30th Aug2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Next Exit’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Katie Parker, Rahul Kohli, Karen Gillan, Rose McIver | Written and Directed by Mali Elfman After a video surfaces of a child playing cards with a ghost – released by “life Beyond’ a scientific study based in San Francisco and run by Dr. Stevenson (Karen Gillan) – leads to widespread acceptance of ghosts, people […]

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30th Aug2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Fall’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding | Written by Scott Mann, Jonathan Frank | Directed by Scott Mann If you thought you weren’t afraid of heights, think again – this utterly terrifying don’t-look-down thriller from director Scott Mann will have you clutching the sides of your seat in sheer sweaty-palmed […]

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30th Aug2022

‘Beast’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries, Sharlto Copley, Martin Munro, Thapelo Sebogodi, Chris Langa, Mduduzi Mavimbela, Kazi Khuboni | Written by Ryan Engle | Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Despite a poor script that makes the film too predictable, Beast offers up enough lion thrills to keep you entertained for the 90-minute run time. Idris […]

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30th Aug2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 78’ 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: Dante Martin def. Wes Barkley My Thoughts: After last week’s match […]

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30th Aug2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Aug 29th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this week’s Monday Night Raw, right here on Nerdly, in this new Triple H era where anything goes… So let’s get into the review. Match #1: The Judgment Day def. AJ Styles & Dolph Ziggler The following is courtesy of wwe.com: AJ Styles joined forces with Dolph Ziggler against their […]

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30th Aug2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘Fall’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Kev has been dying to watch the Scott Mann flick Fall and finally here he is getting to talk about it. So let’s see what he thought. Experience a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. A fast drop and a sudden […]

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29th Aug2022

Frightfest 2022: ‘LOLA’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Emma Appleton, Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck Byrne, Aaron Monaghan, Hugh O’Conor | Written by Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane | Directed by Andrew Legge Directed by Andrew Legge, LOLA is an inventive and original British time travel thriller that makes inspired use of archive footage and features a superb soundtrack, including an original song by […]

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29th Aug2022

‘Samaritan’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Guest

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Javon Walton, Pilou Asbaek, Dascha Polanco, Moisés Arias | Written by Bragi Schut | Directed by Julius Avery Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbour Mr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) is actually a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty years ago, Granite City’s super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was […]

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29th Aug2022

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Aug 26th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which emanates from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. We’ve got Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Jim Ross AND Chris Jericho on commentary this week, so let’s get to the review! Match #1: Trios Title Tournament […]

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29th Aug2022

Friday Night Smackdown – Aug 26th 2022: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. We’ve got more of Triple H’s reimagining of WWE this week AND a (hopeful) build to Clash as the Castle, right here in the UK. So let’s see what went down… Match #1: Ricochet def. Happy Corbin The […]

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26th Aug2022

‘Me Time’ Review (Netflix)

by Guest

Stars: Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall, Tahj Mowry, Jimmy O. Yang | Written and Directed by John Hamburg With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure. Do we really need yet another Kevin Hart comedy this […]

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26th Aug2022

‘The Ghost Lights’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Katreeva Phillips, John Francis McCullagh, Madison Calhoun, Billy Blair, Timothy Stevens | Written and Directed by Timothy Stevens Alex (Katreeva Phillips; The 13th of Never, The Universe Holographic) has returned home for her father Aurthur’s (John Francis McCullagh; The Dead Hand, Stok Stalk Stock) funeral. The only problem is she’s two days late, which […]

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26th Aug2022

100 Word Hits – Comic Reviews #6

by Guest

Welcome to the sixth 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! Little Monsters #5 Written by Jeff Lemire | Art by Dustin […]

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26th Aug2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Aug 25th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Bullet Club’s Ace Austin and Hikuleo defeat Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice. Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Knockouts World Tag Team Championship – VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) def. Jordynne Grace & […]

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26th Aug2022

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Aug 24th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio and features a MASSIVE unification title match which AEW did NOT save for All Out (shocker!). We’ve Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, JR and Taz on commentary, so let’s get to the review! Match #1: Jay Lethal def. […]

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25th Aug2022

‘Camping Trip’ VOD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Leonardo Fuica, Caitlin Cameron, Hannah Forest Briand, Alex Gravenstein | Written by Leonardo Fuica | Directed by Demian Fuica, Leonardo Fuica The events around us shape a lot of the entertainment we see on television and in movies. Camping Trip is a movie that shows this is exactly the case. Taking place while the […]

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25th Aug2022

‘Easter Sunday’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Jo Koy, Lydia Gaston, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada, Carly Pope | Written by Kate Angelo, Ken Cheng | Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar A man returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community. Jay Chandrasekhar‘s Easter Sunday is definitely a […]

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25th Aug2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (Aug 23rd 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of AEW: Dark which emanates from AEW Universal once again. We’ve got Taz and Excalibur on commentary as usual, so let’s get to the action! Match #1: The Renegade Twins def. Rocky Radley & Allie Recks My Thoughts: The Renegade Twins get to face the enhancement talent rather than BE the […]

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25th Aug2022

‘WWE NXT 2.0’ Review (Aug 23rd 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of NXT 2.0, As I’ve said regarding Raw and Smackdown, we’re not going to see big changes to WWE’s developmental show yet; but the most interesting brand that COULD see big changes is NXT… Changes that are seemingly in FULL EFFECT this week, with unification matches announced left and right! […]

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24th Aug2022

‘Only Murders in the Building: Season 2’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, Zoe Colletti, Tina Fey | Directed by John Hoffman, Jude Weng, Cherien Dabis, Chris Teague, Jamie Babbit When the first season of Only Murders in the Building debuted on Hulu in August of 2021, it immediately became a smash hit show, capturing the hearts of millions […]

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24th Aug2022

‘Kick out the Jams: The Story of XFM’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM, from director Ray Burdis, is a retelling of the birth and development of a fledgling pirate radio station and those passionate few that would pave their own way in the pursuit of giving a voice to the growing popularity of the indie Britpop scene in the 1990s. […]

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24th Aug2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (Aug 22nd 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of this week’s Monday Night Raw, right here on Nerdly, in this new Triple H era where anything goes… including this week reportedly! So let’s get into the review. Match #1: Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament – Dakota Kai & IYO SKY def. Alexa Bliss & Asuka The following is courtesy […]

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