21st Aug2018

‘Father of the Year’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: David Spade, Nat Faxon, Joey Bragg, Matt Shively, Bridgit Mendler, Jackie Sandler, Mary Gillis, Jared Sandler, Kevin Nealon, Peyton Russ, Moses Storm | Written by Brandon Cournoyer, Tyler Spindel | Directed by Tyler Spindel To really delve into Father of the Year would be both a waste of your time and mine. Netflix exclusives […]

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21st Aug2018

‘Rampage’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Naomi Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Breanne Hill, Joe Manganiello, Will Yun Lee | Written by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel | Directed by Brad Peyton Dwayne Johnson re-teams with San Andreas director Brad Peyton for this hugely entertaining creature feature, based on the fondly […]

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21st Aug2018

WWE Raw – August 20th 2018: 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 huge main event to bring in the second half of the WWE’s wrestling year. Before we get started, I just want to say… Baba-Booey-Baba-Booey… two yoobuey birds in a bowl of jambooey… Baba-Booey-Baba-Booey-Baba-Booey-Baba-Stop… Hammer Time! That’s hip-hop […]

21st Aug2018

‘Robotech #12’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Simon Furman | Art by Hendry Prasetya | Published by Titan Comics Although not always fully on board with some of Simon Furman’s plotting, and at times execution of story, the man does do a fine job of juggling multiple plots. The good thing about having plenty of plots on the go at […]

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21st Aug2018

‘Black Clover: Season 1, Part 1’ Blu-ray Review

by Xenia Grounds

Years ago, we had the big 3 of Shonen anime. Naruto, Bleach and One Piece. Now there seems to be a new big 3 for the new generation of anime viewers and that would be One Piece, My Hero Academia and the subject of this review: Black Clover… or at least it hopes to be. […]

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20th Aug2018

‘Zombicide: Green Horde’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Ah Zombicide. Now an iconic example of how to pack a box full of plastic miniatures and glossy cardboard, then launch a big budget Kickstarter, this a series that almost needs no introduction. Many fans of miniatures based board games love it, whilst a lot of the people who dislike it don’t seem to have […]

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20th Aug2018

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (Aug 19th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the beginning of the Top Prospect Tournament occurring on this card, as well as an emotional moment with Alex Shelley and the future of his wrestling career. Let’s get right to the first match. Match #1: Chris […]

20th Aug2018

‘The Package’ Review (Netflix)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Daniel Doheny, Geraldine Viswanathan, Sadie Calvano, Luke Spencer Roberts, Eduardo Franco, Michael Eklund, Gary Jones, Alexander Calvert, Sugar Lyn Beard, Blake Anderson | Written by Kevin Burrows, Matt Mider | Directed by Jake Szymanski When a group of teenage friends go on a spring break camping trip, an unfortunate accident sets off a race […]

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20th Aug2018

‘Christopher Robin’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford Davies, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Nwosu, John Dagleish, Amanda Lawrence | Written by Alex Ross Perry, Tom McCarthy, Allison Schroeder | Directed by Marc Forster Disney’s Christopher Robin, starring Ewan McGregor and Haylee Atwell and directed by Marc Forster, is not […]

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20th Aug2018

Pass Horror Notes: ‘Jurassic Dead’ Review

by Aaron Shakespeare

JURASSIC DEAD Stars: Matt Block, Cooper Elliott, Ben Johnson, Mia Klosterman, Adam Singer, Ruselis Aumeen Perry, Andy Haman, Raquel Pennington, Shale Le Page, Nicole Goeke | Written by Milko Davis, Michele Pacitto | Directed by Milko Davis, Thomas Martwick Name: Jurassic Dead aka Zombiesaurus aka Z/Rex aka Tri-terrortops (I made that last one up). Age: […]

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20th Aug2018

Fantasia 2018: ‘Our House’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Thomas Mann, Percy Hynes White, John Ralston, Christine Horne, Nicola Peltz | Written by Nathan Parker | Directed by Anthony Scott Burns Our House, which is based on the 2010 film Ghost From the Machine, which also screened at Fantasia back in the day, tells the story of Ethan (Thomas Mann), who is left […]

