Gen Z Teens Watch Movies in 20 Minutes by Speeding Them up And Skipping Sentimental Bits

I hate to be hyperbolic about Gen Z and the impact social media is having on us, but in some cases, it’s necessary. Finding out that someone can’t sit through a movie that’s longer than 90 minutes without getting squirmy is horrifying. What’s worse is that some people can’t even sit through such a  short …
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Clout-Chasing TikToker Sparks Debate After Trying to Film Grandma’s Funeral Like a Wes Anderson Movie

Even in these days when every other person seems to be an aspiring influencer, you might think that certain things are off limits for posting about. Trailblazer as she is, Trisha Paytas is not a how-to guide.  However, if there’s one thing we should expect from social media, it’s that there will always be some …
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’12 Angry Men’ Tweets For Juror #8 Fans And Juror #3 Haters

I remember the first time I ever watched the 1957 Sidney Lumet classic 12 Angry Men. I was in my high school Speech class, and instead of dedicating the entire class period to us watching this movie, my teacher just put it on while we did other work and talked. Naturally, I didn’t really get …
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‘Wonka’ Tweets For Timothée Chalamet Superfans Who Are Bemused By Hugh Grant’s Oompa Loompa Casting

It would be inaccurate to say that I’m a fan of Willy Wonka. He is my everything. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) were my favorite movies in my childhood. I can confidently say I’ve watched those two movies more than any other movie in the world. …
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‘I had to «apologize»… through gritted teeth’: Passenger confronts woman playing loud music on her phone while on an airplane

Genuine question for those who play music out loud in public places: why do you do it?  Whenever I see people walking around blasting music on their phones, I usually assume they don’t have headphones. From my personal experience, I know how easy it is to break, lose, or forget your headphones, leaving you without …
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Explain Like I’m 35: What is a Canon Event? (June 22, 2023)

We can continue to lament the rise of TikTok, and point sagely to the likes of Black Mirror until our pointer fingers fall off. The youths of today have no intention of stopping a very particular way of romanticizing their lives: by pretending it’s all one big movie.  It’s not groundbreaking to state that it’s …
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20+ Hunger Games Fans Share Their Unpopular Opinions About The Series

The Hunger Games is one of those fandoms that has been on the back burner for a while, but it’s starting to come back. Whether you read the books ten years ago or yesterday, you probably still have strong opinions about the series and its characters.  My hot take is that some Hunger Games fans …
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People Share the Movies Whose Plot Twists Astounded Them

Art is far and away one of the coolest things we do. It can make us feel all kinds of things, and there are so many different ways to master it. Movies are the perfect example of this, and are perhaps one of the most accessible ways to get into cultural things  (if you condense …
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Shrek Memes For People Who Still Like Shrek Memes

In the year of our lord 2016, Shrek was the king of memes. You couldn’t go on social media weren’t seeing some sort of Shrek tribute, often incredibly sexual in nature. It might be for people who weren’t there to believe, but everybody wanted to have shrex in the mid-2010s.  The epitome of this trend …
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30 Relatable Movie Set Memes For Film Crews

Contrary to popular belief, most film sets are not glamorous. Even if you go back to the alleged «golden age» of Hollywood, everyone working on a film set was being worked to their bones for the illusion of glamour. Even though film sets may not be high glam, they are one of the most unique …
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