Tag Archives: childhood

10 Important Life Lessons I Learned from My Mom and Dad

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Happy Thanksgiving. I would like to give thanks this year to my mom and dad for everything they taught me during my formative years. They are such amazing parents, and they gave me so much by teaching me to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged childhood, family, gratitude, holiday, love, parents, personal, relationships, thanksgiving | 3 Comments

Selfish Sacrifices

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Sacrifice is such a strange word to me. We usually think of sacrifice as being a selfless act. But is it really? When I sacrifice it’s because I am being selfish. I’m forgoing something I want now for something I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged childhood, family, fathers, golden rule, happiness, personal, relationships | 4 Comments

Pleasant Surprises: Ernest Goes to Camp

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Ernest Goes to Camp perfectly captures childhood in a way I’ve never seen another film pull off. I loved this movie as a kid because it spoke to me on a very personal level. That might sound strange because it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged 1980s, childhood, children films, comedy, ernest goes to camp, films, funny, humor, movie review, movies | 1 Comment

Movie Matchups: The Shining (1980) vs. Manos: The Hands of Fate

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Stanley Kubrick did something that no one else can boast of doing when he made The Shining in 1980. He took the worst horror film ever made, 1966’s Manos: The Hands of Fate, and turned it into the best horror … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged childhood, family, films, horror, hotel, manos the hands of fate, movie review, movies, movies based on books, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, relationships, stanley kubrick, stephen king, the shining | 10 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: The Boy Who Could Fly

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Boy Who Could Fly deserves to be recognized alongside E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Stand By Me as one of the best coming-of-age films of the 1980s. It’s that good. I gave director Nick Castle some grief in my last … Continue reading →