28th Dec2018

‘NXT: UK’ Review (Dec 26th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a big title match for the main event, so let’s see if every-thing comes together alright. Match #1: Zack Gibson & James Drake def. “Wild Boar” Mike Hitchman & “Primate” Jay Melrose The following is courtesy of WWE.com: One […]

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28th Dec2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Dec 26th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some big departures with this event, so grab your Kleenex, dry your tears and kiss their asses good-bye. Match #1: Bianca Belair def. Mia Yim, Io Shirai and Lacey Evans (NXT Women’s Title No. 1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Match) […]

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28th Dec2018

‘The Happytime Murders’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, Joel McHale, Cynthy Wu, Michael McDonald, Mitch Silpa, Hemky Madera, Benjamin Cole Royer, Brekkan Spens, Ryan Tran | Written by Todd Berger | Directed by Brian Henson The Happytime Murders will undoubtedly be at the bottom of every worst film list of 2018 and with […]

27th Dec2018

‘Auztralia’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Trains, vital resources and the race of ancient demons that H.P. Lovecraft dubbed The Old Ones – could a game be any more Martin Wallace? Well, perhaps if it was card driven, which Auztralia surprisingly isn’t. Even so, this modern hybrid of A Study in Emerald and Brass takes a number of classic Wallace systems […]

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27th Dec2018

‘Holmes and Watson’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes, Lauren Lapkus, Rebecca Hall, Kelly Macdonald, HUgh Laurie, Pam Ferris, Noah Jupe, Steve Coogan, Adam Scherr (aka Braun Strowman), Bella Ramsey, Rob Brydon, Wolf Roth, Michael Culkin | Written and Directed by Etan Cohen To say that Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s latest joint exploit, Holmes […]

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27th Dec2018

‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Gillian Anderson, Dustin Demri-Burns, Sam Heughan, Hasan Minhaj, Peter Schueller, Mirjam Novak, Kev Adams, Ivanna Sakhno, Jane Curtin, Paul Reiser, James Fleet, Tom Stourton | Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson | Directed by Susanna Fogel Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in […]

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27th Dec2018

The Last Week In Wrestling #11 (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 a post-Christmas column dedicated to… the last week in wrestling. I was trying to be clever, but if you’ve ever read any of my stuff on Nerdly, then you know I don’t usually make that […]

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24th Dec2018

‘Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

One of the surprise hits of the Essen Spiel show in 2017 was the relatively unheard of Azul, which went on to take the board gaming world by storm. Azul was sold out and restocked several times in the run up to Christmas and it has remained one of the most popular gateway games, slotting […]

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24th Dec2018

‘Dumplin’ Review (Netflix)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Maddie Baillio, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Luke Benward, Georgie Flores | Written by Kristin Hahn | Directed by Anne Fletcher Willowdean (‘Dumplin’), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom’s Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her […]

24th Dec2018

‘Death Race: Beyond Anarchy’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zach McGowan, Frederick Koehler, Christine Marzano, Yennis Cheung, Cassie Clare, Danny Glover, Danny Trejo | Written by Don Michael Paul, Tony Giglio | Directed by Don Michael Paul Danny Trejo returns as the ruthless bookie, Goldberg, in the wildest, bloodiest, Death Race ever… Death Race: Beyond Anarchy. After a failed attack on inmate and legendary […]

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24th Dec2018

‘Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #2’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jody Houser | Art by Rachael Stott | Published by Titan Comics This book started out really strong last issue, with a five star review from me, and that followed on from the 0 issue, which again was superb. It entertained, had great script and art, good characters, and promised much to come. […]

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24th Dec2018

‘The Guilty’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Jacob Lohmann, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen, Simon Bennebjerg, Jeanette Lindbaek, Laura Bro, Morten Suurballe, Guuled Abdi Youssef, Caroline Løppke, Peter Christoffersen, Nicolai Wendelboe | Written by Gustav Möller, Emil Nygaard Albertsen | Directed by Gustav Möller Alarm dispatcher Asger Holm answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the […]

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23rd Dec2018

‘MLW: Fusion’ Wrestling Review (Dec 21st 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have… trees! Also, we have a little bit of wrestling. Like Miss Swann/Swan/Swahooon/screw it always says, “Heeeeeeeee…look-a like a man!” Match #1: The Hart Foundation (Pillman & Smith) defeated Hughes, Dreamer The following is courtesy of MLW.com: In […]

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22nd Dec2018

The Last Week In Wrestling #10 (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 there’s lots of great wrestling to cover, so let’s get right to it. Also, I’m going to change the match ratings into a ranking list of the top 10, so I can pretend I know how to […]

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22nd Dec2018

‘NXT: UK’ Review (Dec 19th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have European brand of the WWE that is actually done well each week. Let’s see how this goes. Match #1: Toni Storm def. Charlie Morgan The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Though Toni Storm failed to overcome Rhea Ripley […]

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22nd Dec2018

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Dec 19th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more cruiserweights, so at least the show is staying consistent. This should be pretty good, so let’s see if I’m right. Match #1: Hideo Itami def. Noam Dar The following is courtesy of WWE.com: WWE 205 Live kicked […]

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22nd Dec2018

‘WWE Tribute To The Troops 2018’ Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this year’s Tribute To The Troops review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have… a lazy card to honor a bunch of people that deserve better than this. Let’s whip out a big ol’ salute to people who are forced to wear camouflage as we run through this Tribute To […]

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22nd Dec2018

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Dec 13th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a very late review, thanks to the email screwing the delivery over like a pizza boy delayed by a Victoria’s Secret orgy. Match #1: Rich Swann vs. Dave Crist The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: Dave distracts the […]

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22nd Dec2018

‘RIng of Honor’ Wrestling Review (Dec 16th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have post-Final Battle, pre-Christmas “special” show, so let’s see what we get out of it. Match #1: Twizted Sisterz (Holidead and Thunder Rosa) vs. Madison Rayne and Dr. Britt Baker The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com: Rayne and […]

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21st Dec2018

‘Mortal Engines’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheenan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Lang, Colin Salmon, Mark Mitchinson, Regé-Jean Page, Menik Gooneratne, Frankie Adams, Leifur Sigurdarson | Written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens | Directed by Christian Rivers If Mortal Engines succeeds at anything it’s officially ending any chance of the original blockbuster existing in […]

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21st Dec2018

‘Here’s Negan’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Love him or hate him, The Walking Dead’s Negan is one of the most iconic characters to be introduced into Fox’s long-running TV series. Of course, Negan has been known to fans of the original comic book series for a long time and even starred in his own feature length graphic novel back in 2017. […]

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21st Dec2018

‘SuperGrid’ Review

by Faye Ellis

Stars: Leo Fafard, Marshall Williams, Natalie Krill, Amy Matysio, Jonathan Cherry, Jay Reso, Tinsel Korey, Fei Ren, Daniel Maslany, Sheldon Bergstrom, Josh Strait, Laura Abramsen | Written by T.R. McCauley, Justin Ludwig | Directed by Lowell Dean I was probably one of about seven people that wasn’t enamoured with Wolf Cop. There’s a lot of […]

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