Category: Non-Reviews
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Waking Ned Devine
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (1998) I love a film that doesn’t feel the need to cast only young beautiful people in the lead roles. Fairly sure not a single cast member besides the wee lad is under the age of 40 and the majority of the cast is over…
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Dexter’s Laboratory
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (1996) They don’t write theme songs like that anymore. Great stuff. And these are the end credits! The first spoken part of that song is voiced by the legendary Mako! So you know the whole show is gonna be amazing! All I want to do…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 10 of 10)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay MILD SPOILERS Toho’s Godzilla Minus One. Set during a time when Japan, sadly, was at zero. 1947, Just after World War II. Our main character? A Kamikaze pilot, Kôichi Shikishima, still alive. I won’t go into the details of why he is still alive but…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 9 of 10)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay As it was loosed in Japan, so it was loosed in the United States. Even with complaints of the fights being a bit too dark and Godzilla’s opponents, the MUTO, being rather uninteresting, the 2014 film was generally well received in the U.S. and paved…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 8 of 10)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay In 2013 Guiermo Del Toro with Legendy Pictures would release the film “Pacific Rim” in theaters. While it may not be a title on everyone’s lips today, I believe it tested the waters with audiences and revealed giant monster films could look great and still…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 7 of 10)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay The feeling was unanimous in Japan. America had done Godzilla wrong and it was time to show everyone what Godzilla is supposed to be. I guess there’s no such thing as bad publicity. If I were to sum up the Millenium Era of Godzilla in…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 6 of 10)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay In 1998, Tristar got permission from Toho to make a Godzilla film and Tristar went hog wild. Promotional material was everywhere! We were inundated with it! This film was jammed into our faces by every TV commercial, fast-food deal, and billboard. It was written on…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 5 of 10)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Heisei (pronounced Hey-Say), meaning “Peace Everywhere”, refers to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito which would span from 1989 to 2019, ending with his abdication. For Godzilla, the Heisei Era films started in 1984 with the last film coming out in 1995. I loved the…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 4 of 10)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) finally got away from the juvenile plots and raising a Godzilla baby and back to him doing badass stuff…sort of. This time the opponent of Godzilla would be an undeniable representation of pollutants. It makes sense for the time too. Japan’s…
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Godzilla: Who is this Godzilla Person Anyway? (Part 3 of 10)
The A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Showa, meaning “shining/bright peace” refers specifically to the reign of Emperor Hirohito from 1926 to 1989. One of many areas of significance during this period is rapid economic growth for Japan and the emergence of Showa Modan, a blending of Japanese and Western styles…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 