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(Thanks to the lad's infatuation with urban rebels, some no - brainer pop culture references as well: His new dog is immediately christened «Tupac.»)

Those not quite in tune may miss out on some of the gags, but may still enjoy the more modern comedy styles in other capacities, which is to throw in as much envelope - pushing vulgarity, F - bombs, and pop culture references as possible.

Tl; dr - much tighter and polished movie than the first and delivered a very entertaining experience with lots of pop culture references as is de rigeur for Deadpool.

You may say to yourself, «I don't want to date someone who doesn't know the same pop culture references as me.»

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And thanks to the creator of the Oasis, James Halliday (Mark Rylance), there's also a whole slew of 1980s pop - culture references he loved as a kid («You can even climb a mountain with Batman,» Wade says at the beginning of the movie).

BuzzFeed relies heavily on pop culture references and popular media topics (again, see the «Men in Black» article referenced above), as the numbers show that these posts get the most traction among the site's readers.

Names such as Hermione and Iris have enjoyed revivals of late due to some pop culture references.

Colin, you are not only an excellent blogger, craftsman, artisan and dare I say, poet, but you are also a scholar of pop culture as demonstrated by your reference of probably one of the lamest blips of fame from this decade or the last (I can't remember which, but if my life was on the line, I'd guess the 90's).

Randall is an enthusiastic narrator who leavens her prose with references to such pop culture phenomena as the group Talking Heads («And you may ask yourself, Am I right?

As we've come to expect from these type films, the dialogue is loaded with numerous goofy puns and timely pop - culture references that always provide entertainment for the grown - ups, but I don't think we've ever had them thrown at us at such a machine - gun like pace.

The in - joke pop culture references are almost as abundant as they were in «Shrek 2,» and are not much better.

As director, he does solid work, but peppers his film with some bizarrely picked pop culture references.

Leitch and his cast nail the right snappy rhythm for the dialogue as well, as the writers unload a barrage of fourth - wall - breaking quips and pop - culture references.

Coogler and Black Panther co-writer Joe Robert Cole did a really good job in bringing Wakanda to life so that it's quickly become a pop culture favorite with people referencing it as if it does exist.

Ready Player One is a novel which loves»80s pop culture, and as you're probably aware, Steven Spielberg is a big part of»80s (and»70s, and»90s, and» 00s) pop culture — so when it was announced that he would direct the adaptation of Ready Player One, which takes place in a virtual reality simulation called the OASIS, the question as to whether he would reference his own films was brought to light.

While the script does present a realistic take on the chaos of life with little ones as far as this writer can tell (full disclosure: I am nobody's mother), it still conforms to the tired comedy mandate that at least a half - dozen contemporary pop - culture references must be inserted into the average feature - length script.

The pop culture references, the dance numbers and the in - jokes we enjoyed in the first film are here for parents and kids alike, as is the irreverent humour.

My problems with the show are as follows: 1) The incessant pop culture references annoyed the hell out of me, and they're are a big reason I couldn't get through the first season.

The same ear for the super-specific that informs Cody's pop culture references (see: Julie describing Ricki as looking like «a hooker from Night Court») gives her an edge when it comes to questions of class, money, and race, even if the writing sometimes swings broad.

As with any MacFarlane effort, where he once again teams with co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, pop - culture references is the first port of call for joke - central, and the sequel is again over-loaded with them: the Planes, Trains and Automobiles and The Breakfast Club sequences are a hoot, but the Comic Con finale feels flat, more creative auto - pilot than uncharted waters.

The multi-layered textual commentary is in full evidence as well, with sly references to Trek's pop culture status hidden in the straight drama.

The main streams of pop culture being used to populate the world of Ready Player One are certainly movies, TV shows, and video games, but there are a handful of music references to show that's just as important.

The film's brilliance shines through in both versions - the complex pop culture references, the dizzying storyline, the celebrated clash of four - color heroics and messy real - world politics - topped by a performance from Jackie Earle Haley (playing the damaged vigilante Rorschach) as memorable as Heath Ledger's Joker.

Tarantino's films aren't so much stories as strings of anecdotes: movie moments, urban myths, conversations strewn with pop culture references.

«Get Out,» released in February 2017, was a slow - building hit — eventually grossing more than $ 250 million while resonating in pop culture with references to its memorable characters and «sunken place» as a metaphor for race and the feeling of helplessness in America.

