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Is Forbidden Planet’s Chiasmus a Happy Accident or Did They Plan It?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Forbidden Planet is a wonderful movie. It predated Star Trek, Alien, and other popular science fiction tales, and it set the stage for the direction they would take. As it turns out, it also established an important precedent in the … Continue reading →

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My Disappointment with Doogie Howser, M.D.

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I like old TV shows more than new ones. In general, I’m not a big TV watcher. But when I got sick last month and wanted to get my mind off the pain I was experiencing, I figured a medical … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: Three Men and a Baby vs. Baby Boom

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In 1986, there was a famous rivalry between fighter-plane movies in which Top Gun trounced Iron Eagle. In 1988, it was body-switch movies in which Big crushed Vice Versa and 18 Again! But what about 1987? Was there any rivalry … Continue reading →

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Big Is a Bridge Between Tom Hanks’ Early and Later Film Career

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Like two parts of a piano duet, Big feels like the perfect bridge between Tom Hanks’ early and later career in film. He may have made a Splash in 1984, but it wasn’t until 1988 that he really hit the … Continue reading →

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Which Is the Best Adaptation of Dune?

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Dune is one of my favorite books. I’ve only read it once, but it stands out in my mind as one of the most immersive literary experiences I’ve ever had. And I’ve admired the many attempts to make it into … Continue reading →

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The Natural and Overcoming Addiction

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In The Natural, Roy Hobbs is a gifted baseball player who wants to use his God-given talent to make a name for himself. However, he’s brutally shot in the prime of his life and forced to put off becoming a … Continue reading →

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Man of La Mancha and How to End a Story

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Man of La Mancha is a movie that’s grown on me over the years. I first saw it as a child, and I didn’t understand it at all. The only musical I enjoyed at the time was Fiddler on the … Continue reading →

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An Important Lesson from The Karate Kid

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In every aspect of life, it’s important to have honor. In other words, the ends don’t justify the means. That is something that is demonstrated in this scene from The Karate Kid (1984).

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Be a Teacher

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In A Man for All Seasons, Sir Thomas More gives sage advice to a young man named Richard Rich that is summarized by the sentence: “Be a teacher.” What he means by those three words is far more eloquent than … Continue reading →

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The King’s Speech Crafts an Eloquent Chiasmus

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It’s a Pride and Prejudice reunion! Not just because actors Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, and David Bamber appeared in the 1995 BBC miniseries and the 2010 Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech, but because both of these films are chiasma. This … Continue reading →

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