SDCC 2025: Neon Celebrates Horror with First Comic-Con Visit

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 Mike Manalo

We’ve been celebrating horror all year as one of the few genres in Hollywood where original storytelling is, not only alive, but thriving significantly. This is honestly thanks to one of the biggest indie studios in the market: Neon. They have had several incredible horror hits in the past few months, from last year’s Longlegs to this week’s Together. To celebrate their strong slate of horror films, they took to the stages of Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con to discuss what’s coming next!

Interview, Movies

Tom Hiddleston Discusses the Transformative Force of Joy and ‘The Life of Chuck’

June 4, 2025June 11, 2025 Sophia Soto

Tom Hiddleston stars as Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz in The Life of Chuck. The film will be released by Neon in select cities on June 6 and everywhere on June 13. I caught up with the actor to talk about a choice he made in the moment for his character and the magic of embracing life’s uncertainty.

Horror, Interview, Movies

Making ‘The Monkey’ Shine with Cinematographer Nico Aguilar

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 Mike Manalo

Death is a really hard topic for all of us to grasp. Often it’s understandably met with trepidation, repulsion, and obvious sorrow. However, cinematographer Nico Aguilar is an expert in finding and capturing the beauty in death. His film, The Monkey, written and directed by Longlegs auteur, Osgood Perkins, is one such film that tackles the difficult subject matter of death with some dark levity, and, oddly enough thanks to Aguilar, a surprising amount of beauty and depth.

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NOC Review: ‘Presence’ Weaves a Very Familiar Ghost Story

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Mike Manalo

The idea of seeing things from the perspective of those who have passed is not a new or innovative concept. From movies like David Lowery’s A Ghost Story to Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lovely Bones, we’ve experienced narratives of tragedy told from the POV of the ghosts acting as protagonists in these stories. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that despite its attempts to liven up the trope, a lot of the notes that director Steven Soderbergh and writer David Koepp hit in Presence are ones that are well trodden.

Horror, Movies

Osgood Perkins Unleashes ‘The Monkey’

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Mike Manalo

What a year it’s been for Osgood Perkins! The horror filmmaker has (to paraphrase the words of Gambit) absolutely made a hell of a name for himself with one of the most successful films this year, Longlegs. To follow up his incredible hit, Perkins has unveiled the teaser trailer for his next terrifying thriller: an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, The Monkey.

Horror, Interview, Movies

Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, and Jessica Henwick Talk ‘Cuckoo,’ Horror, and Plot Twists

August 3, 2024August 13, 2024 Sophia Soto

Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, and Jessica Henwick star as Gretchen, Herr König, and Beth in NEON’s Cuckoo. The movie will be released in theaters on August 9.

Horror, Movies, Reviews

NOC Review: ‘Longlegs’ is the Most Disturbing Horror Film of the Year

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 Mike Manalo

It’s no exaggeration to say good horror is hard to come by these days. Though the definition of terrifying is entirely subjective, sometimes studio product can tend to be tired and predictable, being bogged down more by stale jump scares and lame ideas (see: evil pool water). But once in a while, indie studios like Neon will produce horror films that do what they’re supposed to: scare the crap out of you. Such is the case with Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs.

Horror, Interview, Movies

Sydney Sweeney on Bringing ‘Immaculate’ to Life

March 22, 2024March 23, 2024 Kelly Martinez

Euphoria may not be back until at least 2025, but Sydney Sweeney is busier than ever. To celebrate the premiere of Immaculate, which hits theaters March 22, The Nerds of Color sat down with Sweeney and chatted about her latest movie, love of horror flicks, and career highlights from The White Lotus to Euphoria.

Interview, Movies, Music

Stan Walker on Creating the Song “I Am” for Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 Lauren Lola

Stan Walker is a singer from New Zealand. Rising to prominence through Australian Idol, he has since gone on to release seven albums; the most recent one in 2022, All In. In 2023, he was summoned by director Ava DuVernay, who, after being shown a video of him doing a cover of Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam” by her producing partner, asked Walker to do the song for her latest film, Origin; which tells the story of how journalist Isabel Wilkerson researched the caste systems in the histories of the United States, Germany, and India, for her 2020 book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

Horror, Movies, Trailers

‘Immaculate’ Teases Sydney Sweeney as a Pregnant Nun in Chilling Trailer and Poster

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Kelly Martinez

There’s a new scream queen in town. Neon released the official trailer today for its upcoming psychological horror film Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney.

Interview, Movies, Streaming

Emily Hampshire on the Fun of Filming ‘Self Reliance’

January 18, 2024January 19, 2024 Sophia Soto

Emily Hampshire plays Mary in the comedy thriller, Self Reliance. The new movie, starring and directed by Jake Johnson, is currently streaming on Hulu.

Interview, Movies

Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie Share Why ‘Eileen’ Intrigued Them

November 28, 2023 Sophia Soto

Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie star in Eileen, which is based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same title. Neon will release the film in theaters on December 1.

Horror, Interview

Bishal Dutta and Betty Gabriel on the Making of ‘It Lives Inside’

October 2, 2023 Swara Salih

It Lives Inside, written and directed by Bishal Dutta, follows the life of young Samidha (Megan Suri) an Indian American Hindu teenager attempting to fit in her all-American high school. But when her childhood best friend Tamira (Mohana Krishnan) begins acting strangely, Samidha finders herself at the center of a supernatural horror tale, rooted in her own culture. With the help of her family and friends, including her teacher Joyce (Betty Gabriel), she battles the supernatural threat while learning more about herself and her culture in the process.

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Megan Suri Discusses ‘It Lives Inside,’ the Horror Genre, and Building Her Character

September 22, 2023 Sophia Soto

Megan Suri stars as Sam in It Lives Inside. The new horror film is now playing exclusively in theaters.

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The Happy Hour Review: Colossal is Basically White Feminism

May 9, 2017June 20, 2025 Ren Hsieh

I watch, I drink, I spit hot fire. Yup, you guessed it, spoilers ahead.

Colossal checked off a lot of boxes for what I would theoretically enjoy in a movie. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo, it is often funny, surprisingly dark, and an inventive new take on kaiju movies. I like all those things. The lead, Gloria, is easy to root for as played by star Anne Hathaway. And Jason Sudeikis impresses as Gloria’s friend and eventual foil, Oscar. For about half of the movie, I found this all very enjoyable.