23rd Mar2013

‘Hansel & Gretel Get Baked’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lochlyn Munro, Michael Welch, Andrew James Allen | Written by David Tillman | Directed by Duane Journey Tommy Wirkola has a lot to answer for… Since releasing his Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters flick there have been more and more Hansel & Gretel-related flicks hitting DVD, […]

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23rd Mar2013

The Walking Dead 3×14 – “Prey” Review

by Nathan Smith

‘Prey’ is an effective episode setting up the endgame to come in the dawning war between Rick and The Governor. It smartly focuses on one half of the equation and barely even registers with the prison group save for the cold open with Michonne by the fireside and a brief but unsettling apperance by Rick […]

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23rd Mar2013

The Americans 1×08 – “Mutually Assured Destruction” Review

by Nathan Smith

Stars: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru, Holly Taylor | Created by Joseph Weisberg There’s a great quandary that lies in the middle of ‘Mutually Assured Destruction.’ If Philip and Elizabeth’s marraige is a sham, if they’re together just because of the so-called mission, do they really have to stay married? It’s a thought that should cross everyone’s […]

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23rd Mar2013

‘Identity Thief’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet | Written by Craig Mazin | Directed by Seth Gordon Jason Bateman re-teams with his Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon and Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy for a comedy in which a regular guy […]

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22nd Mar2013

‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams’ Review (Xbox 360)

by Phil Wheat

Manufacturer: Sega Specs: Xbox Live Arcade (now) | PSN (April) RRP: 1200 MS Points Rating: 3/5 Originally funded through Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is the home console debut of the stars of The Great Giana Sisters, the classic Commodore-era “bootleg” version of Super Mario Bros; and a duo whose second game, […]

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21st Mar2013

‘Brawler’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough, Michael Jai White | Written by Adam Mervis | Directed by Jason Connery Originally set to debut back in August 2012 under the title of The Philly Kid, this is yet another film from the After Dark Action stable which looks, on the surface, like some lame Rocky knockoff. (A Rock-off?) Pleasantly […]

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21st Mar2013

Movies You May Have Missed: Shootfighter (1993)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to what will (hopefully) be a new regular series here on Nerdly, as I highlight some of, what I think, are the best movies that have flown under the radar of many or have been “forgotten” in the intervening years since its release. First up is Shootfighter. Any film that features Van Damme’s Bloodsport […]

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21st Mar2013

‘El Gringo’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scott Adkins, Christian Slater, Petar Bachvarov, Valentin Ganev, Sofía Sisniega, Yvette Yates, Michail Elenov, Israel Islas | Written by Jonathan W. Stokes | Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez El Gringo is the latest movie from After Dark Films’ new action division which, like its horror branch, releases low-budget action movies both cinemas and direct to […]

20th Mar2013

‘Lake Placid: The Final Chapter’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Elisabeth Rohm, Yancy Butler, Robert Englund, Paul Nicholls, Poppy Lee Friar, Benedict Smith, Caroline Ford, Scarlett Byrne, Daniel Black, Jeff Stewart, Sewell Whitney | Written by David Reed, Mairin Reed | Directed by Don Michael Paul Picking up after the third film, Lake Placid: The Final Chapter sees poacher Reba (Butler) return to Black […]

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19th Mar2013

‘WWE TLC 2012’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

The final pay-per-view event of the WWE calendar, TLC: Tables/Ladders/Chairs was originally marked out for its innovative high-flying, high-risk matches. However since the departure of many of the WWE’s rope-walking risk takers the TLC PPV has become something of a damb squib, especially considering the event sits in between the much more high profile Survivor […]

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19th Mar2013

‘Stolen’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Akerman, Sami Gayle, Mark Valley, M.C. Gainey | Written by David Guggenheim | Directed by Simon West These days you know what you’re getting from a Nicolas Cage film – bombastic drama, glorious over the top action and, of course, Cage over-egging every single line in the […]

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19th Mar2013

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars (the voices of): Jason Biggs, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman, Hoon Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson | Created by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Splinter allows the Turtles to visit the surface for the first time, where they attempt to stop a group of thugs from kidnapping April O’Neil and her parents. But […]

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18th Mar2013

Rewind: ‘Return to Horror High’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: George Clooney, Maureen McCormick, Vince Edwards, Brendan Hughes, Scott Jacoby, Lori Lethin, Alex Rocco | Written by Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson | Directed by Bill Froehlich In 1982 Crippen High School was the scene of a series of brutal murders and yet the killer was never caught. Now a low budget film crew that […]

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18th Mar2013

‘Person of Interest: The Complete First Season’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman | Created by Jonathan Nolan John Reese (Cavaziel) a former elite CIA officer is homeless and presumed dead following the death of the woman he loves. When he is approached by a reclusive billionaire computer genius Harold Finch (Emerson) who lives under an assumed identity, they form a […]

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18th Mar2013

‘Sightseers’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Richard Glover, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Richard Lumsden | Written by Alice Lowe, Steve Oram | Directed by Ben Wheatley Kill List director Ben Wheatley returns with his latest opus, Sightseers, a very British black comedy which is penned by its stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram and […]

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18th Mar2013

‘Deadly Blessing’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sharon Stone, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Berryman, Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Douglas Barr | Written by Wes Craven, Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr | Directed by Wes Craven Undoubtedly one of Wes Craven’s finest overlooked masterpieces, Deadly Blessing is a film that was at the time of its production beset by a number of issues […]

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17th Mar2013

‘247°F’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Christina Ulloa, Travis Van Winkle, Michael Copon, Tyler Mane | Written by Lloyd S. Wagner | Directed by Levan Bakhia & Beqa Jguburia Supposedly based on true events that took place in Georgia, 247°F tells the story of Jenna who, still struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of her […]

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17th Mar2013

‘WWE Survivor Series 2012’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Survivor Series is one of WWE’s top pay-per-view’s, along with Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble and Summerslam, and with good reason – it is officially WWE’s second longest running PPV having debuted in 1987 and still continuing to be as relevant today as it was then. Survivor Series 2012 marks the 26th annual show of the PPV […]

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17th Mar2013

Cinebook Graphic Novels Review

by Jack Kirby

Cinebook are a comics publisher that specialise in European fare. I’ve been lucky enough to receive a handful of their latest titles for review. The selection seems to cover pretty much every genre of boy’s own-style adventure you could think of, from space opera to World War II tales, via pirates and spies, stopping off […]

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17th Mar2013

‘The Bay’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Christopher Denham | Written by Barry Levinson, Michael Wallach | Directed by Barry Levinson Just when you thought the found-footage film was dead, along comes Barry Levinson, director of Rain Man, Sleepers, Toys and many more; this time teaming up with the producers of Sinister and Insidious for another entry into […]

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16th Mar2013

‘Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Written and Directed by Gilles Penso | Produced by Alexandre Poncet | Co-produced by Tony Dalton Directed by Gilles Penso, Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan covers the remarkable career of the movie industry’s most admired and influential special-effects auteur. Leaving no doubt as to Harryhausen’s seminal influence on modern-day special effects, the documentary features enlightening and […]

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16th Mar2013

‘Tales From the Crypt 2×03: Cutting Cards’ Review

by Nathan Smith

‘Cutting Cards’ may be one of the best episodes of Tales from the Crypt out there. It’s not necessarily horror but still has overtones of it, especially in the last third. Overall, it’s just a pitch black comedy in the guise of two-hander (fitting words for how the episode ends, eh?) between two titans of […]

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