Category: Non-Reviews
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3 Ninjas x 4: Yes, They Made 4 of These!
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay 3 Ninjas (1992) 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994) 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995) 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998) 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!?!…
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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¡¡¡ Tron: The Next Day (2011) [short] Tron: Ares (2025) 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…
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Tron to Tron: Ares (Part 3 of 4)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay !!!WARNING! POSSIBLE AND/OR DEFINITE MILD AND/OR PICANTE SPOILERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TITLES¡¡¡ Tron: Uprising (2012) Tron: Legacy (2010) Tron: The Next Day (2011) [short] Tron: Identity (2023) [interactive e-book] Tron: Ares (2025) The animated series “Tron: Uprising” would come out on Disney XD (😆?) in…
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Tron to Tron: Ares (Part 2 of 4)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay !!!WARNING! POSSIBLE AND/OR DEFINITE MILD AND/OR PICANTE SPOILERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TITLES¡¡¡ Tron (1982) Tron 2.0 (2003) [game] Tron: The Ghost in the Machine (2006) [comic] Tron: Betrayal (2010) [comic] Tron: Evolution (2010) [game] Tron: Uprising (2012) Tron: Legacy (2010) Tron: The Next Day (2011)…
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Tron to Tron: Ares (Part 1 of 4)
A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay !!!WARNING! POSSIBLE AND/OR DEFINITE MILD AND/OR PICANTE SPOILERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TITLES¡¡¡ Tron (1982) Tron 2.0 (2003) [game] Tron: The Ghost in the Machine (2006) [comic] Tron: Betrayal (2010) [comic] Tron: Evolution (2010) [game] Tron: Uprising (2012) [series] Tron: Legacy (2010) Tron: The Next Day…
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The Monkey King Reborn (2021)
A Non-review by Professor Popinjay Sorry I haven’t posted feverishly throughout the week like I usually do but I’m on a Tron kick right now and the research has led me down some pretty crazy rabbit holes. Also, I ate some really weird cake and grew to a hundred times…
