Category Archives: Random Stuff

Attitude Is Everything

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently found a video of the most incredible man who refused to be a victim in life in spite of his facial disfigurement. I did a double-take when I saw this video’s featured image, not because the face looked … Continue reading →

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Taking My Future Into My Own Hands

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Last December, I noted that my left middle finger had swelled up and was quite painful to use. That was a rather detrimental development for a hands-on writer like myself. It’s been an interesting year since that discovery. I’ve gone … Continue reading →

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Will Hollywood Survive? And Should It?

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’d much prefer to talk about positive things instead of dwelling on the negative, but sometimes we have to face hard truths. This year might go down in history as the beginning of the end of Hollywood. I don’t think … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 Has Been a Blessing to Me

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The quarantines, lockdowns, and other restrictions that were put in place in 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19 are annoying and detrimental to many people. I’m grateful that I have been spared pretty much all of the ill effects … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Music of Randy Edelman

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I never obtained formal musical training, so whenever I write about movie soundtracks I fear I come across as clumsy and imprecise. I don’t have the right terms and language to put to into words the feelings I yearn to … Continue reading →

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Flattery Will Get You Everywhere, Thor

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

When I was first learning about blogging more than a decade and a half ago, I heard that one of the best ways to befriend other bloggers and get people to talk about me was to first talk about them. … Continue reading →

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My Brother, the Nintendo Expert

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

If you’ve followed this website for the past few years, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I’m one of nine children, and I grew up in a city in Washington State that’s right next door to Redmond. My … Continue reading →

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A Word of Caution About Censoring Old Films

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There are times when I can only stand in awe of someone else’s achievement, knowing that I could not have done better than they did. I experienced this feeling a few days ago when I came across a video from … Continue reading →

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6 Actors with Appropriate Names for the Alien Series

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m always finding unusual ways of looking at movies that often (and arguably probably should) go unnoticed. But I just can’t help myself, and you get to be the lucky recipients of my musings. This time, I noticed that at … Continue reading →

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Trying to Remember Movie Characters’ Names

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m going to do something I’ve never done before. There are some movies I absolutely love, and I’d like to see how many character names I can remember from them without looking them up. These are just all off the … Continue reading →

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