From Lumon to the IMF with Tramell Tillman of ‘Mission: Impossible’

May 23, 2025May 28, 2025 Mike Manalo

In just a few short years, Trammell Tillman has shimmied his way to the top! The star of Severance made a heck of a name for himself as the incomparable Seth Milchick on the Emmy-nominated phenomenon, and has proven himself to be one of the finest actors working in streaming today. Now it’s time for Mr. Milchick to be promoted from severed floor manager to Commander!

Interview, Movies

A ‘Final Reckoning’ with the Stars of ‘Mission: Impossible’

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 Mike Manalo

We are on to the final mission, everyone! Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning hits theaters this week. And we were fortunate enough to chat with the cast of the long-awaited next (and final?) installment in the hit spy franchise. Earlier this week, we brought you our interviews with Angela Bassett and Hayley Atwell! And today we’re happy to bring you our conversations with Pom Klementieff, Greg Tarzan Davis, and Simon Pegg!

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Achieving the ‘Impossible’ with Angela Bassett and Hayley Atwell of ‘The Final Reckoning’

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 Mike Manalo

The fuse is lit, and the mission is on! Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is exploding into theaters this week. And to celebrate we were given the opportunity to chat with the cast of the long awaited next (and final?) installment in the adventures of Ethan Hunt. First up, our interviews with Oscar-nominee and legend, Angela Bassett, and MCU mainstay turned IMF mainstay, Hayley Atwell!

Movies, Trailers

The Final Mission Begins in New ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Trailer

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Mike Manalo

The Mission: Impossible films have given us so much, and never asked for anything in return other than for our jaws to drop. And drop they have, just as fast and far as Tom Cruise does whenever he’s filming a big stunt. The films are a love letter to the magic of practical stunt work, and the power of fun, escapist popcorn cinema at its finest. Now the countdown begins for what is rumored to be Cruise’s final bow as the incomparable Ethan Hunt, with Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning!

Movies, Trailers

Prepare for ‘The Final Reckoning’ with the New ‘Mission: Impossible’ Teaser

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Mike Manalo

We have had to wait quite a bit of time for the second part of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1 to come out. At long last, though, we finally have a trailer for the epic conclusion in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning!

Sci Fi, Streaming, Television

Trailer for Max’s ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Arrives

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 Mike Manalo

Hot on the heels of the best movie of the year, Dune: Part Two, Legendary and WB are wasting no time at all expanding on the Dune saga! In fact, to the surprise of everyone, a new series for Max will be arriving this fall! And we got a first look at the trailer for Dune: Prophecy today.

Movies, Reviews, Sci Fi

NOC Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is a Masterpiece Fulfilled

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 Mike Manalo

Stone me if you must, but I’ll be the first to admit, I liked, but didn’t love, Dune: Part One. While so many considered it the best movie of the year in 2021 (which I understand), I just wasn’t as enamored by it as everyone else.

Movies, Sci Fi

Take a Look at the Main Theatrical Poster for ‘Dune: Part Two’

January 24, 2024 Sophia Soto

With the highly anticipated release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two finally approaching in theaters on March 1, there’s no better time to share the official theatrical poster featuring stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.

Movies, Sci Fi, Trailers

It’s Time for the Third ‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer

December 12, 2023 Sophia Soto

Ready for another new Dune: Part Two trailer? Denis Villeneuve is continuing the saga in theaters on March 1, 2024, with the next chapter in the ongoing adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel and fans can’t wait.

Movies, Sci Fi

Check Out the Character Posters for ‘Dune: Part Two’

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Sophia Soto

Next year, audiences will get to experience Dune: Part Two thanks to award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. The film, which serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s Dune, will be the next chapter in the ongoing adaptation of Frank Herbert’s influential sci-fi novel.

Movies, Reviews

NOC Review: ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ is a Non-Stop Thrill Ride

July 5, 2023August 9, 2023 Mike Manalo

Franchise resurrection. That’s a feat in Hollywood rarely ever achieved by most franchises, outside of, perhaps, Fast and Furious. Much like that movie series, there was a time when the Mission: Impossible faced the relative threat of extinction. But suddenly, it came skyrocketing back in 2010, with Ghost Protocol and the insane stunt work of its maestro, actor and star, Tom Cruise.

Movies, Sci Fi, Trailers

Here’s the New Trailer for ‘Dune: Part Two’

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Sophia Soto

Denis Villeneuve is bringing the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s novel to the big screen with Dune: Part Two and it looks epic!

Movies, Trailers

Choose to Accept the Latest Trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’

May 17, 2023May 18, 2023 Mike Manalo

Tom Cruise is flying high off of Top Gun: Maverick; the movie that saved Hollywood’s box office… after Shang Chi, Venom 2, and Spider-Man: No Way Home also saved Hollywood’s box office! Nevertheless, the one thing we know about Cruise is he brings the quality, the excitement, and the commitment to all his projects. And because of this, the Mission: Impossible franchise has just gotten better and better with each installment. Now we have the latest trailer for this summer’s Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. And it looks as astonishing as ever!

