Category: Non-Reviews
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
A Non-review by Prof. Popinjay This film was bloody brilliant. While normally I would simply leave it at that and walk away, I have to say a few things about this. I’ve been a Weird Al fan since I was born. Pretty sure “Like a Surgeon” was playing in the…
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1984 (1984)
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay Winston Smith has a problem. He wants to pork like a penguin with a pompadour. Problem is he lives in a dystopian future where “Big Brother” has cameras everywhere and frankly he’d prefer a bit of privacy. I don’t remember why Big Brother is so…
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Robin and Marian
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay This serves as a sequel to most Robin Hood tales and takes up the story when Robin (Sean Connery) is old and gray and has had his fill of King Richard’s monkeyshines. It has its humor but it’s ultimately a bit of a let down.…
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Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
A non-review by Professor Popinjay —-I learned something! This is a film about a brigade that travels lightly! They don’t carry a lot of stuff with them. Imagine my surprise! I thought it was about a brigade that only comes out in the daytime. Boy was I wrong! I haven’t…
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Martian (The)
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay Great movie. One might assume a film about a man alone on Mars would be slow but the suspense is constant and the humor is steady. It all wraps up with a very exciting climax. I love the line “No offense but I am the…
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Moscow on the Hudson
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay This film is a beautiful cornucopia of humanity. Every single character with whom the main character interacts is a different race, creed, and/or persuasion. Without exception each example is celebrated for the addition of their culture to the melting pot but are at the same…
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay At first this movie disappointed me. I hate how they feel the need to get the character back to square one or worse before they can do a sequel. Yes it means he has several similar goals throughout the film as he did in the…
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Aeronauts (The)
A non-review by Prof. Popinjay This was an Amazon Prime exclusive. Every exciting scene was in the trailer and I won’t swear in court but I’m pretty sure many of the exciting scenes I saw in the trailer were omitted from the actual film. This movie was so boring I…
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Mountain (The)
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay I’d never considered mountain climbing a spectator sport but this film changed my mind. Our story begins with a toy airplane crashing into a mountain in slow motion. Despite the plane being miniature it still manages to expel a handful of full-sized human bodies all…
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An Unbreakable Sequel?
A Non-Review by Prof. Popinjay First published July 22, 2018 When I first saw this film in 2000 I was expecting a super amazing M Night Shyamalan twist at the end. Having not been impressed I felt jilted and wanted my time back. Then one day the movie was on…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 