16th May2022

‘Monstrous’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard, Don Durrell, Colleen Camp, Lew Temple | Written by Carol Chrest | Directed by Chris Sivertson Set sometime in the 1950s, Monstrous opens as Laura (Christina Ricci; The Addams Family, Distorted, The Matrix Resurrections) puts her son Cody (Santino Barnard; 8-Bit Christmas, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) in the back […]

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16th May2022

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (May 13th 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 this week emanated from the UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Long Island, New York. We’ve got Excalibur, Taz and Chris Jericho on commentary so let’s get right to the review! Match #1: […]

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13th May2022

‘Firestarter (2022)’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben | Written by Scott Teems | Directed by Keith Thomas Zac Efron stars in this Blumhouse-produced remake of the 1984 thriller, based on a novel by Stephen King. Unfortunately, though the Blumhouse name is usually a sign of reasonable […]

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13th May2022

‘The Sadness’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Regina, Tzu-Chiang Wang, Berant Zhu | Written and Directed by Rob Jabbaz I watched The Sadness knowing that it already had quite the reputation. I’d read parts of reviews that had spoken about the misery, the horrific and sadistic scenes, the over-the-top violence and depravity and much much more. As a long time and […]

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13th May2022

‘Lockdown’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bishop Stevens, Bai Ling, Michael Wainwright, Scott Engrotti, Raj Kala, Michael Pare, Vincent Rivera, Chanel Ryan, Charles Chudabala, Thomas Haley | Written by Rod Smith | Directed by Massimiliano Cerchi Lockdown, not to be confused with the Kevin Nash film Lockdown and so many others, has finally been released. Why do I say finally? […]

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13th May2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (May 12th 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 X-Division Champion Ace Austin defeat Aiden Prince. With that out of the way let’s get right into the main show… Match #1: Ultimate X Qualifying Match – Kenny King def. Chris Bey The following is […]

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12th May2022

‘Captors (aka Alone)’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Yulia Klass, Bruce Davison Josh Kelly, Michelle Burke, Michael Pare, Mark Rolston | Written by Philip Daay | Directed by James Cullen Bressack Ever since the first time I saw his film My Pure Joy I’ve always been interested to see director (and now producer) James Cullen Bressack’s “next” film. I’ve seen pretty much […]

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12th May2022

‘Sewer Gators’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Manon Pages, Kenny Bellau, Sophia Brazda, Paul Dale, Charles Early, Austin Frosch, Austin Naulty, Sean Phelan, Carter Simoneaux | Written and Directed by Paul Dale It’s probably not a good thing but any ridiculously titled film will not only get my attention but also get me watching the film. It’s why I end up […]

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12th May2022

‘Rivers of London: Deadly Ever After #1’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Celeste Bronfman | Art by Jose Maria Beroy, David Cabeza | Published by Titan Comics A couple of quick observations here before diving in. Firstly, it’s welcome back to Rivers of London, which is a book I have been reviewing since it first appeared in comic book form back in 2015 if memory […]

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12th May2022

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (May 11th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Long Island, New York. As usual, we have Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross on commentary and ANOTHER stacked card including THREE Owen Hart Tournament matches! Match #1: Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal – […]

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12th May2022

‘Heartstopper: Season 1’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Stars: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Olivia Colman, Fisayo Akinade | Based on the novel by Alice Oseman I may be biased as an NQT (nearly qualified teacher of English) but I think that teachers have one of the hardest jobs known to man! Not only […]

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11th May2022

‘Hell Hath No Fury’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Nina Bergman, Louis Mandylor, Daniel Bernhardt, Timothy V. Murphy, Dominiquie Vandenberg, Charles Fathy | Written by Katharine Lee McEwan, Romain Serir | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson English playwright William Congreve wrote that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned back in 1697. Now Jesse V. Johnson (Avengement, Triple Threat) and writers Katharine […]

11th May2022

‘Don’t Return’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Richard Harmon, Echo Andersson, Sara Thompson, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Erik Athavale, Gwendolyn Collins, Zoe Fish, Kristen Sawatzky, Adam Brooks | Written by BJ Verot, Ken Janssens | Directed by BJ Verot Don’t Return focuses on a college student who, after the death of his father, returns to his family home (the opposite of the […]

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11th May2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (May 10th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dark which comes from AEW Universal and features 11 matches this week. Once again we’ve got Taz and Excalibur on commentary… Let’s get into the review! Match #1: Jay Lethal def. Jake Something My Thoughts: It’s Jay Lethal. You should know my thoughts on him by now. As […]

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11th May2022

‘Dinosaur World’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Phuong Kubacki, Xing Yu, Mike Pu, Steven He, Evan Assante, Christy Tate, Samuel Wang | Written by Chris Hoyt, Xing Haishun, Wu Chenglei | Directed by Ryan Bellgardt If the opening minutes of Dinosaur World look somewhat familiar, there’s a good reason for that. In 2018 director Ryan Bellgardt (Army of Frankensteins, Gremlin) made […]

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10th May2022

‘Buzz Cut’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Phoenix Cross, Linnea Quigley, Donna Wilkes, Benjamin Hudson, Zoë Helen Boyle, Ashton Brown | Written and Directed by Martin Renner There’s not a horror fan out there that doesn’t like slasher movies. It all started with Black Christmas in 1974 (yeah I know, you could argue a few came before it) and then the […]

10th May2022

‘Graphic Designs’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Wayman, Sian Altman, May Kelly, Ocean M Harris, Jack Edwards, Valis Volkova, Caidney Simone, Eva Rya, Felicia Westring, Fahad Salman, Richard Sandling, Jenny Miller, Robin Kirwan | Written and Directed by Andy Edwards One of the earliest films featuring the name Scott Jeffrey, that we reviewed here on Nerdly, was Darker Shades of […]

10th May2022

‘Faye’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah Zanotti | Written by Sarah Zanotti, Kd Amond | Directed by Kd Amond Faye Ryan, played by Sarah Zanotti (Rattled), is a successful self-help author who’s grieving the recent loss of her husband. She retreats to a secluded cabin, on the beautiful Louisiana bayou, to complete her latest book and work through the […]

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10th May2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 62’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, we’re back to just Mark Henry and Paul Wight on commentary and this week’s show is a short but sweet 5-match card. Let’s get right into the action! Match #1: Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, Alan “5” Angels, and 10) def. Ryan Mooney, Diego, Jose […]

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09th May2022

‘The Adventures of Maid Marian’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Sophie Craig, Bob Cryer, Dominic Andersen, Jon Lee Pellet, Gerard Cooke, James Groom | Written and Directed by Bill Thomas As The Adventures of Maid Marian begins it is the year 1199 in Merry Olde England. Robin (Dominic Andersen; Rocky Horror Show Live, Glow & Darkness) is off fighting with King Richard. Marian (Sophie […]

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09th May2022

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Review #2 *SPOILER FREE*

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Xochitl Gomez, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Bruce Campbell | Written by Michael Waldron | Directed by Sam Raimi With Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Sam Raimi takes over from Scott Derrickson, who directed the first instalment of Doctor Strange in 2016, and since then we’ve seen […]

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09th May2022

‘WWE Wrestlemania Backlash 2022’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of WWE’s latest pay per view, Wrestlemania Backlash which sees more titles on the line and rematches from this year’s Wrestlemania. Let’s get into the action! Match #1: Cody Rhodes def. Seth “Freakin” Rollins The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Seth “Freakin” Rollins could not seem to wake up from his […]

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