Swara Salih

1 week ago | thenerdsofcolor.org | Swara Salih

We speak with actor and artist Bruce Horak, who played Hemmer on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, on his new crowdfunded documentary Boldly Going. Bruce Horak is a legally blind actor, best known for his ground-breaking role as Lieutenant Hemmer in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Playing the Aenar, a species who is genetically blind, Horak’s role marked one of the few times where a blind actor plays a blind role in the Star Trek universe.

3 weeks ago | butwhytho.net | Swara Salih

How far will a mother go for the love of her children? A24’s latest horror film, Bring Her Back, co-directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, explores that question to a terrifying degree. Set in Australia, Bring Her Back follows adopted siblings Andy () and Piper () who tragically lose their father, leading them to foster mother Laura (). While her son Oliver () may be unnerving, Laura seems nice enough, at least at first.

3 weeks ago | thenerdsofcolor.org | Swara Salih

Everybody knows Superman. Everyone has an idea of who this iconic character is, with both favorable interpretations of his inherent devotion to doing good, and unfavorable interpretations of his will to help, with all his power, being unrealistic. But then what makes any hero, with all their various abilities, but the desire to save all they can for the sake of good itself?

1 month ago | thenerdsofcolor.org | Swara Salih

Nadia Osman joins us once again to review Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady’s new raunchy animated series on Amazon Prime. The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, American Dad, and more all-American animated adult tv comedies have graced our screens for decades, mercilessly interrogating the all-American life and if it’s all it’s cracked up to be.

1 month ago | butwhytho.net | Swara Salih

Written and directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by his studio Proximity Media, Sinners (2025) takes place in the Jim Crow-era in 1932. With hellish horrors, Coogler weaves a magnificently intricate horror story of magical realism, reflections on Black history and culture, and perseverance against white supremacist oppression. The film follows twins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) coming home to Clarksdale, Mississippi, from Chicago, where they’ve made it big.