Tag Archives: comedy

Marty McFly and Overcoming Stage Fright

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Back to the Future is a perfect movie not only because it’s endlessly entertaining but because it also has numerous life lessons we can glean from it. I’d like to share one such lesson from Back to the Future and … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged 1980s, back to the future, comedy, family, films, movie review, movies, music, personal, science fiction | Leave a comment

Why Liar Liar Is a Great Movie

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There’s something in Liar Liar you probably picked up on long ago that recently dawned on me. I apologize in advance for being late to the party, but at least I finally got here. Also, I realized something else about … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Improve, Videos | Tagged comedy, fathers, films, jim carrey, liar liar, movie review, movies, relationships, videos | Leave a comment

7 Reasons Why Coneheads Is Worth a Watch

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

After Wayne’s World became a surprise hit in 1992, Saturday Night Live skits became all the rage in Hollywood for the next decade. Sometimes it gave us A Night at the Roxbury and other times it gave us It’s Pat: … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged comedy, coneheads, dan aykroyd, family, films, funny, humor, movie review, movies, relationships, saturday night live, science fiction | 2 Comments

I Knew the Despicable Me Series Was Popular, But I Didn’t Expect This

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

As it turns out, Despicable Me 4 is the most popular movie of all time. In fact, it’s probably the most popular piece of entertainment of all time! By a mile. Or a trillion miles. Check out this chart of … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Realize People Thought So Poorly of Back to the Future Part III

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Ah, the foibles of youth. Growing up, I used to read my local newspaper, and I especially enjoyed the section that focused on what was on TV that week. This was back when local channels and cable were big. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Improve | Tagged 1980s, back to the future, comedy, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, time travel, trilogy, western genre | 6 Comments

Why Season 8 Is My Favorite of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I strive to admit when I am wrong. A long time ago, I wrote an article about Mystery Science Theater 3000 in which I said that I didn’t like Pearl Forrester, Observer, and Professor Bobo. I preferred Dr. Clayton Forrester … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff, Videos | Tagged bad movies, comedy, films, funny, movies, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, science fiction, TV shows | Leave a comment

6 Vehicles in Movies That Get Destroyed One Piece at a Time

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There are plenty of car crashes in action movies. But sometimes, like enjoying a sumptuous meal, movies take their time to destroy a car (or other type of vehicle) one piece at a time until they’re basically unusable. Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff, Videos | Tagged a view to a kill, action movies, car crash, comedy, films, jumanji, movie review, movies, movies based on books, return from witch mountain, science fiction, sequels, serenity, smokey and the bandit, tron, videos | 2 Comments

Four Weddings and a Funeral Is a Beautiful Chiasmus

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I haven’t done many romantic comedies in the Cinematic Chiasmus series. I suppose The Parent Trap and Pride and Prejudice fall into this category. But Jordan is about to rectify the overrepresentation of action and sci-fi movies I’ve analyzed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged chiasmus, comedy, drama, films, four weddings and a funeral, hugh grant, movie review, movies, relationships, romance | 5 Comments

Innerspace Is Appropriately the First Mini Cinematic Chiasmus

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Dennis Quaid is about to make this third appearance in a Cinematic Chiasmus article. He’s previously appeared in my Dreamscape and The Parent Trap (1998) articles. And today he gets to add another feather to his cap as we explore … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, comedy, films, innerspace, movie review, movies, science fiction | 2 Comments

The Big Lebowski Has Symmetry to Spare

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

With apologies to my wonderful reader Jay, I have to admit this has been the hardest of the four movies he sent me to write about. Perhaps it’s because Goodfellas was crammed with so much violence, foul language, and drug … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged chiasmus, comedy, films, movie review, movies, the big lebowski | 3 Comments