Category Archives: Random Stuff

10 Great Songs That You Probably Don’t Remember the Movies They Came from

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love movie soundtracks. Sometimes they bring specific scenes to my mind, and other times they exist all by themselves as distinct entities of pure music. I’d like to share 10 examples of music that are so detached from the … Continue reading →

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Dark City and the Answers to Mysteries of the Human Mind

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I read an article a few weeks ago that I’m having trouble finding again. It was entitled “Consciousness Remains Science’s Greatest Mystery: 25 Things About Your Mind Scientists Can’t Explain.” The link to that article no longer works, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, brain, dark city, drama, films, God, humanity, mind, movie review, movies, mystery, science, science fiction | 4 Comments

Miracles Often Take Time

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Despite the hard time I’m going through right now, I believe it is a miracle that is unfolding little by little. One of my sisters told me something beautiful recently to cheer me up. She said, “You have people both … Continue reading →

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Did Back to the Future Part II Predict Endless Jurassic Park Sequels?

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

An interesting thing happened in 2015. The fourth movie in the seemingly dead Jurassic Park franchise debuted in theaters that year: Jurassic World. It revitalized its film series, serving as a bridge between the three original films from 1993-2000 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, back to the future, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, jaws, jurassic park, jurassic world, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, steven spielberg | 1 Comment

Why Didn’t Steve Guttenberg Become as Big as Tom Hanks?

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some movie stars get big because they appear in big movies. Others make movies big by their very presence in them. For example, there are two actors who started out around the same time in the early 1980s: Tom Hanks … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, actors, films, movie review, movies, nicholas meyer, police academy, ron howard, sequels, steve guttenberg, three men and a baby, tom hanks | Leave a comment

I Was Dead Wrong About the Final Destination Series

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

At the end of 2022, I wrote an article called “Final Destination Is Unique Among Movie Series.” I felt safe in making this pronouncement because it had been 11 years since the debut of the last film in the series, … Continue reading →

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Be Prepared

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Life doesn’t always go the way we expect. My mom used to joke, “If you ever want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.” That’s not to say that God is cruel, but I suppose it’s like hearing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged faith, family, friendship, God, job, money, personal, real life, relationships | 5 Comments

A Mortgage Was Burned and 3 Lessons Were Learned

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

For someone like me, throwing a party is hard. I’m not eager to make a public spectacle of myself, but I do love making personal connections with good people. My shyness is partly why it took me nearly three years … Continue reading →

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My Disappointment with Doogie Howser, M.D.

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I like old TV shows more than new ones. In general, I’m not a big TV watcher. But when I got sick last month and wanted to get my mind off the pain I was experiencing, I figured a medical … Continue reading →

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Eating and Breathing Are Such Luxuries

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

A few weeks ago, I got a fantastic tip from Jordan to analyze X2: X-Men United and see if it’s an example of Cinematic Chiasmus. I was excited to take a look at it. However, many things got in the … Continue reading →

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