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A Mutant from Planet Cripton, An Origin
In 1974, a baby arrived in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana from the planet Cripton. She looked like the offspring of two Chinese immigrants, Ma and Pa Wong, but something was different.
The Earth’s gravitational force made it difficult for this baby to raise her head. She couldn’t crawl and went straight from sitting to walking. Perplexed, Ma and Pa Wong took their baby to the doctor and found out: she is a mutant from Cripton!
This is her origin story.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 78: Interview with ‘Palestine 36’ Director Annemarie Jacir
We interview acclaimed Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir on her latest film, Palestine 36, which debuts in US theaters this weekend.
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‘Scooby-Doo’ to Clash with the Universal Monsters for Universal Fan Fest Nights
This brand-new backlot experience lets guests step off of the Studio Tour tram and into the thrilling world of a Scooby-Doo mystery.
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Feeling the Filipino Pride with H.E.R and Liza Soberano from ‘Forgotten Island’
This week, Dreamworks Animation and Universal dropped a historic trailer for Filipino film fans everywhere. They revealed the first official look at their latest feature, Forgotten Island; Hollywood’s first Filipino-centric animated feature.
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‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’ is a Rousing Call for Humanity to Take Action
Artificial Intelligence, or “AI,” is an intentionally misrepresented term. A vast collection of machine learning algorithms using vast quantities of human-made data for predictive analytics, it is ultimately more simple than we’re led to believe. Mainly this is the design of the capitalist tech CEOs who insist that towering and complicated AI simply must be part of our daily lives when in most ways we have no practical use for it and we can get by.
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‘Bluey’ Has Arrived at Disneyland: What Fans Need to Know
The Disneyland Resort has officially welcomed Bluey to its theme park universe. The debut of Bluey’s Best Day Ever drew in massive crowds of fans who flocked to Walt Disney’s original theme park during the spring break opening weekend of the experience. As vacation season gets in full swing, expect lines from rope drop at park open, a constantly packed pit of kids on the immersive dance floor, and full houses for performances on peak days.
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How Dreamworks’ ‘Forgotten Island’ Fosters Filipino Culture and Folklore
I am a proud Filipino American nerd. As such, I grew up here in the US searching for, but never quite finding, mainstream Hollywood movies that propelled the voice of the Filipino community strongly.
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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Kim’s Convenience’
Though Kim’s Convenience, now having its run at Center Theatre Group, is enjoyable in its many funny and touching moments, Ins Choi‘s 2011 play is very much outdated in its necessity to showcase Korean identity and culture that is completely catered to white people.
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‘Bait’ Stars Riz Ahmed and Guz Khan on Finding Humor in Existential Crises
In Prime Video’s Bait, Riz Ahmed plays Shah Latif, a struggling actor who finds himself at the center of media attention for potentially being the next James Bond.
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New Live-Action ‘Moana’ Trailer and Featurette Spotlight Cultural Artistry
It was only a matter of time before Walt Disney Animation Studios set its sights on adapting its more recent classics into live-action. Now, a new trailer for Moana offers another glimpse at how the studio is reinterpreting one of its biggest hits, while a new featurette celebrates the live-action reimagining’s artistry.
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‘The Gates’ is a Tense Study of Race, Power, and Belonging
A gated community is supposed to represent safety. Order. Protection from the chaos of the outside world. But The Gates quickly reveals that promise to be something else entirely.
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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Song of the North’
Hamid Rahmanian‘s Song of the North, now currently playing at Pasadena Playhouse, is an extraordinary multimedia production that is a marvel for all ages to enjoy. Utilizing shadow puppetry (483 puppets!!) and projected animation with immense success to reimagine the Iranian epic Shahnameh, the joy and magic found in this adaptation is undeniable.
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‘Bluey’s Best Day Ever!’ Brings Play, Heart, and Imagination to Disneyland
For a show built on imagination, play, and the emotional intelligence of everyday family life, Bluey has always felt bigger than its seven-minute runtime. Now, it’s getting a stage big enough to match because “Bluey’s Best Day Ever!” at the Fantasyland Theatre will be making its debut at Disneyland this weekend.
