Category: Non-Reviews
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Young Frankenstein
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (1974) As an homage to this film, I shall be writing this Non-review in black and white. With a new Naked Gun film and “Space Balls 2: The Search for More Money” both on the horizon, it seems screwball comedies are making a comeback. That…
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5 Fantastic Fours (and an animated series)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay NO spoilers FOR FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST STEPS!!! Perhaps a few for these other titles. In this Non-review I shall muse on: Many of my millions of readers might be confused by the existence of five Fantastic Four films. The 1994 film, directed by Roger Corman…
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Blue Beetle
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (2023) The “passing of the torch” motif has worked before. It worked in The Mask of Zorro (1998). It worked in Ant-Man (year). Both of those films had the “original” hero present and mentoring the new guy. Blue Beetle had the new guy of course.…
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Wolverine Movies (Sans Deadpool… mostly)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay This Non-review will focus on (and contain some spoilers for): The first X-men films from 2000, 2003, and 2006, rapidly became Wolverine-centric. There was an X-men team doing things around Wolverine but he was definitely the focal point by the end of it all. I…
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Crazy Rich Asians
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2018) In this case the term “crazy” is referring to people who party and do wild things. I did not go into this film thinking it would be about people with derogatory mental illness. I don’t think a film titled “Mentally ill People from the…
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Wall-E
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2008) Is Wall-E the perfect movie? Or, more accurately, is Pixar a production company that produces only perfect movies? While Wall-E may not be my favorite Pixar movie, Wall-E is cinematic perfection in my opinion. Everything was done right. It’s funny. It’s dramatic. It’s subtle…
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Hamilton
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Opened on Broadway (2015) Made available to watch on Disney+ (2020) I watched the first part of Hamilton on a date. It was great! Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrics are amazing. It’s no surprise to learn he wrote lyrics for Moana (2016), Vivo (2022), and Encanto (2021).…
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Vampire Hunter D & VHD Bloodlust
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Vampire Hunter D (1985) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) I am very excited to finally get to write about this. I have appreciated Vampire Hunter D ever since I first saw it during an all night anime marathon on TV. I managed to record the…
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2016) I went into this film expecting a comedy. I assumed it was a movie about drinking and ballroom dancing. Imagine my disappointment. Naturally, it did have some humor here and there as any good script does. But this is by no means a comedy.…
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Ultraviolet
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (2006) I remember liking Ultraviolet but I recall the ending being kind of tame. Like, did something just happen? Oh, that’s the end… okay, I guess. This could be due to a not very memorable villain. Just a guy in a suit, I think. Vampirism…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 