05th Nov2024

‘Time Cut’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Antonia Gentry, Megan Best, Madison Bailey, Graham Ashmore, Griffin Gluck | Written by Hannah Macpherson, Michael Kennedy | Directed by Hannah Macpherson If the plot of Time Cut sounds a bit familiar, it should, Totally Killer covered much of the same ground not that long ago. But despite being released second, Time Cut was […]

03rd Oct2024

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 562: This Guy Here is Dead!

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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01st Oct2024

‘Rebel Ridge’ Review (Netflix)

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zissis, Daniel H. Chung, Dana Lee | Written and Directed by Jeremy Saulnier It has been a while since Jeremy Saulnier gifted audiences with a film. After the one-two punch of 2013’s tense Blue Ruin and 2015’s masterful Green Room, Saulnier was solidified […]

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14th Jun2024

‘Under Paris’ Review (Netflix)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes, Léa Léviant, Anaïs Parello, Anne Marivin | Written by Xavier Gens, Yannick Dahan, Maud Heywang | Directed by Xavier Gens With its deceptively simple shark-in-Paris set-up, you could be thinking that Under Paris (which is currently streaming on Netflix), was the sort of cheap-looking sharksploitation nonsense that the SyFy channel […]

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15th May2024

‘Mother of the Bride’ Review (Netflix)

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Harris, Benjamin Bratt | Written by Robin Bernheim | Directed by Mark Waters When daughter Emma (Miranda Cosgrove) turns up out of the blue to reveal she’s engaged, Lana (Brooke Shields) can’t believe what she’s hearing. The adventure takes them to a luxury resort […]

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29th Apr2024

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #393: Making the Netflix hit ‘Scoop’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast […]

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16th Apr2024

‘Disappear Completely’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Harold Torres, Tete Espinoza, Norma Reyna | Written by Luis Javier Henaine, Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes | Directed by Luis Javier Henaine Photography converts the whole world into a cemetery. Photographers, connoisseurs of beauty, are also – wittingly or unwittingly – the recording-angels of death. – Susan Sontag Those words appear at the beginning of Disappear […]

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06th Mar2024

‘Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation’ Review (Netflix)

by James Rodrigues

Features the voices of: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroki Touhci, Mitsuaki Madono, Katsuhito Nomura | Written by Eiichirô Oda, Seong-Hu Park | Directed by Seong-Hu Park Considering how much of a hit the live-action One Piece series was for Netflix, the streamer appears to have gone all-in with the works of creator Eiichiro Oda. Alongside […]

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15th Feb2024

‘The After’ Short Film Review (Netflix)

by James Rodrigues

Stars: David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer, Amelie Dokubo, Ellen Francis, Sule Rimi, Tara-Binta Collins, Izuka Hoyle, Dominique Tipper, Nikesh Patel | Written by Misan Harriman, John Julius Schwabach | Directed by Misan Harriman Marking his directorial debut, director Misan Harriman opens The After with a familiar sight. Dayo (David Oyelowo) is a workaholic father who wears a […]

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31st Jan2024

‘Badland Hunters’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Joon-young, No Jeong-ee, Ahn Ji-hye | Written by Kim Bo-Tong, Kwak Jae-Min | Directed by Heo Myeong Haeng Badland Hunters is the latest film starring action hero Ma Dong-seok, and that is bad news for Korea. He was in Train to Busan in which the country was overrun with […]

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21st Nov2023

‘Flashback’ Review (Netflix)

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Jemma Moore, Amar Chadha-Patel, Haley Bishop, Malik Ibheis, Maya Graham, Teddy Linard, Scroobius Pip | Written and Directed by Jed Shepherd A yoga instructor, after a violent attack at her home, sees flashbacks of her life and begins a frantic race through her past to try to save her boyfriend. Fresh off his segment […]

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21st Nov2023

‘Best. Christmas. Ever!’ Review (Netflix)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham, Jason Biggs, Matt Cedeño, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, Madison Skye Validum, Nadia Sine | Written by Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer | Directed by Mary Lambert I will start this review by declaring that that title annoys me much more than it should. Why the full stops and the exclamation […]

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13th Nov2023

‘The Killer’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernía, Gabriel Polanco | Written by Alexis Nolent, Luc Jacamon, Andrew Kevin Walker | Directed by David Fincher David Fincher is back on Netflix. His last project, 2020’s Mank, also shared the comfort of your home on Netflix. It seems Netflix […]

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06th Oct2023

‘Overhaul’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Thiago Martins, Raphael Logam, Sheron Menezzes, Evandro Mesquita, Milhem Cortez, Paulo Vilhena | Written by Leandro Soares | Directed by Tomas Portella Do you know what we don’t get enough in movies? Vehicle-based heists. I jest of course but Overhaul (originally titled Cargo Maxima in its native Brazil) feels very much like yet another […]

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05th Oct2023

‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zachary Levi, Gina Rodriguez, Billy Magnussen, Connor Esterson, Everly Carganilla | Written by Robert Rodriguez, Racer Rodriguez | Directed by Robert Rodriguez Writer/director Robert Rodriguez returns to the Spy Kids well after a 12-year hiatus, with an all-new spy family but an all-too-familiar story. I say all-too-familiar as Spy Kids: Armageddon essentially retreads the […]

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10th Aug2023

‘Nimona’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Features the voices of: Chloe Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles, Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman | Written by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor | Directed by Nick Bruno, Troy Quane Adapting the 2015 graphic novel from ND Stevenson, Nimona was originally a production of […]

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20th Apr2023

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 484: Do-It-Yourself Box!

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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13th Mar2023

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #328: Nathaniel Martello-White on ‘The Strays’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar with the series, The […]

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10th Feb2023

‘Viking Wolf’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne, Sjur Vatne Brean, Silje Øksland Krohne, Liv Mjönes, Vidar Magnussen, Mia Fosshaug Laubacher, Arthur Hakalahti, Ståle Bjørnhaug | Written by Stig Svendsen, Espen Aukan | Directed by Stig Svendsen When I first saw the title Viking Wolf, Vikingulven in its native Norwegian, I had visions of Norse lycanthropes raiding and […]

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10th Feb2023

‘True Spirit’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Alyla Browne, Josh Lawson, Anna Paquin | Written by Cathy Randall, Rebecca Banner, Sarah Spillane | Directed by Sarah Spillane An Australian teenager plans to become the youngest sailor to have travelled the world alone. In doing so, the intrepid 16-year-old not only seeks to fulfil her dream, she also […]

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02nd Feb2023

‘You People’ Review (Netflix)

by Guest

Stars: Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lauren London, David Duchovny, Nia Long | Written by Jonah Hill, Kenya Barris | Directed by Kenya Barris A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences. Well, folks, it seems as if we’ve finally reached the mediocre corner […]

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30th Jan2023

‘JUNG_E’ Review (Netflix)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo, Ryu Kyung-soo, Uhm Ji-won | Written and Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Currently streaming on Netflix, JUNG_E is the latest film from Sang-ho Yeon, the director of zombies-on-a-train nailbiter Train to Busan. Whilst this dystopian robo-thriller doesn’t quite hit the same heights, it’s still an engaging slice of sci-fi, even if […]

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