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Four team members huddle together on a rooftop before splitting up for their final mission.

October 30, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E10: Setting Sun

After last week’s penultimate episode, we’ve reached the end of the road. Episode ten, “No Quiet Life,” is the Dark Matter Season 2 finale, and fittingly, it closes us out with the closing track on Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter album — “Setting Sun.”

A group of hooded Fremen warriors with blue-within-blue eyes stand together on the desert sands of Arrakis.

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October 29, 2026 Michael Lee

‘Dune: Part Three’ Trailer Reveals a Galactic Coup d’état

We dig into the final trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three, which teases a conspiracy to overthrow Paul Atreides — with Chani potentially playing a role in his downfall.

Charlie stands through the sunroof of a truck with arms outstretched at night, while Max drives.

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October 23, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E9: Got to Give

Episode nine thrusts us back into the main narrative, as Jason and Jason2’s long-awaited confrontation, MacNamara’s interrogations, and a doomed utopian world all build toward the season’s finale — pairing fittingly with Pearl Jam’s “Got to Give.”

Ryan (Jimmi Simpson) sits across a table from another man in a wood-paneled room with stained glass windows.

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October 20, 2026 Keith Chow

Jimmi Simpson Talks Multiversal Chemistry in ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2

Jimmi Simpson, who plays Ryan Holder in Dark Matter Season 2, discusses playing multiple versions of the same man and his on-screen chemistry with Alice Braga. Plus we’re still fanboying over his own Late Show alter ego.

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October 16, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E8: Something Special

Episode eight’s bottle-episode detour finally gives Margo Martindale’s Laurel an origin story — and somehow turns into one about being a parent, which pairs fittingly with Pearl Jam’s “Something Special.”

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October 9, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E7: Running

The latest episode of Apple TV’s Dark Matter starts to pick up some of the dangling plot threads from earlier

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October 8, 2026 Keith Chow

Amanda Brugel Discusses Her Journey Through ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2

Amanda Brugel, who plays Blair in Dark Matter Season 2, on hiding in the retro world, the pull of identity across universes, and her pitch for Season 3.

Daniela sits on a bed in a rustic cabin bedroom, looking out the window.

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October 2, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E6: Waiting for Stevie

We pair “Present Tense” and “Waiting for Stevie” with Dark Matter’s latest hour, as Daniela searches for herself at a cabin, Jason starts chasing a life he never had, and Blair and Leighton dig up something big underground.

William Shatner, Vincent Martella, David Errigo Jr., and other attendees gather on the red carpet in front of a step-and-repeat for The Sixty-Year Mission premiere.

Star Trek Documentary Interview

October 1, 2026 Elijah Isaiah Johnson

On the Red Carpet for ‘The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World’

We hit the red carpet at the premiere of The Sixty-Year Mission to talk with William Shatner, Terry Farrell, Nana Visitor, John de Lancie, and more about six decades of Star Trek’s legacy — and why the franchise still matters.

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September 25, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E5: Upper Hand

This week’s Dark Matter recap goes off-script in the best way, following an alternate Jason’s years-long detour through grief, family, and reluctant love — all set to Pearl Jam’s “Upper Hand.” We’re calling it one of the most moving episodes of genre TV we’ve seen all year.

Four men, including alternate versions of Jason and Ryan, confront each other tensely in a dark corridor in Dark Matter.

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September 18, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E4: Won’t Tell

Dark Matter episode four takes its cue from Pearl Jam’s “Won’t Tell,” and we dig into how the song’s themes of doubt and self-forgiveness echo through Jason2 and Amanda’s reconciliation, Leighton’s guilt, and Daniela and Jason’s crumbling retro-world marriage.

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September 14, 2026 Keith Chow

Dayo Okeniyi Breaks Down the Many Faces of Leighton in ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2

Season two of Dark Matter splits its central antagonist across the multiverse. We caught up with Dayo Okeniyi to talk about playing multiple versions of Leighton Vance, the corrupting nature of unchecked power, and why the season’s villain might not be the villain at all.

Jason and Daniela lie in bed together in a scene from Dark Matter, with the subtitle "I've already boxed and bagged most of the wreckage" on screen.

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September 11, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E3: Wreckage

Episode 3 of Dark Matter season 2 commits to the Pearl Jam bit and name checks the song “Wreckage” — while the Dessens settle into retro-world life, Ryan and Amanda finally make it home (sort of), and a familiar face turns up outside Jason’s window.

Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), Jason (Joel Edgerton), and Charlie (Oakes Fegley) lean over a desk in a dimly lit office, looking at something off-screen in a scene from Dark Matter season 2.

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September 4, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E2: React, Respond

Episode 2 of Dark Matter season 2, “A Perfect World,” finds its Pearl Jam parallel in “React, Respond” — as the Council of Leightons expands its reach, Ryan and Amanda train for what’s coming, and Jason’s retro-world detective turns out to be a familiar face.

Amanda (Alice Braga), holding a lantern, and Ryan (Jimmi Simpson) stand beside the Box on a graffiti-covered rooftop in a scene from Dark Matter season 2.

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August 31, 2026 Keith Chow

Alice Braga on ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2: “There is No Perfect World”

We caught up with Dark Matter star Alice Braga to talk about season 2’s uncharted territory — there’s no second novel to adapt this time — her real friendship with author Blake Crouch, and the guilt Amanda carries into the new season.

Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) and Jason (Joel Edgerton) face off in their cabin kitchen in the Dark Matter season 2 premiere.

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August 28, 2026 Keith Chow

NOC Recaps ‘Dark Matter’ S2, E1: Scared of Fear

Apple TV’s Dark Matter returns for a second season, and we’re recapping it episode by episode — pairing each installment with a corresponding track from Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter album, kicking off with the season premiere.

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August 18, 2026 Mike Manalo

Breakout Star Jordan Alexa Davis Dishes on Dinosaurs at ‘The End of Oak Street’

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.

Director David Robert Mitchell and producer JJ Abrams laugh during a junket interview for The End of Oak Street, with the film's title and a dinosaur silhouette visible on the screen behind them.

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August 12, 2026 Mike Manalo

JJ Abrams and David Robert Mitchell Discuss the Mysteries at ‘The End of Oak Street’

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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August 12, 2026 Swara Ahmed

‘The End of Oak Street’ is a Refreshingly Fun, Emotional, and Thrilling New Classic

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.

A big screen at San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H displays the title card for Spaceballs: The New One, reading 'The Almighty Schwartz Saga (ASSwhole).'

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August 3, 2026 Mike Manalo

The Schwartz Awakens at ‘Spaceballs’ Comic-Con Panel

The Schwartz has awakened! As we recount the incredible sights and sounds we experienced at Comic-Con this year, one of the biggest highlights to grace Hall H was the panel for Spaceballs: The New One! Perhaps it didn’t have Ryans Gosling or Reynolds, but it had Rick Friggin’ Moranis and an ass-whole lot of laughs!

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July 23, 2026 Edward Hong

‘The Vale — Origins’ to World Premiere at San Diego Comic-Con

New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and producer Abigail Hing Wen, best known for the Loveboat, Taipei series, will premiere her hybrid live-action/animated short film The Vale — Origins at San Diego Comic-Con.