Movie of the Year 2018 – Annihilation

Movie of the Year 2018: Annihilation The Taste Buds review the 2018 movie, Annihilation! Mike is Greg; some guy named Survivor Phil is Mike; thankfully, Ryan is still just Ryan. But isn’t everyone being someone else perfect for a movie where people sorta become one another, or become weird animal-human hybrids? How did the gang respond to…

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The 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge

Round 3   JANE THE VIRGIN VS THE AFFAIR   When the writers at the PopFilter headquarters, or the hosts of the various PopFilter podcasts, have to review a television show based only on the pilot they form an opinion filled with caveats and asterisks. There’s no way of knowing what changes the show will…

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The 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge

ROUND TWO MIKE TYSON’S MYSTERIES VS JANE THE VIRGIN See the bracket at http://challonge.com/popfilter   (This article compares the first two episodes of Jane the Virgin and Mike Tyson’s Mysteries)   This week’s pairing is about as unfairly matched as if Mike Tyson put on gloves and actually boxed Jane. That’s also the only scenario…

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The 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge

Round One MARRY ME VS JANE THE VIRGIN The Bracket!!! I never saw it coming.   First, Marry Me happened. It’s a sitcom about a couple who can’t quite get their proposal right. If I were a betting man, it would have had my money on it to make it until at least the third…

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THE POPFILTER FALL TEEVEE PREEVEE

The PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee THE CW     THE FLASH PREMIERES TUESDAY OCTOBER 7TH   WHAT IT BE: The CW’s follows up the success of Arrow with another DC character that isn’t part of their Big 3 (Batman, Superman, and Batman). The Flash follows the adventures of a young Barry Allen as he attempts to…

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