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September 14, 2021 – Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry Gave Us 2 Iconic Sci-Fi Scores Each in 1979
September 7, 2021 – I’m Concerned About the Future of My Alma Mater
August 17, 2021 – My Permanent Scar and What It Represents
August 3, 2021 – A Powerful Tool for Overcoming Temptation
July 27, 2021 – An Example of Seemingly Random Things Happening for a Reason
May 18, 2021 – I Think I Know What Aslan Said to Puzzle at the End of The Last Battle
May 11, 2021 – I Was So Wrong in This Old Article
May 4, 2021 – Quigley Down Under’s Villain Isn’t Such a Bad Guy
April 20, 2021 – A Writer’s Work Is Never Finished
March 30, 2021 – My Cancellation Has Already Begun
March 9, 2021 – Are We a Good People?
February 2, 2021 – An Important Change in the Way I’ll Talk About Movies
January 26, 2021 – I Wonder When I Will Be Canceled
December 22, 2020 – The Best and Worst of Times
December 1, 2020 – Taking a Moment to Be Grateful
November 24, 2020 – Attitude Is Everything
October 20, 2020 – Taking My Future Into My Own Hands
October 6, 2020 – Will Hollywood Survive? And Should It?
September 29, 2020 – COVID-19 Has Been a Blessing to Me
August 25, 2020 – The Beautiful Music of Randy Edelman
July 21, 2020 – Flattery Will Get You Everywhere, Thor
July 7, 2020 – My Brother, the Nintendo Expert
June 23, 2020 – A Word of Caution About Censoring Old Films
June 9, 2020 – 6 Actors with Appropriate Names for the Alien Series
May 12, 2020 – Trying to Remember Movie Characters’ Names
April 28, 2020 – Middle Movies Everyone Agrees Are the Best in Their Trilogies
March 10, 2020 – 10 Details That Elevate WarGames Above Most Thrillers
February 25, 2020 – The Mystery of the One Crazy Rhyme in ‘Mother Knows Best’
February 11, 2020 – Do Sequels Need to Be in the Same Genre as Their Predecessors?
January 28, 2020 – 10 Actors Who Reached Their Zenith and Nadir in the Same Year
December 31, 2019 – The Defining Movies of the Last 5 Decades
December 24, 2019 – Christmas Message
December 10, 2019 – Doctor’s Orders
November 26, 2019 – 10 People and Things I’m Thankful for
November 19, 2019 – What Makes a Movie Endlessly Rewatchable?
October 29, 2019 – Why The Sixth Sense’s Twist Works
September 3, 2019 – Can Mission: Impossible Survive Without Tom Cruise?
August 27, 2019 – The Secret Weapon of ’80s Comedies: Elmer Bernstein
July 16, 2019 – Why 007 Can Never Be a Woman
May 21, 2019 – Excuses, Excuses…
April 23, 2019 – I Found the Mother of All Plot Holes in The Ten Commandments (1956)
April 9, 2019 – 9 Types of Prayer on Film
March 19, 2019 – My Heart Aches for This Poor Man
March 12, 2019 – Sequel-Proof Movies That Somehow Got Sequels
March 5, 2019 – Movies About Cheating for a Good Cause
February 5, 2019 – I No Longer Think It’s Wise to Mock the Past
January 8, 2019 – Is The Black Hole a Good Movie?
January 1, 2019 – A Year of Change
December 25, 2018 – The Lockard Family as Movie Stars
December 11, 2018 – Does Die Hard Have a Good Soundtrack?
November 20, 2018 – I Love My Work
November 6, 2018 – Have You Ever Had an Idea That No One Else Has Had Before?
October 30, 2018 – I Wouldn’t Be Surprised If the Alien Symbiote Appears in the Next Spider-Man Film
October 23, 2018 – Ayn Rand Predicted the NPC Meme 75 Years Ago
October 16, 2018 – Hitting Rock Bottom
October 9, 2018 – What’s Wrong with Me?
August 28, 2018 – Potentially Ambiguous Movie Titles That Obviously Refer to Just 1 Film
August 21, 2018 – For Every Director in the Alien Series, Their Best Work Was Yet to Come
August 7, 2018 – My Pay It Forward Moment
July 24, 2018 – Fun with Movie Titles: Tag
July 17, 2018 – James Cameron Villain Deaths Ranked
June 26, 2018 – My Undigested Thoughts on Incredibles 2
June 19, 2018 – How Did Scaramanga Escape from James Bond?
June 12, 2018 – My Favorite Episode of Batman: The Animated Series
June 5, 2018 – The Muppet Movie Is an ‘Isn’t It Funny That’ Comedy
May 22, 2018 – The Most Important Question in Atlas Shrugged
May 15, 2018 – A Change and a Promise
April 24, 2018 – What Is the Ideal Amount of Time Between Superhero Sequels?
