Category: Non-Reviews
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Man from U.N.C.L.E. (The) (2015)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay —–This was the new movie, not the old show. My advice, go brush up on the cold war history before watching this because most the humor is based on the absurdity of a Russian spy working together with an American spy. In fact you may…
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Man from Snowy River
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay —–Kill me! This film was clearly not made for one such as myself. This was made evident by the fact that nothing happened but character development for the first 45 minutes! I came into this thinking it was a Western like “A Fist Full of…
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Man from Planet X (The)
A Non-Review by Professors Popinjay —–It made sense to film westerns in the 40’s and 50’s. Much of the country looked like a desolate ghost town and everyone still dressed like cowboys anyway. Okay so that’s an exaggeration but seriously, did they have to build giant sets to create the…
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Major Barbara
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay —–Imagine Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but replace the Chocolate with Cannons and replace Charlie with a Professor of Greek Mythology. Finally replace charming children’s author Roald Dahl with one who supports mass-murder. This is what you get when you watch George Bernard Shaw’s…
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Lemon Drop Kid
A Nom-Review by Prof. Popinjay My modern sensibilities see these old posters and my initial thought is words. A lot of words. I stare at the poster and I see the words and they do not enter my mind. I think they’re names? Then there’s a picture of Bob Hope…
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Kid from Brooklyn (The)
A Non-review by Prof. Popinjay I like Danny Kaye’s films. I like the segments where Danny Kaye is allowed to be Danny Kaye for an extended period of time. Sometimes I wish these two things weren’t combined though. The plots of his films are humorous and enjoyable but the segments…
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It’s a Great Feeling
A Non-review by Prof. Popinjay By now you’re probably wondering if I watch anything but Shirley Temple and Doris Day films. I confess, I’m getting kind of sick of them but I’m swallowing the frog here so once I’m through with them maybe I can get on to films pertaining…
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I’ll See You in My Dreams 1951
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay No this is not a Nightmare on Elm Street film as one might assume from the title. Gus Kahn was a real-life songwriter who wrote such memorable songs as “It Had to Be You”, “Makin’ Whoopie”, “Love Me or Leave Me”, “Memories”, “Ain’t We Got…
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Great Santini (The)
A Non-review by Prof. Popinjay Alright, strap in because I’m about to get nasty. I know most films I see inspire a quickly scribbled paragraph and a joke or two but this is not one of those. This one gripped me. Fair warning: If you’re not in the mood for…
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Good Neighbor Sam
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay I’ll get right into the plot. It’s a little complicated but funny. Jack is a visionary working and not making much progress in an advertising firm. Edward G. Robinson, in an unusual casting, is a clean upstanding moral family man and dairy farmer seeking an…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 