27th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018: ‘Cult of Terror’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Featuring: Alan Jones, Bruce Campbell, Robert Englund, Barbara Crampton, Mick Garris, Paul Naschy, Peter Bogdanovich, Dario Argento | Written and Directed by Gustavo Mendoza I love documentaries. I can watch anything if people are passionate and love something and it is put to film well. So a good horror documentary instantly has my attention. Whether it’s […]

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26th Aug2018

WWE Week in Review (20/8/18 – 26/8/18)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this edition of the WWE Week In Review. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the most competitive race for Best Match that we’ve had yet. Speaking of the Best Match category, we will start looking at the top ten matches each week, from now on. All right… got your popcorn? Do you have […]

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25th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018: ‘Seeds’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Trevor Long, Andrea Chen, Garr Long, Kevin Breznahan, Chris McGarry, Michelle Liu Coughlin, Adrian Enscoe, Shannon Hartman, John Emigh, Abby Mills, Lowry Marshall | Written by Owen Long, Steven Weisman | Directed by Owen Long When his increasingly depraved behaviour spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England […]

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25th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018: ‘Chuck Steel – Night of the Trampires’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Mike Mort, Jennifer Saunders, Paul Whitehouse, Dan Russell, Jonnie Fiori, Samantha Coughlan, Romano Marenghi, Geoff Robbins, Jonnie Price, Mark Richard Jones, Laura Tofarides | Written and Directed by Mike Mort It’s not 1985 anymore… it’s 1986! And Chuck Steel is the maverick, lone wolf cop on the edge, who doesn’t play […]

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24th Aug2018

‘Clank! In! Space!’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Everyone knows that in space, no one can hear you scream, but apparently, they can hear you clank. Clank! In! Space! is the second standalone game in the Clank! universe and it is, in all but setting, as near as dammit identical to the original game. Essentially a pick up and deliver game that is […]

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24th Aug2018

‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’ VOD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman, Emma Bellomy, Damian Maffei, Lea Enslin | Written by Bryan Bertino, Ben Ketai | Directed by Johannes Roberts Loosely inspired by the Manson Family murders (that’s what it means when it says “Based on a true story”), creepy slasher flick The Strangers became a hit back […]

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24th Aug2018

EXCLUSIVE clip from ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of The Strangers: Prey at Night, available on Digital Download 24th August from Vertigo Releasing, we have an exclusive clip from the film – check it out below: More brutal, terrifying and personal than ever before, experience the horror sequel right where the fun happens – at home. When Cindy and […]

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24th Aug2018

Frightfest 2018: ‘The Cleaning Lady’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alexis Kendra, Stelio Savante, Rachel Alig, Elizabeth Sandy, Mykayla Sohn, JoAnne McGrath, Keri Marrone | Written by Jon Knautz, Alexis Kendra | Directed by Jon Knautz Based on the 2016 short of the same name (also written and directed by Jon Knautz), The Cleaning Lady follows a floundering love addict who forms a dangerous […]

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24th Aug2018

‘Sex, Lies and Videotape’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Andie MacDowell, James Spader, Laura San Giacomo, Peter Gallagher | Written and Directed by Steven Soderbergh Another chance to see where it all began for (a then 26-year-old) Steven Soderbergh comes in the form of this sumptuous box set from Criterion. They might have missed a trick by not housing it in a Betmax-style […]

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24th Aug2018

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (August 23rd 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a big main event before the ReDefined event, which is next week. Let’s get to the action! Match #1: Matt Sydal beat Zachary Wentz This was a quick spurt of a match that was all about feeding a […]

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23rd Aug2018

Frightfest 2018: ‘The Ranger’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Chloe Levine, Jeremy Holm, Granit Lahu, Jeremy Pope, Bubba Weiler, Amanda Grace Benitez, Larry Fessenden, Nicholas Tucci | Written by Giaco Furino, Jenn Wexler | Directed by Jenn Wexler Having your debut feature play at London’s Frightfest is a huge honour. So for Jenn Wexler’s debut, The Ranger to also play on the festival’s […]

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23rd Aug2018

Digital Shorts: ‘Earthworms’ 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 Earthworms – an indie game that has joined the line-up of Nindies on the Nintendo Switch. A quirky adventure that is […]

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23rd Aug2018

‘Lucha Underground’ Review (August 22nd 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a few big matches to cover here, so let’s do so. Match #1: Mil Muertes (w/ Catrina) beat The Mack – Haunted House Match This was a good match that brought Halloween a few months early. The idea […]

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23rd Aug2018

‘Assassin’s Creed Conspiracies #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Guillaume Dorison | Art by Jean-Baptiste Hostache | Published by Titan Comics Ok, so I’m willing to bet another Assassin’s Creed book is going to divide opinion in an obvious way. If you like Assassin’s Creed, the games, books, novels etc, like I do, any new Assassin’s Creed story is a good thing. If […]

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23rd Aug2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (August 22nd 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some great action to cover here, so let’s do so. Match #1: Bianca Belair def. Deonna Purrazzo The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Before gearing up for this year’s Mae Young Classic, new NXT Superstar Deonna Purrazzo sought to […]

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23rd Aug2018

‘Flipping Death’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Set in the very aptly named town of Flatwood Peaks, Flipping Death is a 2D adventure with the twist, or rather a ‘flip’ that you traverse between the worlds of the living and the dead at the touch of a button. Whilst the humour, inherent charm and striking visuals are all well-used, the off-the-wall factor […]

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23rd Aug2018

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (August 21st 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have lots of good action from the cruiserweight division to get to, so let’s do so. Match #1: Noam Dar def. TJP The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Last month, Noam Dar made a triumphant return to WWE 205 […]

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22nd Aug2018

‘Germania Magna: Border in Flames’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

The military and political strength of the Roman Empire ebbed and flowed many times throughout its long history, with Rome itself sacked on at least two occasions. By its twilight years, the Empire was largely incapable of defending its expansive borders from attack by barbarians and other expansionist empires, all of whom saw Roman riches […]

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22nd Aug2018

WWE Smackdown – August 21st 2018: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the Summerslam fall-out here to discuss, so let’s do so. Match #1: Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton fought to a chaotic no-contest The following is courtesy of WWE.com: After weeks of being the victim of physical and mental torment […]

22nd Aug2018

‘Truth or Dare’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Lucy Hale, Violett Beane, Tyler Posey, Sophia Ali, Hayden Szeto, Landon Liboiron, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner | Written by Jillian Jacobs, Michael Reisz, Jeff Wadlow, Christopher Roach | Directed by Jeff Wadlow The latest low budget horror flick from Blumhouse Productions is about a demonically possessed game of Truth Or Dare that kills […]

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22nd Aug2018

‘How It Ends’ Review (Netflix)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Theo James, Kat Graham, Nancy Sorel, Nicole Ari Parker, Forest Whitaker, Anett Rumanoczky, Aaron Hughes, Lanie McAuley, Josh Cruddas, Aidan Ritchie | Written by Brooks McLaren | Directed by David M. Rosenthal How It Ends is in no vague terms an absolute bore of cinematic expression. It is two hours of drab, tiresome moments […]

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22nd Aug2018

‘Heathers’ Review (30th Anniversary)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Peter Dawson | Written by Daniel Waters | Directed by Michael Lehmann It barely registered at the box office in 1988. Yet here I am, 30 years later, in a cinema packed with millennials, watching a 4K restoration in advance of Heather’s re-release on […]

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