NOC Review: ‘Palestine 36’ is an Epic Historical Film of Resounding Importance

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 Edward Hong

Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 is an epic historical film that takes the audience back to 1936 when Palestine began to make a great push resisting British colonial rule. It is not only an astoundingly well made film with incredible performances, it is a film that is a much needed history lesson that needs to be shown in every school and university in western nations and around the world. At its core, the film shows the Palestinian resistance for what it really is: a fight for freedom and independence which has been going on for many, many decades.

Sci Fi, Television

Rosalind Chao & Zine Tseng on Crafting a Complex Character for ‘3 Body Problem’

March 26, 2024 Mike Manalo

The phenomenon known as 3 Body Problem is sweeping Netflix! And we were lucky enough to recently chat with some of the cast from this remarkable show. We previously debuted our interview with the delightful Jess Hong. And today, we’d like to share our interview with two of the show’s brilliant actresses: Rosalind Chao and Zine Tseng!

Sci Fi, Television

Working to Solve the ‘3 Body Problem’ with the Amazing Jess Hong

March 25, 2024 Mike Manalo

3 Body Problem has officially hit Netflix, and is delighting audiences everywhere! The adventures of The Oxford Five are making us laugh, cry, and gasp, as they band together with Detective Da Shi (Benedict Wong) to protect humanity from an impending alien apocalypse. And integral in this mission is brilliant physicist Jin Cheng, played by the remarkable Jess Hong. And as a treat, we were given the most fortunate opportunity to sit down with Hong to discuss her amazing work on the show.

Sci Fi, Streaming

Netflix Reveals Final Trailer for ‘3 Body Problem’

March 7, 2024March 8, 2024 Mike Manalo

The countdown is on! 3 Body Problem is almost here. And to celebrate the upcoming release of the epic new series, Netflix has released one last trailer, giving fans a glimpse of all the sci-fi gloriousness to come!

Sci Fi, Streaming

Official Trailer for Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Mike Manalo

Netflix has stumbled onto a huge problem — and it’s a good thing! 3 Body Problem will be debuting in March, and the streaming service has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated series adaptation of Liu Cixin’s acclaimed and popular series of books.

Horror, Movies, Reviews1 Comment

NOC Review: ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Sinks More Than It Scares

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 Mike Manalo

In my review of The Boogeyman, I talked about how we’ve been lucky to have such good horror entries to come out in recent years. Even this summer alone, we were treated to A24’s sleeper hit, Talk To Me, and even fans of Insidious came out to support The Red Door. And The Last Voyage of the Demeter seemed like a worthy candidate to follow in those footsteps with a slam dunk for August horror. But alas, this faux-Dracula tale still winds up second (as far as Dracula films this year go) behind Universal’s previous Dracula-inspired story this year, Renfield. And that’s actually pretty sad.