Daniel Tompkins
KICKSTARTER
That’s right folks, as the headline of this article subtly suggests, we have launched our very own YourPopFilter.com KickStarter! Why you ask? Well, look around this site. Pretty great articles and podcasts right? But notice how your eyes want to vomit while looking at it all? We at the YPF Headquarters noticed that too. And…
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Elysium In an effort to write a review of Elysium that isn’t a re-review of District 9, I’ll look outside Neill Blomkamp’s current, two-film body of work for comparisons. That way I can say more than “It’s kind of like District 9 but worse,†and I’ll already be ahead of about 90% of other…
Read MorePOPFILTER VS. THE CLASSICS
POP FILTER VS. THE CLASSICS OF 1978 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS The opening scenes of Midnight Express grab you by the scruff of your neck and rub your face right in the tension and fear that follow Billy Hayes as he attempts to smuggle hash out of an airport in Turkey. You know that he’s going to get…
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The Act of Killing The Act of Killing is sort of about a genocide that took place in the mid-sixties that the world has largely forgotten about because of, you know, all those other genocides we’re always doing – I mean honestly, who can keep up anymore? More than that, it’s about watching the people…
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The Conjuring I saw The Conjuring on short notice because I couldn’t find a theatre that was showing The Way, Way Back nearby and I had to see something. Now I’m wondering if it’ll end up on my Top 10 of 2013. I want to get that out of the way right up front so…
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Popfilter Vs Our Childhood Presents: In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. Daniel Tompkins VS A Goofy Movie Rather than pick a movie that I felt defined my childhood I tried to find something that represented the kind of movies I watched without being so famous that I’ve been…
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Pacific Rim Pacific Rim was this year’s consensus choice for underdog blockbuster success story until finally enough other blockbusters failed and we saw the trailer enough that it just became the choice for regular blockbuster success story. The same way sports analysts will talk about how underrated a player is so much that they…
Read MoreFLICKCHART’S GREATEST BATTLES
Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. ROUND ONE Hitch VS Equilibrium Oh man…these are the sort of battles Flickchart was made for. Two movies so equally mediocre that it might just be a tie. It’s a choice between one of the most forgettable…
Read MoreHEY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD READ? In which we tell you about awesome things that you must look into and enjoy. Read a Book! Not just any book though. You should think of a movie or television show you enjoyed that was based on a book and then read THAT book. How often have…
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The Lone Ranger In the documentary Indie Game: The Movie, several independent game creators talk about how the big game studios always try to sand all the sharp edges off their product and make sure nobody could possibly hurt themselves on it in an effort to cast a wider net. Meanwhile the indie…
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