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NOC Interview: ‘Wednesday’ Stars Emma Myers and Joy Sunday Discuss Their Season 2 Arcs @ememyers @joysunday @wednesdaynetflix @netflix #Wednesday #WednesdayNetflix #WednesdaySeason2

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Breaking Curses and Burning Bridges: The True Mystery of ‘Wednesday’ Season 2

The murders are grisly. The new headmaster is suspicious. The shadows of Nevermore stretch darker than before. But in Wednesday Season 2, Part One, the real tension doesn’t come from what’s lurking in the woods; it comes from the dining table. This is a season about family, the kind you inherit and the kind you choose, and the impossible line between protecting someone and controlling…

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Writer/Director/Composer Usman Riaz Talks about Crafting 'The Glassworker'

Usman Riaz has achieved his lifelong dream of realizing his story, The Glassworker, to the screen. Drawing from his own love and practice of art and music, it is easy to see how both characters are avatars for Riaz, as he uses his own experiences to masterfully craft his anti-war story, serving as the film’s writer, director, and co-composer. Continue reading Writer/Director/Composer Usman Riaz…

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Co-EP and Story Editor James Eason-Garcia On Creating The World of Marvel's 'Iron Man And His Awesome Friends'

James Eason-Garcia has been dreaming about working with Marvel for years.  The co-executive producer and story editor for Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends is a self-proclaimed “big nerd,” reading comic books since he was 8 or 9 years old. He also knew he wanted to work in animation, so combining the two is a dream for him.  Continue reading Co-EP and Story Editor James Eason-Garcia On…

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NOC Review: 'The Glassworker' Masterfully Crafts its Anti-War Message @usmanoriaz @manoanimationstudios @watermelonpictures

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Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert Lead 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at the Hollywood Bowl

Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert took center stage in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, August 2. The production had a star-studded cast that included Phillipa Soo of Hamilton and Raúl Esparza from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Continue reading Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert Lead ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the…

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'If I Awaken In Los Angeles' Offers Cultural Pride, Influence, and a Love Letter to the City

Hollywood Boulevard on a Friday Night is, perhaps, most famous for its proximity to performance art: from the TCL and El Capitan Theaters to open air venues like the iconic Hollywood Bowl and The Ford — the latter of which came alive under the stars and against the applause of the concert crowd across the street, thanks to Get Lit – Words Ignite’s latest live presentation, If I Awaken In Los…

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'Americana': A Dark Comedy About Cultural and Literal Theft, For Our Times

I got to chat with director Tony Tost and star Paul Walter Hauser about Americana, the new Western/heist/comedy opening this week from Lionsgate Films. The interviews and my review of this thoroughly enjoyable genre-mashing romp, featured below. Americana also stars Halsey (yeaaah, “Without Me,” “Closer,” “Boy With Luv,” that Halsey!), Sydney Sweeney, Zahn McClarnon, Eric Dane, and Simon…

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Butterfly's Daniel Dae Kim On Korean & American Collaborations & Avoiding Past Challenges

Daniel Dae Kim has seen a lot of changes in Hollywood after more than three decades as an actor. When he initially started in Hollywood in the early ‘90s, he played a variety of Asian characters and ethnicities. It was during the height of the Hong Kong cinema craze, with Jackie Chan films and the growing popularity of Wong Kar Wai films in America. Though it was an exciting time for Asians,…

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Death and Wedding Bells Come Knocking in ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Finale

The finale of Season 3 took us through a harrowingly close encounter with death, two reconciliations, and a pregnancy, while also leaving us with an unanswered marriage proposal and family abandonment. In many ways, you’d think this would be how a series would kick-off a new season, but by doing the opposite, The Gilded Age sets the tone of what we can look forward to in Season 4. Continue…

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Closure is the One Thing You’ll Never Get in 'Weapons'

Horror movies love closure. The monster gets slayed, the curse is broken, and the sun comes up. But Weapons, the latest horror-leaning psychological thriller and box office champ, isn’t interested in that kind of comfort. Instead, it offers something messier, more unsettling, and for anyone who’s lived through real-life tragedy, more honest: the truth that some damage can’t be reversed. Continue…

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: 'Some Like It Hot'

I’ve always considered the 1959 classic Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as one of the greatest comedies of all time and certainly one that was well ahead of its time, particularly for its very last scene. So to only just find out that there was a Broadway adaptation of this film AND that it won four Tony awards was a huge (and belated) surprise. Fortunately,…

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Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights is Ready to Make Us Scream

This week, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Orlando completed their Halloween Horror Nights haunted house announcements, setting off the unofficial start of this year’s Halloween season.  Continue reading Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights is Ready to Make Us Scream

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'Iron Man and His Awesome Friends' Train With Black Panther in Exclusive Clip

The series premiere of Disney Jr’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends is just days away on August 11 at 8:30 am PT/ET. Because we are huge fans of the beloved Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Disney Jr. sent The Nerds of Color an exclusive clip of the upcoming series surrounding Iron Man and his iron-clad friends! Continue reading ‘Iron Man and His Awesome Friends’ Train With Black Panther in…

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NOC Review: 'Freakier Friday' is a Fun, Chaotic Nostalgic Charmer @disney #FreakierFriday @lindsaylohan @jamieleecurtis

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‘The Pickup’ Blends Comedy, Chaos, and Reparative Justice -- and I Was Not Ready

When I pressed play on The Pickup, I was ready for a light, laugh-filled heist romp. Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson, and Eddie Murphy in one film? Directed by Tim Story? I expected chaos. I expected jokes. I expected surface-level fun. What I didn’t expect was a film that would detour from slapstick and romance into a quiet story about Black grief, corporate neglect, and what happens when the system…

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‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Quietly Proves Killmonger Wasn’t Wrong

When Eyes of Wakanda premiered, I expected a bit of backstory, some cool animation, and maybe a nod or two to the Dora Milaje. What I didn’t expect was a four-part meditation on how Wakanda’s deepest strength, its secrecy, might also be its biggest flaw. Continue reading ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Quietly Proves Killmonger Wasn’t Wrong