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April 2, 2018

A QUIET PLACE is the Most Satisfying Jump Scare Movie in History (Review)

I’ve become a curmudgeon of horror movies, a grouchy old hand who thinks a lot of modern horror gets it wrong. This comes not from a desire to see things more watered down; quite the opposite in fact. I want them to try harder and actually elicit real scares, not just rely on loud things to startle us. A jump scare every now and then is fine, but movies shouldn’t base their entire ability to frighten on what amounts to a cinematic balloon pop. John Krasinski‘s A Quiet Place seemed poised to do exactly what I dislike; it’s an entire movie about being quiet. And yet it’s one of the tensest, truly scariest movies to come out in a long time.


The set-up is ingenious: the world has been beset by creatures who hunt based on sound, and they’re incredibly fast about it. Basically, if you make any noise louder than a light cough or the shuffling of feet, these beasts will come out of nowhere and pick you off. Krasinski and his real-life wife Emily Blunt play parents of three children, living an exceedingly silent existence in the country and trying their hardest not to make noise. But, of course, they do, and they have to try to defend their home and save their family.



Gotta love a simple premise, but it goes much deeper than that. The script, originally by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, later worked on by Krasinski himself, never lets up the action and the peril for our small band of characters, but nevertheless allows for a great deal of development and interpersonal drama. The couple’s eldest child (played beautifully by Millicent Simmonds) is deaf, which means the family can all communicate via sign language, but it also means that she is at a distinct disadvantage. She can’t tell when a loud noise has been made, which means she also can’t tell when the creatures are coming.



This is Krasinski’s third film as director and a clear departure in tone and scale from his earlier talky comedies. He’s incredibly self-assured in the horror/thriller field and tension is built from the very beginning. We’re sure no one is safe, even in a film full of children. I also applaud the film for showing us the creature enough without doing it too much. It’s not visually dissimilar to some other recent monsters, but we get to understand its physiology, entirely through action and visual storytelling. We comprehend enough without needing an info-dump.


A Quiet Place plays its jump scares at exactly the right points, with several of them being the red herring fake-outs audiences need to release tension. I’m very grateful not all of the movie’s scares come from a loud noise breaking the quiet, though. There’s a surprising amount of fear to be mined by our characters hiding in plain sight trying not to breathe or scream, like the deadliest game of Marco Polo. Blunt has several scenes on her own where the world seems to be conspiring against her to make her make a noise. If you needed any more evidence that Blunt is a massive screen star, and a badass of epic proportions, watch her nearly burst blood vessels in her face trying not to scream or express any audible pain at all. Just phenomenal.



Ultimately, A Quiet Place is a movie that delivers wall-to-wall scares and creature thrills we haven’t seen done this satisfyingly in a very long while. A whole movie could have been made of the parents retrofitting their farmhouse and grounds for maximum silence, especially making walking paths out of soft sand. How long would that have taken?! The movie is a brisk 90 minutes but it never feels like the threat isn’t clearly defined and the character dynamics aren’t rock solid. It’s the story of one family trying to make it in a world stacking the decks against them, and that’ll always endear audiences to it. I left the cinema not wanting to make noise, for fear of the creatures getting me, and that’s the mark of an effective horror movie if I ever heard it.


4 out of 5 noiseless burritos


Images: Paramount


Kyle Anderson is the Associate Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Twitter!


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Published on April 02, 2018 13:25

Delos Reveals a Description for WESTWORLD’s Shogun World

Update 4/2/18:



We have a little more information about Shogun World. The Delos Destination website was updated with the name of the world and confirms it’s based on the Edo period:


For those for whom Westworld is not enough, the true connoisseur of gore can indulge their fantasies with the slash of a katana. Modeled after Japan’s Edo period, Shogun World offers a chance for guests to embrace their inner warrior, in a landscape of highest beauty and darkest horror. Let your true self take shape in the land where self-discovery is an art form.


