30th Sep2019

‘Blackout: Hong Kong’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

When serious board gamers read the name Alexander Pfister, they immediately expect great things. As the designer of Great Western Trail, Isle of Skye, Oh My Goods! and Mombasa, that is no doubt to be expected. It will have certainly come as a surprise to many then, that Pfister’s latest design, Blackout: Hong Kong just […]

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30th Sep2019

‘MLW: Fusion’ Review (Sept 28th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling: Fusion review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Bugs and Daffy and Tweety and Taz and all your cartoon paaaaaaalllllsssss! Okay, we don’t have any of that, but we’ve got some wrestling. You like wrestling? How about some Major League Wrestling? Match #1: Gringo […]

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30th Sep2019

WWE Network Original Reviews: WWE Untold – That’s Gotta Be Kane!

by Chris Cummings

WWE Untold is a WWE Network original series that I’ve been thoroughly enjoying since it began. Discussing topics such as “The Failed Relaunch of WCW”, “The Second Coming of ECW”, “How Eddie Guerrero Became a SmackDown Legend” and more, it delves into these subjects in a fun snapshot manner and talks, using clips, backstage footage […]

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30th Sep2019

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Sept 27th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a wedding at the climax of the show. Yeah, a wedding. Who would pay to see a wrestler get married when you could pay to see them fight some-one? Okay, let’s get to the marriage thing so I […]

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30th Sep2019

Competition: Win a digital download of ‘The Hummingbird Project’

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the 4th October digital release of The Hummingbird Project, we have a copy of the film – redeemable via iTunes – up for grabs courtesy of Vertigo Releasing! The Wolf of Wall Street meets The Social Network as A-listers Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård and Salma Hayek star in a tense tech thriller from […]

30th Sep2019

‘Ring Of Honor: Death Before Dishonor’ PPV Review

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this review of Ring Of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor Pay Per View, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some big matches and moments to get to, so let’s do so before we become a Planet Of Apes. Caesar, want salad! Alright, it’s ROH time. Match #1: Jeff Cobb defeated […]

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30th Sep2019

Digital Shorts: ‘Talk It Out’ Review (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 Britt takes a look at party game Talk It Out. Talk It Out is harmless enough but feels unfortunately like a failed experiment, rendering it cumbersome […]

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30th Sep2019

The Last Week in Wrestling #38 (Wrestling Round-Up)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Last Week In Wrestling, right here in Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and there are a bunch of wrestling things to discuss, so let’s do so. This is a few weeks late, so sue me. Best Promo: Rowan Is His Own Man (WWE) – Erick Rowan cut a great […]

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30th Sep2019

WWE Network Original Reviews: Adrian Street – Imagine What I Could Do To You

by Chris Cummings

Adrian Street is a British Wrestling legend, and following the fairly recent NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, we saw a documentary pop up on the WWE Network about the man himself titled “Imagine What I Could Do To You”. This isn’t the longest of documentary specials yet it still covers enough to highlight Street and tell […]

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30th Sep2019

WWE Roster: 2019 Mid-Year Report – 205 Live

by Chris Cummings

So, as a WWE fan, and seeing as Nerdly has great wrestling coverage, I thought it would be cool to take a seat in the bleachers and give you a longtime fan perspective report on WWE’s roster as we’ve reached – as of writing – August 2019. This isn’t gospel or fact, obviously. It’s just […]

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30th Sep2019

Interview: Director Marc Collin on ‘The Shock of the Future’

by Stuart Wright

In his latest podcast/interview, host Stuart Wright talks with writer and director Marc Collin about his debut feature The Shock of the Future, which stars Alma Jodorowsky, Philippe Rebbot and Geoffrey Carey. The film is out now from 606 Distribution. About 606 Distribution: Our plan is to distribute films with potential that have been successful at […]

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27th Sep2019

‘Clash of Rage’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

When it comes to big, flashy area control games that follow a huge Kickstarter, CMON are without doubt the most prolific publisher. Keen to follow on from the success of games like Blood Rage and Rising Sun, with perhaps more than a dash of Gamelyn Games’ Heroes of Land, Air and Sea, is Clash of […]

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27th Sep2019

‘Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jason Latour | Art by Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie | Published by DC Comics Speaking as a, ahem, more mature fanboy I have got quite jaded of late with all the crossovers, mega events, ‘end of everything you know’ type stuff. I have been pleasantly surprised then by the fact I have really […]

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27th Sep2019

‘Doll Factory’ DVD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Justin Herman, Nicole Elliott, Andy Palmer, Eric C. Schneider, Boo Gay, Tracy Collins, Milo Rubi, Will Allday, Chris Fender, Patrick Sane, Nasir Villanueva, Larry Wade Carrell | Written and Directed by Stephen Wolfe Send in the dolls… Doll Factory is in the fine tradition of campy, low budget horror comedy films that leans heavily […]

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27th Sep2019

Hasbro reveal new figs & toys for Triple Force Friday!

by Phil Wheat

Hasbro has today announced the launch of a number of new and exciting Star Wars products, coming to the shelves of selected major retailers from 4th October – or better known as Triple Force Friday!The brand new collection has been inspired by some of this year’s biggest on-screen Star Wars releases, and will include the Ultimate D-O […]

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27th Sep2019

eBuying Comics: Week 27

by Ian Wells

When I first got into comics I would only really see Green Arrow in DC group shots in adverts and stuff. My train of thought at the time was ‘Oh The Avengers have an archer so naturally so do the JLA.’ I  really got into the character a few years later when I picked up […]

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27th Sep2019

WWE Roster: 2019 Mid-Year Report – Smackdown

by Chris Cummings

So, as a WWE fan, and seeing as Nerdly has great wrestling coverage, I thought it would be cool to take a seat in the bleachers and give you a longtime fan perspective report on WWE’s roster as we’ve reached – as of writing – August 2019. This isn’t gospel or fact, obviously. It’s just […]

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27th Sep2019

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 299: Death Messed Up!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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26th Sep2019

WWE Network Original Reviews: WWE Chronicle – Sasha Banks

by Chris Cummings

Sasha Banks, for those of you who may not follow current WWE, is one of the best in-ring female talents in the world today. She’s an accomplished in-ring worker and has held numerous titles within WWE and even headlined Pay Per View events (specifically a terrific Hell in a Cell main event against Charlotte Flair). […]

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26th Sep2019

Best of Frightfest 2019: The Fan’s POV Podcast

by Stuart Wright

It’s take over time for host Stuart Wright’s podcast as veteran frightfesters and filmmakers in their own right, Keith Eyles and Clive Ashenden, talk to the Best Of Frightfest 2019, and about their favourite films of the fest, but against the clock… Including: BEST OF THE FEST Clive – 1) HAPPY FACE 2) THE DEEPER […]

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26th Sep2019

‘Ad Astra’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, Donnie Keshawarz, Sean Blakemore, Bobby Nish, LisaGay Hamilton, John Finn, John Ortiz, Freda Foh Shen, Ravi Kapoor, Liv Tyler, Natasha Lyonne | Written by James Gray, Ethan Gross | Directed by James Gray James Gray aims for the stars in his […]

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26th Sep2019

‘WWE NXT’ Review (Sept 25th 2019)

by Nathan Favel

Welcome to this week’s NXT review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and I am not a Hot Child In The City. Nick Gilder will be so disappointed. Okay, this is the second two-hour NXT on USA, which means we only get the first hour on USA. Don’t worry. We’ve got both hours of […]

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