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Lionel Boyce Cooks Up Astrophage for ‘Project Hail Mary’
Today, Project Hail Mary officially launched in theaters everywhere. All I can say after seeing it is this is hands down one of the best films of the 2020s. The film is a dazzling sci-fi adventure about sacrifice, loneliness, survival, and friendship. We were recently able to speak to stars Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller about these themes during the film’s press junket. However, you simply cannot speak about the idea of friendship in the movie, without talking to Ryland Grace’s buddy on Earth, Carl — played by Emmy nominee Lionel Boyce!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 77: LIVE at Awesome Con 2026 in Washington D.C.!
We’re live once again at Awesome Con in Washington D.C. discussing SWANA representation in Fantasy & Sci-Fi!
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How Disney Animation’s Short Circuit Turns Personal Stories Into Powerful Shorts
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Short Circuit has been delivering creative shorts to audiences for the past ten years. The program gives anyone at the studio the chance to pitch an idea in the hopes of being selected to bring their own project to life.
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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’
Do you like quiche? Do you like immersive theatre? Do you like outrageous comedies fused with social commentary in the form of a nuclear apocalypse? Then 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, now having its Los Angeles premiere via New Forms LA, will fill that savory spot just right, even if its pacing suffers a bit near the end before revving right back up for a fantastic finish.
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‘One Piece: Grand Pirate Show’ is Ready to Set Sail for Universal Fan Fest Nights
This brand new live stunt show is based on the popular Universal Studios Japan production and will be live within the theme park’s Waterworld stage location during Universal Fan Fest Nights.
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Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller Believe in ‘Project Hail Mary’
Believe the hype. Project Hail Mary is a remarkable movie! Helmed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who brought us the Spider-Verse films, the film is hands down one of the best cinematic experiences of the decade, brimming with heart, humor, incredible visuals, and stellar acting. The last of which is courtesy of the film’s incredible stars: Academy Award nominees, Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller. Recently, The Nerds of Color was able to sit down in person with the duo to chat about their incredible new movie.
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‘Dune: Part Three’ Will Be a Love Story that Explores the Consequences of Power
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Dune: Part Three, the highly anticipated next chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic. Packed with striking new footage and a closer look at what lies ahead for Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), the trailer sets the stage for another visually stunning and emotionally charged return to Arrakis. To celebrate the release, the studio invited select journalists and influencers to a special event for an early look at the trailer, followed by a Q&A with Villeneuve and stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Javier Bardem.
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‘Ready or Not’ Here Comes Radio Silence, aka Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Ready or Not came out almost 7 years ago. And while the film, of course, made star Samara Weaving a household name, it also skyrocketed directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka “Radio Silence”) into the stratosphere. In the aftermath of the surprise hit, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett successfully relaunched the then-dormant Scream franchise with two of its best installments, and brought us an amazing little surprise in Abigail. Now, they’re bringing back Weaving’s Grace for another killer game of hide and seek with Ready or Not 2: Here I Come!
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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Fairview’
There are many incredible ingredients at work with the Los Angeles premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury‘s 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning drama Fairview, now playing at Rogue Machine Theatre: a crackling ensemble cast, an intriguing and twisty premise, and a thrilling direction by Oz Scott. But despite these elements present, the play fall short of its clever ambitions as it settles into an abstract moral message play written primarily for white people.
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NOC Review: ‘Ready or Not 2’ Here Comes a Bloody Badass Sequel
When Ready or Not premiered in 2019, it quickly became a surprise hit, cementing Samara Weaving as a rising horror star and establishing Grace Le Domas MacCaullay as one of the genre’s great modern Final Girls. For me, as well, it was an immensely enjoyable surprise, coming out of nowhere to become one of my favorite movies in a year stacked with heavy hitters like Avengers: Endgame and Parasite.
‘Sailor Moon’ is Coming to Universal Fan Fest Nights
Calling all champions of justice! Sailor Moon will be coming to Universal Fan Fest Nights this spring at Universal Studios Hollywood.
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