cinematic roots of: ‘Buried’

In Buried, Ryan Reynolds’ contractor in Iraq wakes up in a coffin with nothing but a Zippo and a cell phone for company, and learns that his captors want a ridiculous ransom to release him. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

cinematic roots of: ‘Hereafter’

In Hereafter, Matt Damon sees dead people, but doesn’t want to, and is on a collusion course with a French woman (Cecile De France) and a British boy who have also had a taste of the afterlife. This flick sprang from (among other films):

a few thoughts on ‘The Walking Dead’: “Guts”

Are the sheriff’s wife and the sheriff’s partner grieving in any way for the sheriff? Were they having an affair before the zombie apocalypse struck, and the end of the world is no reason not to continue with this? Or is he just being an asshole — he must know that this woman is his partner’s wife, right? — and is she just proving what the sheriff said about her, that she’s basically evil?