Previously:


Delos will be facing a host of problems when season two of Westworld premieres on HBO on April 22. The resident robots of one of their theme park worlds, Westworld, are revolting, and one of the issues Delos will have to reckon with is whether they can stop this uprising from spreading into their other parks (they have six total), like Shogun World. We’ve seen glimpses of the world in trailers and through in-universe websites, and the latest footage from the series paused on one character in particular: a geisha. She’ll be played by Rinko Kikuchi.







I’m glad to announce that I’ll be in Westworld Season 2! #westworld #HBO


A post shared by rinkokikuchi/Rinbjö (@rinkokikuchi) on Apr 1, 2018 at 6:03pm PDT





If Shogun World is like Westworld, it’s sprawling. The location of the park would likely be miles away from the Delos corporate structure we saw in season one. However, when Maeve made her escape, we saw hosts dressed in samurai attire in the background. So presumably, all the robots are made in the same place–which would make it easy for the hosts of Westworld to recruit the Shogun World hosts to their side. I don’t know which group of robots to be more afraid of. Given what Delos put the hosts of Westworld through, I have no doubt Shogun World robots were equally abused. I don’t want to imagine what a geisha would have had to endure at the hands of guests who have twisted ideas of a geisha’s role.


So, if Kikuchi’s character awakes and gains sentience, imagine the ass she will kick. It will be glorious. What if she ends up joining forces with Maeve? Thandie Newton‘s character is seen wearing a kimono in the season two trailer, so she’s spending some amount of time in the park. I don’t know if we’ll see Shogun World, but I believe hosts from that park are going to have a key role in the upcoming season.


How prominent do you think Kikuchi’s role will be in season two? What theories do you have about Shogun World? Tell us in the comments.


Image: HBO


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Published on April 02, 2018 12:58

Alert: Pixar’s New Short Is About a Cute Little Dumpling

A new Pixar film means a new short, and with a catalog including titles such as Lava, La Luna, and Piper, I expect nothing less than a charming, emotional story. Pixar and emotion tend to come bundled together, so I think my expectations will be met–especially because Pixar’s new short, Bao, is about an adorable little dumpling that comes to life and bonds with its maker, a Chinese-Canadian woman whose children have moved away. Bao will accompany Incredibles 2 (coming to theaters on June 15); it’s the first Pixar short to have a female director, Domee Shi.


Entertainment Weekly (EW) shared a first look at art from the short, and I’m melting.



Our New Short, Bao, Opens In Front of #Incredibles2 June 15 (@OhMyDisney): https://t.co/gEmXJ7iMsr pic.twitter.com/tIBgsZ1eku


— Disney•Pixar (@DisneyPixar) March 30, 2018



The tiny dumpling gives the woman another chance to play mom in the seven minute short. Shi told EW, “I just wanted to create this magical, modern-day fairy tale, kind of like a Chinese Gingerbread Man story. The word ‘bao’ actually means two things in Chinese: Said one way, it means steamed bun. Said another, it means something precious. A treasure.”


And the baby dumpling is a treasure. Just look at the concept art:



omg the new pixar short is gonna be so cute!!! it’s about a little dumpling named Bao!!! AhhHHHH pic.twitter.com/HjZtDIDETa


— allie! (@fierlaines) March 31, 2018



I’ve never cried over a soup dumpling before, but there’s a first time for everything. Also, I’m hungry.


Are you more excited about Bao than Incredibles 2? How would you rank Pixar’s shorts so far? Share your list with us in the comments.


Image: Alpha


Amy Ratcliffe is an Associate Editor for Nerdist. Follow her on Twitter and keep up with her Disney food adventures on Instagram.


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Published on April 02, 2018 12:13

The CW Renews 10 Series Including RIVERDALE, SUPERNATURAL, and DC Comics Shows

If you woke up today wondering about the fate of your favorite CW series, you’re in luck. Via Variety, the network has announced renewals for a whopping ten shows, probably none of which will surprise you. They’re bringing back every DC Comics series, including Black Lightning. And if you thought season 13 might be a good place to end Supernatural, well, apparently Sam and Dean Winchester will never, ever stop saving people and hunting things. I swear this show will be airing until Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are fighting demons off with walkers.



