14th Aug2023

Friday Night Smackdown – Aug 11th 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: Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka (No Contest) The following is courtesy of wwe.com: After battling Bianca Belair in the Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam, Charlotte Flair and Asuka […]

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11th Aug2023

‘Haunted Mansion (2023)’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto | Written by Katie Dippold | Directed by Justin Simien Directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People), this disappointing comedy-horror is Disney’s second attempt at turning their popular theme park attraction into a movie […]

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11th Aug2023

Fantasia 2023: ‘Aporia’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Judy Greer, Edi Gathegi, Payman Maadi, Faithe Herman, Whitney Morgan Cox, Veda Cienfuegos | Written and Directed by Jared Moshé Aporia is the second film I have watched in the last few weeks which has kind of tackled time travel but not been what most people would call a time travel movie. And that’s no […]

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11th Aug2023

‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Uma Thurman, Sarah Shahi | Written by Matthew Lopez, Ted Malawar | Directed by Matthew Lopez The first son of the US President, Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), isn’t particularly liked by the UK’s Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine). After a prickly meeting at a royal function makes headlines, the […]

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11th Aug2023

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Aug 10th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Kevin Knight defeat Champagne Singh. Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Number 1 Contenders Tag Team Championship Tournament – Rich Swann & Sami Callihan def. ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) The following is […]

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11th Aug2023

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Aug 9th 2023)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz on commentary so let’s get into the review! Match #1: The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) def. The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: […]

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11th Aug2023

100 Word Hits – Retro Comic Reviews #18

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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10th Aug2023

‘Nimona’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Features the voices of: Chloe Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles, Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman | Written by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor | Directed by Nick Bruno, Troy Quane Adapting the 2015 graphic novel from ND Stevenson, Nimona was originally a production of […]

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10th Aug2023

‘Island Escape’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Chris Cimperman, Ariella Mastroianni, Michael L. Parker, LeJon Woods, Renee Gagner, James Liddell, Grant Schumacher, Michael L. Parker | Written and Directed by Bruce Wemple Most of writer/director Bruce Wemple’s films fall into one of two categories. There are films about cryptids like Dawn of the Beast and The Retreat. And there are films […]

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10th Aug2023

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Aug 8th 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: Mustafa Ali def. Axiom The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Mustafa Ali sent a message to the NXT locker room with a decisive victory over the high-flying Axiom to […]

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09th Aug2023

‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Review (Netflix Original)

by James Rodrigues

Stars: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Keifer Sutherland, David Alan Grier, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Tamberla Perry, Eric B. Robinson Jr., Trayce Malachi | Written by Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor | Directed by Juel Taylor With film-related conversations being recently overtaken by Barbenheimer, spare a thought for the other films also released on the same […]

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09th Aug2023

‘Summoning the Spirit’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Sean Sisson, Krystal Millie Valdes, Ernesto Reyes, Isabelle Muthiah, Jesse Tayeh | Written by Jon Garcia, Zach Carter | Directed by Jon Garcia Summoning the Spirit opens on an odd note as a couple of would-be pyromaniacs get attacked and beaten unconscious not by pissed-off park rangers but by some oddly dressed cultists. When they […]

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09th Aug2023

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Aug 7th 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: Intercontinental Title No. 1 Contender Match – Chad Gable def. Matt Riddle, Ricochet and Tomasso Ciampa The following is courtesy of wwe.com: In his home state of Minnesota, […]

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08th Aug2023

‘The Passenger’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Johnny Berchtold, Kyle Gallner, Lupe Leon, Liza Weil, Billy Slaughter, Jordan Sherley, Morgana Shaw, Kanesha Washington | Written by Jack Stanley | Directed by Carter Smith Not to be confused with the Spanish road trip horror of the same name, The Passenger, the new film from Carter Smith (The Ruins, Swallowed), opens with a woman, […]

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08th Aug2023

‘In Its Wake’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Elvis Stojko, Paige Foskett, Jacqueline Godbout, Aaron Heels, Kenneth Bemister, Liam Seamus Murphy, Steve Kasan, Thomas John Scott | Written by Angela Cavallin, Ryan Kobold | Directed by Lee Foster As In Its Wake begins Pastor Kurdt Waidmann (Elvis Stojko; Enhanced, Ice Girls) is having a crisis of faith and asks God for a […]

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08th Aug2023

‘WWE Summerslam 2023’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of WWE’s 2023 edition of Summerslam, which comes from Detroit and, going into the show, the only thing I knew about proceedings was that WWE bosses had pulled at least one women’s match from the card, leaving Becky Lynch at home making lemonade with her lemons – as she clearly stated […]

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08th Aug2023

‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Aug 5th 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 McGuiness and Kevin Kelly calling the action, who are joined by Jim Ross this week for the main event too(!), so let’s get into the review! Match #1: AEW World […]

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07th Aug2023

Fantasia 2023: ‘Sympathy For the Devil’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman, Kaiwi Lyman | Written by Luke Paradise | Directed by Yuval Adler Well, my friends… Another day, another Nicholas Cage movie. I seriously don’t know why I do it to myself, but every time I see a Cage movie appear, well I just can’t help myself. I have to watch […]

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07th Aug2023

‘The Collective’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Don Johnson, Lucas Till, Paul Ben-Victor, Ruby Rose, Mercedes Varnado, Tyrese Gibson | Written by Jason James, Matthew Rogers | Directed by Tom DeNucci In The Collective, the new film by director Tom DeNucci (Army of the Damned, Johnny & Clyde) and writers Jason James and Matthew Rogers (Code Name Banshee, The Survivalist) those […]

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07th Aug2023

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Aug 4th 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 Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida and featured Excalibur, Chris Jericho and Taz on commentary. Now let’s get to the review… Match #1: Keith Lee & The Hardys (Matt & Jeff ) […]

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07th Aug2023

Friday Night Smackdown – Aug 4th 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: LA Knight def. Sheamus The following is courtesy of wwe.com: LA Knight backed up his trash talk and his megastar status by defeating Sheamus in front of […]

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04th Aug2023

‘Meg 2: The Trench’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Sienna Guillory, Melissanthi Mahut | Written by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Dean Georgaris | Directed Ben Wheatley There was a significant degree of excitement in horror circles when it was announced that British director Ben Wheatley (Sightseers, Kill List) was […]

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