Top Ten – Sidekicks Who Steal the Show

Sidekicks Who Steal the Show To be clear, these aren’t necessarily the best sidekicks of all time…though that would be a good list…OK that’s definitely coming up at a later point. But THIS list is for the sidekicks that are arguably better than the hero or protagonist, the ones who totally steal the show.  These…

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THIS WEEK IN NERD

THIS WEEK IN NERD In which Ashley breaks down nerdier corners of pop culture. NERD SPOTLIGHT- Neil Gaiman Ladies and gents, I present to you, Neil Gaiman. Neil is quite possibly my favorite author of all time and is a well-known name in comic books, graphic novels, television, movies, and most of all, books. Ok,…

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This Week In Nerd

Top 10 Nerd Moments of 2013 10) Bill Nye on Dancing with the Stars Do you remember watching Bill Nye the Science Guy on the Disney Channel?? I definitely do. Imagine my surprise when I saw ol’ Bill on Season 17 of Dancing with the Stars. Now, he wasn’t very good and was eliminated on…

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POP FILTER EDITORIAL

POP FILTER EDITORIAL In which we step from behind the curtain to spout opinions.   Holding Out For A Hero* “Folks talk about morality like it’s black and white. Or maybe they think they’re smart and when they’re at a cocktail party acting pretentious they say it’s grey. But you know what it really is? A…

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The List

The Very Best MOVIES of the 1990’s 1990 Edition We here at the PopFilter headquarters think both music and Jason are lame and stinky. (Just kidding – it’s just me that thinks that. But I’m right). So, to celebrate movies’ eternal domination over music, let’s steal Jason’s idea, but make it better, because he is…

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Wake n Bake – Cabin Boy

WAKE N BAKE in which Erin informs you of the best movies to blaze to I’m not sure how many people out there would say they hate Chris Elliott but people who say, unprompted, that they love him are sort of like people who enjoy durian fruit.  If you get it, you just get it,…

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POPFILTER VS. OUR CHILDHOOD

PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. MIKE GRAVAGNO VS DISNEY’S GARGOYLES         In my head, Disney’s Gargoyles was a silver lining in the post-OJ Simpson trial world. That event changed my life, because it took away most of my favorite afternoon shows for what…

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The Big Dirty Article “The Dark Knight Rises: Special Features” by Tim Appelbaum Everyone wants to critique the film, nobody pays attention to the details. I’m sure you can find some sorry pun involving Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but here you’re going to get all the goodness that is the special features of The Dark Knight Rises.…

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JANUARY TV EXTRAVAGANZA!

THE FOLLOWING **1/2 (out of ****)   The Following is probably early-2013’s most anticipated new show. It’s on FOX, which knows how to promote the everliving fuck out of something, especially if you are a viewer of their sports programming. It has, for television, a major star in Kevin Bacon, and it’s about a serial…

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FLICKCHART’S GREATEST BATTLES

COLLATERAL VS. DIE HARD   What a perfect matchup.  Both slick action thrillers about an ordinary man forced into an extraordinary situation.  Michael Mann is the brilliant director at the helm of Collateral and, while it is not as widely renowned as Heat, it could be argued that this is his most personal movie.  When…

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