What happens when a horror movie doesn't know it's a horror movie? You get "Passengers," the 2016 sci-fi film starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. Directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts, the movie takes place aboard a spaceship transporting thousands of people to a distant planet in the aftermath of Earth's ecological collapse. When a malfunction causes one of the passengers, Jim (Pratt), to awaken from hypersleep 30 years into the vessel's 120-year journey, he's left with a dilemma: Should he live out the rest of his days on the ship alone, end his life prematurely, or wake up Aurora (Lawrence), the hot lady he's crushing on, and lie about what happened for as long as possible? I'm betting you've guessed what he does.
Jim's decision was meant to be a surprise. However, much like what happened with Matthew Vaughn's "Argylle," the film's "twist" was spoiled in reports long before its release.
Jim's decision was meant to be a surprise. However, much like what happened with Matthew Vaughn's "Argylle," the film's "twist" was spoiled in reports long before its release.
- 5/13/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
I’ve got a fun and interesting video essay here for you to watch today from Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter that examines the history of zombies. It starts out with zombism’s Haitian Voodoo origins and how zombies came into existence:
“The zombie, they say, is the soulless human corpse still dead but taken from the grave and endowed by sorcery with a mechanical semblance of life. The zombies of Haitian folklore are controlled by a sorcerer called a bokor who uses them for his own ends often for menial work resembling the slave labor and by the way, they don’t eat or crave human flesh at this point.”
The video then goes into how the concept of zombies changed with Hollywood and movies, specifically George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. I will note, though, that Romero referred to these characters as ghouls rather than zombies,...
“The zombie, they say, is the soulless human corpse still dead but taken from the grave and endowed by sorcery with a mechanical semblance of life. The zombies of Haitian folklore are controlled by a sorcerer called a bokor who uses them for his own ends often for menial work resembling the slave labor and by the way, they don’t eat or crave human flesh at this point.”
The video then goes into how the concept of zombies changed with Hollywood and movies, specifically George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. I will note, though, that Romero referred to these characters as ghouls rather than zombies,...
- 9/8/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We have an interesting video for you to check out today from Evan Puschak, who takes a deep look at the Nirvana song Polly, and its meaning, structure, and story. I never knew that the song was based upon a real-life event that brings an even more haunting and upsetting element to the song. The event that inspired the song was the brutal abduction, rape, and torture of a 14 year old girl who was taken from a concert by a man who had been released from prison for similar crimes. The video tells that even the choice of guitar by Cobain was strategic, as the cheap instrument, that barely stayed in tune, drew the listener closer to the storyteller in the dark and intimate song.
Cobain was a champion for women and trying to eradicate sexual assault. He donated time and money to the cause, and was quoted in 1991, saying:...
Cobain was a champion for women and trying to eradicate sexual assault. He donated time and money to the cause, and was quoted in 1991, saying:...
- 8/4/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
The ongoing debate among comic book fans on whether the DC Extended Universe (Dceu) or the Marvel Cinematic Universe (McU) is better is tackled by YouTuber Evan Puschak, who says it has everything to do with the action scenes.
Puschak, the host of the weekly pop culture YouTube series “The Nerdwriter,” says in a compilation of clips that action scenes that are frequently interrupted with dramatic pauses are an important touch to Marvel films. For example, when Black Widow asks Hawkeye if they are still friends while fighting the big battle at the airport in “Captain America: Civil War.”
He also talks about the stylized coloring, super slow motion and “ridiculous” camera motions typically used in DC films.
Also Read: Oh, Hi Kevin Feige! Tommy Wiseau Interested in Marvel or DC Film Role
The McU has released significantly more films than the Dceu and also has made a ton more money,...
Puschak, the host of the weekly pop culture YouTube series “The Nerdwriter,” says in a compilation of clips that action scenes that are frequently interrupted with dramatic pauses are an important touch to Marvel films. For example, when Black Widow asks Hawkeye if they are still friends while fighting the big battle at the airport in “Captain America: Civil War.”
He also talks about the stylized coloring, super slow motion and “ridiculous” camera motions typically used in DC films.
Also Read: Oh, Hi Kevin Feige! Tommy Wiseau Interested in Marvel or DC Film Role
The McU has released significantly more films than the Dceu and also has made a ton more money,...
- 6/2/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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