07th Dec2018

‘All The Creatures Were Stirring’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite, Jocelin Donahue, Ashley Clements, Mark Kelly, Graham Skipper, Matt Long, Amanda Fuller, Catherine Parker, Morgan Peter Brown, Michelle DeFraites, Stephanie Drake, Peter Cilella, Makeda Declet, Megan Duffy | Written and Directed by David Ian McKendry, Rebekah McKendry As far as I know All The Creatures Were Stirring is the second […]

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07th Dec2018

‘An Hour To Kill’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mel Novak, Frankie Pozos, Aaron Guerrero, Amanda Rau, Jola Cora, Stephanie Strehlow, Alexya Garcia, Veronica Ricci, Jeff Rector, Paul Anderson, Anthony Richard Pagliaro, Brendan Mitchell, Gabriel Mercado, Luna Meow, Brian Reagan, Arash Dibazar | Written by Aaron K. Carter, Ronnie Jimenez | Directed by Aaron K. Carter A four-part anthology (a wraparound and three […]

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07th Dec2018

‘The Favourite’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Faye Daveney, Emma Delves, Jennifer White, LillyRose Stevens, James Smith, Mark Gatiss | Written by Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) […]

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07th Dec2018

‘Out of the Shadows’ Review

by Chris Ellis

Stars: Blake Northfield, Kendal Rae, Lisa Chappell,  Helmut Bakaitis, Jake Ryan, Goran D. Kleut, Anna Demidova, Jim Robison, Miyuki Lotz, Madison Haley, Fiona Press | Written by Dee McLachlan, Rena Owen | Directed by Dee McLachlan Joining the long list of haunted house flicks is Australian offering Out of the Shadows from Dee McLachlan. The director’s last feature […]

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07th Dec2018

‘Columbus’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Michelle Forbes, Rory Culkin, Erin Allegretti, Shani Salyers Stiles, Reen Vogel, Rosalyn R. Ross, Lindsey Shope, Caitlin Ewald, Jim Dougherty, Joseph Anthony Foronda, Alphaeus Green Jr., Wynn Reichert, Jem Cohen | Written and Directed by Kogonada Casey lives with her mother, a recovering addict, in a little-known Midwestern town […]

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06th Dec2018

‘Bloody Ballet’ Review

by Faye Ellis

Stars: Kendra Carelli, Debbie Rochon, Rob Springer, Caroline Williams, Katie Carpenter, Brett Wagner, Jae Hitch, Susanne Marie Danger, Tom Gore, Patrick G. Keenan, Jess Barbour | Written by Brett Mullen, Matt Cloude | Directed by Brett Mullen I know what you’re thinking. Bloody Ballet. In the same year as the Suspiria remake. Some serious homage going on, right? […]

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06th Dec2018

Digital Shorts: ‘Monkey King: Master of the Clouds’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Phil Wheat

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 Monkey King: Master of the Clouds – a remake of an 80s shoot ’em-up available now on the Nintendo Switch. Based on […]

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06th Dec2018

‘NXT: UK’ Review (Dec 5th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more from a brand that continues to fulfill its promise of being worth watching, so let’s see if that is the case this time. Match #1: Joseph Conners def. Dan Moloney The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Though […]

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06th Dec2018

Wales Comic Con Dec 2018 – Convention Report (aka Queue-Con 2018)

by Phil Wheat

Now in it’s tenth year, Wales Comic Con takes place at Glyndwr University in Wrexham – apparently chosen for its excellent transport links (the university is literally next door to Wrexham railway station) and NOT for it’s compatibility for hosting a comic con! Yes, it’s a case of another convention outgrowing its “local” status, mainly […]

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06th Dec2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Dec 5th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and I can say “macaroni” in Italian…M…a…c…a…r…o…n…i. On this week’s NXT, we have some wrestling, which seems to be the opposite of Raw, so you should be happy. Also, do you wonder if Katy Perry has ever knocked anybody over with her […]

