THE DVDS AND BLU RAYS FOR 4/10/2012 THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS ** (out of ****) I have fond memories of my movie watching experiences with my family as a child growing up. You know, like the first time your parents let you watch a rated R movie? For me I was nine walking [...]
I MISS MY MTV HEADBANGER’S BALL THE PROMISE – IN THIS MOMENT I love me some lady metal – nothing is more surprisingly awesome than a hot chick letting loose a demon growl. My tolerance for screamo is fairly limited though; I’m all for it when used sporadically for emphasis or heighten the intensity of [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE TOXIC WASTE POOL PARTY Main Theme – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Now I have forgotten exactly why we are having a toxic waste pool party, but the fact remains that we are here and splashing around in some shit that we shouldn’t. If we don’t end up with lymphoma or some [...]
The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases for February 21, 2012 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close ** (out of ****) Having the title of worst reviewed best picture nominee of the past 40 years, I couldn’t help but watch Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011). It’s such an intriguing premise, not the film’s premise, rather [...]
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 [...]
I MISS MY MTV SKRILLEX- BANGARANG Skrillex is here, and here to stay at least for the time being. There’s no denying that. Even if he fades into obscurity, he’s brought dub step to the minds of the general population with all of it’s controlled chaos, dissonant robotic sounds and aggressive rhythms. Even with that [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE PEELING OUT IN A GETAWAY CAR A mixtape sequel to psyching up for a heist http://www.yourpopfilter.com/2012/02/pop-filter-mixtape-6/ Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex I have never been in a getaway car, but I have seen many people drive them in motion pictures. Typically you need a getaway car because you just [...]
The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases for February 21, 2012 The Adventures of Tinin ***1/2 (out of ****) When I first saw a trailer for The Adventures of Tintin I couldn’t help but think to myself “Oh no, another creepy looking Polar Express movie.” Then I never thought about it again, until one day [...]
YO! MTV RAPS The Weed Man – E40 Listen to this man flow. Yes, the hook to this song is catchy and hilarious. Telling your momma that you know the weed man and that he is your friend is ridiculous, but E40 is where this track gets outrageous. I dare you to tell me [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE FOR SITTING COMPLETELY ALONE Little Smoke – This Will Destroy You Sometimes, you want to be sitting completely alone: you get frustrated with the world around you and all of the idiots that you have to take on and you just need some fucking alone time. Other times, however, you find [...]
The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases for February 21, 2012 JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN ** (out of ****) As a film school student I am constantly watching and assigned to watch “deep” films. Also, black and white films. Films before the advent of sound. Films that don’t come in my language and force me to [...]
TRAILER TRASH In which we review the movies based on the only thing that matters- the trailers. Act of Valor AKA: Holy S*** this looks like real war… I guess? REVIEW: This is a perfect example of how giving a movie the ‘seal of real’ will always grab peoples attention, then lose it 20 minutes in. [...]
I MISS MY MTV MIA – BAD GIRLS There’s been a lot of talk since the SuperBowl Halftime show if MIA flipping off the camera would affect her career, adversely. Two things have to be considered: the first is, NO FUCKING WAY. Nothing any celebrity does can affect their career negatively. Chris Brown beat the [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE PSYCHING UP TO PULL A MAJOR HEIST The Rake’s Song – The Decemberists This song is incredible, and I know what you’re thinking; The Decemberists couldn’t pump me up to get out of bed, let alone pull some sort of major heist. Well, that’s why it’s very important that this song [...]
The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases of February 14th, 2012 THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2: FULL SEQUENCE ** (out of ****) Okay, so you know when a movie is totally built up for you, and that’s all you hear about for months? “Omg, this is the most brutal movie ever!!!” “It’s so disturbing, no one [...]
I MISS MY MTV 80′s Flashback London Calling – The Clash This song has been lauded with adulation more times than I would care to count, so I will save you the story about how much this song means to me as a musician and what the Clash should mean to the world. What I [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE FOR A MONTAGE OF LIGHTING FIREWORKS The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows – Brand New Okay, did you watch that video? If you didn’t I will give you time now…go ahead, I can wait. Okay, now that you’ve seen the cheesiest fucking video ever made (move over MC Scatcat!), [...]
THE THING *1/2 (out of ****) There are some remakes that make you question the existence of a the Hollywood film industry and who these people are that run it. However, sometimes a remake comes along and you can’t help but think “that’s actually going to be pretty badass.” The latter is exactly how [...]
I MISS MY MTV The Civil Wars – Poison and Wine This band was one of the biggest surprises of 2011 because they sing country music and they totally don’t suck. They proved to me that the line between this and all of the indie darlings that I love is razor thin. And not only [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE BEST SONGS OF 2011 That’s My Bitch – Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Justin Vernon This fuckin’ song…I don’t even know how to describe how terrific this shit is. Kanye is spitting fucking fire on this track and then, out of goddamned nowhere, the best hip hop, rap or r&b hook [...]
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