22nd Apr2019

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (April 18th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a surprise or two to share…I think. Fifty Shades of Grey was a bit boring, but it was nice to know that Dakota Johnson was real. I bet she has a whole bunch of stories to tell about […]

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19th Apr2019

‘Mortal Engines’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheenan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Lang, Colin Salmon, Mark Mitchinson, Regé-Jean Page, Menik Gooneratne, Frankie Adams, Leifur Sigurdarson | Written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens | Directed by Christian Rivers If Mortal Engines succeeds at anything it’s officially ending any chance of the original blockbuster existing in […]

19th Apr2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (April 16th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some more cruiserweight action from a brand that needs so attention from its owner. Let’s see if Vince will commit to giving 205 Live the resources necessary to thrive for this week. Match #1: Ariya Daivari def. Akira […]

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19th Apr2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (April 17th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some weird, wild stuff. Also, Solo was a pretty good movie, even though Mario Van Peebles looks nothing like Harrison Ford. All right, let’s get to NXT before Adrian Brody puts on the Chewbacca costume. Match #1: NXT North […]

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19th Apr2019

‘Betsy’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kelci C. Magel, Marylee Osborne, Erin R. Ryan, Joe Kidd, Justin Beahm, Cheyenne Gordon, Josh Miller, Ryan Stacy | Written and Directed by Shawn Burkett Directed by prolific indie horror filmmaker Shawn Burkett, Betsy is a brand-new entry in the long-running werewolf movie mythos. Not a genre to approach lightly given the myriad of […]

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18th Apr2019

‘The Bouncer’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti, Sam Louwyck, Kevin Janssens, Kaaris, Alice Verset | Written by Jérémie Guez | Directed by Julien Leclercq In The Bouncer, Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Lukas, a tough nightclub bouncer struggling to raise his 8-year-old daughter. One day, Lukas loses control during an altercation with a client […]

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18th Apr2019

‘NXT: UK’ Review (April 17th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more from WWE’s British sibling to NXT, so let’s see if it all turns out great for the dudes and dudettes of NXT: UK. Doesn’t that sound stupid? Too bad the delete button doesn’t work. I guess I’m […]

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18th Apr2019

Terrible Terror: ‘Atrocious’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to 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. Speaking of atrocious, here’s my review of that eponymous horror – which not only made it to UK DVD back in the […]

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18th Apr2019

‘Silk Scream’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lauren Alexandra, Jenn Attaway, Lorraine Chetta, Renell Gibbs, Bill Heintz, Ari Lehman, Jason Matherne, Hunter McGregor, Lisa Mackel Smith, Steve Waltz | Written by Bill Heintz | Directed by Jason Matherne New Orleans based filmmakers Terror Optics have been churning out some “interesting” genre films in the last 15+ years beginning with the extreme […]

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18th Apr2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (April 14th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the Crockett Cup here to enjoy, so let’s see what happened this week. Match #1: Shane Taylor defeated Luchasaurus The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com: Taylor hit a draping cutter off the top rope, but Luchasaurus answered […]

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17th Apr2019

‘Ganz Schon Clever (That’s Pretty Clever)’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Although it has been a quiet revolution, the “Roll and Write” genre has been carving out a large proportion of the traditional board game market share over the past couple of years. There are now numerous well-loved examples of this style of game, but few have experienced such ferocious popularity as Wolfgang Warsch’s Ganz Schon […]

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17th Apr2019

‘Downwell’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

Downwell is a game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well. Simple right? Well… (pardon the pun) read on to find out. Another mobile port – originally released in 2015 – now making its way to the Nintendo Switch, Downwell sees you plummet through a well comprised mainly of old-school […]

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17th Apr2019

‘Master of Dark Shadows’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Dark Shadows is a show, like many people of a certain age I’d imagine, that I knew nothing about until Tim Burton made the actually very good, and underrated, movie of the same name based on the series. However I still had not watched a single episode before watching Master of Dark Shadows. And this […]

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17th Apr2019

‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Michael Been, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton | Written by Paul Schrader | Directed by Martin Scorsese After The Color of Money had proven a box office hit, Martin Scorsese shifted his attention a couple of thousand years, to the life and death of Jesus Christ (Willem Dafoe). […]

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17th Apr2019

WWE Smackdown Live – April 16th 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 second half of the Super-Star Shake-Up, so let’s see who gets stuck in the middle with you…dude. Match #1: Finn Bálor def. Ali The following is courtesy of wwe.com: SmackDown LIVE’s first acquisition in the Superstar Shake-up […]

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16th Apr2019

‘Silence’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

War rages on. During an air raid, 16 year old Noah and his little sister Renie seek shelter in a bunker. There, not only are they protected from the deadly bombardment, but are also at the crossroads of a world between life and death: Silence. When Noah’s sister gets lost in Silence, he is forced […]

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16th Apr2019

‘Sorry to Bother You’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Kate Berlant, Michael X. Sommers, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Robert Longstreet | Written and Directed by Boots Riley With Cassius Green’s (Lakeith Stanfield) newly discovered talent, it’s not long before he rises through the ranks of his company, moving closer to the […]

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16th Apr2019

‘White Space’ DVD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Holt McCallany, Zulay Henao, Dave Sheridan, James Devoti, Jocko Sims, Kodi Kitchen, Mike Genovese, Tiffany Brouwer, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Sebastian A. Jones, Spencer Hill, Sheena Chou, Lauren Mary Kim | Written by Ryan Colucci, Clay McLeod Chapman | Directed by Ken Locsmandi [NOTE: With the film now out on DVD in the UK, […]

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16th Apr2019

‘The Silence’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Kate Trotter, John Corbett, Kyle Breitkopf, Dempsey Bryk, Billy MacLellan, Gregory Waters | Written by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke | Directed by John R. Leonetti The Silence – directed by John R. Leonetti – is the latest Netflix horror released with zero prior knowledge and fanfare […]

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16th Apr2019

WWE Raw – April 15th 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 WWE Draft…Superstar Shake-Up…screw it. Let’s just get this $#!@ over with. Wait, maybe this will be good. Yeah, I’ll go with that. Match #1: NXT Tag Team Champions The Viking Experience and The Revival def. Raw […]

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16th Apr2019

‘ROH/NJPW G1 SuperCard’ Pay Per View Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of Ring Of Honor’s/New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 SuperCard, which emanated from Madison Square Garden in one of the great moments of wrestling history. I’m Nathan Favel and right here on Nerdly, we have one of the biggest events in wrestling history to discuss, so let’s do so. Match #1: The […]

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15th Apr2019

‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Thomas Kretschmann, Laurie Holden, Jordyn Ashley Olson, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Fred Melamed | Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler Dragged Across Concrete is the third feature film from writer-director Craig S. Zahler in his, at this time of writing, scorching assessment […]

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