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06th Dec2018

‘Boy Erased’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, Madelyn Cline, Victor McCay, David Joseph Craig, Troye Sivan, Emily Hinkler, Devin Michael, Matt Burke, Lindsey Moser, Jesse LaTourette, Britton Sear, David Ditmore, William Ngo | Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as […]

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06th Dec2018

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (Dec 5th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Christian Bale starring as Dick Cheney. Wait, no we don’t. That was a commercial for Vice. I’m gonna pretend I directed that picture, so if I say “Christian Bale does what I say because I’ll direct his way […]

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06th Dec2018

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley | Written and Directed by Christopher McQuarrie [NOTE: With Mission: Impossible – Fallout now on DVD and Blu-ray, here’s a reposting of our review from the films cinematic release] The Mission: Impossible franchise returns after […]

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06th Dec2018

‘WWE Mixed Match Challenge 2×12’ Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Mixed Match Challenge review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more mixed tag action to show, so let’s see if was all worth the spent to watch it. Match #1: R-Truth & Carmella def. Jeff Hardy & Charlotte Flair The following is courtesy of WWE.com: In the […]

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05th Dec2018

WWE Smackdown Live: Dec 4th 2018 – Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. And it’s the THIRD week in a row that we have to ask: “will this episode of Smackdown be more of a success than Monday’s Raw” – lets see shall we?! Match #1: Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville def. Charlotte Flair & Asuka The […]

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05th Dec2018

‘Forbidden Sky’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Whenever I open a new board game these days, I hardly know what to expect. Among all of those which I’ve played this year, there’s been a myriad of card, paper, wood and plastic – where Forbidden Sky is concerned, I was met with a pleasant surprise. Not only are all these standard components present […]

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05th Dec2018

‘Slay Belles’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Barry Bostwick, Kristina Klebe, Susan Slaughter, Diane Salinger, Richard Moll, Hannah Wagner | Written by Jessica Luhrssen, Dan Walker | Directed by Spooky Dan Walker I can’t believe no-one has used this title for a horror Christmas film before! But here it is with a new Dread Central Presents… release, Slay Belles; which follows […]

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05th Dec2018

‘Ayla’ Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Nicholas Wilder, Tristan Risk, Dee Wallace, Sarah Schoofs, D’Angelo Midili, Bill Oberst Jr., Andrew Sensenig, Mehmet Canbeg, Darlene Sellers | Written and Directed by Elias “Sometimes dead is better” One of the wonderful things about the horror genre is the low barrier to entry. If a young filmmaker today has a GoPro, a monster […]

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05th Dec2018

‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Features the voices of: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Jim Gaffigan, Kathryn Hahn, Chris Parnell, Joe Jonas, Chrissy Teigen | Written by Genndy Tartakovsky, Michael McCullers | Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky In Hotel Transylvania 3, Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage […]

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05th Dec2018

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (Dec 2nd 2018) Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have an orangutan, a chimpanzee and a jet-plane, but only one doesn’t fit with the other two. Any-way, it’s time to enjoy the story of the first caramel cod… I mean Halloween. Match #1: Kenny King defeated Christopher […]

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04th Dec2018

WWE Raw – Dec 3rd 2018: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks review of Raw… a review I approach with trepidation. After all, have you seen the response to last weeks episode? Can this sh*t get any worse? Match #1: Natalya & Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax & Tamina (No Contest) The following is courtesy of WWE.com: About the only positive thing that […]

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04th Dec2018

‘Johnny Gruesome’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Anthony De La Torre, Byron Brown II, Aprilann, Michael DeLorenzo, Chris Modrzynski, Kim Piazza, Richard Lounello, Madison Amey, Travis Torlone, Tim O’Hearn | Written and Directed by Gregory Lamberson High school students Eric Carter and Johnny Grissom are best friends. Johnny is a heavy metal rebel nicknamed “Johnny Gruesome” by his classmates. When Johnny […]

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