Despite the rosy picture that sitcoms like Friends have painted for decades, young adulthood can be incredibly challenging, confusing, and even lonely at times. This formative time in life brings so many changes: new financial responsibilities, shifting family dynamics, relationships beginning and ending… the list goes on.
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To say that Humberly González is busy these days would be an understatement. Fresh off the success of Star Wars Outlaws, in which she voices protagonist Kay Vess (nominated for “Best Performance” at the 2024 Game Awards), the 33-year-old Venezuelan actress currently has not one, but two Netflix shows in the Top 10.
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When Alice Oseman first began crafting the Heartstopper universe roughly a decade ago, she never could have imagined what it would become.
Continue reading “‘Heartstopper’ Creator Alice Oseman on Bringing Charlie’s Mental Health Story to Screen”
Natasha Rothwell’s Hulu series How to Die Alone might initially seem like your run-of-the-mill dramedy series, mixing humor and sadness to balance out the stakes. But while watching, you realize that Rothwell and her team have struck a stark relatability that delves deeper than most shows.
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Nothing says cozy fall vibes like a new season of Heartstopper. Season 3 of the hit YA series debuts on Netflix on October 3 — and luckily for Narlie fans, the official trailer has just arrived.
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The wait is almost over, fellow Narlie shippers! Heartstopper returns to Netflix for its third season on October 3. The hit YA series, based on Alice Oseman’s bestselling graphic novel series of the same name, centers on the love story between classmates Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor).
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It’s Joe Locke and Kit Connor’s world, and we’re all just living in it! In celebration of Heartstopper’s upcoming third season (which premieres October 3 on Netflix) the lads have teamed up for Heartstopper: The Official Podcast.
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The Suicide Squad video game released new content around the time of San Diego Comic-Con. Amidst the massive MCU reveals and the unprecedented transition to a new Democratic presidential candidate, it may’ve been easy to miss the introduction of a new Mrs. Freeze to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Season 2.
Continue reading “The ‘Suicide Squad’ Game is Worth Saving, Not Only Because Freeze is Queer and Asian Now”
Arezou joins us once again along with new guest Noor to review one of the most riveting Star Wars series yet.
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As the genocide of Palestinians continues in Gaza, we welcome back on acclaimed Palestinian American comic and video games writer Nadia Shammas to discuss their seminal work, Squire, through the lens of Palestine.
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We speak with Palestinian American kid-lit author Hannah Moushabeck to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, her work, and Palestinian culture.
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Nimona is on its way to being released on Netflix this week. Based off of ND Stevenson’s 2015 graphic novel of the same name, the film follows Ballister Boldheart, a knight framed for murder. With everyone in the kingdom having turned their backs on him — even his former flame, Ambrosius Goldenloin — Ballister does whatever he can to clear his name, with a little help from Nimona; a zany, unapologetic shapeshifter.
Continue reading “‘Nimona’ Cast and Crew Talk Bringing the Timely, Queer Positive Graphic Novel to Film”
It’s halfway through Pride Month, and the official trailer for Nimona is out. The highly anticipated adaptation of ND Stevenson’s queer-centered 2015 graphic novel of the same name gives a more in-depth look at what the audience can expect.
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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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We finally interview Palestinian comic writer Nadia Shammas on their incredible career!
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 54: The Palestinian Ingenuity of Nadia Shammas”
Tessa Thompson returns as King Valkyrie in Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder. The film premieres in theaters on July 8.
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In the second season of Kung Fu, Ryan (Jon Prasida) goes through a lot. The fresh-out-of-med-school youngest Shen sibling was healing from the break-up with Joe (Bradley Gibson) from the end of season 1, but finds love with Sebastian (JB Tadena), the new head chef of Harmony Dumplings.
Continue reading “Jon Prasida on Ryan’s Love Life and His Fighting Hopes for ‘Kung Fu’ Season 3”
Rowan Blanchard stars as Paige Evans in the queer romantic comedy, Crush. The new Hulu original film premieres on Friday, April 29.
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Love doesn’t come easy, especially for queer characters of color. Either we have stories that consists of “coming-of-age” or “coming-out” — both of which are completely fine and beautiful — but there never is a unapologetically queer movie about finding love through the chaos of one hot summer. That is where Andrew Ahn’s Fire Island comes in.
Continue reading “‘Fire Island’ is a Queer Rom-Com Take on ‘Pride & Prejudice’”
There’s a lot of responsibility for “firsts” for representation in the media.
For The CW’s Batwoman, actresses Javicia Leslie and Meagan Tandy definitely feel the pressure to get their characters and their romance right. As the first queer superhero Black couple*, Leslie and Tandy understand their responsibility.
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Directed by show creator Sam Levinson, the season 2 premiere, “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door,” transports viewers into another night of Euphoria. That title does more than reference the show’s heavy inclusion of sex, drugs, and more sex and drugs, it’s a nod to its most central theme — that feeling of euphoria is a treasure sought out by most everyone in the series.
2021 was a shit of a year. We managed to find a few highlights. We also look forward to as much as we can in 2022 even though it’s an election year which automatically makes it terrible even if things were better.
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The Matrix is back, baby! Last week The Matrix Resurrections hit theaters and HBO Max just in time for the holidays. And our very own Lauren Lola shared her thoughts on the film in her spoiler free review here on the site. But now that everyone has seen it, it’s time to go deeper, and break down the film and all its kung-fu goodness!
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