The Quality of Asian Representation in ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 5

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Season 5 of Cobra Kai.

For five seasons, I’ve been saying the same thing: For a show – and franchise, for that matter – centered on a Japanese martial art, there aren’t a ton of Asian people on the Netflix series, Cobra Kai.

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‘The School for Good and Evil’ Official Trailer is Here

Yesterday, we shared a gallery of fresh images from Netflix’s forthcoming adaptation of Soman Chainani’s bestselling School for Good and Evil. Now, we get the first full trailer for the movie coming out just in time for Halloween.

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We Aren’t Talking About the ‘Wendell & Wild’ Trailer Enough

Okay, it’s been a pretty crazy news cycle recently. The monarchy has shifted, the Emmys happened, and we’ve been hooked on the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Don’t Worry, Darling more than the movie itself. So it’s understandable that a few newsworthy moments have kind of slipped beneath the radar amidst the chaos. But… nah, I’m sorry guys, it’s absolutely ridiculous how much we aren’t discussing Wendell & Wild right now.

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Check out These First Look Images from ‘The School for Good and Evil’

In just over a month, Evers and Nevers alike will finally get to see Soman Chainani’s The School for Good and Evil come to life in live action! To whet your appetite for the film’s debut, Netflix has released a slew of images from the movie! But if you want to go in completely blind, the pics might spoil some of the story elements. Be warned!

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Austin Abrams and Alisha Boe Discuss Their Roles in Netflix’s ‘Do Revenge’

Austin Abrams and Alisha Boe play Max and Tara in Do Revenge. The new dark comedy will be released Friday, September 16, only on Netflix.

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New Trailer for ‘Glass Onion’ Sets Up All the Puzzle Pieces

I’m incredibly excited for Rian Johnson’s follow up to Knives Out, which was one of the most fun original films to come out of 2019!

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Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke Talk ‘Do Revenge’ and Making an Impact

Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke star as Drea and Eleanor in Do Revenge. The new dark comedy will be released Friday, September 16, only on Netflix.

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Mo Amer on His New Series ‘Mo’ and Palestinian Representation

In his new Netflix series, aptly title Mo, Palestinian American comedian and actor Mo Amer plays a fictionalized version of himself as “Mo Najjar” and his life story in Houston, TX.

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Kat Graham and Tom Hopper on Netflix’s New Romantic Comedy, ‘Love in the Villa’

Kat Graham and Tom Hopper star as Julie and Charlie in Love in the Villa. The film is now streaming, only on Netflix!

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‘The Umbrella Academy’ is Back for One Final Season

All good things must come to an end. And with the joyous news that The Umbrella Academy has been renewed for a fourth season, comes that sad news that this will be the final adventure for the Hargreeves children.

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The Middle Geeks Episode 42: ‘Mo’ Review

We review the first season of Neflix’s first ever Palestinian original series, Mo! Co-created by Palestinian American actor and comedian Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef, this outstanding comedy-drama is a semi-autobiographical take on Amer’s own life in Houston.

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Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison on Character Development in ‘Never Have I Ever’

Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison star as Paxton Hall-Yoshida and Ben Gross in Never Have I Ever. Season 3 of the Netflix comedy is now streaming. The series has already been renewed for a fourth and final season, which is set to premiere in 2023.

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Netflix Opens Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ on October 25

This week, Netflix has revealed that they are going to celebrate Halloween the del Toro way! They have officially announced that the new anthology series, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities will be hitting the streaming platform October 25! For full details, keep reading!

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Lili Reinhart and Danny Ramirez Discuss ‘Look Both Ways’

Lili Reinhart and Danny Ramirez star as Natalie and Gabe in Look Both Ways. The new film is now streaming, only on Netflix. Reinhart is an executive producer as well.

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Lee Rodriguez and Ramona Young Talk ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3 and More

Lee Rodriguez and Ramona Young star in Never Have I Ever. Season 3 of the Netflix comedy is now streaming. The series has already been renewed for a fourth and final season, which is set to premiere in premiere in 2023.

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Hard NOC Life 278: Keith’s COVID Quarantine Catch-Up

Keith is back! He joins Britney to share what he’s been watching while out with COVID — like Amazon’s The Boys and Paper Girls. He also give his two cents on the whole DC debacle over at Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Author Ayana Gray Discusses Her New Novel, ‘Beasts of Ruin’ and More

Ayana Gray is a New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy author. Her debut novel, Beasts of Prey is being adapted for film by Netflix. The follow-up, Beasts of Ruin, was just released on July 26!

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Mo Amer Brings the Palestinian Experience to the Screen with Netflix’s ‘Mo’

When Hulu’s Ramy premiered in 2019 on Hulu, it was heralded as a landmark for Egyptian, Arab, and Muslim representation in Western media. Representation for Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) people remains scant, even with the small gains made, but it’s been especially rare for Palestinians, who must constantly endure attempted erasure in their homeland in Palestine and abroad.

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Here’s the Official Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Do Revenge’

Netflix has just dropped the trailer for Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Do Revenge! The film is a subverted Hitchcock-ian dark comedy starring Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams, Rish Shah, Talia Ryder, Ava Capri, Jonathan Daviss, Maia Reficco, Paris Berelc, Alisha Boe, and Sophie Turner.

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Netflix’s ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Focuses on the Perspectives of the Boys and Coach

There are so many stories and reiterations of the Tham Luang cave rescue of the 12 boys and their football coach being released. From documentaries to dramatic films, the story of the heroic rescue has yet to be told through the eyes of the Thai people. In Netflix’s Thai Cave Rescue, the limited series will touch on the untold perspectives of the boys at the center of the rescue.

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Pallavi Sharda and Suraj Sharma Talk Netflix’s ‘Wedding Season’

Pallavi Sharda and Suraj Sharma star as Asha and Ravi in Wedding Season. The new movie is now streaming on Netflix! I spoke with the actors about what makes this love story so special, takeaways from the film, and their favorite romance tropes.

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Neil Patrick Harris and Brooks Ashmanskas on Those ‘Uncoupled’ Cliffhangers

Neil Patrick Harris and Brooks Ashmanskas star in Uncoupled. The new series, which is now streaming on Netflix, is a story about heartbreak, healing, and all the humor we find along the way. Harris also serves as an executive producer.

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FDI Cast 149: Can We Make DCEU Superman Interesting?

Word on the street is that the heads of DC’s Cinematic Universe don’t know what to do with Superman. Can we figure something out?

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