20th Nov2023

‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Fionnula Flanagan, Hunter Schafer, Ashley Liao, Joshua Kantara, Amélie Hoeferle, Hunter Schafer | Written by Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt | Directed by Francis Lawrence It’s been eight years since we last visited the world of Panem. Now the world spans to five films and […]

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20th Nov2023

SFFF 2023: ‘The Puppetman’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Zachary Le Vey, Alyson Gorske, Angel Prater, Caryn Richman, Michael Paré, Kio Cyr | Written by Brandon Christensen, Ryan Christensen, Matt Manjourides | Directed by Brandon Christensen Closing out the first night of this year’s Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, The Puppetman tossed me a nugget of nostalgia early in the film when the leads […]

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20th Nov2023

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Nov 17th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of AEW: Rampage! This week’s show was broadcast from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California and featured Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, and Chris Jericho on commentary. Now let’s get to the review… Match #1: TNT Championship Match – Christian Cage […]

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20th Nov2023

Friday Night Smackdown – Nov 17th 2023: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s episode! Match #1: Triple Threat Tag Team Title No. 1 Contender Match – The Street Profits def. The Brawling Brutes and Pretty Deadly The following is courtesy of wwe.com: In […]

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17th Nov2023

‘Thanksgiving’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon | Written by Eli Roth, Jeff Rendell | Directed by Eli Roth Director Eli Roth returns with this entertaining holiday-themed slasher based on the mock trailer he created for 2007’s Grindhouse. As such, the tagline is so good, it […]

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17th Nov2023

’61: Scorecard Killer’ Review (Tetrovideo)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Roberto Scorza, Alex D’Alascio, Daniele Arturi | Written and Directed by Poison Rouge, Domiziano Cristopharo Taking its title from the 61 names found in a notebook when he was arrested, 61: Scorecard Killer is based rather loosely on the crimes of Randy Kraft. Kraft was convicted of the rape and murder of sixteen young […]

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17th Nov2023

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Nov 16th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week emanates from Chicago AND has Will Ospreay in the main event against Impact stalwart Josh Alexander! Let’s get into the review and see what went down… Match #1: IMPACT World Tag Team Championship – ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) def. Kenny King & […]

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17th Nov2023

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Nov 15th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. We’ve just got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz on commentary this week, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) def. Orange Cassidy & Hook The following is […]

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17th Nov2023

100 Word Hits – Retro Comic Reviews #26

by Guest

Welcome to the reboot of our regular 100 Word Hits column, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the RETRO comic books in one hundred words. Comics from all eras and all publishers, including Marvel, DC, indies, superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns and much […]

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16th Nov2023

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Features the voices of: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Nicolas Cantu, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Brady Noon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph | Written by Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Seth Rogen, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit | Directed by Jeff Rowe […]

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16th Nov2023

‘Strays’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Features the voices of: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Josh Gad, Harvey Guillén, Rob Riggle, Brett Gelman, Jamie Demetriou, Sofia Vergara | Written by Dan Perrault | Directed by Josh Greenbaum Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie), this inspired comedy takes the previously family-friendly talking dog […]

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16th Nov2023

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Nov 14th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode… Match #1: NXT Tag Team Championship Match – Tony D’Angelo & Stacks def. Chase U The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The gold is coming back to The Family as Tony […]

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15th Nov2023

‘Monsternado’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Derek Miller, Jase Rivers, Danielle Scott, Lila Lasso, May Kelly | Written by Derek Miller | Directed by Tyler-James Monsternado is, as far as I can tell, a first, this obvious rip-off of the Sharknado franchise marks the first time somebody has turned the tables and mockbustered The Asylum. And it probably won’t be […]

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15th Nov2023

‘Black Noise’ VOD’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Wayne Gordon, Sadie Newman, Eve Mauro, Jackson Rathbone, Alex Pettyfer, Niki Spiridakos | Written by Sean-Michael Argo, Leigh Scott | Directed by Philippe Martinez Black Noise is the latest film to follow in the footsteps of Predator and takes a group of highly trained professional soldiers and sends them to a remote location on […]

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15th Nov2023

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Nov 13th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

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 show! Match #1: Seth “Freakin” Rollins & Sami Zayn vs. “Dirty” Dom & JD McDonagh (No-Contest) The following is courtesy of wwe.com: In the final moments of tag team action, surprise […]

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15th Nov2023

100 Word Hits – Retro Comic Reviews #25

by Guest

Welcome to the reboot of our regular 100 Word Hits column, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the RETRO comic books in one hundred words. Comics from all eras and all publishers, including Marvel, DC, indies, superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns and much […]

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14th Nov2023

‘Butchers Crossing’ VOD Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Fred Hechinger, Jeremy Bobb, Paul Raci, Xander Berkeley, Rachel Keller, Amber Rose Mason | Written by Gabe Polsky, Liam Satre-Meloy | Directed by Gabe Polsky Kansas, 1874. In a letter to his father, Will Andrews (Fred Hechinger) details his decision to leave Harvard and travel west, searching for a purpose while exploring […]

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14th Nov2023

‘When The Trash Man Knocks’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Luke Mayronne, Jo-Ann Robinson, Christopher Wesley Moore, David Moncrief, Keni Bounds, Ana-Claire Henley, Meredith Mohler, Derek Robert Hull Bond | Written and Directed by Christopher Wesley Moore When the Trash Man Knocks is a bit of a rarity. While there are the occasional films like Derelicts and Amityville Thanksgiving, there really aren’t that many […]

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14th Nov2023

Rewind: ‘Passing’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Alexander Skarsgård, André Holland | Written by Rebecca Hall, Nella Larsen | Directed by Rebecca Hall After a career delivering tremendous performances, Rebecca Hall steps behind the camera for her feature debut as writer/director. Unfolding in black-and-white from the opening logos, the story begins with muffled voices and smudged visuals […]

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14th Nov2023

‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Nov 11th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW’s latest television show, Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights! We’ve got the commentary team of Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone calling the action, so let’s get into the review! Match #1: Andrade El Idolo vs. Daniel Garcia The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Before the match […]

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13th Nov2023

‘The Killer’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernía, Gabriel Polanco | Written by Alexis Nolent, Luc Jacamon, Andrew Kevin Walker | Directed by David Fincher David Fincher is back on Netflix. His last project, 2020’s Mank, also shared the comfort of your home on Netflix. It seems Netflix […]

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13th Nov2023

‘Freddy’s Fridays’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jase Rivers, Chrissie Wunna, Danielle Scott, Alexandra DeCaluwe, Matthew Baunsgard | Written by Charlie Carter, Tom Carter | Directed by Ben J. Williams With a title like Freddy’s Fridays, it’s obvious this was meant to cash in on the release of Five Nights at Freddy’s. And with the length of time that film took […]

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