Tag Archives: comic books

The Surprising Parallels of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The careers of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan are on inverted trajectories. The greater Nolan rises, the lower Shyamalan falls. Their films have a surprising amount in common with each other, in terms of subject matter, but Nolan just … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: X-Men Origins: Wolverine vs. Rambo: First Blood Part II

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Why does X-Men Origins: Wolverine get such a bad rap? Maybe it’s because people were expecting it to be a full-blown origin story of Wolverine (hence the title), but instead what they got was simply a solid action film. It … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: Watchmen vs. The Incredibles

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Incredibles feels like someone dared Brad Bird to make a PG version of Watchmen. 1986’s Watchmen is quite possibly the most influential graphic novel of all time, so it’s no surprise that a film that both parodies and glorifies … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3 Is What Iron Man 2 Should Have Been

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It was with some trepidation that I went to see Iron Man 3 this past weekend. I’ve made no secret of my disdain for Iron Man 2, which I compared to RoboCop 2 last year. In fact, my first review … Continue reading →

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What Is Christopher Nolan’s Legacy in the Batman Mythology?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Now that The Dark Knight Rises has been out on DVD and Blu-Ray for a while and most of the hype surrounding it has calmed down, it’s a good time to discuss Christopher Nolan’s legacy in the whole Batman mythology. Will … Continue reading →

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10 Movies I Wish I Didn’t Like

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

As I promised in last week’s article “10 Movies I Wish I Liked,” here is my follow-up list of 10 movies I wish I didn’t like. Most of these are guilty pleasures, but there are a few genuinely good films … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Best Things About Marvel’s The Avengers

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

Marvel’s The Avengers is a miracle. By all rights, it shouldn’t work as well as it does, but it managed to be one of the most fun films I have ever seen. It ranks right up there with How to … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: The Dark Knight vs. Seven

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I wonder if Morgan Freeman had déjà vu when he first read the script to The Dark Knight. In this film, an unidentifiable psychopath is going around killing people to teach twisted lessons about morality. He leaves clues for the … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: The Amazing Spider-Man vs. Death Wish

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Amazing Spider-Man is basically 1974’s Death Wish with a giant killer lizard thrown into the story. I really enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man – as you can tell from my article “12 Things The Amazing Spider-Man Did Better Than the … Continue reading →

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Joke of the Week: Spider-Man

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

If Peter Parker’s Aunt May got bitten by a radioactive spider, what would she become? The answer is…

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