Actor Rich Ting on Repping Long Beach in Prime Video’s ‘On Call’
Actor Rich Ting has several career goals — two of which include being on a Dick Wolf-produced series and staying in Los Angeles County, where he was born and raised — to film. With Prime Video’s On Call, Ting gets to do precisely that.
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‘Creature Commandos’ Star Benjamin Byron Davis on Being Rupert Thorne
If you are a hardcore Batman fan, or even grew up with Batman: The Animated Series, then the name Rupert Thorne should ring a bell. With Creature Commandos coming out, James Gunn has decided to bring the character back as a welcome addition to the DCU’s lore. And we were given the opportunity to speak with the man behind the voice: Benjamin Byron Davis.
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New Trailer for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 and Why We Need This Now
Last night, HBO and Naughty Dog dropped the latest trailer and release date information for the next season of its Emmy-nominated series adaptation of The Last Of Us. And frankly, the timing couldn’t be better. Here’s why we need this season of the show now more than ever.
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Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee Talk Collaborating on YA Fantasy Novel, ‘Breath of the Dragon’
Breath of the Dragon is a new young adult fantasy novel and the first of a duology penned by Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee, inspired by characters and concepts of the latter’s father, Bruce Lee.
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World Premiere of Palestinian American Play ‘The Cave’ at A Red Orchid Theatre
One of my biggest goals for the 2025 year is highlighting and amplifying more works of art by Palestinian artists around the world.
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Anna Cathcart Can’t Wait for ‘XO, Kitty’ Fans to Freak About Season 2 Surprises
Dust off those pencils, because KISS is back in session. Season 2 of Netflix’s XO, Kitty follows newly single “teen matchmaker” Kitty Song-Covey (Anna Cathcart) as she returns to Seoul, South Korea for a new semester and a fresh start.
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NOC Review: ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’ is ‘Wallace and Gromit’ at Their Most Charming
It’s been almost 20 years since we last saw Wallace and Gromit in a feature-length adventure. In 2005’s Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the beloved duo found themselves in a Jekyll and Hyde-type send up of horror films. Now they return to face a robot apocalypse and a familiar villain in Vengeance Most Fowl.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 70: ‘From Ground Zero’ and 2024 in Review
We’re joined by activist Andrew Kadi to review the harrowing yet hopeful documentary compilation From Ground Zero, in which 22 Palestinian filmmakers document their genocide from Gaza.
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10 Future Nostalgic Marvel/DC-Movie-Related Questions For 2025
With apologies to Dua Lipa, 2025 ought to be a good year to assess the state of superhero movie fatigue and/or fervor in our pop culture landscape. After all, there’s a new Superman film coming out, and he’s pretty central to the whole concept, que no? With my personal queasy feeling about 2025 noted for the record, let’s start this escapism-focused listicle with the question of Anthony Mackie’s America:
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Milauna Jackson Discusses Working on ‘The Six Triple Eight’
Milauna Jackson portrays Lt. Campbell in The Six Triple Eight. The film, which is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII, is now streaming on Netflix.
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From Fan Art to Official Art: Drawing ‘Ultraman Dyna’ for Tsuburaya
The Ultraman Card Game is available in gaming stores now! Booster Pack 2 — where my card features — drops January 24, 2025! For more information, check their website.
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DC Multicast Returns with ‘Batman Returns’
Here’s a Christmas present from us to you. On the Hard NOC feed, you can listen to the first episode of DC Multicast Season 2, featuring a discussion of the Holiday classic, Batman Returns!
NOC Review: The Darkness Beckons You to Succumb to ‘Nosferatu’
The holiday season is one commonly associated with red, and this year, director Robert Eggers wants to ensure that your holidays are blood red. Eggers new vision of the legendary Nosferatu is finally hitting theaters on Christmas Day.
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Ramone Menon’s ‘Virgin’ Infuses Horror in the Birth of Jesus
On the day before Christmas, I present to you all a rather intriguing horror short film I caught from filmmaker Ramone Menon. As a kid, Menon always thought the birth of Jesus must have been terrifying so he decided to make a horror film about it.
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Dissecting the Darkness with Robert Eggers and the Cast of ‘Nosferatu’
The dusk has fallen. The master of darkness rises. And evil has come to theaters! From acclaimed director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) comes a new vision of evil with his remake of Nosferatu. To celebrate the upcoming Christmas release of the gothic tale of terror, we had the opportunity to sit with Eggers, himself, as well as cast members Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corrin, and the legendary Willem Dafoe.
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Hard NOC Life 350: ‘Superman’ Returned + Jay Pharoah’s ‘Dragon Ball’ Love Language
Yes, Hard NOC Life wrapped up last week, but then James Gunn went and dropped the trailer for next summer’s Superman. Movie critic Julian Lytle stops by to break it down, plus Keith talks to Jay Pharoah about his virtual comedy special and why Dragon Ball is the way to his heart.
NOC Review: A Somewhat Satisfying Send-Off for Marvel’s ‘What If…’
Once more into the breach, as we ponder the question one final time. The final season of What If… is officially debuting on Disney+ tonight, with an eight-night event gifting us an episode per day.
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Sasha Pieterse and Mitchell Slaggert Talk ‘A Carpenter Christmas Romance’
Sasha Pieterse and Mitchell Slaggert star in A Carpenter Christmas Romance. The new film, which is part of this year’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” slate, is now available to stream here and on the Lifetime app.
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Billy Crystal, Judith Light, and Jacobi Jupe Break Down the Ending of ‘Before’
Billy Crystal, Judith Light, and Jacobi Jupe star in Before. All ten episodes of the character-driven psychological thriller are now streaming on Apple TV+. These interviews will contain major spoilers for the series finale.
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Pakistani American Comedy ‘Deli Boys’ Coming to Hulu in March
Hulu just released the first-look images from the new original scripted Deli Boys, which premieres Thursday, March 6 on Hulu.
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Chatting with the Director and Stars of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’
Today is the day: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is officially in theaters! To celebrate, I had the chance to interview director/executive producer Jeff Fowler along with cast members Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, and Krysten Ritter.
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The Real Monsters of ‘The Night is Grey’ Gnaw Through its Narrative
Developed over the course of seven years, Whalestork’s The Night is Grey uses non-traditional point and click mechanics and complex puzzles to grapple with serious themes.
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The ‘Suicide Squad’ Game Declares its Premature End With Deathstroke
Rocksteady Studios’ Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, the teamup shooter video game with the title that describes exactly what happens, announced recently that it will be ending its content updates in January of 2025.
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