Stars: Joan Iyiola, Arazou, Nikolas Salmon, Jorja James, Rhys Howells, Onur Cocen, Benjamin Grant-Ewen, Xavier Nunez, Lina Mira, Isidro Tellez | Written by Brook Judge | Directed by Douglas Thompson Directed by Douglas Thompson, Don’t Come Here is a slow, simmering thriller that trades jump scares for tension you can actually feel. Set in Mallorca, […]
Stars: Paul Collett, Erin Alvey O’Sullivan, Russell Geoffrey Banks, Wayne Han, Zara Dragon, Poi Haywood, Alexandra Merle, Selina Wiesmann, Michael Paré | Written by Dustin Alexander III, Daniel Zirilli | Directed by Steven Edgewood Beautiful women, deadly sharks, and dangerous criminals – that’s the enticing promise of Shark Island, the 2024 thriller directed by Steven […]
Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Malina Weissman, Julie Chang, Anthony Turpel, Devon Michaels, James Quattrochi, Marilyn Busch | Written by William Walkerley | Directed by Salvatore Sclafani Directed by Salvatore Sclafani (Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge) and written by a debuing William Walkerley, The Hermit is a surprisingly ambitious backwoods slasher that blends genre familiarity with psychological intrigue. […]
Stars: Dominic Keating, Jane Hajduk, Courtney Fulk, Neirin Winter, Anthony Jensen, Patrick Labyorteaux, Kathleen Turner, Lisa Cole, Landon Jacob Lee, Aria Surrec, Zack Gold, Saskia Norman | Written and Directed by Ryan Ebert Every now and then, a film studio surprises you, and with The Jolly Monkey, Asylum Pictures delivers one of its most unexpected […]
Stars: Eric Roberts, Neeley Dayan, Anna DeRusso, Scott Mazzapica, Sara Kamine, Shelby Wright | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jose Prendes Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers, mockbuster kings The Asylum, would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only their second foray […]
Stars: D.Y. Sao, Brian Le, Bear Williams, Sahajak Boontanakij, Ron Smoorenburg | Written by Laurence Walsh | Directed by Chaya Supannarat Our story kicks off with Special Agent Andrew Kang (D.Y. Sao), a U.S.-based operative with a serious love for solving problems with his fists or more accurately, his entire arsenal of martial arts skills. […]
Stars: Elissa Dowling, Airisa Durand, Chynna Rae Shurts, Rollyn Stafford, Nicolette Pullen, Jason Reynolds, Khail Duggan, James Luster, Steve Larkin, Jax Kellington, Calvin Morie McCarthy, Marcella Laasch | Written and Directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy, Josh Dietrich, Kai Pacifico Eng, Tim Coyle I would have expected the new indie anthology film Beware the Boogeyman to […]
Stars: Jenny Tran, Alisha Soper, William Gabriel Grier, Aly Trasher, Eddy Acosta, Tim Simek, Rosanne Limeres, Patrick Joseph Rieger, Laura Buckles | Written by Jonathan Buchanan | Directed by Travis Greene Opening his feature debut across a long stretch of road, director Travis Greene showcases the isolated location where the story will unfold. Arriving at […]
Stars: Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, Jeremy Holm, Timothy V. Murphy, Corbin Bernsen | Written by Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, Matt Mundy | Directed by Steven Pierce Director Steven Pierce, whose resume – until now – consisted of short films and Concert features, turns his hand to his first full-length scripted film with Herd – the […]
Stars: Cress Williams, Kellan Lutz, Anne Heche, Juliana Destefano, Stelio Savante, Korey Scott Pollard, Major Dodge, Lindsay Walker, Brannon Cross, Marcus Gladney Jr., Maria Gajdosik | Written and Directed by Nathan Scroggins A small-town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to […]
Stars: London May, Mya Hudson, Hannah Pierce, Henry Mortensen, Victoria Goodhart | Written by Christian Ackerman, Chuck Foster | Directed by Erik Boccio After an injured young woman, Kiera (May Hudson) takes refuge in his secluded home, gruff recluse Reed (London May) must fight off a bloodthirsty cult and an insatiable priestess (Hannah Pierce) to […]
Stars: Chris Bell, Rachel Warren, Carl Wharton, Rafe Bird | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson One year after the notorious “Jack the Ripper” murders, the killings have stopped and his identity remains a mystery. Having made his career on those stories, newspaper reporter Sebastian Stubb (Chris Bell) is struggling financially as he is […]
Stars: Ethan Daniel Corbett, Amanda Jones, Nic Caruccio, Sean Whalen, Michael Paré, Kate Hodge, Jonathan Huynh-Mast, Adam Pepper | Written and Directed by Jose Prendes The Headless Horseman is one of the latest horror films from The Asylum to hit DVD here in the UK, and it;s what sounds like a mashup of Ghost Rider […]
Stars: David Wayman, Sian Altman, May Kelly, Ocean M Harris, Jack Edwards, Valis Volkova, Caidney Simone, Eva Rya, Felicia Westring, Fahad Salman, Richard Sandling, Jenny Miller, Robin Kirwan | Written and Directed by Andy Edwards One of the earliest films featuring the name Scott Jeffrey, that we reviewed here on Nerdly, was Darker Shades of […]
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, talking about toys from Star Wars to […]
Stars: Emily Whitcomb, Mike Markoff, Richard Tyson, Karin Brauns, Tony Jackson | Written by Rene Perez, Kent Hill | Directed by Rene Perez Writer/director Rene Perez (Playing With Dolls) is back with horror western The Legend of Hawes, which tells the story of survivors of a ravenous marauder attack, marauders who we’re told, in the […]
Stars: Chloe Brooks, Edward Finlay, Ed Morrone, Anita Leeman Torres, Dave Baez | Written by Ty Leisher, Ed Morrone | Directed by Ty Leisher A team of crime scene cleaners experiences ghastly hallucinations and must confront their most personal regrets and fears when they are trapped at a recent murder site by an ancient Nordic […]
Stars: Gina Carano, Donald Cerrone, Tyler Fischer, Gabriel Kane Day-Lewis, Heath Freeman, Nick Searcy, Rhys Becker, Matthias Hues | Written by Josiah Nelson | Directed by Michael Polish Terror on the Prairie opens with a gang of outlaws, Long Hair (Tyler Fischer; Jr Lab Ratz, Giving Up), The Kid (Gabriel Kane Day-Lewis; Adolphe), and Gold […]
Stars: Deiondre Teagle, Deborah Seidel, Brad Belemjian, Zach Lazar Hoffman, Allison Shrum, Alice Raver, David Ditmore, Dylan A. Young | Written and Directed by Aaron Mirtes [NOTE: With the film finally getting a UK release, here’s a reposting of my review of Painted in Blood from its US VOD debut] Director Aaron Mirtes has been […]
Stars: Clint Gordon, Mark Haldor, Antonia Whillans, Chelsea Greenwood | Written and Directed by Scott Jeffrey Jurassic Valley is set in 2030. We’re told that nations have been pushed increasingly apart and the world is on the brink of disaster. And that government investment in the war effort has produced a breakthrough “of Jurassic proportions”. […]
Stars: Daniel O’Reilly, Vadim Brunell, Eva Ceja, Myrom Kingery, Vaune Suitt, Neli Sabour, Tyler Christopher | Written by Steve Doucette | Directed by Noah Luke Thor: God of Thunder is the latest “mockbuster” from The Asylum and their second film about this hammer-wielding Norseman. There’s no connection however between this and their 2011 film Almighty Thor, […]
