Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down on this week’s show! Match #1: NXT North American Championship – Tony D’Angelo def. Ridge Holland The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The Family still holds gold as Tony D’Angelo retained the NXT North […]
Stars: Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Kit Green, Kelly Rian Sanson, Chrissie Wunna, Nicola Wright | Written by Scott Chambers, Rhys Frake-Waterfield | Directed by Scott Chambers The most recent entry in the so-called Poohniverse, and the first one not to feature Pooh, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, has arrived. With Winnie the Pooh: Blood […]
Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, Lukas Gage, Raúl Castillo | Written and Directed by Parker Finn The original Smile became a sleeper hit for writer/director Parker Finn in 2022, so it’s no surprise that the film has generated a sequel just two years later, especially given its obvious franchise potential. It’s […]
TNA Genesis is upon us and we have an action-packed card ahead of us. Of course, with the recent announcement of the TNA WWE NXT partnership, it was going to be interesting to see if this took effect immediately and how this would look. Hendry takes on Nemeth for the world title and could this […]
Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly! Let’s see what went down on this week’s Netflix-broadcast show! Match #1: Rey Mysterio def. Kofi Kingston The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Shortly after the official sent Xavier Woods to the backstage area for tripping Rey Mysterio, The […]
Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu | Written and Directed by Chris Sanders Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How To Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch) and adapted from the first in a trilogy of books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot is the latest feature from […]
Still going strong on the review front, Kevin sits down to give his thoughts on another of his picks of the big budget / low budget / no budget movie landscape. Giving you his personal opinion on why you should or shouldn’t give this movie your time… This episode it’s Y2K, from prolific genre studio […]
Welcome to this review of TNA Wrestling’s Genesis 2025 pay-per-view, which emanated from the Curtis Culwell Center in Dallas, Texas, and opened with the usual free-to-view pre-show Countdown to… which saw Jake Something defeat WWE’s Ashante Adonis (yes, there are WWE appearances in this show!); and Frankie Kazarian defeat Leon Slater. Now let’s get into […]
Stars: Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower, Chacha Huang, Anthony Wong, Harrison Arevalo | Written by Emmanuelle Arsan, Audrey Diwan, Rebecca Zlotowski | Directed by Audrey Diwan Back in 1974, the original Emmanuelle was something of a cause celebre, a French soft-core erotic drama that became a huge crossover hit, inspiring multiple […]
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW’s, Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights, with this week’s show part of the “Maximum Carnage” week of AEW programming. We’ve got the commentary team of Tony Schiavone, Matt Menard and Nigel McGuinness calling the action, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: “Hangman” Adam Page […]
Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show! Match #1: Bianca Belair & Naomi def. Nia Jax & Candice LeRae The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Bianca Belair took an incredible beating, but one counter proved to be enough […]
Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Bruno Marcil, Marc Beaupré | Written and Directed by Annick Blanc Hunting Daze (Jour de Chasse), the first feature from writer/director Annick Blanc (The Colour of Your Lips, Beyond the Dark), begins on a desolate road somewhere in rural Quebec, the kind where the […]
Stars: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Benedict Hardie, Ben Prendergast, Zac Chandler | Written by Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck | Directed by Leigh Whannell Writer-director Leigh Whannell follows 2020’s horror hit The Invisible Man with another revamp of a classic Universal monster movie. Unfortunately, it’s not quite a howling success – it […]
Welcome to this week’s review of TNA Wrestling, Let’s get straight into the review and see what went down on this week’s show as the road to Genesis continues… Match #1: Leon Slater def. Trent Seven The following is courtesy of tnawrestling.com: Frankie Kazarian joins Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary as Leon Slater […]
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was a “Maximum Carnage” special episode broadcast from the Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH. We’ve got Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone on commentary, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Kenny Omega def. Brian Cage The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Kenny swarmed Cage […]
Stars: Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace, Dermot Mulrooney, Natalie Simpson, Edward Baker-Duly, Alan Calton, Sally Blouet, Pandora Clifford | Written by Elizabeth Fowler | Directed by Jeff Celentano There are plenty of reasons that murder mysteries are generally very popular. They can be made relatively cheaply, they can go straight to streaming/TV or on the big […]
Stars: Scott Eastwood, Willa Fitzgerald, Mike Colter, D.W. Moffett, Sylvester Stallone | Written by Alexander Vesha | Directed by Michael Polish Alarum is the Old English word from whence the word alarm came from. It’s also the title of Sylvester Stallone’s latest film, an espionage thriller whose players include an organization comprised of rogue agents […]
Stars: Marie Everett, Chynna Walker, Amanda Michaud, Julia Haworth, Tegan Mordt | Written and Directed by Nicholas Winter Nicholas Winter’s The Imposters is a psychological thriller that takes the viewer on a suspense-filled journey through deception, identity, and fractured relationships. The film intrigued me with its layered narrative and strong performances, even as it occasionally […]
Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down on this week’s show! Match #1: Shotzi def. Stephanie Vaquer The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Shotzi is officially the No. 1 Contender to Fallon Henley’s title after the Fatal Influence star interfered and […]
Stars: Jennifer Aries, Dylan Baldwin, Anwen Bull, Evangelina Burton, Stephen Corrall, Tom Coulston, Luke Dayhill, Mike Kelson, Alicia Novak | Written and Directed by William Higo The Group, which originally screened at Frightfest back in 2022, is a taut and thought-provoking exploration of addiction, trauma, and the lengths people will go to confront their pasts. […]
