Tag Archives: family

9 Variations on the ‘Nanny Fixes a Family’ Movie Plot

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’ve written about Mary Poppins and Uncle Buck recently, and those films got me thinking about their niche within the wider comedy genre. These are movies that follow what I call the “Nanny fixes a family” plot. A quirky nanny … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged captain ron, children films, comedy, elf, family, films, mary poppins, movie review, movies, mrs. doubtfire, musical, nanny mcphee, relationships, the king and i, the sound of music, uncle buck, what about bob | 5 Comments

Thank You from the Deja Reviewer

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

To all of my readers, thank you for helping to make my website such a huge success. I got my 1 millionth view and my 1,000th follower last month, and everything just keeps booming. I am amazed by what has … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged family, fun, gratitude, holiday, thank you, thanksgiving | 12 Comments

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

Movie Matchups: Inception vs. Mary Poppins

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Since I first saw Inception in theaters, it has been needling in my mind. Not because it’s a bad film, but because it is so creative and unique that I wanted so badly to come up with an equally creative … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, christopher nolan, disney, family, films, inception, mary poppins, movie review, movies, relationships | 15 Comments

Why I’m Glad to Be a Dad

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

My wife and I recently welcomed our third child into the world. I couldn’t be happier to be blessed with such a healthy, handsome little boy. Being a father for the past few years has taught me so much about … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged family, holiday, parents, thanksgiving | 5 Comments

Out of Town at an Epic Family Reunion

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Sorry, no article this week on account of a family reunion in Syracuse, Utah during the Independence Day week. Almost my entire family got together for this epic three-day event. There was a total of 36 people there, including my … Continue reading →