Tim Appelbaum
WE DID IT!
We did it! Thank you Filterinos for your support, be it monetary, emotional, spiritual,, intellectual, sexual, but most of all monetary. It means a lot that everyone would give so generously to a handful of people who are addicted to pop culture, even if you only gave to get us to shut the fuck up.…
Read MoreHAPPY 3 YEARS OF POPFILTERING!
While I write this update, I’m drinking a Bloody Mary, and doing so for a couple of reasons: First off, because it’s Saturday. That means it’s totally okay for anyone to start drinking whenever they feel like it, regardless of what “time†it is or how many “families†with “kids†are running around to say…
Read MoreKICKSTARTER
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…
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. PLAY AWESOMENAUTS Do you remember when games used to be simple? When playing a game with three or four buttons didn’t have to be accompanied by a tall-boy PBR at your local…
Read MoreFLICKCHART’S GREATEST BATTLE S
Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. Face/Off (1997) VS Pulp Fiction (1994) Stop; this is a much closer battle than you think. People think “Nick Cage†and “John Travolta†and immediately disregard it as a potentially good movie. Before Cage was making…
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Flickchart’s Greatest Battles In which we pit two movies together using flickchart.com, debating their merits or lack thereof. ROUND ONE The Silence of the Lambs VS The 40 Year Old Virgin Both The Silence of the Lambs and The 40 Year Old Virgin have been majorly influential in their respective genres. The former helped to…
Read MorePOP FILTER VS. THE CLASSICS
POP FILTER VS THE CLASSICS OF 1978 SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR Do you know why you haven’t heard of this film? Because it’s unenjoyable, that’s why. It’s a problem when people go into “classic†movies with a bias. The bias is easy to understand: if it’s been around since 1978 and you’ve never heard…
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 Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl It’s the young adult Disney battle: A film that inspired a ride, and a ride…
Read MoreVS. OUR CHILDHOOD
PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. TIM APPELBAUM VS HOOK As a child, I would return home from school, eat a snack, and watch Freakazoid, Animaniacs, and Hook. This wasn’t a fair-weather routine; the VHS tape eventually broke. I would like to think it…
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 COMMANDO VS MONSTER’S BALL The year was 2001. Someone was probably president, some hit song was probably number one on the radio, and we as a nation were still giving Monster’s Ball a standing…
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