In Your Dreams Balances Candy Colored Chaos with Real Heart Dreaming is one of the most powerful ways kids make sense of chaos or imagine what comes next. Whether it is school pressure, first crushes, or home shifting under their feet, dreams turn fear into something they can face. In Your Dreams,…

NOC Interview: Ginnifer Goodwin Discusses ‘Zootopia 2’ and Voice Acting @ginnifergoodwin #Zootopia2 @disneyanimation @disney #DisneyUpfront

Yonas Kibreab, Haley Tju, and Rafael Manayer on Bringing the ‘Bat-Fam’ to Life

Into the ‘Predator: Badlands’ with the Stars and Director of the New Film It's incredible to think that in just three years, director Dan Trachtenberg has reinvented the Predator franchise in such a profound way! From taking the film far into the past, and exploring the badass roots of both the…

Experience Global Holiday Flavors at the Disneyland Resort The most wonderful time of the year returns to the Disneyland Resort beginning November 14, 2025, bringing sparkling décor, dazzling entertainment, and festive flavors to both parks. Guests can indulge in seasonal bites and sips, from cozy…

At First Glance, Universal’s ‘Mummy’ Sequel is Orientalist Regression Swara explains why the announcement of Universal doing a "Mummy" Sequel may not be so exciting, and in fact may be regressive.

NOC Review: ‘Palestine 36’ Is An Epic Historical Film Of Resounding Importance Annemarie Jacir's Palestine 36 is an epic historical film that takes the audience back to 1936 when Palestine began to make a great push resisting British colonial rule. It is not only an astoundingly well made film…

'Tremendous' Welcomes Vincent Rodriguez III To Their New Publicity Branch

'In Your Dreams' Cast and Creators on Turning Childhood Fantasy into a Story About Letting Go

Pokémon’s Mega Evolution — Phantasmal Flames May Finally Shake Up the Meta As you’d expect from the TCG, collectors have plenty of chase cards to look forward to, but the real strength of the set comes from the potential of its meta-shifting cards. The Nerds of Color received a review sample…

The Micheaux Film Festival Highlighted Impactful Independent Films

NOC Interviews: The Cast of ‘Black Phone 2’ on Continuing the Story and Exploring Their Characters @masonthames @madeleinemcgraw @miguelmora @demianbichiroficial @blackphonemovie @universalpictures @blumhouse #BlackPhone2 #NYCC

Visiting Derry at the Red Carpet of ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ IT: Welcome to Derry premieres tonight! And earlier this week, we got a glimpse at the highly anticipated (and frankly highly enjoyable and truly terrifying) prequel to Andy Muschietti's IT and IT: Chapter Two. We were seeing red…

Here's a music video with lots of #cosplay candids for your #Halloween prepping, from #SDCC #Wondercon #NYCC etc, the song is called "Costume Party" from my group #12Valentines at bandcamp or on the streamers, it's sort of an ode to social anxiety at parties

NOC Interviews: Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, and Lee Pace Talk ‘The Running Man’ at NYCC @glenpowell @leeepfrog @edgarwright @runningmanmovie @paramountpics #RunningManMovie #NYCC

Floating High with the Cast and Creators of ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Every 27 years, something bad happens in the town of Derry, Maine. Children go missing, as fear and evil run rampant. Beneath the heart of this sleepy town lies a horrifying secret that threatens to divide its residents and cause…

Reflections on Watching Shorts at the Hawai’i International Film Festival as a New Filmmaker I’ve been covering the Hawai’i International Film Festival (HIFF) for several years for The Nerds of Color, yet haven’t attended its festival in-person since 2019. When I obtained many ticket vouchers from…

NOC Interview: Elijah M. Cooper Discusses Bringing a “New, Fresh Perspective” to ABC’s ‘9-1-1’ @realelijahmcooper @911onabc @abc #911onABC

‘Wayward’ Star Brandon McLaren Reflects on Career, Craft, and Humanity

‘Black Phone 2’ Star Madeleine McGraw Answers the Call Black Phone 2 is terrifying audiences everywhere now! While the first film was all about Mason Thames' character, Finney, the amazing Madeleine McGraw takes center stage this time as Gwen. What does The Grabber have in store for this…

A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘नेहा & Neel’ For better or worse, one of the oldest tropes in Asian American identity stories is often the generational & cultural divide between the immigrant parents and their American-born children. Ankita Raturi's नेहा & Neel, now having its world premiere at…

NOC Interview: Charlie Cox and Krysten Ritter Talk ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 at NYCC @krystenritter @daredevil #DaredevilBornAgain @marvel @marvelstudios @disneyplus #NYCC

NOC Interview: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sir Ben Kingsley on The Identity of Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ @yahya #WonderMan @marvel @marvelstudios @disneyplus #NYCC

Suezette Yasmin Robotham’s ‘Beyond Titles’ Examines What’s Left at Your Core In the most meaningful and actionable ways, Beyond Titles encourages you to dig deep, confront what matters most, and reflect on how your life can move forward with intentionality.

NOC Review: Blumhouse Phones It In with ‘Black Phone 2’ Traveling back to 2022, I remember leaving my screening of The Black Phone, touched, thrilled, and genuinely surprised having seen what became one of my favorites of that year. It was a terrific, self-contained adaptation of Joe Hill’s…

Director Ritesh Gupta on the Meta Horror of ‘The Red Mask’ We interview director Ritesh Gupta on his new meta horror film, "The Red Mask."

