POP FILTER TOP TEN

By Mike Gravagno | March 26, 2012

THE POP FILTER TOP TEN META MOVIES 10. AIRPLANE Aside from being perhaps the best comedy of all time, Airplane! is a “meta” masterpiece.  A nun, reading an actual ‘Boys Life’ magazine is followed by a boy reading a fictional ‘Nuns Life’ magazine.  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a basketball player in real life, plays the co-pilot, who…

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Mike TV

By Mike Gravagno | March 16, 2012

Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of March 12th. A DAY IN THE LIFE *** (out 0f ****) Documentary television shows are technically all the rage right now. Any reality show that’s not a game could be considered docu-series in the loosest sense of the word. So attempting a documentary series isn’t a…

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PopFilter Podcast 35

By Mike Gravagno | March 2, 2012

In which one friend, one frenemy, and one full on enemy discuss whatever the hell they want. Luckily, they want to talk about the new Bruce Springsteen album, the hit(ish) new TV show Smash, and the new Pedro Almodovar movie The Skin I Live In. Eat it. Live it. Love it. Eat it. Again.

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PopFilter Podcast 34

By Mike Gravagno | February 25, 2012

In which the friends, minus Jason plus writer Lynz, chat about School of Seven Bells- Ghostory, Life’s Too Short and Hugo. There may or may not be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pretzel M&M’s involved.

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MIKE TV

By Mike Gravagno | February 16, 2012

Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of February 12th. Battleground **1/2 (out of ****) Battleground is the wave of the future, at least that’s what Hulu wants us to think. It’s their first try in making scripted programming, and very likely the response to Netflix diving into creating original entertainment. This is the…

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WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA

By Mike Gravagno | February 10, 2012

WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA THE RIVER ** 1/2 (out of ****) The River aired this week on ABC, and if you’re like me, you’re surprised it’s not a Survivor style reality show. If’ you’re still like me you put that together based only on the posters with the eye peering through leaves. And if you’re still…

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MIKE TV

By Mike Gravagno | February 2, 2012

HI, I’M MIKE TV (WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA) Television for the week of January 30th KEY AND PEELE ** 1/2 (out of ****) Key and Peele   Sketch shows are hard to pull off. I know this from the vast amount of both televised and live sketch shows I’ve seen try, and fall flat on their…

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WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA

By Mike Gravagno | January 30, 2012

WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA TOUCH ** 1/2 (out of ****) Part Heroes. Part Unbreakable. Minus any sort of actual powers. Add Jack Bauer ,if he was a huge pussy. Add a creepy, wheezy version of Danny Glover. Add the hot chick from Undercovers, a show no one watched. Put it all together in a giant mixing…

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SUCK MY DISC

By Ryan Haley | January 24, 2012

DRIVE ***1/2 (out of ****)   There are rules for action movies. Keep the plot moving. If you have to have an information dump, make it quick and move on to your next gun shot. Have simple characters that have clear motives and goals. And don’t go for too long without an action setpiece. If…

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MIKE TV

By Mike Gravagno | January 20, 2012

HI, I’m MIKE TV Television for the week of January 16th.  Alcatraz ** ½ (out of****)  Bad Robot’s (J.J. Abrams production company) latest little gift to television aired Monday night on Fox. Alcatraz has gotten the numerous “Lost” comparisons, due to the creators behind both, the fact that it centers around an island, the mysteries…

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