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10 Actors Who Became More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine After Being Struck Down

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi told Darth Vader, “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” And he was right. Not just about the character becoming more powerful in a spiritual existence after … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Scene in Alien

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m not a huge fan of horror films. Alien is a rare exception. One reason why it appeals to me is because it has so many quiet scenes that allow me to experience the true sense of dread that is … Continue reading →

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What Happened After the End of Flight of the Navigator?

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I know I already talked about Flight of the Navigator last week, but there’s just so much more to say about it. After all, it has one of the best science fiction premises I’ve ever seen put to film. What … Continue reading →

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Do Rotten Sequels Spoil Great Previous Films?

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently rewatched 2006’s Casino Royale. I hadn’t seen it in many years, and I really liked returning to it. It feels so simple and quaint in some ways. And yet something was nagging at my mind the whole time … Continue reading →

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Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry Gave Us 2 Iconic Sci-Fi Scores Each in 1979

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love the work of composers Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry. They produced so many beautiful scores over the course of their careers. So imagine my delight when I recently realized that each of them created two sublime pieces of … Continue reading →

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I Was So Wrong in This Old Article

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I make a lot of definitive statements as the Deja Reviewer, judging this and that movie in ways that I think are reasonable and sometimes daring. But doing this leaves me open to the possibility of having to eat humble … Continue reading →

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The Symmetry of the Alien Trilogy

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Last week I published an article showing that Alien and Alien3 mirror each other quite well. For the sake of completeness, I now present the chiasmus of the entire Alien Trilogy, including Aliens in the middle. I had previously published … Continue reading →

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Alien and Alien3 Mirror Each Other

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I didn’t come up with this Cinematic Chiasmus. It is the brainchild of Max Collins, who emailed me about it back in October 2020. He said he was inspired by my Aliens Cinematic Chiasmus article to see for himself whether … 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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