23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Red Letter Day’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dawn Van de Schoot, Hailey Foss, Kaeleb Zain Gartner, Roger LeBlanc, Arielle Rombough, Michael Tan | Written and Directed by Cameron Macgowan Adjusting to a new life in suburban Aspen Ridge, a recently divorced mother receives mysterious letters instructing her and her teenage children to slaughter the people pictured in their correspondence before they […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Cut Off’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim, Enno Hesse, Christian Kuchenbuch, Urs Jucker, Barbara Prakopenka, Stephanie Amarell, Dirk Nocker, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Klara Höfels, Joy Maria Bai, Georg Veitl | Written and Directed by Christian Alvart Cut Off (Abgeschnitten) is based on a novel by Sebastian Fitzek and Michael Tsokos with a screenplay […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Impossible Crimes’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Daniel Alvaredo, Federico Bal, Guido D’Albo, Sofía Del Tuffo, Gustavo Pardi, Carla Quevedo, Marcelo Sein | Written by Nora Leticia Sarti | Directed by Hernán Findling Directed by Hernan Findling, this Argentinian thriller has an intriguing set-up in its central idea of a detective tasked with solving impossible crimes. However, it quickly becomes clear […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘The Wind’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Miles Anderson, Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Dylan McTee, Ashley Zukerman | Written by Teresa Sutherland | Directed by Emma Tammi Showing at this year’s Frightfest and being picked up by the Frightfest Presents label, The Wind has been well received at festivals across the globe. The last film I remember being based around […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Dark Encounter’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Laura Fraser, Mel Raido, Vincent Regan, Alice Lowe, Sid Phoenix, Grant Masters, Spike White, Nicholas Pinnock | Written and Directed by Carl Strathie “Something’s happenin’. Something unnatural. Something evil”. Written and directed by Carl Strathie (Solis), Dark Encounter is the story of a family in grief after the strange disappearance of their young eight […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Dachra’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Hela Ayed, Yassmine Dimassi, Aziz Jabali, Bilel Slatnia | Written and Directed by Abdelhamid Bouchnak The feature debut of writer-director Abdelhamid Bouchnak, Dachra is a Tunisian folk horror that has broken box-office records in its native North Africa. Impressively acted and chillingly atmospheric, it represents a formidable calling card. Yassmine Dimassi, Aziz Jabali and […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘I Am Toxic’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Esteban Prol, Horacio Fontova, Sergio Podelei, Gastón Cocchiarale, Fini Bocchino, Verónica Intile | Written by Daniel de la Vega, Pablo Parés, Paulo Soria | Directed by Daniel de la Vega, Pablo Parés Directed by Daniel de la Vega (Dead End) and Pablo Parés (Plaga Zombie), this Spanish language film, called Soy tóxico in it’s […]

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23rd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Rock, Paper and Scissors’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Pablo Sigal, Agustina Cerviño, Valeria Giorcelli | Written and Directed by Martín Blousson, Macarena García Lenzi Jesus and Maria José live together in the grand house that belonged to their recently deceased father. Their playful routine is disrupted when Magdalena, their half sister on their dad’s side, returns from Spain asking for her share […]

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22nd Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Come To Daddy’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley | Written by Toby Harvard | Directed by Ant Timpson Directed by Ant Timpson in his feature directorial debut, based on his idea and written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler), Come to Daddy is a New Zealand film project. It stars Elijah Wood […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘Flight of the Navigator: Limited Edition’ Blu-ray Review (Second Sight)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matt Adler, Howard Hesseman | Written by Michael Burton, Matt MacManus | Directed by Randal Kleiser I grew up with Flight of the Navigator. It’s always been one of my favourite movies. A family sci-fi adventure film that kinda fell under the […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Aug 20th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have one match, but it goes around forty minutes. Okay, let’s watch one really long match. Match #1: (Main Event) Team Lorcan def. Team Gulak – Captain’s Challenge 10-Man Tag Team Elimination Match The following is courtesy of wwe.com: […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘Friday the 13th: Ultimate Slasher Edition’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Originally released in 2017, Friday the 13th: The Game was hotly anticipated by fans of the franchise and unfortunately shipped with some serious bugs and issues which marred the initial launch. Two years on and following a protracted court case, the developers have announced that no more content will be made for the game and […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (Aug 18th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have two matches. That’s it. ROH TV is starting to piss me off. Who runs this damn thing? It’s Vince Russo, isn’t it? If he says bro I’m gonna lose it! Wait…I said bro! Ahhhhhhhh! Hold on, these […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘Blade Runner 2019 #2’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Michael Green, Mike Johnson | Art by Andres Guinaldo | Published by Titan Comics Well issue 1 of Blade Runner 2019 sure lived up to expectations, did it not? Although the events of the Blade Runner film were never directly mentioned or referenced, we were in no doubt this was the same world, […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Features the voices of: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Tiffany Haddish, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Dove Cameron, Maya Rudolph | Written by Peter Ackerman, Eyal Podell, Jonathon E. Stewart | Directed by Thurop Van Orman, John Rice The Angry Birds Movie 2, […]

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22nd Aug2019

‘Klute’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Robert Milli | Written by Andy Lewis, Dave Lewis | Directed by Alan J. Pakula Released in 1971, Alan J. Pakula’s sophomore feature Klute is regarded as the first of his unofficial Paranoia Trilogy, which would go on to include The Parallax View and All the […]

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21st Aug2019

‘Luxor’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Not everyone has heard of Germany’s Spiele Des Jahre award, but to provide a basic translation of what it is; it’s Germany’s way of declaring the best game of a given year. There are several categories, with one of the most prestigious being the Kritikerpreis, which broadly means the Critics Choice. Games that win this […]

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21st Aug2019

WWE Smackdown Live – Aug 20th 2019: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s SmackDown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Roman Reigns attacker to reveal, so let’s get the Columbo-vibes going on and figure out who Vince came up with at the last minute. Match #1: Andrade def. Apollo Crews – King of the Ring Tournament Match The […]

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21st Aug2019

‘States’ Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Jeremy O. Harris, Alex Essoe, Jasmin Kaset, Makenzie Green, D.C. Paul | Written and Directed by Zach Gayne States w​ill make you contemplate whether ‘normal’ people go on road trips… Written and directed by Zach Gayne, ​States ​is the documentary-feel narrative feature on the crazies of the road, establishing a surreal balance of curiosity […]

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21st Aug2019

Digital Shorts: ‘Ittle Dew’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition Britt takes a look at Ittle Dew, a game whose sequel is was available to buy BEFORE the original! A stripped-back action-puzzler reminiscent of 16-bit era […]

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21st Aug2019

The Last Week In Wrestling #34 (Wrestling Round-Up)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this edition of The Last Week In Wrestling, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have another week to get to, so let’s do so before you go girl and take me dancing tonight. Best Promo: Aries Wants The Strap (Major League Wrestling) – Austin Aries cut a good promo on […]

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21st Aug2019

‘Guardian of the Universe’ DVD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Rob Taylor, Nic Costa, Walter Koenig, Matt Zak, Bryna Smith, Jordana Ansley, Michael Friedrichs, Traben Pleasant, Bobby Ryan, Stephen Lisk, Seantos Mcdonald, Jared McClain, Matt Haley | Written by Rob Taylor, Nic Costa | Directed by Rob Taylor Guardian of the Universe seems to be a follow up, of sorts to […]

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