Lovecraft […]

09th Oct2020

‘Vampires of New Orleans’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Sofia Mattsson, Ashton Leigh, Mary Alice Risener, Tanyell Waivers, Ashley Hamilton, Yohance Myles, Abbie Gayle, Ciara Rizzo, Ashton DeGroot, Kyler Porche | Written by Chris Kobin | Directed by Ashley Hamilton Vampires of New Orleans is written by Chris Kobin (2001 Maniacs) and directed by Ashley Hamilton who has appeared […]

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09th Oct2020

‘Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions: Kurt Angle’ Review (WWE Network)

by Chris Cummings

Steve Austin’s WWE interviews have, at times, been a mixed bag, but most of them have offered some unique insights and entertaining moments, especially those with Vince McMahon, Triple H, The Undertaker and this one, with Kurt Angle. Angle has had one hell of a career, both as an Olympic wrestler and a pro-wrestler, and […]

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09th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Ropes’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Paula del Río, Miguel Ángel Jenner, Jordi Aguilar, Ana Terrasa, Irene Terrasa | Written by Yako Blesa, José Luis Montesinos | Directed by José Luis Montesinos There has been a handful of horror movies with paraplegic characters featuring in main roles. From Franklin in the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to Marty in the […]

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09th Oct2020

‘WWE 24: Drew McIntyre – The Chosen One’ Review (WWE Network)

by Chris Cummings

The WWE 24 documentaries have, at times, been really entertaining, but after watching this episode on the current WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, I believe none have been more revealing and open than this one. In just over an hour, this documentary manages to tell a great big story of McIntyre’s career in and out of […]

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09th Oct2020

‘Switched’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Denise Richards, John Schneider, Madeleine Byrne, Miya Horcher, Vanessa Merrell, Laurine Price, Nicole Weider, Lauren Chavez-Myers, Jenna Marie Hess | Written by Alexandra Boylan, John K.D. Graham, Andrea Polnaszek | Directed by John K.D. Graham I grew up in the era of the body-swap movie, the 1980s, where a resurgence in the genre led […]

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