Category: Non-Reviews
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Recess (The series & School’s Out)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Superb. Utterly superb. Honestly, I can’t praise this enough. It’s just… so… good. My first experience with this show was not the show itself but the movie; Recess: School’s Out. At first glance I thought it was amusing enough but nothing to write home about.…
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Quest for Camelot
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Quest for Camelot, loosely based on the cover art of Vera Chapman’s novel The King’s Damosel, was originally to be called Quest for the Holy Grail and was going to be very different from what it ultimately became. Interesting that Monty Python’s Eric Idle would…
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Quack Pack
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay I’d be surprised if any have heard of this show. It was pretty late in the line up for Disney Afternoon toons. It was supposed to be an extension of Ducktales but, aside from the usual suspects of duck characters, I don’t see a connection…
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Pokémon: The First Movie
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Considering this film was made on a 5 million dollar budget and generated 175.7 million at the box office, it’s probably an unpopular opinion when I say, “This was mind-numbing drivel.” But I’m not really into Pokémon so what do I know? This obviously appealed…
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Penny Serenade
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay Happy. Sad. Happy. Sad. Happy. Sad. Happy. Sad. Happy. That’s this movie. Bit of an emotional roller coaster as much as I hate comparing movies to amusement park rides. It’s not a bad movie. In fact it’s very well done. I have no complaints. Cary…
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McClintock!
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay A western 50 Shades of Grey? Nope! It’s just McLintock Exclamation Point! This movie was just a vehicle for satisfying John Wayne’s recurring urge to spank Maureen O’Hara. C’mon, John! I understand Maureen needs it more than most but why on screen? Or is that…
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Pajama Game (The)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay WARNING!!!! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!!!!!! I like most musicals! I like Doris Day! I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I was just kind of burnt out on Doris Day movies. Or maybe this wasn’t a typical Doris Day film. Lots…
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Paddington (2015)
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay Paddington was great. I have no complaints. Sorry that’s just the way it is. I loved the absurd regard for Paddington from the father. “Hmmm, looks to be a bear of some sort.” Spoken disdainfully as if this adorable bear were a transient trying to…
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On Moonlight Bay
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Because it’s the 50s and every movie must be named after a song! This film takes place in a small Indiana town and I did my research, Indiana actually has lots of bays. In a show of tremendous generosity, Michigan has actually allowed Indiana to…
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Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay I gotta say: I freaking love these. This is part of The Inventors Specials which I believe are in the same line as The Artists Specials. They’re a series of short films featuring dramatic depictions of various classical artists, musicians, and inventors throughout history. The…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 