Netflix Reveals First Look at ‘Skull Island’ Animated Series
Netflix has released the newest teaser for their latest anime series, Skull Island. As a part of their launch of the MonsterVerse, the streaming service and Legendary Television have teamed up for a collaboration that would expand upon King Kong’s mythology through the use of anime storytelling.
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Swings Further and Higher to Be a Masterful Sequel
The best thing about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is that it’s an irreverent love letter that dares to challenge and satirize the Webslinger’s mythology. By introducing Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) into the cinematic universe, not only did we see the Spidey persona in a whole new way, but we also got to see the social impact of representation. Now Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse puts a twist on the themes explored in the first while diving into the complex themes of individuality.
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Dalal Elsheikh on Judging NBC’s ‘Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge’ and the Changing Auto Industry
Vehicle designer Dala Elsheikh grew up playing with Hot Wheels. She never expected she would be working with them as an ambassador to the brand, let alone judging a Hot Wheels Competition on national television.
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‘Elemental’ Clip Paints the Ground Below and the Sky Above
Elemental made a big splash over the weekend with its international debut at the Cannes Film Festival. There, the main voice cast of Leah Lewis (Ember) and Mamoudou Athie (Wade), plus members of the French-language voice cast Adèle Exarchopoulos (Ember) and Vincent Lacoste (Wade) tonight on the beach joined director Peter Sohn, producer Denise Ream, and EP and CCO of Pixar Pete Docter. And now, the studio has released a brand-new clip showing what a meet cute looks like between fire and water.
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Sydney Sweeney and Tina Satter on Telling the Story of ‘Reality’
Written, directed, and executive produced by Tina Satter and based on her 2019 play, HBO Films’ Reality stars Sydney Sweeney and debuted to rave reviews at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. The movie is currently available to stream on Max.
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Hard NOC Life 314: Gone in ‘The Flash’
On this episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and special guest host Swara break down the series finale of The Flash and the end of the Arrowverse.
Mental Health Awareness Takes Center Stage at Get Lit’s ‘Our Worlds Collide’ Screening
Palm trees wrapped around the streets of Beverly Hills, and gorgeous golden rope lights wrapped around them, on the way to the exclusive William Morris Endeavour Screening Room, located near the heart of one of California’s most famous zip-codes.
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Southern Fried Asian: Nat Myers
Southern Fried Asian returns for a special AAPI Heritage Month episode featuring Kentucky-based blues musician, Nat Myers! He and Keith discuss the events that inspired his forthcoming album, Yellow Peril and his connection to Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa.
NOC Review: You Won’t Lose Any Sleep Over ‘The Boogeyman’
We’ve been so fortunate to have a treasure trove of genuinely great horror flicks in the past year. From the Scream legacy sequels, to Ty West’s X films, last year’s Smile, The Black Phone, Nope, and this year’s exceptional Evil Dead Rise. So please forgive me for being spoiled in terms of my expectations of horror.
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Gabriel Luna Discusses Playing the Villain and the Epic Action in ‘Fubar’
Gabriel Luna can be seen as Boro Polonia in Netflix’s newest action-comedy, Fubar. The series is now streaming globally.
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For AANHPI Heritage Month, Here are 50 West Asians in Pop Culture You Should Know
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, a cause for celebration of these many diverse communities. But far too often, many who champion this month have belied and ignored specific groups within this collective, often presenting a limited scope of who counts as “Asian” or “Asian American” in this collective consciousness.
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‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Stars Brian Tyree Henry & Luna Lauren Velez on Super Parenting
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was unlike any other Spider-Man film we’ve seen before. It was a highly dynamic cinematic experience that used a variety of animation styles and techniques to deliver something wildly psychedelic and separated itself from the rest of its animation studio rivals.
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Get Ready, ‘Barbie’ is Out of Her Box and in the Real World
Whether you love or hate Barbie, this movie is for you! Greta Gerwig is breaking the iconic character out of her box with the help of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling bringing the duo of Barbie and Ken to life on the big screen.
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Anna Cathcart is Ready for the Spotlight in ‘X.O. Kitty’
Anna Cathcart didn’t expect her character Kitty in Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before to explode the way it did. She had played the charismatic matchmaker for three films and it looks like Netflix couldn’t get enough of Kitty. Now Cathcart returns as the title character on her own series, X.O. Kitty.
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Hard NOC Life 313: Streaming to the Max
On the eve of the launch of Max, Keith and Britney use this episode of Hard NOC Life to look at the changing streaming landscape and the real reason why studios are deleting content off their services. Hint: it’s so they don’t have to pay people their worth. Which is why the writers — and maybe soon the actors — are striking in the first place.
Creators of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Short, “The Pit” on How it Reflects the World We Live in
The new Star Wars Visions can be streamed on Disney+, and audiences and fans will be able to find original stories inspired by the galaxy far, far away. Though Vol. 1 focused more on Kyber Crystals and tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2 tells the story of hope, oppression, and renewal against the backdrop of Star Wars.
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‘How I Met Your Father’ Exclusive Clip: Sophie Searches For Her Father
It’s finally here! How I Met Your Father returns tonight with episode 12 “Not A Mamma Mia,” and we have an exclusive clip from the episode to share!
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Netflix Gives First Peek and Release Date for ‘Nimona’
What do you get when you have a story set in a futuristic medieval world, centered on a character dynamic akin to Pedro Pascal and the Child(-ren) in his care these days? You get Nimona!
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‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’ Exclusive Clip: “Molly Culture Cram”
There is a lot to be said about a show that is entertaining but also packs a punch when it comes to relatability. Disney Channel’s The Ghost and Molly McGee (and Disney’s Amphibia) has always been the show for me, growing up in a Thai American household.
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Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen Discuss Their New Comedy Series, ‘Platonic’
Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen star in and executive produce Platonic on Apple TV+. The ten-episode season will premiere with the first three episodes on Wednesday, May 24, followed by new episodes weekly.
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FDI Cast 170: The Rock for President?
Welcome to Rock Bottom, the first and only podcast dedicated to the life and times of the Great One, the Brahma Bull, the People’s Champ, Samoan Thor himself, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! I can’t believe it but we did a whole hour on the Rock.
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Gateway Horror Gets Animated in ‘Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai’
The original Gremlins films are one of the best gateways to horror. While the titular creatures are terrifying to watch as they terrorize the screen, it’s all balanced out by its cute, cuddly, and courageous hero Gizmo. And it was that mix of adorable kid-friendly humor with the gruesome murders that reminded us of what made it such a cult classic.
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New ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Featurette Celebrates the Last Adventure
It’s a bittersweet time for everyone’s favorite curmudgeon archeologist. We are finally seeing him return to theaters, but sadly it’s for his final adventure. And to commemorate this, Lucasfilm has dropped a new featurette featuring a behind the scenes look at the movie with director James Mangold (Logan), producer Kathleen Kennedy, star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and of course the legend himself, Harrison Ford!
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