11th May2020

‘WWE Money in the Bank 2020’ Pay Per View Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Money In The Bank 2020, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Dave Meltzer can suck my balls…for no reason. Actually, I’ve never had any bad dealings with him in the various times I’ve written for him before (not that he would remember me). Also, I’ve […]

11th May2020

‘Valley Girl (2020)’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Chloe Bennet, Peyton List, Jessie Ennis, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Rob Huebel, Judy Greer | Written by Amy Talkington | Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg 1983’s Valley Girl was one of a myriad of teen movies that decade that mixed wish-fulfilment and star-crossed lovers to riff on the old Romeo […]

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11th May2020

‘Factotum 90’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

From indie studio TACS Games and first appearing on the Wii U of all places, Factotum 90 sees you trapped in deep space after something’s collided with your ship. Main power is offline and you’re trapped. It’s lucky you have access to a terminal that allows you to take control of two walker robots as […]

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11th May2020

Friday Night Smackdown – May 8th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and the Undertaker intentionally buried the World Championship Wrestling roster because he’s an asshole and we’ve got the final build for Money in the Bank. SmackDown starts…NOOOOOOW!!!!!! Match #1: Sonya Deville def. Mandy Rose The following is courtesy of wwe.com: […]

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08th May2020

‘The Isle of Cats’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

When it comes to game design, theme is hugely important to me. I know a lot of players prefer the mechanical or mathematical puzzles that games provide, but I honestly can’t engage my brain in the same way when a game is absent of theme. Thankfully for The Isle of Cats, the theme is everything, […]

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08th May2020

‘King Lucas’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

After an affair King Lucas had with the Witch of Sausan, the Queen left him and remarried in an adjacent kingdom, and now his daughters are the only ones left at his side. Due to his love for them, each and every time they get lost in the castle, he moves heaven and earth to […]

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08th May2020

‘Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Alyssa Wong | Art by Marika Cresta | Published by Marvel Comics Star Wars has always fared well in comic book form, even more so than you would expect from the natural overlap between comics and science fiction movies. If there’s something that comic book fans love it’s continuity, world building, and mythology, […]

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08th May2020

‘Batwoman 1×18: If You Believe in Me, I’ll Believe in You’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Elizabeth Anweis, Dougray Scott | Created by Caroline Dries Batwoman changes pace this week and goes from a villain-of-the-week story to a heist storyline and the change of pace makes for a fun episode. Batwoman kicks off the episode by breaking up a human […]

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07th May2020

‘Gretel & Hansel’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Sophia Lillis, Alice Krige, Sammy Leakey, Charles Babalola, Jessica De Gouw, Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Donncha Crowley, Charles Babalola | Written by Rob Hayes | Directed by Oz Perkins The third feature from director Oz Perkins (February, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House), Gretel & Hansel is a stylish, female-centric reimagining of the […]

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07th May2020

‘Ouijageist’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Lois Wilkinson, Lesley Scoble, India Raqia-Walker, Roger Shepherd, Gabriella Calderone, Keith Whitehouse, Nicholas Kendrick, James Noir, Neilum Raqia, Michelle Jennings, Nathan Head | Written by Darrell Buxton, Steve Hardy | Directed by John R. Walker Ouijageist… I watched this film entirely because of that title. And I fully understand that it’s not even a […]

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07th May2020

‘All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite’ Review (May 6th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s AEW: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a wild brawl in the main event, as well as the continuation of the TNT Title Tournament. Wait, no we don’t. Joe Don Baker is a great actor. Yes he is! Don’t f—— argue with me! SHUT THE […]

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07th May2020

‘The Alpha Test’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Mack Bayda, Brad Belemjian, David Ditmore, Rae Hunt, Bella Martin, Alice Raver, Wynn Reichert, Deborah Seidel | Written and Directed by Aaron Mirtes Written and directed (and more) by Aaron Mirtes, the man behind last years brilliant American Hunt, The Alpha Test is a thrilling science fiction flick that tells the story of a […]

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07th May2020

‘WWE NXT’ Review (May 6th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Adam Cole defends the World Title against the Sagebrush Kid or what-ever the pervert calls himself. Are you ready..? For Annie Lennox? FFFFFFFFFFFFFF— YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!! Match #1: Johnny Gargano def. Dominik Dijakovic The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The new attitude of […]

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07th May2020

‘Never Have I Ever’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

At first glance, I, among the majority of the people who have heard of the Netflix original show Never Have I Ever, assumed this was just yet another teenage drama series but as the show progress it really did step up in my estimation… Never Have I Ever opened with the lead character Devi praying […]

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07th May2020

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (May 5th 2020)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and  we’re all still worried about COVID-19, so let’s b—- about wrestling. Match #1: XXXL (Larry D & Acey Romero) def. oVe (Jake Crist & Madman Fulton) w/ Dave Crist The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: Larry lifts Fulton over his […]

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07th May2020

‘A Better You’ Short Film Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Seán T. Ó’Meallaigh, Hannah Mamalis, Marcio Wille, Charlie Kranz, Aoife Nic Ardghail | Written and Directed by Eamonn Murphy A short film that was selected to screen at the Oscar-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival which, due to the Coronavirus outbreak the festival will now screen films online in the coming months, A Better You is […]

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06th May2020

‘Girls Just Wanna Have Blood’ Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Amanda Renee, Destyne Marshai, Penny Praline, Gigi Gustin, Bettina Skye, Craig Kelly, Kirk Ponton, David M. Sitbon | Written and Directed by Anthony Catanese “The only positive thing about you is your HIV status.” As one would naturally expect, Girls Just Wanna Have Blood opens with a deadly bite of sickly sleaze, but is […]

06th May2020

‘Superman Smashes the Klan’ Graphic Novel Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Gene Luen Yang | Art by Gurihiru | Published by DC Comics (YA Imprint) The thing that I like the most about DC’s concerted push into the High School and Young Adult markets is that there’s nothing half-hearted about it. They’ve been happy to take chances, even at the risk of alienating some […]

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06th May2020

‘The Midnight Gospel’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Having watched the entirety of The Midnight Gospel on Netflix, I can honestly say I have never been more confused by a show; and the worst thing about this is that the confusion was clearly intentional by the creators of the show. The only way I can describe what this series feels like is how […]

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05th May2020

‘Reborn’ VOD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Barbara Crampton, Kayleigh Gilbert, Bob Levitan, Chaz Bono, Bob Bancroft, Alexa Maris, Michael Pare, Rae Dawn Chong, Monte Markham | Written by Michael Mahin | Directed by Julian Richards Directed by Julian Richards, Reborn is a Frankenstein-inspired horror with some promising ideas that are never quite fully realised by the script. Barbara Crampton plays […]

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05th May2020

‘Bit’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Char Diaz, Diana Hopper, Friday Chamberlain, Greg Hill, James Paxton, M.C. Gainey, Nicole Maines, Zolee Griggs | Written and Directed by Brad Michael Elmore Possibly the most generic, unexciting name for a vampire movie, I didn’t have high hopes for Bit. But it has so much good going for it that I can definitely […]

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05th May2020

WWE Raw – May 4th 2020: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have The Clone Wars series finale. It was Nicolas Cage the whole time! I’m Castor Troy and you’d better watch your f—— mouth…Rebel scum. Dick Shawn…Dick Wolf…Dick Sargent…Dick Cavett…Dick Tracy…Dick Butkiss…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE DICK…Master Skywalker. Darth Maul should […]

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