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Yeah... 'The Flash' is a Great 'Batman' Film

The Flash is nearly here, and I was joined by Swara on our YouTube channel to discuss our initial, spoiler-free thoughts on the film. Continue reading Untitled

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Coffee With Kenobi – CWK Show #73: “That’s a whole different ballgame”, with Swara Salih & Tom Gross (169) Dan Z is joined by Beltway Banthas co-host, Swara Salih & CWK newsman, Tom Gross. They begin the show with the news of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller leaving the untitled 

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The Middle Geeks Episode 24: WandaVision Review

.@TheMiddleGeeks are joined once again by @ArezouAmin to discuss the entirety of #WandaVision! #WandaVisionFinale #Wanda #TheVision

We’re joined once again by the wonderful Arezou to discuss and review the entirety of Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+! What did we think the series did well, and what were areas it could have improved upon? How well did it do at exploring themes of love and grief? What do we think it says about the future of the MCU, and the standard it sets for character development and exploration going…

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The Middle Geeks Episode 11: Quarantine Edition

This month, @TheMiddleGeeks discusses life and their fandom in the age of #coronavirus and #socialdistancing

This month on The Middle Geeks, we’re recording from home, per usual, but it feels different this time as we literally have no other choice of location to do so. It’s Quarantine Edition! In the midst of the craziness that is COVID-19, we discuss how the entertainment industry has been affected, with various movie and tv productions have been pushed back, why some celebrities aren’t taking this…

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The Middle Geeks Episode 27: ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Review

.@TheMiddleGeeks review Nida Manzoor's #WeAreLadyParts, premiering today on @peacockTV!

We are SO excited to discuss Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts, a British series featuring a punk rock band of all Muslim women of color, including MENA women, premiering today on Peacock TV! What did we love particularly about this series, and how well does it handle representation? We also discuss the news of the additional Sandman for Netflix, including the Lebanese Razane Jammal, American…

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Co-showrunner Phil Klemmer Discusses New Season of 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow'

Co-showrunner @philklemmer Discusses #LegendsOfTomorrow with @spiderswarz @TheCW_Legends @LoTWritersRoom

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, the wonderfully wacky and zany sibling of the Arrowverse, is coming back for its sixth season on May 2. The season five finale left fans on a cliffhanger with Sara’s abrupt abduction by aliens after the team drunkly celebrated their victory over the Fates in 1970s London. Even besides the capture of their leader, the Legends have many other team dynamics going on, and…

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NOCs of the Roundtable: Goodbye 2020

NOCs of the Roundtable: Goodbye 2020

Thank god this trash fire of a year is finally over. Still there were some things that made us happy. It’s been a few years, but we’ve reassembled the NOCs of the Roundtable to recount the best nerdy moments of the worst year ever. (more…)

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NOCs of the Roundtable: Goodbye 2020

NOCs of the Roundtable: Goodbye 2020

Thank god this trash fire of a year is finally over. Still there were some things that made us happy. It’s been a few years, but we’ve reassembled the NOCs of the Roundtable to recount the best nerdy moments of the worst year ever. (more…)

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The Middle Geeks Episode 20: Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and Mosul

The Middle Geeks Episode 20: Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and Mosul

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The Middle Geeks Episode 16: "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" Review and DC FanDome

.@TheMiddleGeeks discuss the various news of the past month, #DCFanDome, and review Ana Lily Amirpour's "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night."

We’re starting spooky season a bit early this year with a review of Iranian-American film director Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 horror classic “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.” What makes this film so unique in its abstraction and commentary, and how effectively does it pull it off? But before that, we have a heavy news section discussing police violence and brutality in the US, the recent…

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The Middle Geeks Episode 15: "The Old Guard" Review and "Cancel Culture"

.@TheMiddleGeeks review #TheOldGuard from the amazing @GPBmadeit, and have a frank discussion about "cancel culture."

We have a PACKED episode this month. After discussing some excellent and exciting MENA entertainment news, Mae and Swara review Netflix’s The Old Guard, which is directed by the incredible Gina Prince-Bythewood and stars one of our favorite MENA actors Marwan Kenzari! But before that, we have an open and frank discussion about “cancel culture,” why it scares powerful and privileged white people…

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The Middle Geeks Interview: Faly Rakotohavana of Disney’s ‘The Secret Society of Second Born Royals’

.@TheMiddleGeeks interview @FalyRakoto1 on his upcoming role as Matteo in @disneyplus' #SecretSocietyofSecondBornRoyals!

In the first of our interview series, we’re joined by Faly Rakotohavana of the upcoming Disney+ film The Secret Society of Second Born Royals! Faly tells us how he first got into acting on Raven’s Home on Disney Channel, Black Lives Matter, and his role as Matteo in The Secret Society of Second Born Royals, which is to debut on Disney+ this September 25, 2020. Enjoy!

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The Middle Geeks Episode 14: Addressing Anti-Black Racism in MENA Communities

On this month's @TheMiddleGeeks, we discuss how to address Anti-Black racism in #MENA communities, how we should discuss it in our communities, and how we can do better to show solidarity with the Black community.

Image: Shirien Damra, artist of “Justice for George”

In this episode, we discuss systemic Anti-Black racism, how it crops up in MENA communities, and how we should address it. We discuss how we can start important and difficult conversations with friends and family, and how we should show solidarity with the Black community in the fight for racial justice.

We’re joined by Nawal Rajeh, a…

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The Middle Geeks Episode 13: Ramy Season 2 Review

.@TheMiddleGeeks review #Ramy Season 2 on @Hulu! @ramy #RamySeason2

In the latest episode of The Middle Geeks, we review Hulu’s Ramy Season 2, dropping on Hulu May 29! We were able to watch the season in full, and give a non-spoiler review followed by a full-length SPOILER review. We mark the timings for these discussions below, so be sure to watch the season first if you don’t want spoilers! How did this season of Ramyimprove from Season 1? Why was Mahershala…

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The Middle Geeks Episode 12: The Perils and Implications of Excluding MENA People from "Dune"

.@TheMiddleGeeks has our friend @roxana_hadadi on again to discuss the perils of Villeneuve's upcoming #Dune adaptation barring out #MENA peoples and denying us representation. #MENAonscreen #Dune2020

The internet was abuzz a few weeks ago when the first photos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune2020 adaptation came out, but where were all the MENA people who should have been cast in a work clearly informed by the Middle East and its people, down to blatantly using Arabic and Persian words? In our exasperation at this blatant exclusion, we have our friend and lifelong Dune fan Rocky on again to…

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The Middle Geeks Episode 10: Character Spotlight: Zari of Legends of Tomorrow

This month @TheMiddleGeeks are joined by @AndyBehbakht to talk about why #Zari of #LegendsofTomorrow means so much to us. @TalaAshe #DCTV

This month on The Middle Geeks, we’re joined by our friend and fellow DCTV fan Andy Behbakht to discuss why we love the character Zari Tomaz/Tarazi on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow so much. This character brings such wonderful representation, for which we’re very grateful. What does Tala Ashe bring to the role in her excellent performance of the character? What do we make of Zari’s story over the…