Riverdale is coming back, too, and based on how utterly insane season two has been, I’m both tentatively looking forward to and nervous about what sort of wacky twists they’ll come up with for season three.


Renewed series include:

Supernatural (SEASON 14, GUYS)

Riverdale (season three)

Arrow (season seven)

Legends of Tomorrow (season four)

The Flash (season five)

Supergirl (season four)

Black Lightning (season two)

Jane the Virgin (season five)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (season four)

Dynasty (season two)


Decisions are still to come about more seasons of Life Sentence, Valor, iZombie, and The 100. Rumors have swirled about The 100 ending after its current season, but they’re not necessarily true, so we’ll see what The CW decides. Those announcements should come in May.


Are you surprised to see any of these series getting renewals? Which shows are you most hyped to see more of? Have any theories for the next seasons? Tell us everything in the comments.


Images: The CW


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Published on April 02, 2018 11:46

OVERWATCH’s Doomfist Gauntlet Has Been Recreated with a 2,600-Pound Punch

The Hacksmith has previously made some impressive Overwatch builds, including Tracer’s Pulse pistol and Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer. But now, the Hacksmith has taken on the iconic gauntlet of Doomfist, one of the game’s fan-favorite villains. And it wasn’t enough to simply recreate the aesthetic of the Doomfist—this build actually packs a 2,600-pound punch!





Via Laughing Squid, the Doomfist build was chronicled in the latest episode of Make It Real. It required a few parts and designs from previous builds. This includes the 3D design of a Hulk fist, which was repurposed for this build and laser-cut into steel pieces that were then welded back together. From there, it was a matter of shaping the gauntlet and decorating it with the necessary components. To give the Doomfist its powerful punch, six pneumatic cylinders were incorporated into the design. However, it still took a backpack rig from the Hacksmith’s Call of Duty exoskeleton to provide the cylinders with enough air to activate them.


After the gauntlet was finished, the team behind this series took a few turns trying on the Doomfist for themselves. It’s not as easy as it looks, since the fist itself weighs 33 pounds and the fully assembled gauntlet is 44 pounds. Of course, the biggest joy of creating a Doomfist that can actually punch comes from testing it out. It smashed through several objects with ease, although a large plasma TV proved to be harder to destroy than anyone expected.



What do you think about this Doomfist recreation? Smash everything in the comment section below!


Images: The Hacksmith


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April 1, 2018

RICK AND MORTY Becomes BUSHWORLD ADVENTURES For April Fool’s Day

Last year, Adult Swim delivered one of its greatest April Fool’s Day pranks to date by premiering the first episode of Rick and Morty season 3 without any advance warning. Given the glacial pace of the fourth season – which has yet to be officially ordered – few fans expected to see any sign of Rick and Morty this year. However, Adult Swim did have a Rick and Morty surprise this year, and it wasn’t anything we could have predicted.


Instead of the fourth season premiere, Adult Swim debuted a short called Bushworld Adventures, which re-imagined Rick and Morty in an alternate universe in which their show takes place in Australia. It’s a far less fantastical take on the characters, which makes for some very uncomfortable moments when Rick holds a “portal” gun to Morty’s head. Especially since it looks just like a real gun.



This short was written and directed by Michael Cusack, and to put it charitably, this was a very strange take on the source material. Just as Justin Roiland drew upon Back to the Future‘s Marty McFly and Doc Brown, Bushworld Adventures puts Rick and Morty into even darker territory by portraying their relationship with a more overt abuse angle. Although Roiland’s early shorts also had jokes about fellatio.


It’s hard to imagine many Rick and Morty fans being particularly pleased by this extended riff. If Roiland and Dan Harmon had been directly involved, then perhaps we would have had a more favorable response as well. To see it for yourself, visit Adult Swim’s official site.


What did you think about Bushworld Adventures? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!


Images: Adult Swim


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Published on April 01, 2018 21:12

Is It Time for THE WALKING DEAD to Move Its Focus Beyond Rick Grimes?

Warning: Spoilers are ahead for the season eight of The Walking Dead . Keep reading at your own risk.


