16th Jun2020

‘Brahms: The Boy 2’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery, Ralph Ineson, Anjali Jay, Oliver Rice, Natalie Moon, Daphne Hoskins, Joely Collins | Written by Stacey Menear | Directed by William Brent Bell Katie Holmes stars in this sequel to 2016’s little-seen creepy doll horror The Boy. It’s directed by William Brent Bell, who clearly has an affinity […]

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16th Jun2020

WWE Raw – June 15th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and this league is feeling more like the ending to “Heaven’s Gate” (Michael Cimino’s cut) every week. This is the first Raw without Paul Heyman as the overseer of the brand…so kiss your ass goodbye. I miss Columbo: “Well ma’am, […]

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15th Jun2020

‘The Ascent’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Shayne Ward, Bentley Kalu, Piotr Baumann, Simon Meacock, Toby Osmond, Samantha Schnitzler, Matt Malecki, Spencer Collings, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Alana Wallace, Sophie Austin | Written and Directed by Tom Paton [NOTE: With the film now out digitally in the UK and in the US (under the title Black Ops), here’s a reposting of our review […]

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15th Jun2020

‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review (Netflix)

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Johnny Nguyen, Lam Nguyen, Jean Reno, Chadwick Boseman, Van Veronica Ngo | Written by Spike Lee, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott | Directed by Spike Lee Powerful, beautiful, violent and emotional. Spike Lee has […]

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15th Jun2020

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 5×01’ Review

by Rhys Payne

If you are not familiar with the format of Ru Paul’s Drag Race as a franchise then I need to give you a lesson! The normal series has a group of drag queens perform in a range of challenges to discover America’s next drag superstar but the All-Stars brand of the show gathers those who […]

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15th Jun2020

‘WWE Backlash 2020’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of Backlash 2020, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Vince McMahon is a genius. Edge And Randy Orton are billed as having “The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever”. If this match is not the greatest wrestling match ever, then there will be backlash to that. What Pay Per View is […]

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15th Jun2020

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (June 12th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and here comes…El Pollo Loco! Wrestling Takedown Federation brings the action to you! When Hammerclaw sleeps with The Rad Russian’s girlfriend, will he get revenge? Stan The Man wants Bad Irene out of Juggernaut’s life! Triceratops is the man, baby! Love! […]

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15th Jun2020

‘Monopoly Voice Banking: Control It All’ Board Game Review

by James Smith

Monopoly is the board game we all know and love. Yes, it has torn apart countless families and caused many the tantrums, but a family board game evening would not be the same without it. Monopoly is likely the most well-known board game in the world whilst Mr Monopoly (who was formerly known as Rich […]

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13th Jun2020

Friday Night Smackdown – June 12th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have AJ Styles fighting Daniel Bryan for the Intercontinental Title. I hate existentialism…stupid shit. What do you hate? Don’t say me, you jack-ass! Fine! Let’s just get to the damn review. Match #1: Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro def. […]

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12th Jun2020

Adkins Action: ‘Abduction’ & ‘Payback’ Reviews!

by Phil Wheat

Growing up action movies were, for me, second only to horror flicks as my go to genre. I used to scour the pages of Impact for news on the latest films and then pre-order the VHS at my local video shop – because yes, back in the day you could actually pre-order a video rental […]

12th Jun2020

‘Stargirl 1×04: Wildcat’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano, Christopher Baker, Neil Jackson | Created by Geoff Johns First a correction from last week’s Stargirl review. Yolanda wasn’t dating Icicle’s son, she was dating Henry King Jr., the son of Brainwave. With that corrected, this week’s Stargirl episode starts off three […]

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12th Jun2020

‘All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite’ Review (June 10th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and ya’ may be able to beat me at the game of golf…but ya’ canna beat me at the pipes! I…aw crlrlrlrlrlrlrlrlrlap, they brlrlrlrlrlrlrlrlrlrlrloke. Well, while we fix these lovely ol’ bag-o-pipes, we’ll smack that ass in the name […]

