15th Jul2019

‘MLW: Fusion’ Wrestling Review (July 13th 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 a big Ladder Match for the main event for the Tag Team Titles. Let’s get right to it. Match #1: Ace Austin defeated Air Wolf The following is courtesy of mlw.com: Atlantic City’s Ace demanded this […]

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15th Jul2019

Fantasia 2019: ‘Critters Attack!’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jack Fulton, Jaeden Noel, Ava Preston, Dee Wallace, Tashiana Washington | Written by Scott Lobdell | Directed by Bobby Miller All Drea (Tashiana Washington) wants is to get into a good college, but for now, she’s stuck making deliveries for a local sushi restaurant. One night, after her little brother Phillip (Jaeden Noel) witnesses […]

15th Jul2019

EIFF 2019: ‘Body at Brighton Rock’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, Miranda Bailey, Martin Spanjers, Matt Peters, Susan Burke, John Getz | Written and Directed by Roxanne Benjamin Writer-director Roxanne Benjamin makes her feature debut with this slow-burning survival thriller, having previously contributed to horror anthology movies Southbound and XX. Showcasing a command of tension and atmosphere, the film […]

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15th Jul2019

‘Annabelle Comes Homes’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Michael Cimino, Samara Lee | Written and Directed by Gary Dauberman Annabelle Comes Home, directed by occasional franchise writer Gary Dauberman, is the latest entry into the ongoing Conjuring property and sets itself just after the events of the first Annabelle feature with the […]

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15th Jul2019

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (July 11th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to a very short review of Impact Wrestling, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have one match to review. That’s it. Okay, here goes the shortest review of the year. Match #1: Jordynne Grace def. Kiera Hogan & Madison Rayne – Triple Threat Match The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com: Jordynne […]

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12th Jul2019

‘Ticket to Ride London’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Even though it has retained its place on my shelves throughout house moves, various clear outs and many more occasions that could have spelled its demise, I almost never play Ticket to Ride anymore. Something about this classic gateway game from Days of Wonder has begun to grate on me – it takes a long […]

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12th Jul2019

Fantasia 2019: ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello | Written and Directed by Riley Stearns Directed and written by Riley Stearns, who wrote and directed Faults, a movie I was very fond of back in 2014, The Art of Self-Defense follows a highly strung and anxious book-keeper named Casey, played by […]

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12th Jul2019

Fantasia 2019: ‘Sadako’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Himeka Himejima, Ren Kiriyama, Hiroya Shimizu, Rie Tomosaka, Takashi Tsukamoto | Written by Noriyuki Sugihara | Directed by Hideo Nakata I am a huge fan of the original Ring(u) movie. I was 17/18 when I first saw it and before I saw it I had heard rumours about how creepy it was. […]

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12th Jul2019

‘Stuber’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Steve Howey, Mira Sorvino, Karen Gillan | Written by Tripper Clancy | Directed by Michael Dowse Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani star as a burly cop and his reluctant Uber driver in this action comedy from the director of Goon. Sadly, despite […]

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12th Jul2019

‘NXT: UK’ Review (July 10th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more action from the European brand of NXT that somehow got Kassius Ohno on its roster. Hey, it’s good for them. Okay, let’s get UK crazy! That sucked. I’d erase it, but delete buttons cost too much money […]

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12th Jul2019

‘Stranger Things: Season 3’ Review (Spoilers Ahead)

by Chris Cummings

I can’t even begin to tell you how much I was hyped for Season 3 of Stranger Things. The previous two seasons were, in my opinion, absolutely fantastic television. The mixture of nostalgia, horror, action and adventure was exactly what I wanted, and throw in some comedy and old-school FUN, and you’ve got a television […]

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12th Jul2019

‘The Hole in the Ground’ DVD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall | Written by Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields | Directed by Lee Cronin Director Lee Cronin serves up some pleasingly old-fashioned supernatural scares in creepy Irish horror The Hole in the Ground. Seána Kerslake (A Date for Mad Mary) stars as single […]

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12th Jul2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (July 10th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have…Wayne Brady! I’m just kidding. I can’t afford people you’ve heard of. We’ve got a Tag Title main event that might just knock your teeth out of your head, so why don’cha y’all come on down to play The Price […]

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11th Jul2019

‘Incoming’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scott Adkins, Aaron McCusker, Michelle Lehane, Vahidin Prelic, Lukas Loughran, Alaa Safi, Milan Kovacevic, Arkie Reece, Vladimir Aleksic, Milan Jovanovic Strongman, James MacCallum, Dominic Power | Written by Jorge Saralegui | Directed by Eric Zaragoza The third of this week’s Scott Adkins film reviews couldn’t be more different from the rest, insomuch that Incoming […]

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11th Jul2019

‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Selena Gomez, Austin Butler, Luka Sabbat, Rosie Perez, Eszter Balint, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Carol Kane, Larry Fessenden, Tom Waits | Written and Directed by Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch brings his signature deadpan style to this ensemble horror comedy, which […]

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11th Jul2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (July 9th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and I don’t look any-thing like Ryan Gosling. We have a big main event, filled with all the mayhem of a football game played in an antique shop. Okay, let’s get right into the matches. Match #1: The Brian Kendrick def. […]

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11th Jul2019

‘They Look Like People’ VOD Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee | Written and Directed by Perry Blackshear The opening scene of They Look Like People sets the tone for the rest of the film to follow: it’s minimalist, thought-provoking and creepy as hell. We see nothing more than a man lying in bed staring […]

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11th Jul2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (July 7th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a big ROH World Title Match. Also, have you ever seen that movie “Stay”, directed by Marc Forster? That thing freaked me out. It was cool. Oh, this show is cool too! Okay, I’ll stop before I […]

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10th Jul2019

‘Avengement’ DVD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Kierston Wareing, Leo Gregory, Beau Fowler, Louis Mandylor, Terence Maynard, Ross O’Hennessy, Daniel Adegboyega, Mark Strange, Greg Burridge | Written by Jesse V. Johnson, Stu Small | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson Well sh*t… Scott Adkins just had to go and step it up a notch […]

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10th Jul2019

‘Anna’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov, Nikita Pavlenk, Anna Krippa, Aleksey Maslodudov, Eric Godon, Ivan Franek, Jean-Baptiste Puech, Adrian Can | Written and Directed by Luc Besson Luc Besson returns to cinema screens with his first, and presumably last, film he will be afforded to make after the […]

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10th Jul2019

WWE Smackdown Live – July 9th 2019: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have…the WWE website is missing half of its recap for Smackdown, so we’ll just wing it for most of the review. Yeah, it seems Vince McMahon has given up on his own TV show. Okay, we’ve got Extreme Rules […]

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10th Jul2019

‘The Walking Dead #193’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robert Kirkman | Art by Charlie Adlard | Published by Image Comics Robert Kirkman was crazy. That was pretty much the consensus when he decided to launch this ongoing title in 2003. What’s so crazy with that, I hear you ask. Well, an ongoing horror comic just doesn’t really sell. An ongoing black […]

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