Category: Non-Reviews
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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…
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My Favorite Brunette
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Bob Hope can be a gamble. Some of his films didn’t age well. They might have been great at the time but the films are so old some of the jokes fall flat. It’s not his fault. Time and the evolution of language are not…
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Cinderella (2015)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay This kicked off Disney’s endeavor to turn all their animated films into live-action abominations that completely miss the point of the original stories. Okay so Cinderella was pretty good and gave us a lot of hope for the future live-action treatments which might have added…
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Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (The)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Weird. Just weird. This was as weird as Time Bandits or The Adventures of Baron Munchausen or Brazil. That might be because all these were directed by Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame. I mention these particular films because these were part of a trifecta…
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My Little Pony: The Movie
A Non-Review by Professor Popinay In my last Non-review regarding the film Ghost Ship, I invited anyone to call me milk toast because I don’t care for most horror films. This Non-review might seal the deal. I have five children, four of them girls. They were not nearly as interested…
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