18th Dec2019

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams, Richard E. Grant, Joonas Suotamo | Directed by J.J. Abrams The Skywalker Saga comes to a close with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the third film in […]

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18th Dec2019

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Dec 17th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have MacGarnickle, the world’s most available detective. Well MacGarnickle, Billy’s dead! The triad chopped his f—— head off! Ewwwwwww!!!!!!! Not while I’m eating! That’s what justice is all about. Anyway, there’s some good wrestling here, so get you Kaley […]

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18th Dec2019

‘Catan: Starfarers’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

The original Settlers of Catan (later shortened to Catan) remains the gateway game that introduced legions of new players to modern board gaming. A mixture of luck, strategy and player agency as well as a simple, attractive layout ensure that the original remains popular even now. But what happens when the relatively simplistic gameplay begins […]

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18th Dec2019

‘Life Is Strange Vol.2: Waves’ Graphic Novel Review

by Xenia Grounds

Written by Emma Vieceli | Art by Claudia Leonardi, Andrea Izzo | Published by Titan Comics When I read ‘Dust’ months ago, I remember enjoying it and curious to find out where it went after that cliffhanger ending. It’s been a long wait to see the next few chapters but I have to be honest…I’m […]

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18th Dec2019

WWE Raw – Dec 16th 2019: 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 fallout from a lousy TLC PPV. I’ll understand if you want to leave now. Match #1: The O.C. def. The Viking Raiders The following is courtesy of wwe.com: The O.C. have had two main talking points […]

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17th Dec2019

‘MLW: Fusion’ Review (Dec 14th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling: Fusion review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have The Opera Cup, which is a famous wrestling prize of yesteryear that has made its return in MLW. Match #1: King Mo & ACH def. Injustice (Kotto Brazil & Jordan Oliver w/ Myron Reed) The following […]

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17th Dec2019

‘Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Holiday Special #2’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jody Houser | Art by Roberta Ingranata | Published by Titan Comics So here we are, the cheeky Part 2 of the Dr Who Christmas…er, Holiday, Special (must keep our transatlantic chums onside). Why cheeky? Well, I went into the first one expecting a one and done story, it being an oversized issue […]

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17th Dec2019

‘The Cunning Man’ Short Film Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Simon Armstrong, Ali Cook, Ian Kelly, Charlotte Jo Hanbury | Written by Ali Cook | Directed by Zoe Dobson Shown at this year’s Frightfest, The Cunning Man is not the most obvious of shorts to be playing at that festival. Inspired by John Harries (1785-1839) a physician and ‘cunning man’ – a healer who uses […]

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17th Dec2019

‘WWE TLC 2019’ Pay Per View Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of WWE TLC 2019, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a bunch of Ladder Matches to get to, so let’s not waste any time. Match #1: Humberto Carrillo def. Andrade The following is courtesy of wwe.com: For years, the idea of Andrade separating from Zelina Vega has […]

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17th Dec2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Dec 13th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live show, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the former Shiima Xion/Zema Ion/DJZ/did I spell any of those right debuting on this brand as Joaquin Wilde. Okay, let’s get into this Wilde s—. Ha! That was the best pun I’ve ever felt bad about. Match #1: […]

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17th Dec2019

‘Historical Roasts’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Historical Roasts is a Netflix original comedy series that follows in the same vein as the Comedy Central celebrity roast series. It has a famous face of the past to come on the show to ‘roast each’ and to be ‘roasted’ which basically means to insult each other in a comical fashion. This is a […]

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16th Dec2019

‘The Shed’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Frank Whaley, Timothy Bottoms, Siobhan Fallon, Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen | Written and Directed by Frank Sabatella As an orphan living with his abusive grandfather, life sucks for Stan (Jay Jay Warren). But he’s got it better than his best friend Donmer who regularly needs defending against the school bullies. When […]

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16th Dec2019

‘Ring Of Honor Final Battle 2019’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of Ring Of Honor Wrestling’s Final Battle 2019, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the last big card of the year for ROH, which has PCO getting what would have been deemed impossible just a few years ago…a World Title Match. Yeah, this is pretty cool. Let’s […]

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16th Dec2019

‘Simulacra’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

Whilst we’ve reviewed a number of Wales Interactive’s FMV releases, this is actually the first time I’ve played one of their games for myself. You see, I felt out of love with this particular sub-genre of video gaming some years ago and have only just got back into playing this style of game thanks to […]

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16th Dec2019

‘Prank Encounters’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

The prank show format has seen a decline in recent years but I can remember as a child watching the likes of Prank Patrol where they would prank unexpected members of the public which were hilarious and, to be honest, one of the TV highlights of my childhood. This was why I was extremely excited […]

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16th Dec2019

‘Impact Wrestling No Surrender 2019’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s No Surrender 2019, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Rich Swann getting his title shot against Sami Callihan. There’s a lot of matches here, but I’d rather have too many than too few. Okay, let’s get right in there. Match #1: Trey def. Tyler […]

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16th Dec2019

Friday Night Smackdown – Dec 13th 2019: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s review of SmackDown, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and you already know that this sucks. There’s no shame in it…for you anyway. Vince should take the rest of the dog food from last week and shove it up his ass. Okay, let’s get this over with. Match #1: Alexa […]

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13th Dec2019

‘Superman #18’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Brian Michael Bendis | Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado | Published by DC Comics If you’ve read any of my previous reviews (you’ve read them all, obviously) or know me personally you may have picked up on the fact that I am a bit of a Superman fan. Ever since I started […]

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13th Dec2019

‘NXT UK’ Review (Dec 12th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to Jurassic Park! Over there, we have a big f—— dinosaur and over there, we have a big f—— dinosaur! I’m Samuel Hammond and th…damn TalkTech! I was watching the bootleg version of “Jurassic Park”. Spielberg got hammered and made an alternate version of the talking parts of the picture, which I now have […]

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13th Dec2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Review (Dec 8th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have lipstick on a pig named Smiddley and y’all gotta give him a big wet kiss! Hoo-boy! That’s Christmas, momma! As for ROH TV…well…maybe you should just go kiss that pig instead! Smooch it up while you hooch […]

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12th Dec2019

‘Blood Myth’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Jonathan McClean, Anna Dawson, Hannah Chalmers, Matt Ray Brown, Charlie Walker McClimens, Adrian Annis, Neil Summerville, Daniel Thrace, Ian Small, Eva McGillivray, George Nettleton, Tony Goodall | Written and Directed by Sean Brown, Luke Gosling Blood Myth is one of those awful generic horror movie titles that doesn’t garner any interest from me. But […]

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12th Dec2019

‘Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 5: Wolves’ Review (PS4)

by Xenia Grounds

We’ve reached the end of a very long road. Sean and Daniel’s journey is over in its entirety. Over this past year and three months of watching their story, it’s warmed and broke my heart so often. Their relationship has made everything very worthwhile. I’ve never seen a game that so accurately captures what it’s […]

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