20th Apr2017

‘The Bureau: Complete Season Two’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

When I reviewed season one of The Bureau I enjoyed the shows more realistic feel when it came to the French intelligence services. Now with the release of The Bureau: Complete Season Two the story continues, with Guillaume Debailly (Mathieu Kassovitz) once again trying to pull the wool over his colleague’s eyes. Still connected with the […]

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19th Apr2017

‘Contract to Kill’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Steven Seagal, Russell Wong, Jemma Dallender, Mircea Drambareanu, Sergiu Costache, Ghassan Bouz, Andrei Stanciu | Written and Directed by Keoni Waxman In his latest direct to DVD effort, Contract to Kill, Steven Seagal stars as Harmon, a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team: FBI agent Zara, and spy-drone pilot […]

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19th Apr2017

‘Sully: Miracle on the Hudson’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Tom Hanks,  Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany | Written by Todd Komarnicki | Directed by Clint Eastwood If there is one thing we know about 2017, it is that it is a dark time. What we need is a glimmer of hope, something […]

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19th Apr2017

‘Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #3.4’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Alex Paknadel | Art by Simon Fraser | Published by Titan Comics Alex Paknadel did a pretty decent job last issue, building on the pieces put in place by Rob Williams. Although the sub-plot of the renegade Silent The Scream is ongoing, as he pursues The Doctor, The Sapling and Alice, the focus […]

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18th Apr2017

‘Submerged’ DVD Review

by John Squires

Stars: Jonathan Bennett, Talulah Riley, Rosa Salazar, Samuel Hunt, Cody Christian, Giles Matthey, Denzel Whitaker, Willa Ford, Mario Van Peebles, Tim Daly | Written by Scott Milam | Directed by Steven C. Miller Horror movies that trap a character or group of characters in one confined location can be quite effective in the right hands, […]

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18th Apr2017

‘Sandy Wexler’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Nick Swardson, Terry Crews, Rob Schneider | Written by Adam Sandler, Dan Bulla, Tim Herlihy, Paul Sado | Directed by Steve Brill Sandy Wexler is the latest Netflix original film from comedian/actor Adam Sandler – part of his four picture deal with the streaming service – and tells […]

18th Apr2017

‘Solaris [1972]’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Anatoli Solonitsyn, Jüri Järvet | Written by Andrei Tarkovsky; Fridrikh Gorenshtein | Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky It’s Will Self’s favourite movie, it spawned a good remake which barely nudged the box office, and it has been described as the Soviet answer to 2001: A Space Odyssey. It combines the laid-back, character-based […]

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17th Apr2017

‘Atari Flashback Classics Vol.1 & 2’ Review (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

Retro gaming is huge right now. Huge. And it’s only getting bigger… From the like of fan favourites multiplatform consoles like Retron 5 and fab handhelds like the Supaboy S; to the NES Mini/Classic, an official re-release of Nintendo’s classic console – which only brought retro gaming further into the mainstream (as the constant sold […]

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17th Apr2017

‘Doctor Who 10×01: The Pilot’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

With the knowledge that Peter Capaldi is set to leave, and we also have a new companion, I will admit I was worried about the latest series of Doctor Who. With a name like The Pilot though, that insinuates a brand-new start for this show, but is this the names only meaning? The Doctor (Peter […]

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14th Apr2017

‘Altitude’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Denise Richards, Dolph Lundgren, Jonathan Lipnicki, Greer Grammer, Stephen Graybill, John Posey, Chelsea Edmundson, Chuck Liddell, Jordi Vilasuso, Kirk Barker | Written by Jesse Mittelstadt | Directed by Alex Merkin FBI agent Gretchen Blair is on a flight to Washington D.C. when the man seated beside her makes an unusual offer. He explains that […]

14th Apr2017

‘After Porn Ends 2

’ Review

by Mondo Squallido

Stars: Brittany Andrews, Lisa Ann, Aubrey Gold, Darren James, Johnnie Keyes, Chasey Lain, Bud Lee, Janine Lindemulder, Ginger Lynn, Georgina Spelvin | Directed by Bryce Wagoner As you can probably tell by some of the reviews I have here on Nerdly, I am a fan of classic pornography. Between the early 70’s and mid 80’s, […]