NOC Interview: Paul Bettany Previews ‘VisionQuest’ and the Show’s Powerful Themes @paulbettany @marvel @marvelstudios @disneyplus #NYCC #VisionQuest

Author Arezou Amin on Writing Iranian Canadian Love in ‘The Aroosi Arrangement’ We interview Iranian-Canadian author Arezou Amin on her debut romance novel, "The Aroosi Arrangement"

NOC Review: ‘The Night of the Iguana’ at Boston Court Pasadena Boston Court Pasadena’s production of The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams opened on September 11. Set at the Costa Verde hotel in a quiet Mexican village in 1940, at the cusp of Hitler’s advancement on Europe, the rarely…

Talking About ‘TRON: Ares’ with Arturo Castro I loved TRON: Ares! Based on reviews from my fellow colleagues, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. TRON may be a niche franchise, but I simply can't get enough of the crazy lightcycle sequences, the insane disc battles, buzzing techno soundtracks,…

A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Paranormal Inside’ Prince Gomolvilas' Paranormal Inside, now having one of its rolling world premieres at East West Players, achieves the astounding feat in being a play that is so compelling while fully utilizing multiple global majority actors across different…

A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘In Response 2025: Rise Up!’ I'm normally not a fan of watching an anthology of short plays, but attending the opening night of Towne Street Theatre's In Response

NOC Review: ‘Eureka Day’ at Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena Playhouse’s production of Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day, opened on September 10. The Tony Award-winning play follows a group of PTA parents at a private elementary school in Berkeley, CA, in the Fall of 2018, as they attempt to navigate a…

Tonatiuh of ‘Kiss of the Spiderwoman’ on Becoming an Actor and the Birthright to Joy Tonatiuh plays Molina in the 2025 rendition of Kiss of the Spiderwoman, slated to hit theaters on October 10. We had the opportunity to speak to Tonatiuh about their journey to becoming an actor, one’s birthright…

‘Tron: Ares’ and the Algorithm of Humanity In IMAX, Tron: Ares doesn’t just unfold, it engulfs you. From the first neon pulse to the last flicker of light, I felt like I wasn’t just watching a film but being uploaded into it. The franchise that once imagined the world inside a computer now feels…

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Creators and Vocalists on the Unifying Power of Fandom When KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix in June, nobody could have predicted the global phenomenon the animated movie would become. Clocking in at over 236 million views to date, it's secured the crown as the most…

Mega Evolution is a Solid New Set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game The latest set for the Pokémon TCG adds to the scene’s fervor with rare gold cards for collectors and heavy hitting, mega-evolved Pocket Monsters still finding their identity in the competitive space. The Nerds of Color received a…

Entering The Grid with the Cast and Director of ‘TRON: Ares’ Fun fact: I've actually been obsessed with TRON for a long time. Both the original TRON and TRON: Legacy were films that were ahead of their times, with creator Steven Lisberger and future Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski…

A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘The Little King of Norwalk’ Latino Theater Company returns for their fall season with a laugh out loud hit in Israel López Reyes' The Little King of Norwalk, now having its world premiere at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Not only is this play a meaningful tribute…

‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Sprinkles Magical Character Growth Among its Actors Wizards Beyond Waverly Place has shown a beautiful camaraderie between the cast of the Russo family throughout Season 2. We had a chance to chat with stars David Henrie and Janice LeAnn Brown to get a glimpse of how…

NOC Interview: James Pickens Jr. Reflects on the Impact of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ @therealjamespickens @greysabc #GreysAnatomy @abc #DisneyUpfront

NOC Interviews: The Stars of ‘After The Hunt’ on Character Questions, Perspectives, and Judgments @ayoedebiri @juliaroberts @afterthehuntmovie @amazonmgmstudios #AfterTheHuntMovie

‘The Paper’ Star Ramona Young on Building a Character from Scratch The Paper has quickly proven to be the perfect follow-up to The Office. The new show picks up a few years after the events of The Office and introduces us to several new characters. We had the opportunity to speak with Ramona Young…

‘Zootopia 2’ Expands Disney’s Animal Metropolis with New Characters and Timely Themes As Walt Disney Animation enters its second century, Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush says the studio is guided by three principles: joy, collaboration, and the courage to "swing for the fences." That ethos is…

‘Zootopia 2’ Creators Break Down the Sequel’s Themes and Animation Zootopia 2 marks Walt Disney Animation Studios’ return to the bustling animal metropolis nearly a decade after the original. The Nerds of Color caught up with directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard, as well as the creative team…

Celebrating 25 Years of the Stunning Yet Oddly Paced Romance, ‘In the Mood For Love’ It’s been 25 years since Wong Kar-wai’s pièce de résistance, In the Mood For Love, premiered in Hong Kong. Set in the early 1960s, it follows two neighbors (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who find out their spouses…

LA Comic Con 2025 is a Verifiable Hit, with Plans for 2026 Already Underway LA Comic Con returned this year with packed panels, A-List special guests, and some brand new activations. Fans of Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Universal Studios and so much more were able to soak up all of the fandom fun.

At this point, sometimes all we can do is laugh about the state of the country today, and thankfully, that's exactly what Paul Thomas Anderson does in his cathartic satirical triumph, One Battle After Another. @warnerbros @onebattleafteranothermovie #OneBattleAfterAnother

Pokémon Mega Evolution Celebrates New Expansion With ‘Discovery’ Experience This Weekend in LA Pokémon fans in Los Angeles, rejoice! The Pokémon Company International is celebrating the release of its Mega Evolution Pokémon expansion pack with a three-day interactive experience in Los Angeles. The…

The Schwartz Awakens in New ‘Spaceballs 2’ Cast Photo Amazon MGM Studios just confirmed production is underway on Spaceballs 2, the decades-in-the-making follow-up to Mel Brooks' 1987 space opera classic. The film will reunite Brooks with original stars Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, and an…