Rick Grimes has been a more or less morally grey character on The Walking Dead since around season three. While he’s been consistently loyal to his own group, his mental stability, willingness to help strangers, and ideas on how to deal with threats has varied wildly. With this week’s episode “Still Gotta Mean Something,” it looks like Rick has gone completely darkside. (Finally? Or again?)


Rick and Morgan head out to round up the Savior prisoners who escaped; Alden asks Rick to have mercy on them, as many are probably regretting their decision to bolt. They encounter the prisoners at a broken down base halfway to Sanctuary. The prisoners manage to get the jump on them and knock them out, but when Rick comes to we see that Alden was right: many of the men do regret running away, and would rather live under Maggie than Negan. Rick, on hearing this, offers them a choice:


“You cut us loose, you cooperate, we’ll give you a fresh start. A chance to become one of us. I’m giving you my word. There’s not a lot that’s worth much these days, but a man’s word has got to mean something.”


All the men agree to this, and even fight off Jared—slimeball, Henry’s brother’s killer, and the only one who seems actually interested in returning to Negan. Rick then proceeds to slaughter all of them. It’s an upsetting and disappointing turn both for the episode and for Rick as a character. Rick doesn’t shoot them; he just hurts them enough so that they’re completely defenseless when a walker horde rolls through. At the end of it all, Rick stands above one of the half-eaten bodies. “You said—” the man begins. “I lied,” Rick says.



Now we know Jared was an abhorrent human being and it was only a matter of time before he went. But what of the others? We know they worked for Negan, but they sounded more coerced than anything; they were cowards, maybe, but not unredeemable men. “We could’ve lived, after,” the man says before Rick shoots him. It’s an echo of Carl’s own words to Rick, that there has to be something left for after. He was right, as Carl was right.


So where does that leave us with Rick? A man’s word does have to mean something, especially in a world like this—and especially to viewers, who trust that their protagonist is going to act a certain way. We know this new Rick is at odds with what Michonne wants—as we saw her crying and re-reading Carl’s letter—and we can guess he’s fallen way off the path of what Maggie, Carol, Alden, and even Tara are thinking right now. Maggie has accepted the prisoners as members of Hilltop; Alden is helping rebuild the walls after the attack; Carol rushes out to save Henry, even when Morgan believes him dead; and Tara tells Daryl she’s decided to forgive Dwight—probably the least believable plot thread this episode, but one that helps to reinforce that Rick is at odds with much of his own tribe. Many of them are rehabilitating and rebuilding. Rick is out there murdering people.



It feels like Rick has become a potential antagonist. There are other threads we can pull into this. “You save people. I watch them die,” Morgan says to Carol. He’s talking about himself, but it’s hard not to read into that as a reference to Rick as well. We also spend time with Jadis and Negan, where Negan is humanized probably the most we’ve ever seen. Negan surprisingly shows empathy for Jadis, and the two end up breaking down in front of each other. “You didn’t lose you. You should know that,” Negan says to her. Compare this to Rick seeing his reflection in a broken mirror after he kills the prisoners.


This all begs the question: with Carl gone and Rick spinning out, is it time to pivot the show from Rick? While earlier seasons often bounced between groups and characters, these last two seasons have been very heavily Rick-focused (sometimes to the detriment of other characters, like when we forewent a proper send-off for Glenn in favor of emphasizing Rick’s agony in season seven). Sure, he’ll likely come around and “get better”—we’ve yet to see the actual “my mercy will prevail over my wrath” scene—but one wonders if now’s the time to really expand beyond Rick, as Carl and Lori’s deaths have shifted the premise of the show, and Judith is too young to carry a meaningful role. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Andrew Lincoln talks of the camera “shifting off” of Rick, and Robert Kirkman says the show has a “very strong ensemble, and there’s a lot of characters that could carry the show.” Going into season nine, is it time to grow beyond Rick?



