NOC Recaps Arrow: We Still Want Vixen
It’s been a month since Arrow’s last episode, but I’m still thinking about Vixen. How she needs her own show. How I want to know more about her character outside of a 30-minute web series. How awesome...
View Article13 Thoughts I Had After the ‘Doctor Who’ SDCC Panel
'Doctor Who' debuted a new trailer and a new sonic at #SDCC18. Here are 13 thoughts on the new Who reveals!
View Article#EduHam: ‘Hamilton’ Puts History in the Hands of the Future
”This is for ones like us, that had big hopes and dreams but didn’t make it.” — Lea Ibragimova, Shanae Bennett, and Valentina Vidal Ortega from Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies There’s...
View ArticleMickey: The True Original Exhibition is a Colorful Playground for Disnerds
The Nerds of Color got to visit the Mickey: The Original Exhibition in New York City. Here's what we thought.
View ArticleMaria Rambeau and My Fear for Black Girls in Space
In which I wish I could have Monica Rambeau’s fearlessness when it comes to Black women characters in sci-fi, but I’ve been burned twice before. Captain Marvel blasted into theaters two weeks ago and...
View ArticleGet Ready for ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
What did we learn at #StarWarsCelebration today? No one's ever really gone...
View ArticleNOC Blasts Off to the ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ During Star Wars Celebration
Soon you’ll be able to visit a galaxy far, far away real, real close to home. Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Disneyland opens May 31, 2019, then Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Disney World opens August 29, 2019....
View ArticleNOC Review: Rian Johnson Slays with ‘Knives Out’
Knives Out is a deliciously twisty mystery that has no right to be as funny as it is.
View ArticleNOC Review: ‘Hustlers’ is No Scam
To put it in TV terms, director Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers is perfect for viewers who liked the crafty chaos of Walter White and the motherly desperation of Good Girls. The sexy crime dramedy stars...
View ArticleThe Fate of Black Women in ‘Joker’
Be warned, this is a spoiler-heavy article. When I saw Joker at the Toronto International Film Festival, the main question I wanted answered was: Do the Black people die in this movie? Spoiler alert:...
View ArticleWashington Heights Dances Center Stage in the Trailer for ‘In the Heights’
Lights up on Washington Heights. No matter how many times you’ve listened to the In the Heights Original Broadway Cast Recording, whether once or 96,000 times, it gets stuck in your head. And after you...
View ArticleWilliam Jackson Harper is Taking ‘The Good Place’ With Him
At some point within the Jeremy Bearimy, I eventually lost count of how many people I told about The Good Place after the first season aired. I caught it over the hiatus before season two and couldn’t...
View Article‘Soul’ Producers Address the Blue Elephant in the Room
Soul is the third in a trend of de-humanized Black animated movie characters. What do the movie's producers think about this criticism?
View ArticleDisney’s Latest Film Shows the ‘Soul’ of New York
For an animated slice-of-Black-New-York-life, Disney’s new Pixar film Soul joins Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse in showing new parts of New York not typically glamorized by Hollywood. Despite being...
View ArticleNo More Mrs. Frozone: Black Women Characters in Pixar’s ‘Soul’
There aren't many Black adult women in animated features. Pixar Soul gives us two more. Constance Gibbs speaks to the actresses behind the characters.
View Article‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie’ is Coming to Netflix
It’s a dream come true! Sailor Moon Eternal is finally here. Watching Sailor Moon Crystal on Hulu and rewatching Classic last year got me through the early days of the pandemic. The show I’ve been in...
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