Category: Non-Reviews
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House with a Clock in its Walls
A non-review by Prof. Popinjay —–I read this book as a child and I must have been distracted by that kid next to me who kept trying to hide his uncontrollable flatulence by frantically hyperventilating his gas cloud into his own lungs because I don’t remember anything that happened as…
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John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons
A non-review by Prof. Popinjay —–Profane and Vulgar. And yet when juxtaposed to the profane and vulgar atrocities inflicted upon the Mexican people both ancient and modern, the verbal profanities and vulgarities implemented for the sake of humor pale greatly. Leguizamo’s account of his research into his culture’s past and…
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April in Paris
A non-review By Professor Popinjay ——-This is an early Doris Day film. It was as cute as any Dorris Day film. Since she wasn’t quite an A list actress at this point in her career though she had to contend with other B rates trying to show her up. This…
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AN AMERICAN TAIL & AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay ——Every time I think to myself “Everyone has heard of these movies. There’s no point bringing them to people’s attention” someone comes along and is completely oblivious to what I am watching. Sometimes it makes sense as when I’m watching some obscure gem that was…
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AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE
a non-review by Prof. Popinjay Every once in a while a cheap made-for-tv movie comes along and blows me away. This is not one of those times. I’m not going to be overly harsh for much the same reason I wouldn’t be overly harsh criticizing athletes at the special olympics.…
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ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR (1961)
A Non-Reveiw by Professor Popinjay Today I’m talking about the film titled… uh… let’s see… now what was it called again?… can’t recall. Anyway, it stars that one guy… you know who I’m talking about… he’s always smoking a tobacco pipe? Arthur MacSomething. Anyway, he invents some stuff. It’s funny.…
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ABBOTT AND COSTELLO Part 1
(There is no part 2 yet.) By Prof Popinjay If you don’t know, Abbott and Costello are a comedy team that came out of vaudeville and are one of only a few comedy duos who managed to translate well into film at a time when many actors struggled to adapt…
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Meg (The)
A Non-Review by Prof Popinjay When I was a kid I had a cup promoting Universal Studios and specifically the Jaws attraction. The cup had a picture of a boat and a picture of the shark but their size relation was disproportionate, making the shark appear big enough to swallow…
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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…
