Jack Pooley

London

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Film, video game & wrestling writer for @whatculture | Full time nutcase

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8 Retro Mechanics We Need In Modern Video Games

5 days ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

Modern video games have delivered massive technical leaps far beyond mere visual fidelity. New games tend to favour convenience and offering as frictionless an experience as possible, and yet for all of modern gaming's innovation and advancement, sometimes there's no beating the old ways. The medium's progression has caused many once-popular mechanics to fall out of favour with developers, even though they're still fondly recalled and asked-for by many players.
10 Horror Movie Characters Who BARELY Survived

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

Horror movies are more concerned with death than any other genre, and it's basically expected that the vast majority of characters in most horror movies won't make it to the end credits. Because of course, they're destined to fall prey to the masked killer, monstrous entity, or whatever else might be out there preying upon them.
10 More Movie Special Effects Nobody Believed

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

Special effects are a big part of movie magic - whether achieved through practical, in-camera means or the result of cutting-edge CGI, special effects are instrumental in transporting the audience on an escapist thrill ride. These effects can come in many forms, and while they most often draw total attention to themselves, sometimes the precise "how" of their execution isn't quite so clear.
10 Video Game Levels Removed For Being Too Hard

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Bradley Villaver |Jack Pooley

For more awesome content, check out: http://whatculture.com/gaming Catch us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/whatculturegaming Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wculturegaming ---------- Check out our merch store at: http://teespring.com/stores/wcg Why not join our Discord?
10 Horror Movies That Squandered HUGE Potential

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

Coming up with a great idea for a new movie is just the start of the process - you then need to follow through with a strong script that's filmed by a skilled director and talented cast. That is to say, making any movie that lives up to the potential of its premise, regardless of genre, is basically a miraculous confluence of talent and luck.
10 More Sequels That Totally Ruined The Previous Movie's Ending

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

It's no secret that movie sequels are a tough nut to crack, because it's rarely as simple as simply giving the audience more of what they enjoyed the first time around. Filmmakers generally want to find a way to justify another film from a story perspective and do more than simply rehash prior successes. But it's also depressingly common for sequels to kick off by undoing the previous film's ending.
10 Horror Video Game Movies EVERYONE Wants To See

1 week ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

As Hollywood's love affair with comic books has started to dwindle in recent years, some analysts have suggested that video games are swiftly taking their place - that is, offering up a treasure trove of IP which studios can adapt into blockbuster films. With the recent success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and A Minecraft Movie, the argument is easy to make, though it'll certainly be interesting to see whether it holds true across more adult-skewing genres such as horror.
10 Awesome Recent Horror Movie Kills You Probably Missed

1 week ago | whatculture.com | Sean Ferrick |Steve Reynolds |Jack Pooley

Sleep no longer on these absolutely WILD death scenes. 0:00 - Intro0:39 - Opus1:38 - Oddity2:31 - It’s What’s Inside3:35 - Dark Match4:17 - The Front Room5:25 - The Coffee Table6:18 - Borderline7:17 - The Platform 28:14 - Y2K9:09 - Hellboy: The Crooked ManFor more awesome horror content, check out: http://whatculture.comFollow us!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatcultureTwitter: https://twitter.com/wculturehorror Voiceover: Sean Ferrick.
10 More Awesome Movies That Didn't Deserve To Bomb

1 week ago | whatculture.com | Jack Pooley

The theatrical moviegoing experience is certainly in a precarious spot right now, as audiences have been trained to stay home and wait for streaming for all but their most anticipated movies. Furthermore, truly original films which also make bank at the box office are in depressingly small supply.
10 Video Games NO ONE Can Agree On

1 week ago | whatculture.com | Jess McDonell |Bradley Villaver |Jack Pooley

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