April 17, 2018 – My Kids’ First Time Watching a Star Trek Film
February 13, 2018 – Fantastic Four Is the Crucible of the MCU
January 23, 2018 – Timeless Childhood Lessons from the ’90s
January 16, 2018 – My First Time Growing Facial Hair
January 9, 2018 – Why I Don’t Use Profanity
January 2, 2018 – What We Want from Star Wars, and Why We’ll Never Get It
December 25, 2017 – Merry Christmas, My Friends
December 19, 2017 – A Philosopher’s Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
November 21, 2017 – 10 Important Life Lessons I Learned from My Mom and Dad
November 15, 2017 – I’ve Missed Jeff Goldblum
November 7, 2017 – Movies That Managed to Make Mediocre Songs Sound Amazing
October 17, 2017 – Good Films About Bad Filmmakers
October 3, 2017 – Criticizing Films, Not Fans
September 26, 2017 – This Video Inspired Me to Get Back in Shape
September 19, 2017 – Lessons from The Lion King
August 15, 2017 – 5 Funny Observations About Films
August 1, 2017 – What If the T-1000 Had Found Miles Dyson First?
July 11, 2017 – 10 Villains Who Were Defeated by Simply Ignoring Them
June 27, 2017 – Ron Howard: The Circle Is Now Complete
June 20, 2017 – My Newborn Son Is Finally Home
June 13, 2017 – I’m Still Glad to Be a Dad
May 30, 2017 –12 Things I Love About Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
May 23, 2017 – MovieBob’s Mistake
May 9, 2017 – Clever Titles for Inevitable Sequels
May 2, 2017 – The Wisdom of Montgomery Brewster’s Great-Uncle
April 25, 2017 – I Hated Avatar, But Here’s Why I’m Going to Watch Avatar 2
March 28, 2017 – Selfish Sacrifices
February 7, 2017 – The Dynamic Do-Over
January 17, 2017 – 10 Best Film Trends from the Obama Years
December 25, 2016 – Welcome and Merry Christmas
December 6, 2016 – The Return of ‘The Return of’ Movie
November 22, 2016 – How to Be Happy
October 18, 2016 – The Death of a Family Member
September 27, 2016 – Star Trek‘s Insights Into the Campus Rape Hysteria
September 13, 2016 – 5 Ways Marty McFly Could Get Rich Without the Sports Almanac
August 31, 2016 – Tevye and Mr. Bennet Demonstrate Why Envying the Rich Is Foolish
August 16, 2016 – Movies with ‘The Movie’ in the Title
August 9, 2016 – 2 Absent Friends
July 12, 2016 – My Book Is Finally Ready
June 28, 2016 – 5 Films About Forcing the British to Leave
June 21, 2016 – Will Avatar 2 Share the Same Fate as Alice Through the Looking Glass?
June 15, 2016 – Movies About Spending Ungodly Amounts of Money
June 7, 2016 – The Glaring Omission at the End of The Pursuit of Happyness
May 31, 2016 – When Singers Try Their Hand at Acting (Part 2)
May 24, 2016 – When Singers Try Their Hand at Acting (Part 1)
May 17, 2016 – The Internet Etiquette Guide
May 10, 2016 – The Truth Behind James Bond’s Conquests
May 3, 2016 – Movies About Picking Sides
April 19, 2016 – 10 Actors Whose Presence Adds Gravitas to Torch-Passing Sequels
April 13, 2016 – 4 Ideas for Sequels to The Last Starfighter
April 6, 2016 – Disney’s History of Remaking Old Animated and Live-Action Films
March 8, 2016 – Faithful Sidekicks Who Stayed with Film Franchises to the Bitter End
February 23, 2016 – Unceremonious Ways Sequels Dump the Previous Film’s Love Interest
February 10, 2016 – The Huge Impact of ‘The’ in Movie Titles
January 13, 2016 – Short Stories That Grew Into Big Films
December 29, 2015 – The Art of Stuttering in Film
December 15, 2015 – Why Uncle Buck Is an Almost Impossible Film to Categorize
December 3, 2015 – James Bond’s Awkward Yet Awesome John Glen Years
November 24, 2015 – Thank You to My Wonderful Readers
November 17, 2015 – Modern Hollywood Trends the Salkinds Were Doing Decades Ago
November 3, 2015 – The 10 Best Sequels That Came Out Just 1 Year After the Original Film
October 14, 2015 – 10 Actors Who Had to Suffer to Make Their Movies
September 29, 2015 – The Most Brutally Honest Line in a Romantic Comedy Comes from The Wedding Singer
September 22, 2015 – Did MST3K’s Joel Robinson Create Artificial Intelligence for His Bots?
