Category: Non-Reviews
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Murder by Death
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (1976) I’d say this film has aged like a tuna sandwich but that would imply there was a time it was actually good. I’m sad this had such a great premise. Having a bunch of caricatures of famous fictional detectives all brought together on purpose…
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Haunted Mansions… all of them thus far?
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay The following films are nailed into this article: The first haunted house attraction I’d ever been through was in the Enchanted Forest theme park just outside Salem, Oregon. My dad carried me because I was scared; a difficult task for him considering how much I…
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100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay I do enjoy a good documentary, especially when someone actually put some effort into it and didn’t just slap some ancient found-footage owned by no one together for a quick buck; or stick two crappy documentaries together to make a single somewhat attractive mega-crappy documentary.…
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Predators, and Predators, and Predators! Oh my!
A non-review by Professor Popinjay This Non-review encapsulates the following films: If you’re under the age of 20, you probably won’t even believe me when I tell you there was a time when R rated movies, while not specifically marketed to kids, definitely had a bevy of merchandise and video…
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3 Ninjas x 4: Yes, They Made 4 of These!
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay I suppose I should address the elephant in the room. Victor Wong is obviously not Japanese, he’s Chinese. But hey, what’s the difference, right!?! WRONG! Clyde Kusatsu was right there! He was at the top of his game! I don’t know, maybe he was too…
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Jackasses: A reluctant look at 4 Jackass films
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay THIS ARTICLE IS NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 36. WARNING! THIS NON-REVIEW IS WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL AND SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED AT HOME. JUST BECAUSE THE AUTHOR PRESENTS ASPECTS OF THESE FILMS IN A HUMOROUS WAY DOES NOT MEAN THE FILMS ARE…
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New Gods: Nezha Reborn
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay (2019) Hey! Finally a Chinese folklore film with a very specific title! And this one DOES have a sequel with New Gods: Yang Jian. Incidentally, this film has nothing to do with The Monkey King Reborn (2021). I’m guessing “Reborn” in China is like “Mt.…
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Nezha (2019)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay Like Sun Wukong (Aka The Monkey King) there are many movies about Nezha. Some of these stories are pretty accurate to the original folklore. Others have elements from the original stories but kind of take their own path. Nezha (2019) is one of these. Before…
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay (2025) MILD SPOILERS! Don’t worry! I’m not here to wax philosophical about this big-budget well-to-do soap opera. I watched the first episode of season one and that was just a couple months ago. The only reason I was curious at all was because I thought…
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Tron to Tron: Ares (Part 4 of 4)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay !!!WARNING! POSSIBLE AND/OR DEFINITE MILD AND/OR PICANTE SPOILERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TITLES¡¡¡ With the Blu-ray release of Tron-Legacy we got a short called Tron: The Next Day. This 11 minute video sets up a sequel in a very non-committal way, throwing us bones but with…
Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity 