02nd Dec2019

‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ Blu-ray Collector’s Edition Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, Marli Siu, Mark Benton, Paul Kaye | Written by Alan McDonald, Ryan McHenry | Directed by John McPhail Director John McPhail takes genre mash-up to new heights with this hugely entertaining Scottish horror comedy that plays like Shaun of the Dead meets High School […]

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02nd Dec2019

‘Playmobil: The Movie’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Features the voices of: Anna Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Dino Andrade, Ian James Corlett, Lino DiSalvo, Ben Diskin, Jim Gaffigan, Kellen Goff, Wilson Gonzalez, Adam Lambert, Dan Navarro, Tito Ortiz, Daniel Radcliffe, Kenan Thompson | Written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland | Directed by Lino DiSalvo [NOTE: With the film now out on DVD, Digital […]

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02nd Dec2019

Friday Night Smackdown – Nov 29th 2019: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we’ve got SmackDown. Surprise. Also, if you don’t mind, I’m going to watch one of my favorite movies, “Jethro In Wonderland” while I use the TalkTech to aid with the review. Hey look! A white rabbit. I’mma chase your […]

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02nd Dec2019

‘On the Waterfront’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint | Written by Budd Schulberg | Directed by Elia Kazan The opening tells us everything. We can visualise the shipyard before we’re shown a single image. Leonard Bernstein’s horn-heavy score sounds like the song of ships. It’s almost peaceful. Then a piano […]

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02nd Dec2019

‘NXT UK’ Review (Nov 28th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Magruuuuuuuber! Powered by TalkTech, the finest voice-to-print journaling equipment in the world, we can get right to the point with this…oh, wait. I have a Thanksgiving dinner to get to while I write this. Don’t worry, it won’t… […]

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02nd Dec2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Review (Nov 24th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have…Martha! Why did you say that name? We’ve got some matches here, like Amber Heard nailing that dolphin from the part of Aquaman t…whoops! Damn TalkTech. Okay, let’s get to it. Match #1: Dak Draper defeated Ryan Nova […]

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29th Nov2019

‘Expedition to Newdale’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

I don’t know, sometimes you wait a long time for your next Alexander Pfister game and it turns out to be a disappointment (Blackout: Hong Kong) and sometimes you wait for what seems like a relatively short amount of time and two turn up at once, namely, Maracaibo and Expedition to Newdale. The subject of […]

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29th Nov2019

‘Charlie’s Angels’ Review (2019)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Jonathan Tucker, Nat Faxon, Chris Pang, Luis Gerardo Méndez | Written and Directed by Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks writes and directs this second big screen reboot of the Charlie’s Angels franchise, following the McG-directed version in 2000 and […]

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29th Nov2019

’30 Nights (of Sex to Save Your Marriage)’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Johnny Giacalone, Mandy Kaplan, Dan Fogler, Alyssa Brayboy, Chris Butler, Lyric Lewis, Melody Peng | Written by Tom Metz III, Johnny Giacalone, Mandy Kaplan | Directed by Tom Metz III 30 Nights (of Sex to Save Your Marriage) tells the story of Willa and Nick who, in a last ditch effort to save their […]

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29th Nov2019

‘Tilt’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Joseph Cross, Alexia Rasmussen, Kelvin Yu, Jessy Hodges, CS Lee | Written by Kasra Farahani, Jason O’Leary | Directed by Kasra Farahani [NOTE: With Tilt finally being released here in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review from the films screening at Fantasia in 2017] All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne […]

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29th Nov2019

‘The Boonies’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cody Ko, Amymarie Gaertner, Lauren Elizabeth, Chris Galya, Kyle Jones, Andi Matichak, Calum Worthy, Wyntergrace Williams, Gigi Zumbado, Logan Garretson | Written and Directed by Brad T. Gottfred The Boonies, and yes that is undoubtedly a play on THAT more famous 80s action-adventure comedy, sees five seniors – who were childhood best friends who […]

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28th Nov2019

‘All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite’ Review (Nov 27th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and there’s a f—— dog laying on my shirt! Get off of there you son of a b—-! Thanks to TalkTech, you can here every second of my triumph. Move you mangy mutt-bastard sack of s—! Grrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaah! Don’t you growl […]

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28th Nov2019

‘The Curse Of Buckout Road’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Evan Ross, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Danny Glover, Henry Czerny, Colm Feore, Mayko Nguyen, Jim Watson, Kyle Mac, Michelle Mylett, John Ralston, Patrick Garrow, David Hayter | Written by Shahin Chandrasoma, Matthew Currie Holmes | Directed by Matthew Currie Holmes There seems to be endless low budget horror with titles like the one above (and I have […]

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28th Nov2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Nov 27th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the aftermath of NXT dominating Survivor Series (nipple clamps, spankings, ball gags, etc.). This better be good or Elton John will stick his tongue down the throat of a “Tiny Dancer”. Hold me close Ti…always be closing! Match #1: […]

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28th Nov2019

‘Marvel 2099: Alpha #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Nick Spencer | Art by Viktor Bogdanovic | Published by Marvel Comics I’ve written elsewhere that I had become in more recent years quite jaded by the big crossover event, or the ‘buy 36 books to get the whole picture’ event. Good storytelling was being jettisoned in favour of editorial control, and the […]

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27th Nov2019

‘Knives Out’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, CHristopher Plummer, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Frank Oz, K Callan | Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Knives Out is an old school whodunnit with a refreshing twist that is whip smart […]

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27th Nov2019

‘Impact Wrestling: Provincial Wrestling Federation Special’ Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have…IMPACT Provincial Wrestling Federation? What the f— did I just say? What have the dumb f—- done now? Apparently, Impact Wrestling has booked and aired a “retro” themed show that is based on a fake wrestling league. Well, Impact […]

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27th Nov2019

‘Sydney Hunter & the Curse of the Mayan’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

A pixel-perfect homage to the 8-bit games of yesteryear, in particular those made during the Commodore 64/Spectrum era, Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan sees you play as the titular Sydney Hunter – an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he’s out exploring! He soon discovers that the “Feathered Serpent” […]

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27th Nov2019

‘He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Tim Seeley | Art by Dan Fraga, Richard Friend | Published by DC Comics It was pretty much impossible for me not to pick up this book with a title like that, so well done whoever decided to name the book. Reeled me in straight away. The Masters of the Universe have actually […]

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27th Nov2019

WWE Raw – Nov 25th 2019: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Emperor Palpatine was a clone in Return Of The Jedi. Surpriiiiiiiiiiiiiise!!!!!!!! Now Star Wars is ruined forever. Also, Rian Johnson is making a thousand Star Wars movies. Surpriiiiiiiiiiiiiise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, here comes World Class Championship Wrestling. Match #1: Bobby Lashley […]

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26th Nov2019

‘Bloo Kid 2’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

It should be obvious by now that, through the Nindies, the Switch has become THE home for retro-styled indie games. Games like The Messenger, an amazing homage to Ninja Gaiden; the amazing Venture Kid, a wonderful homage to the games that I truly loved on the NES like Adventure Island, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers […]

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26th Nov2019

‘Last Christmas’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Boris Isakovic, Emma Thompson, Maxim Baldry, Michelle Yeoh, Bilal Zafar, Patti LuPone, Lydia Leonard, Rob Delaney, Peter Serafinowicz | Written by Greg Wise, Emma Thompson, Bryony Kimmings | Directed by Paul Feig Last Christmas doesn’t just leave you asking what went wrong, it leaves you asking what went really, really, really wrong. […]

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