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Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 5/5 The most exciting writer-director-star debut in years, a wild ride of sex, drugs, love and laughter that announces Annapurna Sriram as a thrilling new voice in American cinema. It will be fascinating to see what she does next. Go to Full Review Fucktoys (2025) 97% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 5/5 Packed full of cinematic pleasures, from inspired soundtrack moments to pratfalls to dance sequences to laugh-out-loud one-liners. Go to Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 4/5 An engaging and enjoyable puzzle thriller that delivers suspense, jump scares and a dash of emotion. Great final shot, too. Go to Full Review Exit 8 (2025) 92% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 3.5/5 The switch of genres works surprisingly well, giving the sequel a new lease of life, rather than an excuse to just do more of the same. Go to Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 4/5 A joy from start to finish, a thoroughly satisfying mystery thriller that will delight armchair detectives everywhere. Go to Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 3.5/5 An entertaining action blockbuster that has a frisson of timeliness thanks to its focus on the potential good and evil of A.I. Go to Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 52% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 2/5 In the end, you can’t help thinking that a more serious drama about the real-life horrors faced by American football players might have been a better bet, at least in terms of delivering chills. Go to Full Review HIM (2025) 30% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 31, 2025 4/5 A treat from beginning to end, a delightfully dark, blackly comic thriller with a vicious streak a mile wide. Here’s hoping Stone and Plemons both receive the awards attention they deserve. Go to Full Review Bugonia (2025) 87% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Oct 24, 2025 4/5 A superbly made multiverse thriller that delivers perfectly on its inspired premise, thanks to a sharply written script, confident direction and great performances. Go to Full Review Redux Redux (2025) 97% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Feb 22, 2025 4/5 Pattinson [is] on terrific form here, twice, and he does incredible voice work with both Mickeys, one of which sounds like Steve Buscemi. Go to Full Review Mickey 17 (2025) 77% 55%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Aug 6, 2024 4/5 As a Marvel film for MCU fans who have a high tolerance for meta humour, this is a large amount of fun, but woe betide anyone going into it without having seen any previous Marvel projects. Go to Full Review Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) 77% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Apr 19, 2024 4/5 This is unmissable entertainment from start to finish, delivering thrilling action, humour and powerful emotion. As for Eva Green’s show-stopping central performance, is a Milady spin-off movie / prequel too much to hope for? Go to Full Review The Three Musketeers: Part II - Milady (2023) 89% - -

Matthew Turner Nerdly Dec 6, 2023 Sorogoyen is a master at ratcheting up the suspense, creating an atmosphere more fraught with tension than any recent mainstream thriller you care to mention. Go to Full Review The Beasts (2022) 99% 88%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Sep 29, 2023 4/5 As tenth instalments to horror franchises go, this is undoubtedly one of the best, comfortably delivering the horror staples of the series in a way that won’t leave fans disappointed. Go to Full Review Saw X (2023) 81% 89%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Aug 8, 2023 4/5 This is a superbly made debut that marks out both Philippous as serious horror talents to watch. Their next film can’t come soon enough, even if it ends up being Talk To Me Too. Go to Full Review Talk to Me (2023) 94% 82%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Aug 8, 2023 2.5/5 This isn’t nearly as much fun as it should have been, but Statham’s presence ensures that it remains watchable, even if it never quite delivers the shark-based thrills or craziness you’re hoping for. Eat more people next time, sharks! Go to Full Review Meg 2: The Trench (2023) 27% 73%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Aug 8, 2023 4/5 An absolute joy from start to finish, thanks to breathtakingly beautiful, thrillingly original animation, a frequently funny script and a madcap sense of invention that means you never quite know what’s coming next. Go to Full Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) 95% 90%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Jun 7, 2023 3/5 This particular Boogeyman isn’t memorable enough to give anyone any sleepless nights, but it’s effective enough for a forgettable Friday night horror and it’s ultimately worth seeing for the superb performances of its three leads. Go to Full Review The Boogeyman (2023) 60% 66%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Mar 13, 2023 4/5 A thoroughly enjoyable sixquel that shows the Scream franchise still has plenty of life left in it. Oh, and stick around for a pitch-perfect post-credits sting – another first for the series. Go to Full Review Scream VI (2023) 77% 20%

Matthew Turner Nerdly Dec 14, 2022 4/5 This is a superbly made anime adventure that delivers a potent cocktail of action, chills, humour and powerful emotion. Go to Full Review Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2021) 96% 98%