01st Sep2023

Frightfest 2023: ‘Suitable Flesh’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Heather Graham, Barbara Crampton, Johnathon Schaech, Bruce Davison, Drake Malone, Judah Lewis | Written by Dennis Paoli | Directed by Joe Lynch Directed by FrightFest favourite Joe Lynch, Suitable Flesh is a deliberate homage to the work of director Stuart Gordon (who died in 2020), specifically his adaptations of the stories of H.P. Lovecraft, […]

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02nd Aug2019

Frightfest – A Film Festival’s Sense of Community is All

by Stuart Wright

[Editors Note: Ahead of the start of his annual Frightfest preview podcast series, which starts right here on Nerdly this Monday, Stuart Wright gives you his thoughts on the festival, which is now in its 20th year] Here’s a salutary lesson for all frustrated filmmakers out there. In addition, there are implicit words of advice to […]

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31st Jul2019

Review Round-up: ‘Point Blank’ & ‘Eaten By Lions’

by Jak-Luke Sharp

POINT BLANK Stars: Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Marcia Gay Harden, Stuart F. Wilson, Buster Reeves, Christian Cooke, Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver, Reggie Willis, Shanessa Sweeney, Nik Pajic, Markice Moore | Written by Adam G. Simon | Directed by Joe Lynch Point Blank, directed by Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Knights of Badassdom, Mayhem), is a […]

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03rd Jul2018

Cinepocalypse 2018: ‘Wolfman’s Got Nards: A Documentary’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Featuring: Fred Dekker, Shane Black, Seth Green, Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank, Adam Carl, Tom Woodruff Jr., Joe Lynch, Steve Wang, Adam F. Goldberg, Duncan Regehr, Stephen Macht, Zach Galligan | Written by Andre Gower, Henry Darrow McComas | Directed by Andre Gower Wolfman’s Got Nards is a heartfelt documentary exploring the power of the […]

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21st Jun2018

‘Mayhem’ VOD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie, Kerry Fox, Dallas Roberts, Mark Frost, Claire Dellamar, André Eriksen, Nick Kent, Lucy Chappell, Bojan Peric, Annamaria Serda | Written by Matias Caruso | Directed by Joe Lynch The world of business is a cutthroat winner takes all monster that takes no prisoners. What you usually […]

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24th Aug2017

Frightfest 2017 Interview: Joe Lynch talks ‘Mayhem’

by Stuart Wright

We’re coming to the end of this years exhaustive Frightfest 2017 interviews as our host Stuart Wright talks to director Joe Lynch about his latest film Mayhem, which has its European Premiere at Frightfest on Sunday 27th August. Lawyer Derek Cho is a driven employee at Towers & Smythe Consulting. He’s worked his way up […]

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09th Aug2015

‘Everly’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa, Akie Kotabe, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, Jennifer Blanc, Jelena Gavrilovic, Aisha Ayamah, Masashi Fujimoto | Written by Yale Hannon | Directed by Joe Lynch When Everly (Hayek) betrays her sadistic mob boss Taiko (Watanabe), he sends a group of his most brutal men to torture and kill […]

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11th Feb2015

‘Knights of Badassdom’ DVD Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Steve Zahn, Ryan Kwanten, Peter Dinklage,  Danny Pudi, Summer Glau, Brian Posehn | Written by Kevin Dreyfuss, Matt Wall | Directed by Joe Lynch Larping (or Live Action Role Playing) is subcultural phenomenon that is continuing to gain notoriety. For some it is a way of life, while for others they are not sure what language the […]

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13th Mar2014

‘Knights of Badassdom’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Steve Zahn, Ryan Kwanten, Peter Dinklage,  Danny Pudi, Summer Glau, Brian Posehn | Written by Kevin Dreyfuss, Matt Wall | Directed by Joe Lynch [EDITORS NOTE: Knights of Badassdom had a very long and very troubled journey to release and the version available now in the US is not director Joe Lynch’s original vision, the film having […]

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