NOC Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ is the Movie We Need Right Now

September 26, 2025 Mike Manalo

Every day we wake up to a divided nation. Anti-immigration sentiment is at an all-time high. White privilege has never been more prevalent and has inserted itself into the nation’s capital. Elected officials use BS excuses to invade our cities and shut down free speech. At this point, all we can do is laugh about the state of the country. Thankfully, that’s exactly what Paul Thomas Anderson does in his cathartic satirical triumph, One Battle After Another.

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The Cast of ‘Don’t Look Up’ Talk Making the Film at the Press Conference

December 10, 2021December 11, 2021 Sophia Soto

Don’t Look Up hit theaters on December 10 and will begin streaming December 24 on Netflix. Before the film’s release, The Nerds of Color had the chance to attend a press conference with Scott Mescudi, Tyler Perry, Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and Adam McKay, who serves as the movie’s writer, director, and producer, to hear more about the project.

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Check Out the Official Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’

November 17, 2021 Sophia Soto

From Adam McKay comes the new can’t miss Netflix movie, Don’t Look Up. The talented cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep. As we count down the days until the movie’s release, we have finally received an official trailer!

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Jennifer Lawrence and Adam McKay Share an Exclusive Clip of ‘Don’t Look Up’

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Sophia Soto

Writer and director Adam McKay and star Jennifer Lawrence joined TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event to show an exclusive clip of their new film, Don’t Look Up! The rest of the insanely talented cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Melanie Lynskey, Himesh Patel, Michael Chiklis, and Tomer Sisley.

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Netflix Has Shared a Teaser Trailer and First Look Images for ‘Don’t Look Up’

September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 Sophia Soto

Written and directed by Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep. Netflix has just shared a bunch of new images and a teaser trailer for the film, which is only adding to the already high anticipation for the film!

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‘Don’t Look Up’ Will Be Released in Theaters and on Netflix

August 23, 2021 Sophia Soto

We finally have an official release date for Netflix’s highly anticipated film, Don’t Look Up. Written and directed by Adam McKay, the cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep.

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Hard NOC Life: Once Upon a Racist Hollywood

August 2, 2019May 8, 2020 Hard NOC Media

Before news broke about Shannon Lee’s issues with the way Quentin Tarantino depicts her father in his latest film, Dominic and Keith recorded this episode in which they reexamine the auteur’s less than ideal treatment of race in his films.

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Quentin Tarantino’s Bruce Lee Problem

July 30, 2019September 10, 2019 Keith Chow

Back in March, when the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s latest — and allegedly penultimate — movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, hit the internet, there was one scene that concerned anyone who wasn’t already a die hard Tarantino stan. In it, Brad Pitt’s character seemingly fights Mike Moh’s Bruce Lee to a standstill. Needless to say, I wasn’t encouraged.

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Hollywood’s Dream of a Faceless Rumi

June 20, 2016July 8, 2016 Guest N.O.C.

Earlier this month we learned that David Franzoni, the Oscar-nominated writer and Oscar-winning producer of Gladiator, is working on a new screenplay based on the life of Persian poet and scholar Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.

We also learned, in an interview with The Guardian, that the writer would like Rumi to be played in this film by a white man.

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