And I have pulled the cylinder heads off of about 7 or so GM 3.6's for the oil filters blowing apart and plugging up the oil passage to the valvetrain. It is real small through the head gasket there.
I recall the filters on them were Napa (wix), Car-quest (wix), Purolator, and Pennzoil...I work on engines all day, and there is not much of anything or any brand I have not seen fail at some point.
But, everyone has their own viewpoint, and thats what makes the world go round.