There’s certainly no shortage of potential protagonists whom the show could potentially expand with. Maggie, Michonne, Carol, Tara, and Rosita are all solid characters who would stand to have more character focus, and there are intriguing unexplored threads with the former Saviors, Cyndie and Oceanside, and Jadis and the mysterious helicopter that appeared in the episode. The show has also made gains in introducing more diverse characters such as Aaron, the hijab-wearing Nabila, and Saddiq, and characters such as these all hold potential for new, untapped stories. There’s a time jump in the comics after the Negan arc; is it possible to see a focus jump on the show in comparison?


Many characters talk of fresh starts in this episode. As we look toward season nine, maybe it’s time for us to start considering the same.


Images: AMC


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Published on April 01, 2018 19:19

Our Favorite April Fool’s Day Stories and Products for 2018

A lot of April Fool’s Day pranks fall flat. Some are so obvious and unbelievable they fail to register anything but an eyeroll, others are too dumb for anyone to care about them either way, and most are–well–not funny. At all. But some jokesters and social-media managers do find that perfect middle ground, with good-natured gags that manage to pull one over on us or make us laugh without making us angry. Like ThinkGeek did this year with their annual catalog full of imaginary stuff we’d definitely buy, or the great “BritBox” service that translates BBC shows into “American.”


So to celebrate those who managed to walk that fine April Fool’s Day line, here are some of our favorite fake stories, pranks, tweets, and images from 2018, starting with Sammy Hagar getting back together with the boys!



Van Halen announces world tour #VanHagar #WorldTour2018 #5150Time #TheOtherHalf #AprilFools pic.twitter.com/wvOAgkMYGz


— Sammy Hagar (@sammyhagar) April 1, 2018



Hey…uh….any chance this isn’t a prank? Cause we’d definitely eat this.



This chocolate food item on the other has to be a joke, because if it wasn’t we’d be calling for congress to intervene and for trials to begin immediately.


https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/vid...


If you’re in the market for a new car, Lexus offered up a way to get you into the perfect automobile for you and your body. (This will be a lot less funny in ten years when it turns into a reality.)



Funko also used today to introduce their new spray that makes their boxes “indestructible.” (Fans who prefer to keep their figures mint in the box would encourage them to really begin production on this item.)



Check out the new Funko Indestructible box spray! Which Pop! will you protect first? pic.twitter.com/Mq60C1dBKq


— Funko (@OriginalFunko) April 1, 2018



Google Japan also offered up the next step in physical keyboard technology: one you can “swipe” like on your smartphone.



What would you pay to have your favorite authors actually show up to your house? We’re sure Amazon would come up with a price for real if we asked.





Amazon Publishing Launches New Author Delivery Service


Launching April 1st, Amazon Publishing will deliver your favorite authors to your front door. Watch as author Patricia Cornwell does whatever it takes to arrive on time. Who will you request?


Posted by Amazon Publishing on Sunday, April 1, 2018



We have no idea why Petco thinks their new salon to make you look like your pet is humorous when we know so (so so so) many people who would pay big bucks for this service.



Sorry to be the bearer of bad news for you loyal bannermen of House Greyjoy, but no, a Kraken was not spotted along the Thames.



Too bad it wasn’t a whale that showed up, though, because we could have learned how to communicate with it in its native language thanks to this new language course.



Our latest language course has surfaced. Learn to communicate with different types of whales through five chapters of clicks, whistles, and songs, available now: https://t.co/dY63YKNpGj pic.twitter.com/H3MOJL660o


— Mango Languages (@MangoLanguages) April 1, 2018



It might not be real, but we got a real kick out of Sprint’s Magic Soccer Ball which boosts your cell phone coverage. Considering futbol is the most popular sport in the world, maybe this should be an actual goal for Sprint.





And let me tell you something, Mean Gene! I don’t care what Disney is cooking with all of their mergers, Vince McMahon didn’t sell the WWE to them. And that’s the bottom line, cause it’s April Fool’s Day!



BREAKING NEWS: WWE Sold To Walt Disney Company For $5 Billion; Vince McMahon Confirms https://t.co/lRH7ibOdZb @WNSource_Ben
#wwe #disney #raw #sdlive #smackdown pic.twitter.com/Acx72gAMKn


— WrestlingNewsSource.com (@WNSource) April 1, 2018



Speaking of Disney, this video announcing their new kale churros has to be a joke, because if not it would constitute a war crime.





