Mike Gravagno
SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA
SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA and MIKE TV IN THE 4EP TREATMENT We here at YourPopFilter are aware that pilots are often, if not always, pretty much garbage. Now we can’t give every show the time it needs, btu we can pick and choose so some new TV gets a fair shake. That’s why, as often as…
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…
Read MorePOP FILTER VS. THE CLASSICS
POP FILTER VS. THE CLASSICS OF 1979 BEING THERE I too often assume nothing really that great happened before I was born. Sure there was Citizen Kane, Casablanca, and all of Hitchcock, but comedy was pretty broad and not that insightful. Even I Love Lucy, which is still transcendentally funny, is simply slapstick. It’s executed…
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. Get on Craigslist! Remember Craigslist? Sure you do, that’s where everyone used to go to get hookers and cheap furniture. Well there’s much more to the site if you know where to look.…
Read MorePOP FILTER EDITORIAL
PopFilterEditorial In which we step from behind the curtain to spout opinions. Be Offended By Laziness And Nothing Else It seems like there’s almost an annual event in the media: a comic says something that offends someone, and then the world divides into those crying out free speech and those denouncing the content of…
Read MoreCountdown: Summer Movie Preview
There’s too many gosh darn movies to see this summer, so Mike and Ryan are gonna help y’all out by talking the movies that will undoubtedly (they think) will be the best.
Read MorePopFilter Presents: 2013 Oscar Drinking Game
POPFILTER PRESENTS: THE 2013 ACADEMY AWARDS DRINKING GAME If you’re like me you treat the Oscars like an apocalyptic event, stocking up on weeks’ worth of beer and guac, ready to hole up for the entire 8 hour event. These preparations are part of a year’s culmination of watching countless movies, and talking for countless…
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 Twister Vs. The Prestige Both movies aren’t remembered fondly, if they’re remembered at all. Not that they’re hated, they’re both just vaguely forgettable. Maybe they’ll help you win a…
Read MoreFALL TV REVIEW
Hi, I’m Mike TV LAST RESORT *** (out of ****) A lot of ingredients go into making a television show. That’s not an earth shattering revelation, but let’s go over them briefly as this is a part of the Fall TV Review. For a show to be good (we won’t even talk about…
Read MorePop Filter Vs. The Classics
Pop Filter vs. All About Eve Let’s get the plot out of the way as quickly as possible. All About Eve starts at an theater awards ceremony in New York, right before Eve is announced to win for Best Actress I guess. They never say that’s what the award is, but it’s the equivalent of…
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