‘Freaky Tales’ is a Love Letter for Funny Folks Fighting Fascism

April 4, 2025May 20, 2025 Dominic Mah

The Golden State Warriors played the Los Angeles Lakers last night, as they do in the closing act of the new film Freaky Tales from filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, set in the East Bay Area (Oakland and Berkeley mainly) in 1987, in which many cultural rivalries are lovingly recreated. The genre-bending mixtape movie from the directors of Captain Marvel and Half Nelson is timely, nostalgic, punk rock and old-school hiphop, inspiring and often hilarious.

Music, Reviews, Theatre

A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘American Idiot’

October 10, 2024April 29, 2025 Edward Hong

The Green Day album American Idiot was one of the most influential rock albums that affected our lives in ways too numerous to count. Considering the album structure, it also wasn’t a surprise that it easily converted into a musical that has been a riveting Tony and GRAMMY award-winning success since 2009.

Streaming, Television1 Comment

Anjana Vasan and Sarah Kameela Impey on the Second Season of ‘We Are Lady Parts’

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Swara Salih

We interview the frontwoman (Saira played by Sarah Kameela Impey) and lead guitarist (Amina played by Anjana Vasan) of our favorited Muslim women punk band, Lady Parts.

Streaming, Television

Netflix’s ‘The Chair’ Releases Trailer Featuring The Linda Lindas

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Laura Sirikul

It was Sandra Oh’s birthday yesterday, but Netflix and Oh decided to gift her fans a treat today with the official trailer to her upcoming Netflix comedy series, The Chair.

Streaming, Television

NOC Interview: Faith Omole of ‘We Are Lady Parts’

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Swara Salih

Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts, a British series featuring a punk rock band of all Muslim women of color, premiered here in the US on NBC’s Peacock streaming service! It’s a landmark in Muslim representation for so many viewers worldwide, who haven’t been able to see themselves represented on screen like this in such a subversive, yet bold, way like this before.

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