His pop - culture references also appear, as does his «muse» Ms. Thurman.

However, this is anything but a period piece, as the film retains an early»90s American pop culture feel more than anything else, replete with contemporary references and postmodern sensibilities.

The entire film references other comic book films, and pop culture mentions, typically by making fun of them in some way; Green Lantern, joke in the credits, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice's silly mommy moment, Hawkeye's lack of powers, Josh Brolin's Thanos's two - timing as a character in Avengers: Infinity of War less than three weeks ago, at one point Wade simply calls Brolin's (Cable), «Thanos,» Logan's gags you'll need to see for yourself.

One can potentially enjoy Ready Player One and see it as meaningless entertainment, but despite having fantastic visuals and great editing, the film is weighed down by so much nostalgia and never - ending pop culture references while being devoid of everything else.

Their films mix a perfect amount pop culture references for both kids and adults alike while also presenting themselves as an animation studio that takes their stories, action, and of course their animation styles seriously.

Think of it as Doc and Marty from Back to the Future meets alcohol, abuse, violence, and a never - ending stream of top - notch pop culture references, and you have a general idea of what you're in for.

Between the Roland Barthes reference, pop culture digs, and its steady parade of players on the stage, it feels as though a single review can hardly do the film justice.

As with Magnolia and Punch - Drunk Love, the filmmaker has created another vivid Los Angeles, one that doesn't lean too hard on its pop - culture references to TV's Adam - 12 or Neil Young's gentle Harvest album.

«Deadpool 2,» starring Ryan Reynolds as the unkillable Marvel superhero, keeps the snarky comments, pop culture references and violent action coming in an insane and enjoyable sequel.

The screenplay employs corporate greed and military hubris as its chief villains in a pro-conservation story that integrates pop - culture references into the narrative, rather than simply slathering them on as «Ready Player One» does.

Nominated for Best Animated Feature, Ferdinand is an enjoyable enough film, as far as ones with a bit too much focus on pop culture references and overly bright colors go.

Most odiously, the movie gave rise to the prolific shit machine of co-screenwriters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, which for many years polluted movie theaters with its audience - insulting, pop - culture - reference - as - punchline brand of dispiritingly popular spoofery, as seen in such abominations as Date Movie, Epic Movie and The Starving Games, whose title, I would imagine, is some manner of humorous allusion to the popular book and movie franchise The Hunger Games.

MacFarlane has a well - established penchant for pop - culture references and celebrity cameos in his projects, and Ted 2 continues that tradition with some fun re-appearances from the first film, as well as some new additions that will be great for fans of films and / or MacFarlane's animated universe.

Based on Ernest Cline's bestselling novel of the same name, and infused with just as much geeky pop culture referencing, Steven Spielberg takes the director's chair for the sci - fi action flick, Ready Player One.

I've enjoyed watching the Avengers evolve — individually and collectively — as well as the GOTG characters (with their pop culture references and killer playlists).

While other animation companies are making films on computers with scripts that focus on pop culture references, the punk rockers at Aardman Animation are doing it, as Sid Vicious once sang with no reverence to Frank Sinatra, their way.

Video games are one of the greatest sources of the widest possible range of pop culture references, and with that in mind, 2018 is set to be chock full of the movies we as gamers can't wait to see.

As on the even more widely acquitted How to Train Your Dragon, there are no pop culture references to be found.

None of the jokes stand on their own as jokes; they depend on the usual boys» bathroom humor and on pop culture references that range from a bit outdated to very outdated.

More of Ryan Reynolds breaking the fourth wall as Wade Wilson aka Deadpool whose superpower is, as he describes it, «unbridled cancer»; More overt and covert pop culture references; More melodramatic 80s music; More opening credit gags and CGI extravaganzas.

There are times when it does feel as if it's trying too hard to be hip, trotting out pop - culture references and modern slang at a lightning pace.

The problem with pop culture references is that, as a high school teacher, I need to keep my references up to date; there is a gap that needs to be bridged and each year it gets wider.

As the «Becky» example shows, youth are the drivers of pop culture; they get plenty of exposure to those references.

As the fall progressed, however, he realized the new Spanish textbooks adopted by the school district included references to many of the pop - culture questions from the pre-test.

With powerful quotes like this in our pop culture references, honestly, I can't blame my fellow book aficiandos for being so passionate about books as physical objects.