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The DVD releases for the week of December 13, 2011. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Check out this week’s PopFilter Podcast to see what the gang thought about Rise of the Planet of the Apes! https://popfilter.co/2011/12/popfilter-ep-21-in-which-the-friends-fuck-fuck-fuck-nsfw/ FRIGHT NIGHT *** (out of ****) The idea of reboots and remakes infuriates almost everyone on…
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POP FILTER VS NOSFERATU Last time we were together as a class, we talked about Man With a Movie Camera. We discussed how much responsibility you have, as the viewer, to contextualize the 90 year-old film that you are watching, or if that’s bullshit and the movie should stand on it’s own.…
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SUCK MY DISC The DVD releases for the week of December 5th, 2011 MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS ** (out of ****) Jim Carrey acting like a child is something we’ve all seen time and time again. However, this is most effective when he is acting like a child in a world meant to be…
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THE DVDS, BLU RAYS, AND TVDS FOR THE WEEK OF 11/29/11 OUR IDIOT BROTHER ** STARS (OUT OF ****) 30 MINUTES OR LESS **1/2 (OUT OF ****) It’s been a while since we’ve had a reigning king of comedy. Over the past couple of decades, one male comedian will come out of seemingly nowhere…
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THE DVDS, TV-ON-DVD, AND BLU RAYS FOR 11/22/2011 SUPER 8 Check out this week’s Pop Filter podcast to see what the guys thought of Super 8. https://popfilter.co/2011/11/popfilter-ep-19-in-which-the-friends-say-welcome-with-open-arms-and-open-butts/ SARAH’S KEY It’s hard to write about World War II movies, and even harder with Holocaust movies, not just because it’s a little weird to…
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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…
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NEW FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!! MAN UP ** (out of ****) In my so-far losing battle to convince networks and viewers that the three-camera sitcom era is dead, Man Up steps to the plate to try and prove that the network comedy is dead, regardless of how many cameras were used to film it. Man…
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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…
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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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