A little about our family….My wife and I love playing board games, card games and any tabletop game we can get our hands on. In the last two years, we have been including our 9-year-old son and our 5-year-old daughter, and sometimes our 3-year old son, in our game nights. With so many choices out […]
Like many Brits probably do, I know Simon Amstell for his run as one of the hosts of the BBC 2 late-night music-quiz comedy show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He was a nerdy, sarcastic comedian who was often very funny with his interactions with the guests on the show. Aside from that, though, I haven’t […]
Stars: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Nicky Guadagni, Elyse Levesque, John Ralston | Written by Guy Busick, Ryan Murphy | Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett We all know that, for some, weddings can be a tricky experience – the happiest day of your life seemingly […]
There’s been a whole slew of television shows and documentary films about nostalgia lately, with many focusing on a number of toy-lines from the 80s and other decades of the past. The Toys That Made Us is likely the most well-known of the lot, landing on Netflix with two seasons so far, talking about toys […]
Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Disney + for all those people who don’t want the luxury of owning something forever, instead wanting to rent a computer program version of it for $10 a month. I know, you get thousands of options, but there’s too […]
Welcome to this week’s NXT UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and this is the show after the great Cardiff card from the weekend. Let’s see if I can get my car out of the ditch. Also, let’s review the show. Match #1: Rhea Ripley def. Piper Niven The following is courtesy […]
Features the voices of: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack, Bonnie Hunt, Kristen Schaal, Emily Davis, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, June Squibb, Carl Weathers, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Laurie Metcalf, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Betty […]
Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a few matches to talk about, so grab your rubber ducky, give your lips a big ol’ pucky like they were stung by the prickers stucky in mucky lucky shucky ducky quack quack. I have no idea what […]
Stars: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Wally Taylor, Allan Kayser, Ken Heron, Alice Cadogan | Written and Directed by Fred Dekker Fred Dekker, writer and director of this fun-loving and enjoyably-daft B-movie homage, had a strangely short career as a director. Oddly though, he is responsible for two films that I, and […]
Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have…one match…from a month ago…at Summer Supercard. I feel like David Spade. Is that a good thing? Let’s get this over with. Wait, the match is good. Okay, keep your chin up for the good match and I […]
For those who haven’t heard of it, Power Grid is a classic game about economic strategy, route planning and efficiency. The players compete to build power plants, purchase the raw resources required to power them and ultimately, to power the most cities on an ever tightening board. In the minds of most board gamers, Power Grid […]
Written by Mairghread Scott | Art by Ornella Savarese | Published by Boom Studios To everyone of a certain age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has a special place in their heart. Running from 1997 to 2003, for seven seasons Joss Whedon broke boundaries and genres, and if the show went off the rails a little […]
Welcome to this week’s SmackDown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and if Sam Kinison had played Sandy in Grease, then all of her songs would have been loud screams. HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU! AHHHH! AHHHH! AHHHHH! Okay, Roman Reigns still wants to know who tried to kill him. I want to […]
Written by Mark Waid | Art by Fiona Staples, Annie Wu, Veronica Fish | Published by Archie Comics | Format: Paperback, 160pp I previously penned an article here on Nerdly about the Archieverse and the various titles, old and new, to come from this wonderful world of comics. I mentioned in said article that I […]
I hadn’t previously seen any stand-up routine from Flo and Joan, a tandem of musical comedians who sing whimsical and sometimes surprisingly biting comedic songs. The two sarcastic sisters really are easy as hell to watch and enjoy, the whole show flew by without a dull moment, something that can be pretty rare in stand-up […]
Stars: Linnea Quigley, Eileen Dietz, Joel D. Wynkoop, John O’Hara, Rachel Lagen, Bobby Westrick, Antwoine Steele, Dilynn Fawn Harvey, Jeremy Todd, Douglas Epps | Written and Directed by Todd Sheets Veteran low-budget show-on-video horror legend Todd Sheets sits back in his directors chair for Clownado, his new horror flick that he also wrote. Now, I’ve […]
Stars: Hayley Griffith, Ruby Modine, Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O’Connell, Jordan Ladd, Arden Myrin, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Michael Polish, Mike E. Winfield, Clarke Wolfe, AJ Bowen, Hannah Stocking, Gina Marie Hughes | Written by Grady Hendrix, Ted Geoghegan | Directed by Chelsea Stardust For those of you out there that grew up in the 80s, the phrase […]
Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more from the King Of The Ring, along with Mother Theresa skiing…down a mountain. Ahhhhh! Holy $#!@! It’s a, it’s a…tree! Okay, let’s see if Becky Lynch kicks Patton Oswalt’s ass on this week’s episode of Homicide: […]
I absolutely ADORE side-scrolling beat ‘em-ups. Like REALLY love them. Really. Which is why I’ve got tons of the ACA Neo Geo/Arcade titles on my Switch, alongside the Capcom Beat ‘Em-Up collection plus a whole heap more titles on the PS4. It’s one genre that I love and one genre that had, until this current […]
Stars: Edie Falco, Jay Duplass, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben Schwartz, Charles Leggett, Jay Duplass | Written by Lynn Shelton, Jay Duplass | Directed by Lynn Shelton Lynn Shelton is a director I’ve been a fan of for a while. I’m a fan of her 2011 film, Your Sister’s Sister. I like her 2014 film, Say When (aka Laggies) […]
Whilst I haven’t played it myself, the Imperial Settlers line of games is partly responsible for the ongoing success of publisher Portal Games. Unofficially based on the classic PC strategy game Settlers, Imperial Settlers features cute little characters and a tight card drafting and empire building mechanic that has formed the basis of several other […]
Paul Chowdhry is someone I’ve been familiar with for a while, from his previous comedy specials (What’s Happening White People? and PC’s World) as well as some of his film roles (Colour Me Kubrick, Swinging With The Finkels). He’s a funny comedian and I’ve enjoyed his previous work on stage, so I was down to […]
