03rd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Pretty Boy’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah French, Jed Rowen, Devanny Pinn, Jake Red, Heather Grace Hancock, Maria Olsen, Robert Rusler | Written by Joe Knetter | Directed by Marcel Walz I’m going to be totally honest here and state that I did not see Marcel Walz’s Blind, of which this film – Pretty Boy – is a direct sequel. […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Features the voices of: Dave B. Mitchell, Jordan Rodrigues, Fred Tatasciore, Bayardo De Murguia, Patrick Seitz, Paul Nakauchi, Robin Atkin Downes, Joel McHale, Jennifer Carpenter, Ike Amadi | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Ethan Spaulding Between the live action reboot of Mortal Kombat and my growing appreciation of the animated Batman films it […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘Stargirl 2×04: Summer School – Chapter Four’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano, Christopher Baker | Created by Geoff Johns What Happened This Week Stargirl takes a step back this week from their light-hearted storylines to focus on this season’s villains. It’s a nice change of pace episode as this is the first time all […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Sept 1st 2021)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s AEW: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have CM Punk and Sting and Christian Cage and that’s it. Everybody else got alligated by an alligator. It’s gonna be a short show…because of the alligations. Have you never been alligated by an alligator before? Oh, but you […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 6×12’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I am still not over the fact that two episodes ago Silky Nutmeg Gnache dominated the lip-sync showdown by winning six consecutive battles but fell down at the last hurdle which was Eureka. Because of this, Eureka won a chance to return to the main competition and came back with her fire under her ass […]

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03rd Sep2021

Video Review: ‘The Toll’ – Everybody Pays!

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of The Toll which is in UK cinemas now. Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, […]

02nd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Knocking’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cecilia Milocco, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, Krister Kern, Alexander Salzberger, Charlotta Åkerblom | Written by Emma Broström | Directed by Frida Kempff Obviously inspired by not only societies way of treating the mentally ill but also the freakish, terrifying works of Roman Polanski (Repulsion) and Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window), Knocking is a slow-burn horror […]

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02nd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘When the Screaming Starts’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jared Rogers, Ed Hartland, Kaitlyn Reynell, Octavia Gilmore, Yasen Atour | Written by Conor Boru, Ed Hartland | Directed by Conor Boru Written by Ed Hartland (who also stars) and Conor Boru, who also directs his first feature film here, When The Screaming Starts is a comedy-horror in which Norman Graysmith (Jared Rogers), perhaps […]

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02nd Sep2021

‘Rivers of London: Monday Monday #3’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel | Art by Jose Maria Beroy | Published by Titan Comics So we’ve reached issue 3 of this particular story arc and it’s all been a little different to normal. I hate to use the word ‘disjointed’, but the jumping around between different characters and different points of view […]

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02nd Sep2021

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Aug 31st 2021)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Tommaso Ciampa versus Ridge Holland, which is a battle between the Italian and the Dutch. While these two countries war, I’ll sneak over to both and steal their s–t! I’ll have their wozganpas and their schloznaflas and doobagas and […]

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02nd Sep2021

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (Aug 31st 2021)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week review of AEW: Dark, which continues the build to the AEW pay per view All Out, which takes place in Chicago this Sunday. Match #1: Kris Statlander def. Selene Grey My Thoughts: Selene Grey makes her AEW debut her in a match where she had ZERO chance of getting in any […]

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01st Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘The Retaliators’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Katie Kelly, Joseph Gatt, Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca | Written by Darren Geare, Jeff Allen Geare | Directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr., Bridget Smith From its opening landscape shot of a forest complete with moody voice on top, The Retaliators looks very good indeed. There is definitely an energy reminiscent of a heavy metal […]

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01st Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Bloodthirsty’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So, Michael Ironside, Judith Buchan | Written by Wendy Hill-Tout, Lowell | Directed by Amelia Moses We reviewed Amelia Moses’ Bleed With Me at Fantasia last year. And now her latest feature, Bloodthirsty, co-written by Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter Lowell, is screening at Frightfest after a successful […]

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01st Sep2021

‘A Quiet Place: Part II’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski, Scoot McNairy | Written and Directed by John Krasinski The terrifying monsters are back in writer-director John Krasinski’s sequel to the 2018 hit, in which humans have to stay very, very quiet to avoid being eaten. Krasinski’s accomplished follow-up duly serves up […]

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01st Sep2021

WWE Raw – Aug 30th 2021: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Pull My Finger Charlie! Pull his finger…and get s–t on your face! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Smell that dookie! All seriousness aside, this episode of Raw has three matches that were advertised that are not on this show! Whoa! […]

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01st Sep2021

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 26’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week review of AEW Dark: Elevation, the first show in a weeks countdown to the AEW pay per view All Out, which takes place in Chicago this weekend. Match #1: Daniel Garcia def. Tyler Sullivan My Thoughts: Daniel Garcia fianlly gets a chance at a win, opening this week Elevation. Looks like […]

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31st Aug2021

DWF 2021: ‘The Alternate’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Ed Gonzalez Moreno, Natalia Dominguez, Syra McCarthy, Patrice Binaisa, Phillip Caires | Written and Directed by Alrik Bursell It’s no secret that I am a pretty big sci-fi fan. Done well, the genre is easily the most compelling, no matter the budget you are working with. Look at Primer – little to no money […]

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31st Aug2021

DWF 2021: ‘Like a Dirty French Novel’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Robby Valls, Jennifer Daley, Laura Urgelles, Grant Moninger, Amanda Viola, Aaron Bustos | Written by Mike Cuenca, Ashlee Elfman, Dan Rojay | Directed by Mike Cuenca Shot in a week during the pandemic, and set during one, Like a Dirty French Novel consists of a series of linked stories dubbed chapters and interludes. Director […]

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31st Aug2021

‘Superhost’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Gracie Gillam, Barbara Crampton | Written and Directed by Brandon Christensen Superhost is the third film by writer/director Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) and the first that wasn’t co-written with Colin Minihan (It Stains the Sands Red, Spiral). It’s also the first that doesn’t revolve around parenthood. How well has he managed […]

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30th Aug2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Sound of Violence’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Kamia Benge, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger, Tessa Munro | Written and Directed by Alex Noyer As a young child Alexis (Kamia Benge) lost her hearing in an accident. At age ten she regained it while bashing her murderous father’s head in with a meat tenderizer. Not only did her hearing come […]

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30th Aug2021

‘Jurassic Hunt’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Courtney Loggins, Tarkan Dospil, Ruben Pla, Joston Theney, Motown Maurice, Heath C. Heine | Written by Hank Braxtan, Jacoby Bancroft, Jeffery Giles | Directed by Hank Braxtan Hank Braxtan has given us a genetically altered polar bear in Unnatural, a giant urban serpent in Snake Outta Compton and a dragon in Dragon Soldiers. And […]

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30th Aug2021

‘Stargirl 2×03: Summer School – Chapter Three’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano, Christopher Baker | Created by Geoff Johns What Happened This Week The third episode of Stargirl switches out team members as Green Lantern is…somewhere, so Pat’s son, Mike, hast a tryout as a member of the Justice Society, thanks to a mystical […]

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