September 15, 2015 – The Types of Movies That Currently Dominate Each Month of the Year
September 1, 2015 – The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise of the Muppets
August 26, 2015 – Take Out One Tiny Thing and The Godfather Part II Would Be Rated PG
August 19, 2015 – Intense PG Movies
August 4, 2015 – 10 Beautifully Sad Movie Music Themes for a Good Cry
July 29, 2015 – 10 Movies About Aliens That Don’t Have Any Language Barriers
July 21, 2015 – What Makes the Trailer for Aliens (1986) Perfect
July 8, 2015 – 5 TV Shows Named After Their Most Useless Character
July 1, 2015 – 1996 Was the Year the Macho ’80s Action Hero Died
June 24, 2015 – Unidentified Flying Oddball – What Were They Thinking?
June 10, 2015 – 10 Ways American Sniper Missed the Mark
May 26, 2015 – 10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You
May 13, 2015 – Most Comedic Actors Have a 10-Year Window of Greatness
May 5, 2015 – 10 Obscure TV Shows I Loved as a Kid
April 29, 2015 – Ivan Reitman vs. Barry Sonnenfeld
April 22, 2015 – Is Superman II as Good as It Gets for Superman Films?
April 7, 2015 – 5 Reasons Why Star Trek V Needed to Exist
March 31, 2015 – Guy Pearce Has Quietly Had a Spectacular Acting Career
March 25, 2015 – 10 Actors Who Owe Their Careers to Someone Else’s Misfortune
March 11, 2015 – 10 Actors Who Played Diametrically Opposed Characters
February 3, 2015 – 10 Clever Uses of Old Pop Songs in Modern Movies
January 20, 2015 – 10 Directors Who Seamlessly Transitioned to Sci-Fi on Their First Try
December 30, 2014 – 10 Great Westerns That Aren’t Set in the Old West
December 16, 2014 – 10 Villains Who Think They Are Heroes
November 25, 2014 – Thank You from the Deja Reviewer
November 18, 2014 – 10 Movies Whose Hero and Villain Never Actually Meet
November 4, 2014 – 10 Successful Actors Who Have Never Starred in a Sequel
October 14, 2014 – 10 Good Sequels That Sowed the Seeds of Their Series’ Destruction
September 30, 2014 – Marvel’s Unique Approach to Secret Identities
September 23, 2014 – The 10 Most Obscure Movies That Earned More Than $300 Million (Adjusted for Inflation)
September 16, 2014 – How to Fix Star Trek Generations
August 12, 2014 – Which James Bond Movies Actually Had You Convinced Bond Was in Danger of Being Killed?
July 29, 2014 – 10 Amazing ’80s Directors Who Lost Their Mojo in the ’90s
July 22, 2014 – The Duality of The Dark Knight
July 15, 2014 – 9 Iconic Performances That Weren’t Even Nominated But Should Have Won Oscars
June 3, 2014 – 8 Timeless Yet Dated Classic Films
May 27, 2014 – Thanks to Days of Future Past, X-Men Is Finally the Series It Always Deserved to Be
May 13, 2014 – 1990: The Year of Failed Film Franchises
May 6, 2014 – In Defense of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Movies
April 22, 2014 – 10 Ridiculously Lopsided Hero-Villain Fights
April 15, 2014 – 10 Movie Poster Mashups
April 1, 2014 – Predator Is Surprisingly Deep for an Action Movie
March 25, 2014 – “Lego” – A Parody of “Let It Go” from Frozen
March 10, 2014 – Top 10 Best Speeches in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy
March 4, 2014 – The Always Good (But Never Great) Writer/Director Gary Ross
February 25, 2014 – The Best 3 Back-to-Back Years for American Comedy Films
February 11, 2014 – Spoilers, Trailers and Other Terms That Mean Opposite Things for Movies and Cars
February 4, 2014 – Could Disney’s Frozen and Tangled Be Setting the Stage for an Avengers-like Team-up Movie?
January 28, 2014 – 11 Movies That Actually Live Up to Their Hype
January 14, 2014 – It’s Time for Spider-Man to Leave New York City
January 7, 2014 – 10 Unpleasant Things That Make Perfect Character Names
December 17, 2013 – 10 Classic Films You Probably Didn’t Know Are Based on Books
December 10, 2013 – 10 Films (Besides Raiders of the Lost Ark) Whose Heroes Have No Effect on the Outcome of the Story
December 5, 2013 – This Is What Should Be on the Welcome Sign to Chevy Chase, MD
November 26, 2013 – What I Learned from Two Days of Intense Suffering
November 19, 2013 – The Man with the Golden Pun: Funny Descriptions of All 6 James Bonds
November 5, 2013 – Was It a Good Idea for Bryan Singer to Return to X-Men After a Decade-long Absence?
