Category: Non-Reviews
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Selena
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (1997) The first thing I learned while watching the movie “Selena” is that it’s impossible to dislike Selena. Not liking Selena is like not liking adorable puppies or a box of kittens. Obviously, I’m not going to get into this film and be like “This…
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Thirteen Days
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (2000) I did some research on the accuracy of events portrayed in the movie “Thirteen Days” and found that Kevin Costner was not actually a pivotal influence during the Cuban missile crisis. He was only 7 years old at the time. Incidentally, the character Costner…
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Star Wars: Bad Batch
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2021) My son and I have endeavored to watch through all things Star Wars. With the rate at which we watch though we should wrap things up some where around 2046. He doesn’t watch things at 2x the normal playback speed so it’s slow going.…
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What’s To Be Done with Highly Anticipated Movies?
A Typographical Processing by Professor Popinjay (2026) I’m seriously re-evaluating how to present this type of blog for really popular films right when said films come out. Some films come out and I detect readers are genuinely curious about what to expect from a film even if the explanation contains…
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Cat in the Hat (2003)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay WARNING! THIS ARTICLE IS NO MORE APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN THAN THE 2003 CAT IN THE HAT MOVIE WAS. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED. I did it! I can’t believe it! I actually finished this movie! I have been trying to watch this all the way through since…
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Monster High: Boo York, Boo York
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2015) Fair warning, I’m going to spoil the crap out of this. ALSO THIS ARTICLE IS NOT FOR KIDS!!! If you’re under the age of 111 do NOT read this. Go on a magical journey to Rivendell or something. Don’t worry, I’m not a “Skullector”…
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Fright Nights… All of Them
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay In this Non-review I’ll cover: Fright Night (1985) Fright Night 2 (1988) Fright Night 2: New Blood Unrated (2013) Fright Night (2011) And Yes, it will be precisely in that lack of order. As a kid, sometimes I’d venture into the horror section of the…
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Mission: Impossible Series (1988-90)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Most people to whom I’ve spoken about the 1988 Mission: Impossible series have either never heard of it or can’t differentiate it from the original 1966-73 series. It only lasted two seasons, but it still featured Peter Graves as leader of the team. It also…
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KPop Demon Hunters
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2025) I admit I was interested in this from the moment I saw the trailer. The hype growing around it fueled that interest. My kids however were closer to the demographic toward whom KPop Demon Hunters was aimed and therefore found themselves faced with that…
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Masters of the Universe (1987) vs. Masters of the Universe (2026)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay If you can’t tell from the title of this article, we’ll be comparing: Masters of the Universe (1987) Masters of the Universe (2026) I kind of missed the He-Man bandwagon. I suppose I could have jumped on if my brother’s basketball games didn’t dominate the…
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