Posts by Mike Gravagno
THIS WEEK IN NERD
THIS WEEK IN NERD In which Ashley breaks down nerdier corners of pop culture. This week in nerd I’m covering issues #138 and #139 of the popular X-men comic book storyline, Days of Future Past. Days of Future Past was first published, written and illustrated by comic book greats Chris Claremont, Josh Byrne and Terry…
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HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD PLAY? ALL ERIN WILSON EDITION! In which we tell you about awesome things that you must look into and enjoy. PLAY NEWGROUNDS ART GAMES People who can actually call themselves “gamers†probably already know about newgrounds.com, a website with user-created games, movies, and art. But people like me just…
Read MorePOP FILTER VS. THE CLASSICS
POP FILTER VS THE CLASSICS OF 1978 SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR Do you know why you haven’t heard of this film? Because it’s unenjoyable, that’s why. It’s a problem when people go into “classic†movies with a bias. The bias is easy to understand: if it’s been around since 1978 and you’ve never heard…
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Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. ROUND ONE Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl It’s the young adult Disney battle: A film that inspired a ride, and a ride…
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HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? In which we tell you about awesome things that you must look into and enjoy. Stop watching Late Night with CONAN It hurts, doesn’t it? The whole Team Coco thing was a great idea. When Coco himself was allowed to do his show again on TBS, however,…
Read MoreVS. OUR CHILDHOOD
PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. TIM APPELBAUM VS HOOK As a child, I would return home from school, eat a snack, and watch Freakazoid, Animaniacs, and Hook. This wasn’t a fair-weather routine; the VHS tape eventually broke. I would like to think it…
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Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. ROUND ONE COMMANDO VS MONSTER’S BALL The year was 2001. Someone was probably president, some hit song was probably number one on the radio, and we as a nation were still giving Monster’s Ball a standing…
Read MoreHEY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? In which we tell you about awesome things that you must look into and enjoy. STOP BINGE WATCHING We all have one rule in this ever-changing world of media consumption: no rules. Give us what we want, when we want it, and shut the hell up about…
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POP FILTER VS THE CLASSICS of COMEDY MY MAN GODFREY Other than the hilarious poster, nothing about this movie seems like a comedy at first. It takes place during the Depression, which is a weirdly comedy free period, and was made during that SAME Depression, which seems just a little too…depressing.And…
Read MoreVS. OUR CHILDHOOD
PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. ERIN WILSON VS SQUARE ONE TV I’ll be honest, math always evoked clinical anxiety in me. I’ve never been able to do well in any mathematical discipline, from the very beginning. The way my warped-ass child brain saw…
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