Stars: John Gholson, Christine V. Hall, Nell Kessler, Mia King, William Magnuson, Judy McMillan, Kelsey Pribilski, Graham Skipper, Brian Villalobos | Written and Directed by Paul Gandersman, Peter S. Hall Found footage is a crowded space, but Man Finds Tape at least comes armed with an idea. This 2025 mockumentary-style horror starts out feeling like […]
Stars: David W Rice, MacCallister Byrd, Anna Greene, Dez Cuchiara, Adrianna Licitra, Chris Maher, Sean Berube, Cameron Duckett, Jasmine Berber, Chelsea Claire, Josh Deener | Written by Cameron Duckett, Luca Patruno | Directed by Luca Patruno, Brandon Sherrill I can only assume that stories like the one portrayed in The Vindicator will only get more […]
Stars: Sierra McCormick, Dermot Mulroney, Katie Killacky, Jake Busey, Martin Kove, French Stewart, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jason Mewes, Maddie Hogan, Kym Whitley | Written and Directed by James Sunshine Written and directed by James Sunshine and starring Sierra McCormick, alongside more familiar names like Dermot Mulroney and Martin Kove, Killing Mary Sue is a 2025 […]
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Lewis Tan, Rasmus Hardicker, Bailey Patrick, Alice Krige, Edmund Kingsley, Charles Dance, Tom Bennett, Mathilde Warnier, Isabelle Moxley | Written by Dominic Burns | Directed by James Nunn One of my favourite directors working today, James Nunn – who previously brought us not one, but THREE(!) Scott Adkins movies: Eliminators, One Shot […]
Stars: Preet Kaur, Dominic Keating, Winston Salk, Nicolas Sellar, Rocio Scotto, G. Anthony Joseph, Ignacio Alcala Jr., Joe Kurak | Written by Jacob David Smith | Directed by Michael Su Ballerina Assassin is The Asylum’s latest low-budget answer to a big-budget blockbuster — this time taking aim at Ballerina, the recent John Wick spin-off. In […]
Stars: Owen Llewelyn, Maximus Polling, Jasmine Kheen, Bruno Cryan, Mia Bowd, Callum Chapman, August Porter, Matt Weyland, Jamie Langlands, Paul Coster, Charlotte Marshall, Neil James | Written by Jamie Langlands, Rhys Thompson | Directed by Jamie Langlands The R.I.P. Man is a micro-budget British slasher directed by Jamie Langland, who also co-writes, and it comes […]
Stars: Michael Paré, Sarah Lieving, Carly Medina, Javier Duran, Joe Maria Fernandez, Jude Merkel, Jenna Day, Travis Lincoln Cox, Bryce Tipple | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Mario N. Bonassin Shark Terror is the latest in a long line of quick-turnaround shark movies from The Asylum, and if you’ve seen a few of […]
Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, Patton Oswalt, Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nicholas Rice, Nina Bergman, Jon Ambrose, Laurie Field | Written and Directed by Steven Kostanski There are certain films you circle on the calendar months in advance, knowing full well they’re going to land squarely in your wheelhouse. For me, Deathstalker was one of those films. […]
Stars: David Lenik, Rory Wilton, Johnny Vivash, Ricardo Freitas, Rosie Edwards | Written by David Lenik | Directed by Max Keough “Maybe I don’t want to be found.” From director Max Keough comes literal ice-cold thriller, Arctic’s Edge. In the life of Calvin Trask (David Lenik), isolation, along with peace and quiet, are achievable. Lucas […]
Stars: Susan Gayle-Watts, Ranen Navat, AJ Bowen, Sean O’Bryan, Emily Goss, Rebekah Kennedy | Written and Directed by Pierre Tsigaridis Pierre Tsigaridis’ second feature, Traumatika, arrives on digital platforms carrying the same heavy promise it did on its initial release: a horror film unafraid to wade into the darkest waters of childhood trauma. From emotional […]
Stars: Rebecca Rose McIlroy, Sophie Rankin, Christopher Blackmore, Mary Eva Sharp, Nicola Ditter, Clara Legallais-Moha, Brynmor Leyshon, Graeme Muncer, Lynne O’Sullivan, Karolina Wojciechowska | Written by Harry Boxley | Directed by E J Marshall If you’ve followed Champdog Films over the past few years – and let’s be honest, if you read Nerdly, you’ve heard […]
Stars: Tori Ellis, Jenna Karan, Leah Eckardt, Rene Ponce, Andi Schuster, Greg Dorchak, Dawson Mullen, Fumie Suguri | Written by Latasha Choe Johnson | Directed by Gino Raphael Payne Every so often, a film comes along with a title so gloriously silly you want to root for it. Goon of the Lagoon (did no one […]
Stars: Shelby Swanson, Billy Joseph Jr., Janet Yates, Caroline Croucher, Paul A. Rossi, Mark E. Holmes, Makenna Bryant, Bug Posey, Joshua Blanchett Jr. | Written and Directed by Frank Raybuck The latest entry in the VERY long list of Christmas-themed horrors is Santa-N: The Red Awakening, a title that makes absolutely no sense… until you […]
Stars: Michele Chavez, Chad Davis-Lenette, Sabina Gavrilov, Taylor Latham, Tidus, Kerry Walker, Tiffanie Williams | Written and Directed by Jamaal Burden Well, you can’t say I didn’t know what I was getting into with the title Elf in the Hood. I could be wrong, but I think the only other horror icon to go ‘in […]
Stars: Kathi DeCouto, Alesia Lifantii, Christian Ndonda, Amber Olivia, Jules Prudhon, Alina Varakuta, Jessie Vinning, Wiktoria Wabnyc | Written by Harry Boxley, Justin Carter | Directed by E J Marshall First producer Louisa Warren gave us Mountain Shark, then came Bikini Nuns and now? Bikini Shark! At this point, she’s quietly carving out her own […]
Stars: Scout-Taylor Compton, Nicky Whelan, Liana Ramirez, Jade Patteri, Oliver Masucci, Louis Mandylor, Devanny Pinn | Written by Ryan Francis, Judah Ray | Directed by Ryan Francis To put it simply, Speed Train is the film The Asylum would’ve churned out to cash in on Bullet Train – if they hadn’t already accidentally knocked off […]
Stars: Karolina Morrongiello, Jen Elyse Feldy, Kris Fried, John P Coulter, Dino Castelli, Kathy Ciesielski, Robert Durgin, John Schaub | Written and Directed by Chuck Morrongiello Some films announce exactly what they are from the title alone. Bad Bunny should be one of them. A 2025 micro-budget slasher formerly known as Bunny Killer, written and […]
Written by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Hiroshi Seko, Jeramey Kraatz | Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara Every so often, a manga arc you love gets adapted so well that you sit there in the cinema thinking, “Okay, MAPPA… you didn’t have to go this hard.” Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is exactly that kind of experience […]
Stars: Lauren Staerck, Coco Taylor, Ella Starbuck, Lila Lasso, Gillian Broderick, Tiernan Mullane, Howard J. Davey, Romulus Hotea | Written by Scott Chambers | Directed by Tyler-James Crocodile Swarm is the latest micro-budget creature feature birthed from the same British filmmaking circle responsible for the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey cinematic… “universe.” This round […]
Stars: Bryan Brewer, Julia Burenok, Christina Fielding, Briana Nicole, Jamie Grefe, Maggi Nowlan, Kristine Thompson | Written and Directed by Jamie Grefe We’ve covered plenty of Scott Jeffrey’s output on Nerdly, but he’s not the only rapid-fire filmmaker making waves. Gregory Hatanaka has somehow produced 54 films in 2025 – a number that should not […]