Movies, Sci Fi

Watch the Official Trailer for ‘Dune: Part Two’

May 3, 2023May 4, 2023 Sophia Soto

The saga continues with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, which serves as the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s novel. The film’s all-star cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.

Movies

First Trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Mike Manalo

Next year, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF will accept a brand new, insanely treacherous mission: Getting a new movie into theaters before another COVID outbreak hits! Pandemic delays stalled production on the latest installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, but today, Paramount Pictures dropped a trailer that shows it’s all going to be worth it! Check here to check out the first trailer for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One!

Interview, Movies, Sci Fi

Paging Dr. Yueh: An Interview with Chang Chen from ‘Dune’

October 21, 2021 Mike Manalo

Tonight’s the night! It’s been a long road for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and the country is finally going to see his faithful, epic, visually stunning adaptation hit the big screen, in the way it was meant to be seen! And to celebrate, we are finally going to reveal that were given the very exciting opportunity to speak with Dune star, Chang Chen, who plays the complex Doctor Yueh.

Movies, Sci Fi

‘Dune’ Comes to Life at Texas SandFest 2021

October 20, 2021October 21, 2021 Mike Manalo

Your ship to Arrakis is almost here folks! Dune is at long last finally hitting theaters this weekend! And when you think about the epic, monumental scale of the film, and the hauntingly beautiful but harsh environments that create the desert planet of Dune, only one thing comes to mind — sandcastles in Texas!

Manga, Movies, Sci Fi

New Manga-Inspired ‘Dune’ Poster Debuts

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Mike Manalo

The countdown for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is on! And though much of the world has seen the film already, a few territories are still waiting in anticipation for their journey to Arrakis. We in the US are still, of course, waiting for the film to hit theaters on October 22. However, Japan only has 11 days more, since the film hits cinemas there on October 15!

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NOC Review: ‘Dune’ is Decent

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Mike Manalo

Sometimes there are movies that just come into your life, and live rent free in your brain days or weeks after you’ve seen them. That’s how you know you generally love them, and they make a profound impact on you. Either you replay or relive scenes that made you smile or blew you away. Furthermore, when you see them again, you still smile, or laugh, or get goosebumps. The Matrix in 1999. The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. The Dark Knight in 2008. The Avengers in 2012 and Endgame in 2019.

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Is ‘Dune’ Truly a White-Savior Story?

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Mike Manalo

Not according to Denis Villeneuve.

Recently, members of the press, including The Nerds of Color, were given the privilege of speaking directly with the visionary director behind Dune. During the conversation, Villeneuve was asked about Dune being an example of the White Savior trope, among many other questions, and he wanted to make it specifically clear that while many have taken the surface-level concept of the story and expressed condemnations for it based on that, interpreting the story as such would actually be missing the true point of it.

Interview, Movies, Sci Fi

‘Reminiscence’ Star Daniel Wu is a Saint

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Keith Chow

Recently, I had the pleasure to talk to the icon Daniel Wu about his role in the new Warner Bros. film, Reminiscence. In it, Wu plays the villainous Saint Joe, but does so in a way that upends the stereotype of the “Asian villain.” Of course, The NOC is no stranger to Wu’s body of work, having championed every season of AMC’s Into the Badlands.

Movies, Sci Fi

Inside the Music of ‘Reminiscence’

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Mike Manalo

This week, Warner Bros. releases Reminiscence, from the terrific Lisa Joy (co-creator of Westworld), in theaters and on HBO Max. And to celebrate, The Nerds of Color was recently invited to a virtual roundtable with Joy, Grammy-nominated music producer Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, musical artist Lonr, and legendary composer Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Game of Thrones, Westworld). Together they discussed the process of writing and composing the moody tones featured in the film, as well as Lonr’s original song for the film, “Save My Love.”

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On a Journey with Lisa Joy, Director of ‘Reminiscence’ + a Clip From the Movie

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Keith Chow

This Friday, Warner Bros. will be releasing Reminiscence, an original high-concept, sci-fi film noir, in theaters and on HBO Max. In a world where IP reigns supreme, to have a non-franchise, non-sequel get such a wide release is almost unheard of nowadays. The only person in recent memory who has been able to open an original blockbuster is Christopher Nolan. But, as Reminiscence points out, we can’t always rely on memory. What matters is the here and now, and right now is Lisa Joy’s time. If anyone can successfully tell a high concept sci-fi story, I’ll put my money on the co-creator of Westworld — who just so happens to be Nolan’s sister-in-law.