09th Sep2022

‘Ru Paul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race 2×04’ Review

by Rhys Payne

The two qualms I have had with season two of Ru Paul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race have been the lack of cohesive themes that run through the episodes and the connection to the rest of the drag race ru-niverse! It seemed like last week the creative team working on this show focused on the former […]

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08th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Huesera’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Natalia Solien, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández, Sonia Couoh | Written by Michelle Garza Cervera, Abia Castillo | Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera A woman becomes increasingly afraid of her own pregnancy in this intriguing blend of folk horror and body horror. Gripping, chilling and deeply unsettling, it marks a striking horror debut […]

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08th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Swallowed’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jena Malone, Cooper Koch, Mark Patton, Jose Colon, Roe Pacheco, Michael Shawn Curtis | Written and Directed by Carter Smith Benjamin (Cooper Koch) and Dom (Jose Colon) have been best friends since they were kids – and Benjamin has been in love with Dom for almost that long. But Benjamin is heading to sunny […]

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08th Sep2022

100 Word Hits – Comic Reviews #7

by Guest

Welcome to the seventh installment of our new column 100 Word Hits, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the latest books to hit comic stores over the past month or so! Brother Of All Men #1 Written by Zac Thompson | Art […]

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08th Sep2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (Sep 6th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of AEW: Dark which emanates from Chicago like the rest of this past week’s shows. We got a tight 7-match card (thank god) so let’s get right to it! Match #1: Josh Woods & Tony Nese def. Brandon Gore & Storm Grayson My Thoughts: Again? Really? Well at least Nese and […]

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08th Sep2022

‘WWE NXT 2.0’ Review (Sept 6th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT 2.0, which follows the Worlds Collide PPV, which saw NXT and NXT UK merge into one brand through multiple title unifications… Let’s get into the review! Match #1: Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H. def. Toxic Attraction The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Still furious after Toxic Attraction’s interference at […]

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07th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Stalker’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sophie Skelton, Stuart Brennan, Bret Hart | Written by Chris Watt | Directed by Steve Johnson Rose Hepburn, a young actor working in horror movies, returns to her empty hotel. Forced to use the old freight elevator, it jolts to a halt on the twelfth floor, leaving her trapped with an unusual stranger. Left […]

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07th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘The Last Client’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Signe Egholm Olsen, Anton Hjejle, Dan Zahle, Sara Fanta Traore | Written by Anders Rønnow Klarlundd, Jacob Weinreich | Directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund The Last Client is the type of movie that makes me love Frightfest. Would most people call it a horror movie? Probably not. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t […]

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07th Sep2022

‘Root Letter’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Danny Ramirez, Keana Marie, Lydia Hearst, Kate Edmunds, Mark St. Cyr, Sam A Coleman, Breon Pugh, Kate Edmonds, Terry J. Nelson, Dodie Brown, Jonetta Kaiser | Written by David Ebeltoft | Directed by Sonja O’Hara Root Letter’s main story involves a relationship between pan pals. Now, pen pals is an idea that I assume […]

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07th Sep2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 79’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, the opening salvo in the AEW wrestling week. We’ve got a repeat of last week’s commentary team, Excalibur and Matt Menard, for this episode so let’s see what the show has to offer! Match #1: Julia Hart def. Alice Crowley My Thoughts: Another good outing for […]

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07th Sep2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Sept 5th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this week’s Monday Night Raw, right here on Nerdly. This is the first post-Clash at the Castle episode of WWE and so we’re going to get some of the fallout from what happened at the PPV… So let’s get into the review! Match #1: Braun Strowman interrupted Fatal 4-Way Tag […]

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06th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Control’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sara Mitch, George Tchortov, Evie Loiselle, Karen LeBlanc | Written by James Mark, Matthew Nayman | Directed by James Mark Feeling somewhere between classic Canadian sci-fi Cube and the more recent Level 16, Control is a stunning film that plays things very small scale but ultimately ends up being an epic tale of sci-fi […]

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06th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Do Not Disturb’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kimberley Laferriere, Rogan Christopher, Janet Porter, Christian McKenna | Written and Directed by John Ainslie Chloe and Jack travel to Miami for their honeymoon. Amidst the flashy neon and sunny beaches, they decide a peyote experience will strengthen their marriage. Unbeknownst to them, they’ve been given a rare and powerful strand of the drug […]

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06th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Holy Shit!’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Thomas Niehaus, Gedeon Burkhard, Rodney Charles, Uke Bosse | Written and Directed by Lukas Rinker I recently watched Man On A Ledge for the first time but the title for it seemed a bit misleading. Yes, there was a man on a ledge but less than half of the movie seemed to be about and […]

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06th Sep2022

‘Amazing Fantasy #1000’ Review (Marvel Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by Marvel Comics This comic obviously doesn’t really exist. There is no Amazing Fantasy #1000, it exists only in the heads of the Marvel marketing department. Spider-Man’s 60th anniversary, however, does exist, and he’s one of a handful of characters that forced his way into mainstream […]

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05th Sep2022

Venice Film Festival 2022: ‘Pearl’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro | Written by Ti West, Mia Goth | Directed by Ti West Mia Goth reprises her role as Pearl in Ti West’s prequel to this year’s X, co-written with Goth while on lockdown during production, and shot on the same New Zealand locations. Combining […]

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05th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Terrifier 2’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Lauren LaVera, Elliot Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman, Casey Harnett, David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi, Amelie McLain | Written and Directed by Damien Leone Murderous mime Art the Clown returns in this 140-minute sequel to writer-director-producer Damien Leone’s 2016 horror Terrifier. Shot through with black humour and positively dripping with gore, this is an […]

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05th Sep2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Sissy’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Aisha Dee, Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti, Lucy Barrett, Yerin Ha, Daniel Monks | Written and Directed by Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes A social media influencer unravels when she accidentally meets her childhood bully in this blackly comic horror, co-written and co-directed by Australian husband-and-wife filmmakers Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes. With a thematically […]

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05th Sep2022

‘AEW: All Out 2022’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of 2022’s All Out pay-per-view, which once again emanated from Chicago and saw home town boy CM Punk challenge once again for the AEW World Title and a couple of surprises up its sleeve – but NO, I don’t mean new additions to the roster! Let’s get into it… ZERO HOUR: […]

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05th Sep2022

‘WWE NXT: Worlds Collide 2022’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

In the midst of a packed weekend of wrestling we’ve got this special “unification” NXT pay-per-view, which sees NXT and NXT UK brands take each other on to unify the two brands into one now that NXT UK is being closed down. Let’s see how the UK contingent fare in this PPV (badly is my […]

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05th Sep2022

‘WWE Clash at the Castle’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of WWE’s eagerly awaited first pay-per-view event in the UK since Summerslam ’92. Yes, we’ve got Clash at the Castle 2022… a show that courted controversy with sky-high ticket prices but still attracted almost 63000 UK fans to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Let’s get into the review! Match #1: […]

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04th Sep2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – All Out Special’ Review (Sept 3rd 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of a special pre-All Out AEW Dark: Elevation. We’ve got Tony Schiavone and Matt Menard on commentary for this bonus episode so let’s see what the show has to offer! Match #1: Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo def. GPA and Laynie Luck My Thoughts: The only thing I took away from […]

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