Nick E. Tarabay is one of the most underrated actors currently working in the business. Charismatic, charming, and funny, he’s best known for his role as Ashur in Spartacus: War of the Damned. Since then, he’s been in a plethora of television shows including Person of Interest, Burn Notice, and Arrow, and blockbuster films including Star Trek: Into Darkness and Pacific Rim: Uprising. Currently, he’s starring as the spy-turned-bodyguard Cotyar in The Expanse. Pop Culturalist chatted with Nick about his career, how he dives into character, The Expanse, and an exciting project he’s been working on. The Expanse
Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival this year, Zoe is Drake Doremus’ latest movie in the sci-fi romance genre. Relationships are hard, which is why Cole’s (Ewan McGregor) company, Relationist, matches people based on an AI algorithm from some personal questions. It’s rated by percentage points and if you are completely incompatible or for some reason don’t want human companionship, Relationist also can create synthetic humans to help. Zoe (Léa Seydoux) is one such creation, though she is unaware at first. The film explores the relationship between Cole and Zoe and whether or not
Richard Kohnke is a familiar face. You’ve seen him in blockbuster films and hit television programs, including When the Game Stands Tall, Pitch Perfect, The Carrie Diaries, and My All-American. Despite all of his success, he hasn’t let any of it go to his head. He continues to remain grounded and humble choosing projects that he feels a deep connection with—big or small. His latest film, Exit Strategy, made its Tribeca Film Festival debut this week. The short centers around two brothers who are caught in an endless time loop
The now cult-classic Tina Fey-written film, Mean Girls, has landed on Broadway…and it’s just as you’d expect a film-to-stage musical to be: funny, a little campy, high energy, and with all your favorite scenes and lines of dialogue. If you, for some reason, did not like the film, then this Broadway show is not for you. If you liked the movie, or if you haven’t seen the movie (although if you’re in the minority of people who have not seen Mean Girls the film, stop reading this and watch it