06th Jul2018

‘Incredibles 2’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Features the voices of: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophia Bush, Isabella Rossellini, Jonathan Banks | Written and Directed by Brad Bird In Incredibles 2, Helen (Holly Hunter) is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob (Craig […]

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06th Jul2018

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Review (Non-Spoiler!)

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas | Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers | Directed by Peyton Reed The original Ant-Man may not have been a blockbuster film like previous […]

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06th Jul2018

‘The First Purge’ Review #2

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Marisa Tomei, Patch Darragh, Luna Lauren Velez, Kristen Solis, Rotimi Paul | Written by James DeMonaco | Directed by Gerard McMurray With The Purge franchise, creator James DeMonaco has done the near impossible: develop and expand an implausible, high-concept idea into an engaging socio-political saga. Better still, […]

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06th Jul2018

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (July 5th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review here on Nerdly! I’m Nathan Favel and we’ve got lots to get to right now, so let’s do so! Look at all of the exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! We really blew the budget on those. I’m fired. Any-way, here comes Impact Wrestling! Match #1: Fenix beat Rich Swann My […]

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06th Jul2018

‘Assassin’s Creed Origins #4’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Anthony Del Col | Art by PJ Kaiowa | Published by Titan Comics This series so far has been…ok. Not bad in any way, in fact there have been a few nice moments, but it has never raised itself above a certain level. Partly I think this is because even though it is […]

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06th Jul2018

‘Lucha Underground’ Review (July 4th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we should get right to the action! Match #1: Big Bad Steve lost to Jake Strong My Take: As matches go, this was not what you would call “ambitious”. The whole idea was to introduce Jake Strong, who is the former WWE […]

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06th Jul2018

‘Figment’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Rupert Harvey

From Danish developer Bedtime Digital Games, previously known for Back to Bed, comes Figment – another isometric puzzler set in the surreal world of the unconscious mind. Figment starts with an unseen car crash. A child pleads for his parents to wake up. Then we meet Dusty, who lives in the weird world of Mind. […]

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05th Jul2018

‘Ideal Home’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Jack Gore, Kate Walsh, Alison Pill, Jake McDorman, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Frances Lee McCain | Written and Directed by Andrew Fleming Flamboyant TV chef Erasmus Brumble (Coogan) along with his director and long-term partner Paul (Rudd), are happy going through life playing as hard as they work. But suddenly they have […]

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05th Jul2018

‘WWE NXT’ Review (July 4th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT. I’m Nathan Favel and we should get right to the fights! Match #1: Dakota Kai beat Santana Garrett – Women’s Match The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Dakota Kai had her work cut out for her against fellow former Mae Young Classic competitor Santana Garrett. Yet, with Lacey Evans taunting […]

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05th Jul2018

‘Dark Knights: Metal – Deluxe Edition’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by Scott Snyder | Art by Greg Capullo | Published by DC Comics | Format: Hardcover, 128pp Metal is one of those “event comics” that, even as a more casual reader of DC’s particular brand of comics, was hard to ignore. The bombastic nature of the marketing, the sheer aduklation poured upon the book […]

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05th Jul2018

EIFF 2018: ‘Blood Fest’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Robbie Kay, Jacob Batalon, Seychelle Gabriel, Jacob Batalon, Barbara Dunkelman, Tate Donovan, Zachary Levi | Written and Directed by Owen Egerton Produced by popular YouTube outfit Rooster Teeth, Blood Fest aims to follow in the footsteps of self-aware meta horrors like Scream and Cabin in the Woods. Unfortunately, while there’s no doubting the filmmakers’ […]

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05th Jul2018

‘Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Almost a dozen hours into the game, I still have no idea what the title is referring to, so I’ll have to update the review should I ever find out. What is important though, is that the praise that this game received when released originally in 2016 on the PS4 and Vita is well-deserved and, […]

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05th Jul2018

‘WWE 205 Live’ Review (July 3rd 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review. I’m Nathan Favel and this week we have a great main event to look at, as well as all sorts of exciting moments of action. Let’s get to it! Match #1: Noam Dar beat TJP The following is courtesy of WWE.com: For weeks, inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP […]

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05th Jul2018

‘Tau’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Gary Oldman, Fiston Barek, Ivana Zivkovic, Sharon D. Clarke, Ian Virgo, Paul Leonard Murray, Dragoljub Ljubicic, Irene Chiengue Chiendjo | Written by Noga Landau | Directed by Federico D’Alessandro Federico D’Alessandro’s Tau is unequivocally horrific. It is utter torture to have to sit through and antagonising to even comprehend any […]

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04th Jul2018

‘Alexander’s Campaign’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

If you’ve been longing to recreate the historic conquest of Alexander The Great’s epic career on your own tabletop, then Alexander’s Campaign may well have you covered. That said, if you were hoping for a full on war game featuring the iconic elephants, hoplites and chariots that characterise the popular view of warfare at the […]

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04th Jul2018

‘The First Purge’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Marisa Tomei, Patch Darragh, Luna Lauren Velez, Kristen Solis, Rotimi Paul | Written by James DeMonaco | Directed by Gerard McMurray As the title indicates, the fourth movie in the Purge franchise is a prequel that depicts the events of the first ever Purge, an annual night […]

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04th Jul2018

‘Tag’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner | Written by Rob McKittrick, Mark Steilen | Directed by Jeff Tomsic Based, unbelievably, on a true story Tag tells the story of five highly competitive friends who, for one month every year, hit the ground […]

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04th Jul2018

WWE Smackdown – July 3rd 2018: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown review! I’m Nathan Favel and it’s time to get to the action! Match #1: United States Champion Jeff Hardy beat The Miz in the Independence Day United States Open Challenge The following is courtesy of WWE.com: With the Fourth of July just one day away, United States Champion Jeff Hardy […]

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04th Jul2018

‘Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Rupert Harvey

The last time we saw William “BJ” Blazkowicz, in 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order, he was in a pretty rough state. For this sequel, ported to Switch by Doom geniuses Panic Button, we get a prologue bringing the player up to date, and then the game kicks off from the moment of Blazkowicz’s resurrection. Since […]

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04th Jul2018

WWE Raw – July 2nd 2018: Results & Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s RAW review. I’m Nathan Favel I say we jump right into the action. Match #1: Curtis Axel w/ Bo Dallas beat Raw Tag Team Champion “Woken” Matt Hardy The following is courtesy of WWE.com: No Woken O’s this time: Curtis Axel got a good-natured round of applause from “Woken” Matt Hardy […]

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03rd Jul2018

‘Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered’ Review (PS4)

by Rupert Harvey

It was hardly a vintage year, but 2009 did bring us a few classics: Minecraft, Arkham Asylum, Uncharted 2, Red Faction Guerrilla… Wait, what? That’s right, THQ Nordic have just updated the third and best of the bonkers third-person shooter/smasher series. This PS4 version boasts 60 glorious frames, and on the Pro we’re blessed with […]

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03rd Jul2018

‘The Prisoner #3’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Peter Milligan | Art by Colin Lorimer | Published by Titan Comics This series has been blinding since it’s relaunch. Smart, sassy, political, satirical, and full of sleight of hand. Know what’s going on? No you don’t. You only think you know what’s going on, rather like Breen, the new Number 6. Oh […]

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