Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we’ve got…well, NXT, so don’t hold your breathe. I like some of what this brand does, but too much of it just feels like amateur hour wrestling with a billion dollar budget…like The Last Jedi. Okay, let’s see if our main […]
Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a big main event that just might…I won’t say any-thing until after we get there. Match #1: Akira Tozawa def. Samir Singh The following is courtesy of wwe.com: Last week on WWE 205 Live, The Brian Kendrick claimed […]
Based on the Manga series of the same name, A.O.T 2 (Attack on Titan 2) is a revisiting and expansion of the world discovered in the first game that offers a lot to fans of the show but also completely grabbed me as a total newcomer with its surprisingly engaging story, addictive gameplay and, of […]
Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a big six-man tag team match for our main event, so don’t touch that $#@!&%? dial. Match #1: ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor defeated Rhett Titus – Proving Ground Match The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com: […]
When I look back at our Quacks of Quedlinburg review, I recall noting that it was both unique and very enjoyable, striking a fantastic balance between pushing your luck and careful planning, with factors that mitigate the possible swingyness that might otherwise be the norm in a game about drawing random features from a bag. […]
Stars: Lauren Canny, Bryan Batt, Nora-Jane Noone, Cooper Andrews, Pollyanna McIntosh, John Spud McConnell, Geraldine Singer, Maddie Nichols, Mackenzie Michelle Graham, Jeff Pope, Eugenie Bonderant, Sabrina Gennarino, Thomas Francis Murphy | Written and Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh When I first heard about Darlin’ I was immediately interested in seeing it. Why? Well… Pollyanna McIntosh is […]
Stars: Satoshi Mizuno, Sena Nakajima, Keita Ninomiya, Mondo Okumura | Written and Directed by Makoto Nagahisa Directed and with a screenplay penned by Makoto Nagahisa, in his feature-film debut as both writer and man-in-the-chair, We Are Little Zombies is a Japanese drama film about four teenage orphans who form a rock band. There is a […]
Welcome to this week’s Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Eric Bischoff wasn’t booking the show, if the rumors are to be believed. Okay, let’s see if a show built around Daniel Bryan’s major announcement is any good. Match #1: Aleister Black def. Cesaro The following is courtesy of wwe.com: […]
Stars: John Cameron Mitchell, Andrea Martin, Michael Pitt, Stephen Trask, Miriam Shor | Written by John Cameron Mitchell, based on the musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask | Directed by John Cameron Mitchell Born a boy in East Berlin, Hansel Schmidt (writer-director John Cameron Mitchell) was raised by a German mother and an […]
Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Adam Driver, José Luis Ferrer, Ismael Fritschi, Juan López-Tagle, William Miller, Will Keen, Jason Watkins, Paloma Bloyd, Olga Kurylenko, Joana Ribeiro | Written by Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni | Directed by Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam’s’ long-delayed rendition of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has taken over twenty-eight years to come to […]
The release of a new LEGO movie is, these days, accompanied by a fresh wave of LEGO sets to accompany the film. This year we had the release of The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, which came with a HUGE wave of sets which mixed Duplo, Creator and tradition minifigure sets to great aplomb […]
Stars: Morgan Kohan, Roc Lafortune, Sebastian Piggott, Drew Nelson, Kjartan Hewitt, Jeff Teravainen, Tomas Chovanec, Deanna Jarvis | Written and Directed by Alexandre Carrière Somewhere in Costa Rica, by the sea, in the huge, ominous jungle, lies a mutilated body. Abandoned emergency vehicles are parked nearby. Jade (Morgan Kohan) is lost and confused. Flashback to […]
Features the voices of: Mayu Matsuoka, Anne Watanabe, Kumiko Asô, Nao Tôyama, Keiji Fujiwara, Akiko Yajima, Masachika Ichimura | Written by Miho Maruo | Directed by Keiichi Hara Outside of literally three or four movies, my viewing of Japanese animated movies is completely reliant on Studio Ghibili. That said, I adore the studio and every […]
A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a fellow local co-op loving friend, lamenting the lack of multiplayer games that have a more ‘progress-based’ bent as opposed to pure blasts of arcade action such as (the very good) Iron Crypticle and the like. As if in answer to our prayers, Streets of […]
Welcome to this week’s review of Monday Night Raw, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have what I heard is supposed to be the official debut of Paul Heyman as the booker. Brock Lesnar is Universal Champion once again, so this show should address who will challenge him for the title at […]
Stars: Lilly Montano, Shane Ryan, Lilith Singson | Written by Shane Ryan | Directed by Shane Ryan, Lilith Singson I feel like the title of this movie, Dacryphilia + Hematolagnia, explains things much better than the actual movie itself. Without the title it’s not too obvious what is going on. At least with it you can […]
Stars: Philip Hersh, So-nee Jeon, Sun-kyun Lee, Young-yu Lee, Hae-Joon Park | Written and Directed by Jeong-beom Lee Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, directed by Lee Jeong-beom, stars Lee Sun-kyun as the titular character. A washed-up double-crossing crooked detective who on his latest illegal exploit is uncovered in a larger underground criminal conspiracy scheme that […]
Re-implementations are common in the board gaming world, but with a game as classic as Terra Mystica, the decision to release a follow up must been a challenging one. In 2017 though, designers Jens Drogemuller and Helge Ostertag teamed up again to iterate their original design and release Gaia Project, a more or less direct […]
Welcome to this review of EVOLVE Wrestling’s 10th Anniversary show, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and this is a special occasion event that is being aired on the WWE Network, likely to combat All Elite Wrestling’s “Fight For The Fallen” card that is airing at the same time. Let’s get right into this […]
Written by Kat Howard | Art by Tom Fowler | Published by DC Vertigo JK Rowling stole the idea of Harry Potter from Neil Gaiman you know. Tim Hunter first appeared back in Books of Magic issue 1, January 1990, whereas Harry Potter first appeared in print in 1997. Both feature a school attending, glasses […]
Stars: John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, Izzy Figueredo | Written and Directed by John Adams, Toby Poser Husband and wife team, John Adams and Toby Poser co-write and co-direct once again (they’ve worked together a number of times on a few films, including Halfway to Zen in 2016) this horror title that, with the synopsis […]