Kale Churros | Walt Disney World


We invented a new kind of churro. For when you want salad and dessert at the same time. #WaltDisneyWorld


Posted by Walt Disney World on Sunday, April 1, 2018



If we’re being completely honest though, we’re not sure if we are totally repulsed by the idea of these pizza-flavored protein bars, or if we’re just disgusted with ourselves that we would totally eat them if they were real. (Especially if we could wash them down with a whiskey flavored sports drink.)



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Published on April 01, 2018 17:29

CONAN Gets a Visit From the SPIDER-MAN Easter Bunny

When people wait until the last minute, they fall into one of two categories: a procrastinator, or a “person who works well under pressure.” Walk into any college library the day before a term paper is due and you can see great examples of both types. Conan O’Brien falls into the second category. He forgot to have his staff get an Easter Bunny costume to help celebrate the holiday. Still wanting to do right by his audience, Conan was able to find the next best thing.



“When in doubt, go with Spider-Man.” That is advice that anyone and everyone should be using. In what looks like a combination Easter/April Fool’s Joke, Spider-Man dressed as an Easter Bunny ran through the crowd handing out socks (the actor has an egg allergy, as this new version of Spidey’s theme song tells us).



The defining touch has to be the pink webbed bow tie. When you have to utilize a last-minute Spider-Man costume to fill in for the Easter Bunny, you might as well go for broke. Luckily for both Conan and Spidey, they did things right, as they received a great review from “Jesus” himself. So if Spidey has Easter, what about the rest of the Avengers? Thor or Hulk would make a great Santa, depending what part of him you wanted to focus on. Arbor Day would go to Groot. We can’t think of who would get Fourth of July. It’s like it’s right in front of our face, but we just can’t put our finger on it.


So what do you think? What would your team of “Holiday Avengers” look like? Let me know on Twitter @donnielederer or sound off in the comments below.


Images: Conan O’Brien


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Published on April 01, 2018 13:12

ThinkGeek’s April Fool’s Catalog is Making Our Day

ThinkGeek has made April Fool’s Day an annual tradition by bringing out new parody items, some of which go on to become real merchandise. This year’s lineup has a few particularly fun products, especially if you’ve ever wanted to freak out some fish.



Behold the Alien inspired Facehugger snorkel mask! You may be unlikely to find your own Shape of Water connection with this, but can find it here.


It may be April 1st, but today is a good day to learn! If you don’t have time for the actual online Klingon lessons, then perhaps you’ll have better luck with Star Trek Klingon Language Fridge Magnets.



You can never be too careful with all of those Jurassic World sequels on the way. Fortunately, the Jurassic World Dinosaur Detection System takes an old school approach. But you’ll have to resist the temptation to hydrate with the all-important glass of water.



Do you ever miss your Pet Rock? This year, there’s an upgraded Bluetooth Pet Rock that you can connect with your wireless device. The Pet Rock does exactly one thing, but at least it does it well.



If you’re a Fortnite fan, this year’s big item is the Fortnite R/C Battle Bus.



One of the greatest rivalries in science is revisited in this updated take on an old favorite: Rock ’em Shock ’em Robots: Tesla vs. Edison!



For role-playing game fans, there are two items on this year’s list which may be of interest. The first, is a handy Quest Management Kit.



The penultimate item is a parody of Dungeons and Dragons and all of those Ancestry ads on TV. The 4d6andMe Stat Discovery Kit supposedly determines your ideal stats by analyzing a sample of your saliva.



It’s got to be a fake. Sorry ThinkGeek, you have to get up pretty early in the morning to fool us. And if you want your waking experience to be awful, here’s the Rick and Morty screaming sun alarm clock based upon the second season finale.



What’s your favorite April Fool’s Day item from ThinkGeek? Let us know in the comment section below!


Images: ThinkGeek


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Published on April 01, 2018 12:59

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