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19th Aug2018

‘MLW: Fusion’ Wrestling Review (Aug 17th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get right to the action. Match #1: New Era Hart Foundation defeated Rich Swann/ACH The following is courtesy of MLW.com: Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr. are looking to make waves in MLW as the New Era Hart Foundation, along with […]

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19th Aug2018

WWE Week in Review (8/13/18 – 19/8/18)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this edition of the WWE Week In Review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have an odd week to cover, one that disappointed more than it should have, but still had its successes. I also want to thank Phil for filling in for me on Monday’s Raw. My absence is […]

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18th Aug2018

Fantasia 2018: ‘Pledge’ & ‘One Cut of the Dead’ Review(s)

by Phil Wheat

[NOTE: To talk about either of the films below too much would spoil the wonderful delights within, so the following reviews are as vague as possible whilst touching on some salient points in both films] PLEDGE Stars: Phillip Andre Botello, Erica Boozer, Zachery Byrd, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Aaron Dalla Villa, Jean-Louis Droulers, Joe Gallagher, Jesse Pimentel, […]

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18th Aug2018

‘The Kissing Booth’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney, Carson White, Hilton Pelser, Judd Krok, Sanda Shandu, Joshua Daniel Eady, D. David Morin, Bianca Bosch, Jessica Sutton, Molly Ringwald  | Written and Directed by Vince Marcello When Elle Evans (Joey King), a pretty, late-bloomer who’s never-been-kissed, decides to run a kissing booth at her high school’s Spring Carnival, she […]

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18th Aug2018

‘Minit’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Minit is a high-concept game wherein the gimmick is that your character dies after sixty seconds, respawning you in the nearest home (of which there are several). This neat and simple idea adds a level of panic and speed to the game that successfully separates it out from the pack and makes its running time […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Stone Age’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Whilst games based on what is called “worker placement” are fairly common, “worker retrieval” games are much harder to come by. The subject of this review; Stone Age, dates back to 2008 and is probably the earliest example of a worker retrieval game that I can find. Essentially this is a game in which players […]

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17th Aug2018

‘The Equalizer 2’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Jonathan Scarfe, Kazy Tauginas, Garrett Golden, Sakina Jaffrey, Tamara Hickey, Karen Strong | Written by Richard Wenk | Directed by Antoine Fuqua Denzel Washington returns as ultra-violent vigilante Robert McCall in this slick sequel that marks the actor’s fourth collaboration with director […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (August 16th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to the Impact Wrestling review for this week, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some excellent wrestling to cover, so let’s not waste any time talking and just finish immediately. Good-night, every-body! Match #1: Fenix beat Sami Callihan I can’t believe I just wrote that. Fenix was actually booked to […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Bennett’s Song’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tara Reid, Harley Wallen, Calhoun Koenig, Aphrodite Nikolovski, Dennis Haskins, Victoria Mullen | Written by Nancy Oeswein | Directed by Harley Wallen Starring and directed by Harley Wallen, and written by Nancy Oeswein, Bennett’s Song follows two very modern families and a young girl with big music dreams. Starring Tara Reid (American Pie, Sharknado), Harley Wallen […]

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17th Aug2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (August 15th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a match that might be the best WWE match of the week. As Reese Witherspoon always says, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash is a gas, gas, gas”! Match #1: Street Profits def. The Mighty The following is courtesy of WWE.com: The […]

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17th Aug2018

‘Graveyard Keeper’ Review (PC/Steam)

by Britt Roberts

Moving on from their previous game, Punch Club which was an enjoyable (for a while, until you ground your teeth into dust) 16-bit styled stat-balancing grind-a-thon set in the world of prize-fighting, Lazy Bear Games have come up with a new game that takes a lot of inspiration from Stardew Valley but adds enough of […]

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