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12th Jun2020

Review Round-Up: ‘Banana Split’ & ‘The Year of Spectacular Men’

by Phil Wheat

BANANA SPLIT Stars: Hannah Marks, Dylan Sprouse, Liana Liberato, Luke Spencer Roberts, Meagan Kimberly Smith, Haley Ramm, Jessica Hecht, Addison Reike, Jacob Batalon | Written by Hannah Marks, Joey Power | Directed by Benjamin Kasulke April (Hannah Marks) has spent the last two years of high school in a relationship with Nick (Dylan Sprouse), from […]

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12th Jun2020

‘Cagefighter: Worlds Collide’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alex Montagnani, Jon Moxley, Gina Gershon, Chuck Liddell, Jay Reso, Brenna Coates, Lowell Dean, Elijah Baker, Rigan Machado, Luke Rockhold | Written by and Directed by Jesse Quinones The film Jon Moxley made in-between his run in WWE as Dean Ambrose and his debut in AEW (this film uses footage from that promotion AND […]

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12th Jun2020

‘WWE NXT’ Review (June 10th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we’ve got the fall-out from NXT Takeover: In Your House, so don’t go anywhere, except if it’s to watch John Wayne’s “Dick Butch, Dentist Of The West”- John Wayne as Dick Butch: “Have you been to the dentist lately…(fires gun into […]

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12th Jun2020

‘All Elite Wrestling: Dark’ Review (June 10th 2020)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dark review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and I’m watching this “I’m Not Your Negro” documentary. I like it, but Samuel L. Jackson’s overly-performed narration highlighted why writers and artists tend to be the wrong people to deliver any kind of important message. Hell, look at […]

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11th Jun2020

‘Eagle and the Albatross’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Amber Liu, Dan Lauria, Michael Badalucco, Adrienne Barbeau, Bryce Romero, Chris Wylde, Jay Jay Warren, Ritchie Montgomery, Nancy La Scala, Angela Shelton, Jay Hugely, P.J. Marshall, Marcus Lyle Brown | Written and Directed by Angela Shelton Dumped to VOD with little to no fanfare by its distributors, Eagle and the Albatross is one of […]

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11th Jun2020

‘Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Taika Waititi, Sam Huntington, Rhea Seehorn, Dan Harmon, Matt Jones, Brian Posehn, Mindy Sterling, Kate Micucci, Britney Young | Written by Christopher Hewitson, Clayton Hewitson, Justin Jones | Directed by Vivieno Caldinelli I do have to admit that the simple reason for me watching Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss is because Taiki Waititi […]

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11th Jun2020

‘Reawakened’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Steffani Brass, Brooke Mackenzie, Tina Cole, Chantelle Albers, Dabier, Charlie Ian, Malcolm Matthews, Ann Tomberlin, Getty Olm, Masha Mendieta, Tom Ohmer, Rich Redmond, Carrie Aquino, Wilson Davis, Traveis Lee Eller | Written by Jose Altonaga, Remy MacKenzie | Directed by Jose Altonaga Evil Town… Evils of the Night… Reawakened. Three films seemingly with nothing […]

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11th Jun2020

‘Batman: The Adventures Continue #5’ Review (DC Digital)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini | Art by Ty Templeton | Published by DC Comics Issue 5 and, rather shamefacedly, I have been taking this book for granted already. The problem is, I know it’s going to be good before I even start reading it, so worry I will struggle to balance a fair […]

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11th Jun2020

‘Lost Child’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Leven Rambin, Jim Parrack, Taylor John Smith, Landon Edwards, Toni Chritton Johnson, Debbie Sutcliffe, Kip Duane Collins, Nicole Parnell, Shane Davis, Donald Fisher | Written by Tim Macy, Ramaa Mosley | Directed by Ramaa Mosley In Lost Child (aka Tatterdemalion, which is a much cooler title) an Army veteran suffering from PTSD returns home […]

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10th Jun2020

‘The Walking Dead: All-Out War’ Board Game Review

by Chris Thomas

How did zombies go from being an extremely niche form of horror to being pop culture mainstream? up there with teenage mutant turtles and twerking. There is even a skittles television advert featuring a zombie high school romance scene for heaven’s sake. At this point we are so invested in the idea of zombies it […]

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