September 17, 2013 – 10 Profound Life Lessons from Super Mario World
September 10, 2013 – Last-Minute Casting Changes That Turned Out for the Best
September 3, 2013 – 10 Villains Who Never Get a Comeuppance
August 27, 2013 – 5 Inspiring Films That Show Winning Isn’t Everything
August 20, 2013 – The Surprising Parallels of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan
August 13, 2013 – Who Is Steven Spielberg’s Best Protégé?
August 6, 2013 – How Han Solo Became Luke Skywalker (and Vice Versa) in The Empire Strikes Back
July 30, 2013 – 10 Ways to Make a Memorable Movie Character
July 23, 2013 – 10 Words That Shouldn’t Be Used in Movie Titles
July 9, 2013 – The Only Funny Joke in 10 Unfunny Comedies
June 25, 2013 – 10 Things an Outsider Doesn’t Understand About Utah
June 18, 2013 – Will Movie Budgets Ever Reach an Upper Limit?
June 11, 2013 – 10 Unsung Heroes Who Saved Star Wars
May 14, 2013 – Iron Man 3 Is What Iron Man 2 Should Have Been
May 7, 2013 – Will the Next Star Wars Trilogy Stray Far, Far Away from the Original Formula?
May 1, 2013 – A Rested Development: The Evolution of Cancelled-TV-Show Comebacks
April 23, 2013 – 10 Films That Contradict the Endings of the Books They’re Based on
April 17, 2013 – Famous Filmmakers with Ironic Initials
April 9, 2013 – 10 Films That Barely Resemble the Books They’re Based on
March 26, 2013 – 5 Awesome Endings to Bad Movies
March 5, 2013 – Why Are There So Many Wizard of Oz Sequels, Prequels, Remakes and Spinoffs?
February 26, 2013 – 5 Unsatisfying Endings to Otherwise Good Films
February 5, 2013 – What Is the Best Star Wars Parody?
January 29, 2013 – What Is Christopher Nolan’s Legacy in the Batman Mythology?
January 22, 2013 – 10 Movies I Wish I Didn’t Like
January 15, 2013 – 10 Movies I Wish I Liked
January 8, 2013 – Top 10 Best Things About Marvel’s The Avengers
December 11, 2012 – The Dangers of Second-Guessing: George Lucas vs. Robert Zemeckis
December 4, 2012 – 10 Cool Details You May Have Missed in How to Train Your Dragon
November 28, 2012 – What The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘s Tagline Should Have Been
November 20, 2012 – Why I’m Glad to Be a Dad
November 13, 2012 – Why True Freedom Can’t Be Found in Either U.S. Political Party
October 23, 2012 – 8 Movies I Deeply Regret Watching
September 25, 2012 – 10 Good Movies Overshadowed by Superior Sequels
September 18, 2012 – When Giving Is Not a Virtue: Fletch’s Lesson on Socialism
September 11, 2012 – The George Lucas Guide to Overcoming Adversity
August 31, 2012 – Why I Love Telling Jokes
August 7, 2012 – How to Restore Liberty in the United States
July 31, 2012 – Michael Kamen: The Best Film Composer You’ve Never Heard of
July 17, 2012 – 12 Things The Amazing Spider-Man Did Better Than the Original Trilogy
June 26, 2012 – Universal Soldier Is an Unwatchable Travesty (and 5 Other Reasons I Love Roland Emmerich)
May 29, 2012 – What Made Someone I Don’t Know Threaten to Kill Me
May 22, 2012 – 10 Movie Remakes That Are Better Than the Originals
May 8, 2012 – How to Destroy the Star Wars Saga in One Easy Step
May 1, 2012 – 10 Movies That Will Make You Bawl (While You Have a Ball)
March 20, 2012 – Is Anger Funny?
March 13, 2012 – James Cameron’s Best Movie
February 28, 2012 – Moneyball and The Book of Mormon
February 21, 2012 – How MST3K Inspired the Internet Generation
January 31, 2012 – 6 Movies That Are Better If You Skip the First Half
January 24, 2012 – Special: 2011 Highlights from the Deja Reviewer
January 17, 2012 – A Tale of Two Satans: The Joker vs. General Zod
December 25, 2011 – Funny Christmas Carol: Let Us Know!
November 22, 2011 – How I Know Miracles Are Real
November 15, 2011 – Making Star Wars vs. Writing the U.S. Constitution
September 20, 2011 – 5 Great Movies That Were Saved By Budget Cuts
August 30, 2011 – I Just Ran 9 Miles and I Feel Fine
July 19, 2011 – What the Star Wars Prequels Did Right
June 13, 2011 – Video: Why Girls Are Good