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14th Apr2017

‘Train to Busan’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung, Dong-seok Ma, Woo-sik Choi, Ahn Sohee, Eui-sung Kim | Written by Sang-ho Yeon, Joo-Suk Park | Directed by Sang-ho Yeon While this review of Train to Busan come after the initial hype of its release, it is one of those movies that just has to be raved about. […]

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13th Apr2017

Review Round-Up: ‘Three’ & ‘Sword Master’

by Phil Wheat

THREE Stars: Louis Koo, Wei Zhao, Wallace Chung, Siu-Fai Cheung, Suet Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo, Michael Tse, Adrian Wong, Kathy Wu | Written by Ho Leung Lau, Tin Shu Mak | Directed by Johnnie To When a cop, a wounded crime boss and a doctor are thrown together in the hustle and bustle of an emergency […]

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13th Apr2017

‘Day of Reckoning’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jackson Hurst, Heather McComb, Jay Jay Warren, Hana Hayes, Nick Gomez, Raymond J. Barry, Barbara Crampton, Randy Vasquez, Daz Crawford, Maz Siam, Luis E. Carazo | Written by Gregory Gieras | Directed by Joel Novoa Made for the Syfy channel Day of Reckoning can be summed up in one easy description: it’s a demonic […]

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12th Apr2017

‘Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by George Mann | Art by Ian Rodriguez | Published by Titan Comics Before I get stuck into the review in earnest, cards on the table time. I didn’t enjoy the Christmas special that inspired this 4 part mini-series. The Return of Dr Mysterio appeared on our screens Christmas 2016, and seems to have […]

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12th Apr2017

‘Swiss Army Man’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Written and Directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert How do you write a movie about a farting corpse that leads a man home by a certain part of his anatomy? The answer to that is to watch Swiss Army Man and look beyond what you are […]

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12th Apr2017

‘Holy Terror’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scott Butler, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Jesse Hlubik, Kristine DeBell, Nicole Olson, Lisa London, Mel Novak, Vida Ghaffari | Written and Directed by Rich Mallery What do you get when you take a bevy of actresses from 80s sex comedies, the villain from Game of Death & Black Belt Jones, and some of the cast […]

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12th Apr2017

‘American Poltergeist’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tony Moran, Christopher P. O’Reilly, Nicole Lasala, Dan Liebman, Jami Tennille, Sean Carmichael, Kati Salowsky, Camille Farnan, Michaelah Noelle Nunes, Charles Everett Tacker, Jeanne Lohnes | Written and Directed by Jordan Pacheco A group of budding paranormal investigators decide to taunt spirits of the dead in a haunted house in an attempt to video […]

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11th Apr2017

‘500 MPH Storm’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Casper Van Dien, Michael Beach, Sarah Lieving, Bryan Head, Keith Meriweather, Chad Brummett, James Lawrence Sicard, Dale O’Malley, Hayley Derryberry, Alex Knight | Written by Kuang Lee, Hank Woon Jr. | Directed by Daniel Lusko When an experiment into a new source of natural fuel goes disastrously wrong, a rash of massive hurricanes rips […]

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11th Apr2017

Monster-Movie Mayhem: ‘The Howling Reborn’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Landon Liboiron, Lindsey Shaw, Ivana Milicevic, Jesse Rath, Frank Schorpion, Mark Camacho | Written by Joe Nimziki, James Robert Johnston | Directed by Joe Nimziki A reboot of the ‘80s horror franchise, The Howling Reborn stars Terra Nova’s Landon Liboiron as high school senior Will Kidman, whose infatuation with a beautiful classmate begins to […]

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11th Apr2017

‘Hook Jaw #4’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Si Spurrier | Art by Conor Boyle | Published by Titan Comics If there’s one thing this book confirms, it’s that the appetite for sharks in any medium is still there. People still love a little chomping action it seems. Si Spurrier has been pretty clever by making Hook Jaw, the nominal star […]

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10th Apr2017

Alien and Predator Figurine Collection: Alien 3 Xenomorph’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve looked at the Marines from Aliens, but this week our Eaglemoss Alien and Predator Figurine Collection review moves back to the Xenomorph. While Alien 3 may not have been the best received of the Alien films, it still had an interesting variation of the alien, based off the […]

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