Category: Non-Reviews

• Non-Reviews

  Snow Monster vs. Ice Shark

  

  A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2021) Oof! I’m not cranking these out so fast anymore. I write during slow periods at work and we ain’t had no slow periods! Why do people go to lunch at 2:30pm? There’s never just a lunch rush. It’s just busy all day long. Anyway,…

  April 11, 2026
• Non-Reviews

  Detective Pikachu

  

  (2019) [Originally published May 31,2019. Edited here for grammar and clarity and added content. Okay, I pretty much rewrote the whole thing but my kids remain fairly tiny still because we saw this in the theater years ago and the jokes depend on that context.] I still find it strange…

  March 26, 2026
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  Monuments Men

  

  A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2014) George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and John Goodman. No this is not a crossover of Ocean’s 11, Ghostbusters, and O Brother Where Art Thou… amazing as that would be. No, this is a real life Indiana Jones film but with fewer cgi gophers.…

  March 20, 2026
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  Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

  

  A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2023) THIS ARTICLE IS FOR MEN ONLY!!! …or women if they really really want to. “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is the story of a girl’s journey to womanhood that will help you be a better man… or whatever you are. I like…

  March 13, 2026
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  Mark Twain (The Adventures of) / The Star Child

  

  A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Yes, this is a Non-review for two separate titles. I don’t think I could bear a combination of the two into one film. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) The Star Child (1989) The reason I watched these back to back and I am considering…

  March 7, 2026
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  X-Men: First Class Franchise

  

  A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Hi, kiddies! Today we’ll be considering: I guess I should put a spoiler alert here. If you’re curious, I did indeed write a Non-review about Dark Phoenix by itself. It’s the most NON of all Non-reviews, so disinterested in that film as I was. Check…

  March 4, 2026
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  Wallace & Gromit Stuff

  

  A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989) Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993) Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) Wallace & Gromit: A Vengeance…

  February 25, 2026
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  Van Helsing (2004)

  

  A Non Review by Professor Popinjay Spoilers ahead… I guess. Written and Directed by Steven Sommers who brought us such films as The Mummy (1999) and G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra (2009), Van Helsing is precisely what you might expect: action-packed quirky fun from which you come out feeling…

  February 19, 2026
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  Unbreakable… Trilogy?

  

  A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Unbreakable (2000) Split (2017) Glass (2019) No spoilers here! I’ve already written about my theory that I personally may be the progenitor of Unbreakable sequels so I shan’t go into that. No, I’m not crazy, I just wonder sometimes. I know it’s improbable but it’s…

  February 15, 2026
• Non-Reviews

  Tangled

  

  A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2010) Okay, I guess we’re doing this. There was plenty I enjoyed in Tangled. The bar scene alone makes this worth the watch. It’s a showcase of some of the greatest voices in the business. Ron Perlman, Jeffery Tambor, Brad Garrett, Paul F. Tomkins, RICHARD…

  February 14, 2026