Pauli Poisuo
School
Haaga University Of Applied Sciences
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Comics Imprints, A24 Films
- Pauli is well-versed in European cinema and keeps a "Mads Mikkelsen list" of actors from Scandinavian dramas and goofy comedies who'll inevitably end up playing Hollywood villains.
- Due to his incurable habit of scribbling notes and article ideas during screenings, he owns a collection of battered Moleskines that are full of some of the worst handwriting known to man.
- A lifelong student of pop culture trends, Pauli is well-informed on a number of entertainment industry topics.
Experience
Pauli has written thousands of articles for various online outlets since 2011, collaborating with some of the finest word-crafting minds on the internet to surf the pop culture zeitgeist. Apart from his work on Looper, Grunge, Mashed, The Modern Rogue, TopTenz, and others, he was a regular columnist for comedy juggernaut Cracked.com from 2013 to 2017, covering a wide variety of subjects and crafting pop culture analysis for up to millions of readers every week. You may have read his printed words in the books "The De-Textbook: The Stuff You Didn't Know About the Stuff You Thought You Knew" and "Listverse.com's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Lists." Before Pauli discovered the internet, he was a finalist in the 2009 Portti science fiction writing competition with his short story, "After War Came."
Education
Pauli has a BBA from Haaga University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, specializing in marketing and copywriting.
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Stories By Pauli Poisuo
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Many fans believe that the "S.W.A.T." Season 6 cliffhanger ending was designed to bring back the beloved pairing of Chris Alonso and Jim Street.
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As comic book fans may have suspected given the ending of Episode 2 of "X-Men '97," Episode 3 introduces new audiences to Mister Sinister. Who is this villain?
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"X-Men '97" runs through iconic comic book storylines with relative haste. What could this mean for the X-Men's future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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You may have seen reports about Boyd Holbrook playing Harvey "Two-Face" Dent in "The Batman -- Part II." Let's take a closer look at the veracity of the story.
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Similarities are to be expected between projects from the same showrunners -- but does "3 Body Problem" have too much in common with "Game of Thrones?"
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While fans may be familiar with some of the movies in "The Crow" franchise, there's a TV show that most ignore for the simplest reason of all: it wasn't great.
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Even during sex scenes with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor worked heavily with an intimacy coordinator on the set of "A Gentleman in Moscow."
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Rogue is well known for having the unfortunate superpower of killing anyone who touches her -- so how does Magneto emerge unscathed after physical contact?
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Cyclops and Jean Grey's son on "X-Men '97," Nathan Summers, may be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and has a weird connection with Thanos).
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Brad Winderbaum, Marvel Studios' head of streaming, explains why Netflix's Defenders Saga -- which includes shows like "Daredevil" -- was added to MCU canon.
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In addition to its primary investigation, Netflix's "The Octopus Murders" docuseries looks at JFK's assassination and a Zapruder film conspiracy theory.
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"Road House" star Jake Gyllenhaal details an on-set incident where MMA fighter Conor McGregor accidentally punched him in the face for real.
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"X-Men '97" Episode 2 continues the show's quest to live up to previous "X-Men" projects but in doing so repeats a terrible "X-Men: The Last Stand" mistake.
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"X-Men '97" Episode 1 continues a huge series mistake from the original - but Marvel fans fixed it, putting forward assorted potential explanations on Reddit.
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Audiences and critics are enthralled by "Shogun," but decades before the FX adaptation was even pitched, NBC's version broke new ground for television.
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Instead of focusing on what could be a more carefree youth, "NCIS: Origins" instead takes a look at the darkest period in young Leroy Jethro Gibbs' life.
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A leaked image of the new Falcon hints that the "Captain America: Brave New World" hero may look close to how he does in the Marvel comics.
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For years, Cyclops has been the fearless leader of the X-Men, but some fans find the character to be too boring and law-abiding for his own good.
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It seems that the Disney+ series, "Star Wars: The Acolyte," might already have some growing similarities with Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi."
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"The Curse of Oak Island" is packed full of outlandish theories, but this Season 11 crossover between the Knights Templar and Vikings might just take the cake.
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The actor from a Verizon commercial campaign eventually switched over to appearing in ads for Sprint. Here's the real reason the actor made the jump.
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Despite Wonder Woman's rise in popularity under Gal Gadot's stewardship, the Amazon may remain in limbo for the first few years of James Gunn's DC Universe.
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News about the 1,000th episode of the "NCIS" franchise is slowly trickling in, and it's looking like it's going to be an epic, surprise-filled crossover.
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Anticipation for the animated series "X-Men '97" is high, with the critics who have seen its first three episodes all saying the same thing.
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Both versions of "Justice League" -- the original one and Zack Snyder's cut -- have many great scenes, but also feature some that fans would rather forget.
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There have been several plans for "Dune" movies over the years that were never made for one reason or another, one of which would have starred Robert Pattinson.
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An impressive "Dragon Ball Z" trailer starring Ryan Reynolds as Goku has one issue - it's an AI-generated fan teaser for a movie that doesn't exist.