Tag Archives: films

This Is What I Aspire to Do with Movies

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I went a little overboard with my verbosity in the last few weeks, so I will be brief this time to balance it out a bit. There are many people I admire and respect, and Bill Whittle is one of … Continue reading →

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Escape to Witch Mountain Is More Than Just Escapist Entertainment

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’d like to draw some interesting comparisons to Escape to Witch Mountain. I only recall watching it once as a child, but just about everything about it was burned into my memory so vividly that I always considered it a personal … Continue reading →

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An Important Change in the Way I’ll Talk About Movies

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I take criticism seriously. By listening to people, especially when they have something to say that feels painful at first, I find many opportunities to grow and be better. I recently received some feedback to an article I wrote that … Continue reading →

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The Symmetry of the Alien Trilogy

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Last week I published an article showing that Alien and Alien3 mirror each other quite well. For the sake of completeness, I now present the chiasmus of the entire Alien Trilogy, including Aliens in the middle. I had previously published … Continue reading →

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Alien and Alien3 Mirror Each Other

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I didn’t come up with this Cinematic Chiasmus. It is the brainchild of Max Collins, who emailed me about it back in October 2020. He said he was inspired by my Aliens Cinematic Chiasmus article to see for himself whether … Continue reading →

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Social Distancing in Young Frankenstein

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Remember when social distancing was the stuff of comedy, not intended to be real-life drama? Just take this scene near the start of 1974’s Young Frankenstein. In it, Dr. Frankenstein is bidding a tender farewell to his love, but she … Continue reading →

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Asking a Simple Question: Does It Make Any Sense?

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Have you ever seen a lie so big and audacious that is repeated so many times, you actually started to believe it? It seems impossible that anyone would be so brazen as to lie to your face to get you … Continue reading →

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3 Superb Indiana Jones Standoffs

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I realized immediately after writing last week’s article about great movie standoffs that I had missed three of the very best ones. And they come from three of the best action movies ever made: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana … Continue reading →

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What Makes Superman Super

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

What makes Superman super? Is it his superpowers? Is it his heroics? Is it the red S on his chest? All of those are elements of it, but they’re not the whole answer. The real answer to this question is … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t It Make More Sense for the 2 Schumacher Batman Film Titles to Be Transposed?

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

As we all know, the four Batman films that came out from 1989 to 1997 are called Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin. Those first two Tim Burton titles are fine. Batman appears on the scene and … Continue reading →

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