The Middle Geeks Episode 81: Interview with Comic Writer and Artist Ibrahim Moustafa
Swara interviews Egyptian American comic creator Ibrahim Moustafa on his career and the upcoming adaptation of his graphic novel, RetroActive.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 80: ‘Eagles of the Republic’ Writer-Director Tarik Saleh
Mae interviews acclaimed Swedish-Egyptian director Tarik Saleh on the final entry in his Cairo Trilogy, “Eagles of the Republic
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The Middle Geeks Episode 79: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review with Ali Nasser
We discuss ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,’ why May Calamawy (per usual for whatever she’s in) is the best part, and why it’s increasingly clear that we have a narrative problem when it comes to western media depicting us, perhaps more than a representation problem.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 78: Interview with ‘Palestine 36’ Director Annemarie Jacir
We review Annemarie Jacir’s latest film, “Palestine 36” and discuss how it echoes so much of what we see today.
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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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The Middle Geeks Episode 76: SWANA Oscar Noms and Awesome Con 2026
The Middle Geeks discuss the SWANA films that received Oscar nominations and make an exciting announcement about this year’s Awesome Con!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 75: ‘Wicked: For Good’ and Fighting for a Cause
The Middle Geeks review “Wicked: For Good”
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The Middle Geeks Episode 74: ‘Palestine 36’ Review and the Echoes of the Past
We review Annemarie Jacir’s latest film, “Palestine 36” and discuss how it echoes so much of what we see today.
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Hard NOC Life 360: ‘Fantastic Four’ Lays the Foundation for the MCU’s Future
On a new Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic reminisce about Comic-Cons past before diving into the Peacemaker season 2
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Hard NOC Life 359: ‘Superman’ Takes Us Home
Hard NOC Life is back—and so is Superman. In our return episode, Keith and Dominic dive deep into the latest
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The Hosts of ‘Pod of Rebellion’ Reminisce Over Rewatching ‘Star Wars: Rebels’
Star Wars: Rebels is the first production of the Star Wars franchise to come out of Lucasfilm, following its acquisition
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Hard NOC Life 358: ‘Andor’ and a New Hope for ‘Star Wars’
Before Hard NOC Life goes off the air for a few weeks, Keith and Dominic have a few more Andor
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Hard NOC Life 357: One Day Ghor
Last week on Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic joked about how Andor was basically “Les Mis in Space France.”
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The Middle Geeks Episode 73: ‘#1 Happy Family USA’ Review
The Middle Geeks welcome back Nadia Osman to review Ramy Youssef’s new series “#1 Happy Family USA”
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Hard NOC Life 356: Some ‘Thunderbolts*’ Assembly Still Required
Keith and Dominic celebrate the extended Star Wars holiday weekend by reviewing the next batch of Andor episodes, aka Lucasfilm
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Hard NOC Life 355: ‘Andor’ is a Prestige Drama for Adult Audiences, and That’s Alright
This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic look back at the first three episodes of Andor season 2.
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Hard NOC Life 354: The Last of Pedro Pascal’s Fantastic Father Figures (& Grogu)
On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic break down the recent trailer for Fantastic Four: First
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Hard NOC Life 353: Fear of a Cinematic Universe
Hard NOC Life returns as Keith and Dominic catch up on the big CinemaCon announcements for Superman and Spider-Man and
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The Middle Geeks Episode 72: ‘Leila and the Wolves’ Review
The Middle Geeks review the 1984 film, “Leila and the Wolves” which highlights women’s revolutionary roles.
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DC Multicast Rewatches the ‘Watchmen’
We have reached the end of DC Multicast Season 2! On the season finale, Keith welcomes his Hard NOC Life
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DC Multicast: Joseph Illidge on Why ‘The Dark Knight’ Was So Serious
In the penultimate episode of DC Multicast Season 2, Keith is joined by veteran comic book insider, and former Batman
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DC Multicast: Breaking Down the Canceled Projects Before ‘Superman Returns’
On a new episode of DC Multicast, Keith welcomes acclaimed comic book artist and writer Jamal Igle to break down
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DC Multicast: ‘Batman Begins’ and the Beginnings of ‘Batman-on-Film’
At long last, the DC Multicast has entered the Nolanverse. Join Keith and Batman-on-Film founder Bill “Jett” Ramey as they
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