Arezou joins us once again along with new guest Noor to review one of the most riveting Star Wars series yet.
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 67: ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Season 1 Review”
We speak with the costume designer of of We Are Lady Parts and frequent collaborator with Nida Manzoor, PC Williams!
Continue reading “PC Williams on Costume Designing ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Season 2”
We speak once again with the brilliant creator of We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor!
Continue reading “Nida Manzoor on ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Season 2 and the Role of the Artist”
Isa joins us once again to review the second season of Nida Manzoor’s masterpiece Peacock series, We Are Lady Parts!
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 66: ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Season 2 Review”
The Middle Geeks are LIVE at Awesome Con, discussing all things SWANA/MENA Representation!
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 64: Live at Awesome Con in Washington D.C.”
We welcome Rocky back on the podcast to review Nida Manzoor’s Desi martial arts-comedy-epic, Polite Society! We also discuss the harrowing news out of Sudan, a new African animation anthology that includes Egypt and Egyptian creators, give our recommendations for the week, and much more!
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 53: ‘Polite Society’ Review with Roxana Hadadi”
Keith welcomes Swara back to the podcast to dish on his recent interview with the legendary Emma Thompson and her new movie, What’s Love Got to Do With It. They also break down the latest Flash and Transformers trailers, plus the nightmare fuel that is The Little Mermaid’s “live action” animals.
In anticipation of Nida Manzoor’s thrilling masterpiece Polite Society, premiering this weekend, we speak with the writer/director herself about her career and the messages she aims to convey with her debut feature film.
Continue reading “Nida Manzoor on ‘Polite Society’ and Breaking Barriers for South Asian and Muslim Women”
In anticipation of Nida Manzoor’s thrilling masterpiece Polite Society premiering in theaters, we spoke with stars of the film Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya on taking the lead roles of the Khan sisters.
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The Pakistani-British Khan sisters, Ria (Priya Kansara) and Lena (Ritu Arya) have dreams that deviate from what their community and family expect from them, namely to work in STEM and marry well to guarantee socioeconomic security. But Ria and Lena have dreams to work in the arts, whether that be stunt choreography for Ria or painting for Lena.
Continue reading “‘Polite Society’ is an Action-Packed and Poignant Masterpiece”
The first trailer for writer-director’s Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society has just dropped, and the Focus Features Film hits theaters April 28, 2023!
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