13th May2020

‘Getaway’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jaclyn Betham, Scout Taylor-Compton, Landry Allbright, Lane Toran, Noah Lowdermilk, Jamil Walker Smith, Lane Caudell, Ben Deschaine | Written by Lane Toran, Jaclyn Betham | Directed by Lane Toran You know how some genre films just have strange backgrounds? People involved that you’d never believe would have anything to do with a horror film? […]

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13th May2020

‘The Shed’ VOD Review (Signature Entertainment)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Frank Whaley, Timothy Bottoms, Siobhan Fallon, Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen | Written and Directed by Frank Sabatella As an orphan living with his abusive grandfather, life sucks for Stan (Jay Jay Warren). But he’s got it better than his best friend Donmer who regularly needs defending against the school bullies. When […]

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13th May2020

‘Hollywood’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

I took me a while to truly get into the new Netflix original series Hollywood due to the shows pacing and set-up (which I’ll talk about more later) but once I understood the stylistic choices, and once the main themes of the show were discussed, I quickly become totally invested into this series! don’t think […]

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13th May2020

‘Dead To Me: Season 2’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

The first season of Dead To Me was one of the first shows I ever reviewed and I was actually a massive fan of the mysterious drama. The dark and twisted series was insanely gripping but in my review of season one, I ended it by saying that I hoped there wouldn’t be a second […]

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12th May2020

‘For Jennifer’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dominique Swain, Felissa Rose, Lanett Tachel, Rich Finley, Madeleine Wade, Frankie Cullen, Meghan Deanna Smith, Gregory Blair, Jennifer Nangle, Tiffani Fest, Rachel Hardisty, Martin Harris, Monika Ekiert, Jody Barton, Danielle Taddei, Audriena Comeaux | Written and Directed by Jody Barton The “…Jennifer” films are a series of strange beasts. The first, To Jennifer, was […]

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12th May2020

WWE Raw – May 11th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Raw has a major announcement from Becky Lynch. That’s what I was gonna talk about not Alberto Del Rio. We’ve got new Money In The Bank contract holders. Would you like to go bowling? Match #1: Bobby Lashley def. […]

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12th May2020

‘The Lodge’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Katelyn Wells, Danny Keough, Lola Reid | Written by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, Sergio Casci | Directed by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala The first English-language feature from Austrian writer-directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy), The Lodge is a slow-burning chiller that plays […]

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12th May2020

Game On! Review: ‘Moving Out’ (Nintendo Switch)

by Jason Brigger

A little about our family… My wife and I love playing video games, board games, card games and any tabletop game we can get our hands on. In the last several years, we have been including our 10-year-old son and our 6-year-old daughter, and sometimes our 3-year old son, in our game nights. With so […]

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12th May2020

‘Major League Wrestling: Fusion’ Review (May 9th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling: Fusion, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Nicolas Cage…who is a f—— VAMPIRE!!!!!!! ALVA! ALVA! ALLLLLLLLVAAAAAAAA!!!!! Hey, we’ve got one match…one stinkin’ match! Fortunately, our match for this card is a long one, so we’ve got a good time for all…except for Alva if […]

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11th May2020

‘Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe’ Review (Switch)

by Phil Wheat

2D fighters are my gaming bread and butter, having been weened on to them at an early age thanks to side-scrolling efforts such as Double Dragon and Streets of Rage and discovering the grand-daddy of 2D fighters, Street Fighter 2 at an arcade in Majorca back in the 90s. Since then I’ve played them all, […]

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11th May2020

‘WWE Money in the Bank 2020’ Pay Per View Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Money In The Bank 2020, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Dave Meltzer can suck my balls…for no reason. Actually, I’ve never had any bad dealings with him in the various times I’ve written for him before (not that he would remember me). Also, I’ve […]

11th May2020

‘Valley Girl (2020)’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Chloe Bennet, Peyton List, Jessie Ennis, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Rob Huebel, Judy Greer | Written by Amy Talkington | Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg 1983’s Valley Girl was one of a myriad of teen movies that decade that mixed wish-fulfilment and star-crossed lovers to riff on the old Romeo […]

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11th May2020

‘Factotum 90’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

From indie studio TACS Games and first appearing on the Wii U of all places, Factotum 90 sees you trapped in deep space after something’s collided with your ship. Main power is offline and you’re trapped. It’s lucky you have access to a terminal that allows you to take control of two walker robots as […]

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11th May2020

Friday Night Smackdown – May 8th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and the Undertaker intentionally buried the World Championship Wrestling roster because he’s an asshole and we’ve got the final build for Money in the Bank. SmackDown starts…NOOOOOOW!!!!!! Match #1: Sonya Deville def. Mandy Rose The following is courtesy of wwe.com: […]

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08th May2020

‘The Isle of Cats’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

When it comes to game design, theme is hugely important to me. I know a lot of players prefer the mechanical or mathematical puzzles that games provide, but I honestly can’t engage my brain in the same way when a game is absent of theme. Thankfully for The Isle of Cats, the theme is everything, […]

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08th May2020

‘King Lucas’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

After an affair King Lucas had with the Witch of Sausan, the Queen left him and remarried in an adjacent kingdom, and now his daughters are the only ones left at his side. Due to his love for them, each and every time they get lost in the castle, he moves heaven and earth to […]

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08th May2020

‘Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Alyssa Wong | Art by Marika Cresta | Published by Marvel Comics Star Wars has always fared well in comic book form, even more so than you would expect from the natural overlap between comics and science fiction movies. If there’s something that comic book fans love it’s continuity, world building, and mythology, […]

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08th May2020

‘Batwoman 1×18: If You Believe in Me, I’ll Believe in You’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Elizabeth Anweis, Dougray Scott | Created by Caroline Dries Batwoman changes pace this week and goes from a villain-of-the-week story to a heist storyline and the change of pace makes for a fun episode. Batwoman kicks off the episode by breaking up a human […]

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07th May2020

‘Gretel & Hansel’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Sophia Lillis, Alice Krige, Sammy Leakey, Charles Babalola, Jessica De Gouw, Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Donncha Crowley, Charles Babalola | Written by Rob Hayes | Directed by Oz Perkins The third feature from director Oz Perkins (February, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House), Gretel & Hansel is a stylish, female-centric reimagining of the […]

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07th May2020

‘Ouijageist’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Lois Wilkinson, Lesley Scoble, India Raqia-Walker, Roger Shepherd, Gabriella Calderone, Keith Whitehouse, Nicholas Kendrick, James Noir, Neilum Raqia, Michelle Jennings, Nathan Head | Written by Darrell Buxton, Steve Hardy | Directed by John R. Walker Ouijageist… I watched this film entirely because of that title. And I fully understand that it’s not even a […]

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07th May2020

‘All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite’ Review (May 6th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s AEW: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a wild brawl in the main event, as well as the continuation of the TNT Title Tournament. Wait, no we don’t. Joe Don Baker is a great actor. Yes he is! Don’t f—— argue with me! SHUT THE […]

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07th May2020

‘The Alpha Test’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Mack Bayda, Brad Belemjian, David Ditmore, Rae Hunt, Bella Martin, Alice Raver, Wynn Reichert, Deborah Seidel | Written and Directed by Aaron Mirtes Written and directed (and more) by Aaron Mirtes, the man behind last years brilliant American Hunt, The Alpha Test is a thrilling science fiction flick that tells the story of a […]

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