Stars: Zach Gilford, Alisha Wainwright, Amanda Crew, Carlos Santos, David Mattle, Briella Guiza | Written by T.J. Cimfel, David White | Directed by Roxanne Benjamin There’s Something Wrong with the Children opens to the bombastically ominous strains of The Sisters of Mercy’s “More” playing over tinted footage of children running and a storm rolling in. […]
I used to be of the mind that you can never have too much of a good thing and that included seasons of Ru Paul’s Drag Race! I couldn’t quite understand why people were complaining that more episodes of their favourite show were being produced but I have to admit that I am starting to […]
Stars: Zhang Yu, Song Jia, Wang Yanhui, Lee Hong-Chi | Written by Xin Yu | Directed by Xiaofeng Li Outside of a few horror movies, my experience of Chinese movies is seriously lacking and it is something I should definitely try to change in 2023. Back to the Wharf feels like a great choice to […]
Stars: Chase Bloomquist, Joseph Camilleri, Ana Isabel Rosso, Chelsea Evered, Michael Jarrod, Tony Jackson, Keely Dervin | Written by Rene Perez, Leia Perez | Directed by Rene Perez Writer, director and musician Rene Perez has carved out a career in the mainstream as a genre filmmaker whose sensibilities air on the side of “guns, gore […]
Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s Hard to Kill 2023 pay-per-view. The first Impact PPV of the year and one that sees Mickie James’ Last Rodeo come to a head – will she win the title or be retired by Jordynne Grace? Let’s get into the review and find out! COUNTDOWN TO HARD TO […]
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 live from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California and featured Chris Jericho, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross on commentary. Now let’s get to the review… Match #1: TNT Championship Match – […]
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 the show! Match #1: Intercontinental Championship Match – Gunther def. Braun Strowman The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The Ring General and The Monster of All Monsters absolutely pummeled each other. Fitting […]
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, Kerry Knuppe, Shiloh Fernandez, Nick Searcy, Abraham Benrubi, Clint Howard | Written by Carl W. Lucas | Directed by Brett Donowho Incredible as it may seem, this is Nicolas Cage’s first western, although he clearly enjoyed shooting it, because he’s already done another one (Butcher’s Crossing). […]
Stars: Julian Sands, Anthony Skordi, Maria Ioannou, Mark Huberman, Marianna Rosset, Kristina Godunova, Flavia Watson, Elva Trill | Written by Francesco Cinquemani, Andy Edwards, Barry Keating, Mark Thompson-Ashworth | Directed by Francesco Cinquemani The Hotel Gula, stately, luxurious and abandoned for over twenty years since the food for a party’s banquet was seasoned with rat […]
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Raj Singh & Shera defeat Johnny Swinger & Zicky Dice. Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Heath def. Brian Myers The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: Who will gain momentum heading into the Four-Way […]
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz on commentary so let’s get into the review! Match #1: “Hangman” Adam Page def. Jon Moxley The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: Both men slugged it out, with […]
Stars: Jeffrey Owens, Mason Owens, Paul Owens, Seth Owens, Jane Gale | Written and Directed by Paul Owens LandLocked is an interesting twist on both the found footage film and the time travel film, one that combines reality and fiction in an unsettling manner. Much like Kyle Edward Ball did with Skinamarink, writer/director Paul Owens […]
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson | Written by Elizabeth Sanders, Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel | Directed by Lila Neugebauer Lynsey, a U.S. soldier, experiences a traumatic brain injury during her tour in Afghanistan which forces her to return home. She struggles to return to her daily life […]
Another week, another episode of AEW: Dark which this week features seven matches… Including a Women’s ROH title match! Anyway, on with the review. Match #1: Juice Robinson def. Travis Williams My Thoughts: Juice Robinson makes another appearance for AEW and faces some decent competition in Travis Williams. This was a well-paced, competitive, start to […]
Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, a New Year’s Evil special, right here on Nerdly. This is the first NXT for 2023 so let’s get into the review… Match #1: Dijak def. Tony D’Angelo The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The Don of NXT Tony D’Angelo and Dijak delivered a brutal and hard-hitting affair […]
Stars: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Amie Donald, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Jen Van Epps, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Lori Dungey | Written by Akela Cooper | Directed by Gerard Johnstone You really can’t go wrong with a killer robot movie, and this one delivers all the requisite robo-thrills. Produced by Blumhouse (another good sign), it’s directed […]
Welcome back to another review of AEW Dark: Elevation, which features 11 matches on this week’s show – urghhhh, I’m not a fan of these longer cards, especially given most matches are usually squashes! We’ve got Paul Wight and Matt Menard on commentary, so let’s get into the review. Match #1: Brian Cage def. Schaff […]
Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly… Let’s see what went down this week ON THE SHOW… because we all can only speculate, given this past week’s news, what bodes for the WWE’s year ahead! Match #1: Kevin Owens def. Baron Corbin The following is courtesy […]
Stars: Olivia Luccardi, William Baldwin, Sam Quartin, Owen Campbell, Virginia Rand, Guinevere Turner, Eden Brolin | Written and Directed by John Swab Whilst it’s set in 1996, Candy Land reminds me very much of the 70s exploitation era of filmmaking, where the lines between genres blurred and a wide variety of subject matter was explored […]
Stars: Jhey Castles, Lindsey Marie Wilson, Michael Paré, Presley Alexander, Jolene Andersen, Lauren Elyse Buckley, Phillip Andre Botello, Natalie Daniels, Josh Duhon | Written by Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Michael Su The tagline for The Asylum’s latest film 2025 Armageddon reads “Welcome to the Multiverse”. But the film actually has less in common with […]
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Mila Bogojevic | Written and Directed by Todd Field Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. When all elements seem to conspire against her, Lydia’s adopted daughter Petra becomes an integral emotional support for her struggling mother. […]
