Daniel Tompkins
FLICKCHART’S GREATEST BATTLES
In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. ROUND ONE X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND VS. STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE FIGHT! Let’s face it – we can’t all be winners. In fact, only one of us can and it’s never you. But there’s always Not-Last Place. That’s…
Read MoreFUCK THAT CALF!
FUCK THAT CALF! In which we slay the things others hold dear. THE OFFICE It’s tough watching your friends get older. They stop partying so much, they get married, they get a little less funny. That’s why it’s best to replace all your friends every few years with some new ones. Then you don’t…
Read MoreBottom Feeders: Everyone Sits On My Lap
Welcome to a very special bottom feeders. It’s very special because this week I don’t review a shitty movie and tell you about it – I talk to you about all the shitty movies I’ve seen and what I’ve learned from them. So roll up your sleeves, pull up a chair and sit backwards in it.…
Read MoreFALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!! ALLEN GREGORY *** (out of ****) I’ve seen a lot of stars make risky career decisions post-fame: Keanu Reeves quitting being awesome to try acting, Nic Cage quitting acting to try being awesome or Keanu Reeves starting Becky. Of course, those are just the best examples – it rarely works out so…
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THE POP FILTER TOP TENISH: SPECIAL HALLOWEEN REPORT THE SCARIEST, LOSE-YOUR-SHIT, PISS YOURSELF, NIGHTMARES FOR WEEKS, NOT EVEN REMOTELY FUNNY MOMENTS IN FILM HISTORY The Exorcist – this one: People talk a lot about the Exorcist and this scene in particular. The crotch stabbing and head spinning are famous but there’s one thing people tend…
Read MoreBottom Feeders: Halloween Special
Today is a special bonus edition of Bottom Feeders. Because it’s Halloween I’m going to review my second ever thriller and also because it’s halloween I have posted below a video of the song ‘The Monster Mash’ set to a bunch of clips from old horror movies. There. That’s about all the Halloween you’re getting…
Read MoreNEW FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!! GRIMM ** (out of ****) I was excited about Grimm, just like I was excited about American Horror Story and Terra Nova. Even though I was probably too hard on AHS, I haven’t wanted to give any of these low ratings. Unfortunately I have to because Grimm was kind of a mess.…
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THE POP FILTER TOP TEN TOP TEN ROBERT DENIRO MOVIES THAT NEED TO BE IGNORED 10. TAXI DRIVER Here at Yourpopilter.com, we’re pop culture critics, not historians. The difference is that critics consider an items importance while measuring its intrinsic value, whereas historians account for its value while evaluating its importance. Basically, an automotive…
Read MoreBottom Feeders: Runningball
I once met someone who told me he loved any movie where a big strong guy has to babysit a kid, that it just cracked him up. If you ever wonder why bad movies keep getting made it’s because people like that actually exist. For every ten or so of us that like good movies,…
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THE POP FILTER TOP TEN THE TOP TEN FICTIONAL BANDS 10. THE SHITTY BEATLES You know what? Fuck all that noise. It is just a clever name. -RH 9. WYLD STALLYNS The whole idea behind Wyld Stallyns is that anyone can rock. You don’t even talent, you just gotta believe in yourself. It’s about…
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