Category: Non-Reviews
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Hairspray
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2007) I had zero interest in this until I realized both Christopher Walken and John Travolta were in it. I don’t know what it is about Travolta that captivates me so. He has this strange charisma about him that just seems supernatural, whether he is…
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Littlest Rebel (The)
Released March 19, 1935 And for context, Temple’s film “The Little Colonel” was released one month prior to “Rebel”: February 22, 1935. I’m baffled. “Rebel” and “Colonel” have the same cast, are set before and after the Civil War respectively, and were both directed by David Butler. These came out…
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Galaxy Quest
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (1999) This was a great movie. It was almost too great. Everyone I knew was nuts for this film. I saw it three times at the theatre with different groups of friends. After it came out on video I saw it at school, at multiple…
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Little Nemo- Adventures in Slumberland
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Based on the whimsical and sometimes bizarre comics by Winsor McKay circa 1905; yeah, it’s been around a while. He was a pioneer in comics and animation. This guy made Gertie the Dinosaur. If you’re an animation fan and have never heard of Gertie, stop…
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Falcon and the Winter Soldier
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay MILD SPOILERS FOR FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER MILD SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA BRAVE NEW WORLD Man! Seems like Erin Kellyman was everywhere for a while! Solo, Willow, this. She was Disney’s new Annette Funicello. Solo had a beach in it. It counts as a…
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Little House on the Prairie: A Christmas They Never Forgot
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay From the 1974 TV Series Little House on the Prairie (First aired 1981, Season 08, Episode 11) Whenever the theme song for Little House on the Prairie came on at my childhood home, an involuntary audible groan would escape my face. What IS THIS CRAP!?!…
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Little Colonel (The)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (1935) I gotta say, unpacking these Shirley Temple films is getting monotonous. Some are great but most are very formulaic vehicles to get Shirley the Cash Cow on screen. They’re often rife with racial stereotypes and, eventually, repeat songs from her other movies tacked on…
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Eegah!
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (1962) I don’t know about you but for me, a long week of high school would culminate in a trip to the video rental store where my friends and I would attempt to find the worst, most make-fun-able movie we could find. From Troll 2…
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Everything Lego Star Wars
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay There is a downside to forcing myself to write about everything I’ve ever seen. There comes a time when I have very little to say and I’m uninspired. I’ve taken a cue from Mark Twain and started letting the movies conjure life memories. It’s why…
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Daredevil (2003)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Long before Ben Afleck would play a dark brooding superhero who lost his parents, he would play a dark brooding superhero who lost his parents. Ah, the days of pre-Disney Marvel movies. Nothing against post-Disney Marvel. The pre-Disney films just have a certain charm all…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 