20th May2019

‘Badlands’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint | Written and Directed by Terrence Malick Terrence Malick’s small-yet-mythic 1973 crime drama Badlands has its troubling aspects – on the surface, anyway – but it is a stunning debut feature. Based on the murder spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, it’s […]

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20th May2019

‘Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Pack’ Review (Switch)

by Phil Wheat

It won’t comes as a surprise given how many of them I review, but I am a HUGE fan of fighting games – in particular the 2D fighters of old – having played just about EVERY 2D fighting game ever released on any system, from side-scrolling days of the NES, to the classic SNES/Streetfighter 2 […]

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20th May2019

‘MLW: Fusion’ Wrestling Review (May 18th 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 more exciting matches this week, like Bret Hart versus Shawn Michaels and Lou Thesz versus Buddy Rogers an…those don’t seem right. Anyway, this will be a good show/Game Of Thrones pissed everybody off. Match #1: Mance […]

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20th May2019

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (May 16th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a whole big bunch of stuff happening here, including an actual main event of high quality…that got cut off by an infomercial for the rest of the show. Yeah, Impact Wrestling’s finest hour was stopped by a technical […]

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18th May2019

‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Jason Mantzoukas, Jerome Flynn, Robin Lord Taylor | Written by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, Marc Abrams | Directed by Chad Stahelski John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is once again directed by Chad Stahelski, after […]

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18th May2019

‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, Suki Waterhouse, Josette Simon, Alejandro De Mesa, Rita Ora, Karan Soni | Written by Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly | Directed by Rob Letterman Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is directed by Rob Letterman and stars Justice Smith as Tim Goodman […]

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17th May2019

‘Heroes of Land, Air and Sea’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

In Heroes of Land, Air and Sea, one to four players will compete for victory points by mastering the classic 4X’s – Exploring, Expanding, Exploiting and Exterminating. This huge and visually impressive game is the brainchild of Scott Almes and a Gamelyn Games production, making it a very exciting prospect indeed. Let’s dive in to […]

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17th May2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (May 15th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right her on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Triple H’s All Elite Wrestling tribute band. Yeah, it already feels like that now. If you don’t like it, then blame TNT for giving The Young Bucks their own TV show. Hey, I’m looking forward to some-thing that doesn’t […]

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17th May2019

‘The Last Amazon’ Graphic Novel Review

by Chris Cummings

Created by Jamison Stone, David Granjo | Published by Apotheosis Studios The Last Amazon had a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2018. Produced by Apotheosis Studios and created by Jamison Stone and David Granjo, it aimed to tell a story in a fresh new way, taking unique turns in how it wanted to reveal its narrative. […]

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17th May2019

‘NXT: UK’ Review (May 15th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have five matches in one hour. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like a good idea. Let’s see if I’m over-reacting or not. Match #1: Piper Niven def. Jamie Hayter The following is following is courtesy […]

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16th May2019

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Jason Mantzoukas, Jerome Flynn, Robin Lord Taylor | Written by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, Marc Abrams | Directed by Chad Stahelski John Wick is back, and this time he’s bringing a subtitle. Parabellum is both […]

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16th May2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (May 14th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have two whole matches. Don’t worry. 205 Live usually has good wrestling, so we should be fine. Now, Raw and Smackdown…ahhhhhhhhhhh! Match #1: Humberto Carrillo def. Gentleman Jack Gallagher, Mark Andrews and James Drake in a Fatal 4-Way Match […]

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16th May2019

‘Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia #1&2’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Written by Ed Kuehnel, Matt Entin | Art by Dan Schkade | Colours by Marissa Louise | Published by Starburns Industries Press Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia #1: Date with Destiny Believe me when I say there’s two things I love seeing mingle together, and that’s wrestling and comic books. There are a few out there […]

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16th May2019

Terrible Terror: ‘House of Bones’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installment in a brand-new series here on Nerdly, Terrible Terror, in which we highlight some of, what we think, are the WORST horror movies to have ever burnt my retina with their atrociousness. Up this time is direct to DVD fear-flick House of Bones – which stars some familiar faces from […]

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16th May2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (May 12th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Bandido in the main event against Shane Taylor. Isn’t it nice when I don’t tell any jokes? Well, it isn’t for me. Why did the chicken cross the road? …to go watch Ring Of Honor! Yeah, my […]

15th May2019

‘Winterskin’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche, Peter Cosgrove, Kate Davies-Speak, John Lomas, Harrison Nash, Dylan Curtis | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds I absolutely adored writer/director Charlie Steeds Cannibal Farm, a film that has seemingly been held to ransom by its UK distributors, with a release – under the title Escape […]

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15th May2019

‘Vixen’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lie-ri Chen, Bryan Larkin, Mr. Waka Waka, Jared Robinsen, Luc Bendazza, Julian Gaertner, David Johnson Wood, Ryan Logan, Jai Day, Max Repossi, Catherine Du, Tian Guo-Xiong, Hai Bing Huang, Ray Li | Written by Bey Logan | Directed by Ross W. Clarkson You might not recognise the name of director Ross W. Clarkson but […]

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15th May2019

‘iZombie 5×02’ Review

by Xenia Grounds

Stars: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders | Created by Diane Ruggiero, Rob Thomas Season 5 got off to a great start last week but iZombie falters with its second episode where it feels like they’re trying to do too much, too soon. There is a lot of plot to cover […]

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15th May2019

WWE Smackdown Live – May 14th 2019: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks Smackdown Live review right here on Nerdly. I’m Phil and I’m filling in for a busy Nathan this week – so lets see if this episode can impress, because the rest of WWE’s output so far this week hasn’t! Match #1: Andrade def. Finn Bálor, Ali and Randy Orton in Fatal […]

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14th May2019

‘Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

Now I’ve never been the biggest fan of the Saints Row franchise – for one they’re sandbox games, and we all know (or at least you should by now) know that I have a particular dislike for sandbox games, and two they always seemed to me to be a poor man’s Grand Theft Auto. So […]

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14th May2019

‘Six Days’ Graphic Novel Review (DC/Vertigo)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robert Venditti, Kevin Maurer | Art by Andrea Mutti | Colours by Lee Loughridge | Published by DC/Vertigo | Format: Hardback, 148pp I’d imagine the average comic book reader is like me, they read comic books as they enjoy the escapism and the larger than life heroics. Although there has always been a healthy indie […]

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14th May2019

‘Killer Weekend’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Mark Heap, Sean Verey, Danny Kirrane, Perry Fitzpatrick, Ewen MacIntosh | Written and Directed by Ben Kent [NOTE: With the film now finally available on VOD in the UK, here’s a reposting of our Frightfest review of FUBAR, now retitled and released under the Frightfest Presents… banner as Killer Weekend] Us Brits do comedy horror […]

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