True OC Abduction Case ‘The Accidental Getaway Driver’ Gets Limited Theatrical Release
Stories based on or inspired by true events — that center Asians — are often ignored or given whitewashed treatment,
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‘DÌDI’ to Make its Los Angeles Premiere at the 40th VC Film Fest
Visual Communications (VC) has announced a new Special Presentation program is being added to the VC FILM FEST lineup: the Los
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Adrian Tomine’s Classic Graphic Novel is Brought to Life in ‘Shortcomings’ Trailer
During the early aughts, indie comics were the only place to find Asian American stories by Asian American cartoonists. One
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The Middle Geeks Episode 49: ‘Farha’ Review and the Resistance of Palestine
The Middle Geeks review Darin J. Sallam’s searing and visceral film, Farha, which details the first horrific events of the Nakba.
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Hard NOC Life 297: Every Oscar Nom Reaction All at Once
Hard NOC Life is back! Keith is joined by guest co-host Lauran Lola to break down the 95th Annual Oscar
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The Healing Magic of ‘Marvelous and the Black Hole’
The “face” of the coming-of-age story has been changing: It is not that teenagers have changed — far from it
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See the Haunting Trailer for Kogonada’s New Film, ‘After Yang’
After making a splash at the Cannes Film Festival last summer, After Yang is finally being released to mass audiences
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Sundance Highlights Speculative Storytelling From Southeast Asia
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival has come to a close, following 11 days of presenting in-depth films and conversations from
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Southern Fried Asian: Sung Kang
Justice is coming to Southern Fried Asian! Ahead of the world premiere of F9, the latest installment of The Fast
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NOC Sundance Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
While the details of Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus Christ are debated, Judas goes down in history as one of
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Give Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield Their Roses for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
With regard to director Shaka King’s masterpiece, the aforementioned sentiment goes double for Kaluuya’s fellow cast members Dominique Fishback, Ashton
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NOC Exclusive Interview: Actor, Miya Cech, of Nickelodeon’s ‘The Astronauts’
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down for a NOC Exclusive interview with Actor, Miya Cech, currently starring as
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NOC Exclusive Interview: Angel Manuel Soto, Director of ‘Charm City Kings’
Heyyyy! It’s Kuya P AKA Patrick Michael Strange and I had the extreme pleasure of speaking with the director of
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NOC Exclusive Interview: Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Star of ‘Charm City Kings’
Heyyyy! It’s Kuya P AKA Patrick Michael Strange and I had the extreme pleasure of speaking with the star of
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NRW Review: ‘Charm City Kings’
The NRW Crew of Glenn Lawrence and Kuya P AKA Patrick Michael Strange got together to do an advance spoiler-free
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Hard NOC Life: April Reign is Going to the Oscars
In this bonus episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith talks to the creator of #OscarsSoWhite, April Reign, on the eve of
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Hard NOC Life: Desi Geek Miracles
It a Hard NOC crossover as Desi Geek Girls’ co-host (and YA author) Preeti Chhibber joins in on Hard NOC
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‘Searching’ Writers Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian Want to Normalize the Asian American Narrative
Searching has been marked as revolutionary in filmmaking with the story being told through the eyes of the technology and
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‘Searching’ for a New Kind of Thriller with John Cho
After a long weekend of interviews, John Cho walked into a room full of Asian and Asian American reporters anxiously
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Birth of a Nation is Poorly Done Slavery Pain-Porn
Nate Parker stars in the Nat Turner biopic film, Birth of a Nation. While most true story adaptations include a few….
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Talking Advantageous with Jennifer Phang
Last week, one of the most-lauded science fiction films of the year was released digitally, on demand, and in cinemas
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Please Give this Man Money: Adam WarRock’s Donation Drive
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Adam WarRock at the NOC. I mean, just look at the tag
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