Kiyoshi Kurosawa turns a 16th-century samurai siege into a whodunit and anti-war parable, using a murder mystery inside a besieged castle to ask what violence does to the people trapped inside systems built on it.
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Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and Disney Animation brought the reveals at D23 Expo 2026 — from Incredibles III to Frozen III and Starfighter. Here’s our full recap, plus where Disney’s diversity still falls short.
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The End of Oak Street may star some heavy hitters, like Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. However a great deal of the film’s heart comes directly from its younger cast. Among them, is breakout star Jordan Alexa Davis, playing the role of Jeannette Christiansen in the Amblin-esque tentpole film.
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Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” reimagines the slasher franchise as a sexy, strange, and deeply queer fever dream about desire, dysphoria, and transformation, led by standout performances from Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.
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From Shanghai’s first-ever Spider-Man land to a new Lion King ride at Disneyland Paris, here’s everything Disney announced for its international parks at D23.
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From an Amazing Spider-Man #1000 tease to new Percy Jackson and the Olympians castings, here’s everything revealed across the Marvel Fanfare, Lorcana, Spider-Man, and Percy Jackson panels at D23.
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From a Coco dark ride to a new Avengers expansion, Villains Land, and the end of the Disco Yeti era, here’s everything Disney revealed about its parks at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
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Today, Loungefly invited us to an exclusive behind-the-scenes booth tour to take a look at their D23 Loungefly Pier. Inside, guests are able to play games, win prizes, and shop from a large variety of D23-exclusive merch, including their popular backpacks.
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Kevin Feige closed out D23’s Entertainment Showcase with the reveal of Marvel Studios’ new X-Men cast, led by Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, plus Avengers: Doomsday footage and a VisionQuest trailer.
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A bunch of the NOC crew is headed to Anaheim for D23, but first: HBO’s Lanterns, The End of Oak Street, X-Men ’97 season 2, Coyote vs. Acme, and more from the week that was.
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HBO’s Lanterns reimagines Green Lantern as a moody detective story with a True Detective vibe, anchored by a standout performance from Aaron Pierre as John Stewart.
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Swara, Mike, and Michael review the second season of X-Men ’97, discussing what worked and what didn’t work, how behind the scenes issues affected the quality of the season, why it’s still teh best of Marvel TV and especially on Disney+, and where they hope the show goes in Season 3.
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Composers The Newton Brothers — John Andrew Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart — open up about scoring X-Men ’97 Season 2, from character-driven musical motifs to knowing when silence hits harder than a score.
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Voice actor Eric Bauza opens up about Coyote vs. Acme, the long-shelved Looney Tunes courtroom comedy finally hitting theaters on August 28, and what its release means for fans who fought to save it.
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JJ Abrams and David Robert Mitchell talk mystery boxes, dinosaurs, and blending Amblin-style nostalgia with ’80s B-movie chaos in their new film, The End of Oak Street, out August 14.
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In The End of Oak Street, director David Robert Mitchell trades ’80s nostalgia signaling for genuine emotional stakes, delivering a scientifically meticulous, thrilling, and surprisingly moving dinosaur epic anchored by Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor.
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Did you know there’s a Los Angeles Shakespeare in the Park company that offers consistently excellent work, commits to significant global majority representation, pays its actors Equity wages, and somehow makes every performance free? That’s Independent Shakespeare Co., whose stellar, uproariously hilarious production of The Comedy of Errors earns every bit of that praise.
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Netflix sets a September 8 premiere for Dang!, an animated comedy about three Asian American siblings navigating life’s chaos, starring Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, and creator Andrew Law.
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Showrunner Ryan Condal and star Emma D’Arcy break down the explosive Season 3 finale of House of the Dragon, from the Battle of Tumbleton to Rhaenyra’s descent and what’s coming in the final season.
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Director Rob Alicea’s thriller Serena uses AI less as a futuristic boogeyman and more as a vehicle for manipulation and our increasingly blurry relationship with reality, anchored by Andi Matichak and Steven Strait’s performances.
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Switches is a rom-com that follows the story of Dawn Butler (Chanté Adams) and Jake Butler (Sinqua Walls), a married couple who decide to switch bodies for 24 hours. Written and directed by Brandon Broussard, we had the opportunity to chat with him about his solo debut.
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Spider-Man smashes box office records, Victoria digs into Marvel’s Black hero problem, and Mike just can’t quit Comic-Con. Plus Avatar Aang, a Fast and Furious coaster, PAW Patrol, cyberpunk eyewear, and a TikTok on why we’re crushing hard on HBO’s Lanterns — here’s everything you missed this week on the NOC.
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It’s been a couple weeks now since San Diego Comic-Con, and our correspondents emerge triumphantly with many tales to tell. Mike, Nikita, and Lauren gather together to discuss their experiences with this year’s convention.
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