18th Mar2019

‘Five Feet Apart’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani, Moises Arias, Parminder Nagra, Emily Baldoni, Gary Weeks, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Cynthia Evans | Written by Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis | Directed by Justin Baldoni Justin Baldoni’s Five Feet Apart, on the surface, is your casual generic and conventional teen drama that evokes a similar sense of […]

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18th Mar2019

Pass Horror Notes: ‘Tales of Frankenstein’ Review

by Aaron Shakespeare

TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN Stars: John Blyth Barrymore, Buddy Daniels Friedman, Jim Tavaré, Tatiana DeKhtyar, Len Wein, Jamisin Matthews, Justin Hoffmeister, T.J. Storm, Jerry Lacy, Beverly Washburn, Ann Robinson, Mel Novak, Scott Fresina, Jena Sims, Lilian Lev | Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut Name: Tales of Frankenstein Age: 2018 Appearance: Nostalgic tribute to all […]

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18th Mar2019

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Kevin Guthrie, Carmen Ejogo, Wolf Roth, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Derek Riddell, Ezra Miller, Cornell John | Written by J.K. Rowling | Directed by David Yates [NOTE: With the film now out to buy, here’s a reposting of our review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of […]

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18th Mar2019

‘La Verite’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Sami Frey, Paul Meaurisse, Charles Vanel, Marie-José Nat | Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Véra Clouzot, Simone Drieu, Jérôme Géronimi, Michèle Perrein, Christiane Rochefort | Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot A mighty success at the time, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1960 thriller La Vérité was the film to make a serious actor of Brigitte Bardot. A big part […]

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18th Mar2019

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (March 14th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some interesting stuff to get to, so grab your Frida T-Shirts and let that uni-brow hang out wide, because we got some wrestling matches, tonight. Oh God, I rhymed…a bit. That’s terrible. Aloha. Match #1: Sami Callihan & […]

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15th Mar2019

‘The Prodigy’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney, Brittany Allen, Colm Feore | Written by Jeff Buhler | Directed by Nicholas McCarthy The third horror film from director Nicholas McCarthy (At the Devil’s Door, The Pact), The Prodigy is an entry in the creepy kid genre typified by the likes of Orphan (2009) and Joshua […]

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15th Mar2019

‘What Men Want’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Kristen Ledlow, Josh Brener, Kellan Lutz, Mathias Alvarez, Chris Witaske, Max Greenfield, Paul Brian Johnson, Brian Bosworth, Kausar Mohammed, Richard Roundtree, Taj-Naranja Jenkines, Aldis Hodge, Auston Jon Moore, Devonta Freeman | Written by Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory | Directed by Adam Shankman Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a […]

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15th Mar2019

MANIFF 2019: ‘Rust Creek’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson, Micah Hauptman, Daniel R. Hill, Sean O’Bryan, Jeremy Glazer | Written by Julie Lipson, Stu Pollard | Directed by Jen McGowan Rising British star Hermione Corfield takes the lead in Rust Creek, an engaging low budget survival thriller that starts out like a Wrong Turn knock-off but becomes something more […]

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15th Mar2019

‘Tangent Room’ VOD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Lisa Bearpark, Daniel Epstein, Håkan Julander, Jennifer Lila, Vee Vimolmal | Written and Directed by Björn Engström We are currently living in a world of “alternative facts” and “fake news.” A film with the premise of saving all existence by using hard science and facts is then, very appealing to me (even if the […]

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15th Mar2019

‘X-Morph: Defense’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

The trailer for this game completely grabbed me; with it’s well-presented blend of Real Time Strategy, Tower Defence and Shoot-em-Up it seemed to be onto a winning formula. And it was. In a nice change of pace, in this isometric title YOU are the attacking alien horde attempting to suck the resources out of Earth […]

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15th Mar2019

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (March 12th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have boy band…wait, is not boy band. Oh, we also have more cruiserweight tournament matches, so MMMBop your big/small/fat/flat ass back after the commercial break for more Chappelle Show. Our legal team has informed me that as of 2017, […]

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14th Mar2019

‘Overlord’ DVD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, Mathilde Ollivier, John Magaro, Iain de Caestecker | Written by Billy Ray, Mark L. Smith | Directed by Julius Avery [NOTE: With the film now out on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, here’s a reposting of our review of Overloard from its theatrical release] Directed by Julius […]

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14th Mar2019

‘NXT: UK’ Review (March 13th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a nice big ol’ main event, an aperitif with a nice glass of red wine and chilled raspberry sigmon with blueberry drizzle…there’s no such thing as raspberry sigmon. Match #1: Wolfgang def. Flash Morgan Webster The following is […]

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14th Mar2019

‘Alien Party Crashers’ VOD Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Craig Russell, Robert Pugh, Hannah Daniel, Sheena Bhattessa, Richard Mylan, Kai Owen, Aled Pugh, Robert Boulter, Kevin McCurdy, Steve Meo, Dominique Dauwe, Marc Rhys, Tsilala Brock, Sophie Melville, Richard Corgan | Written and Directed by Peter Stray DJ Steve Dennis (Craig Russell) decides to return home to the small town of Cwmtwrch, Wales to […]

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14th Mar2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (March 13th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and there’s a little surprise to come near the end of the show…unless you read the spoilers that have been around for a while. Match #1: Forgotten Sons def. Moustache Mountain in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semifinals The following is […]

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14th Mar2019

‘Black Lightning 2×15: The Alpha’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, James Remar, Marvin Jones III, Damon Gupton | Developed by Salim Akil Black Lighting is racing towards the season finale next week and after a lackluster episode last week, the series corrected a few missteps this week. The episode starts with a former soldier attempting […]

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14th Mar2019

‘The Cannibal Club’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Tavinho Teixeira, Ana Luiza Rios, Pedro Domingues, Zé Maria, Rodrigo Capistrano, Alcântra Costa, Lc Galetto | Written and Directed by Guto Parente Cannibal movies are normally always controversial movies. Cannibal Holocaust is probably the film genre fans instantly think of when you’re asked to name a film about people eating other people but there’s […]

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14th Mar2019

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (March 10th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have lots of wrestling to get to, so let’s skip it this week and convene in a month. Goodbye. Match #1: Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll and PCO) defeated The Kingdom (TK O’Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) The following is […]

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13th Mar2019

‘Terminator: Rise of the Resistance’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

The Terminator series of movies has certainly had its ups and downs. The first movie and it’s blockbusting sequel are considered among the greatest sci-fi/action movies of all time by many, but the third and fourth movies in the series (Rise of the Machines and Salvation) are perhaps better off erased from the history books. […]

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13th Mar2019

‘2020: Doomsday’ DVD Review

by Nik Holman

Stars: Andy Gates, Tamzin Brown, Dave Vescio, Michael O’Hare, Jonathan Eisley | Written and Directed by Patrick O’Bell The Polaris Society is set to free their earthly bodies and travel the stars. Their leader, Elyon, promises eternity and all everyone has to do is die. Cult members, Spencer and Ursa are having none of that […]

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13th Mar2019

Digital Shorts: ‘Quest for the Golden Duck’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Quest for the Golden Duck, a Pac-Man clone with challenging single player, co-op campaign and fun multiplayer versus mode, now available […]

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13th Mar2019

‘Struck’ VOD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Christopher Foran, Connor Mayes, Daisy Montgomery, Olivia Rose, Will Sutcliffe, Ayvianna Snow | Written by Alexander Milo Bischof | Directed by Alexander Milo Bischof, Michael Couvaras One of the great things about streaming sites like Amazon Prime and Netflix is that it gives a home to some of the lesser known flicks that maybe didn’t have […]

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