Tag Archives: fun

Bedtime Story: The Magic Ring

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The first short story I shared was a little on the dark side. That one was entitled “The Strange Fruit.” Not all of them will be like that, though. This one has a much more upbeat tone and ending. I … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future Predicted the Cellphone

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There are many reasons to love Back to the Future. It’s the perfect nostalgia movie for the 1950s, 1980s, and even its timeless hopefulness about the future. It’s also fun to look at the film as being a predictor of … Continue reading →

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Social Distancing in The Silence of the Lambs

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I had fun spotlighting some of the absurdities of modern life against the backdrop of Young Frankenstein. And I’m happy to say that that’s not the only film that has some cathartically funny lessons we can learn to help us … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged covid-19, films, fun, funny, hannibal lecter, horror, humor, movie review, movies, scary movies, the silence of the lambs | 3 Comments

The Original Anna and Elsa Didn’t End Well

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

My oldest brother, who inspired the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade/Tomb Raider comparison, is back with another movie matchup along those same lines. It turns out that more than 20 years before Frozen debuted, there was another Anna and Elsa. Specifically … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, animated films, comedy, films, frozen, fun, funny, humor, indiana jones, movies | Leave a comment

The Paddielphia Experiment

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It’s finally here! The movie I wrote and directed as a teenager in the summer of 1997 and got all of my brothers and one of my sisters to star in it. The Paddielphia Experiment. For a number of reasons, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems, Uncategorized | Tagged cats, childhood, comedy, family, fun, funny, horror, personal, pets, videos | Leave a comment

The Lockard Family as Movie Stars

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Do you ever think about which movie stars your family members remind you of? I am the seventh of nine kids, so I got to witness a lot of personalities develop as we all grew up and started our own … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged actors, family, fathers, films, fun, funny, mothers, movies, parents, personal, siblings | 1 Comment

Pride and Prejudice at The Office

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I enjoy good books and witty TV shows. And wouldn’t you know it, I found that two of my favorite pieces of entertainment that fall into these two categories resemble each other in surprising detail. Many of the characters in … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups, Uncategorized | Tagged books, comedy, fun, funny, humor, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, the office, TV shows | 1 Comment

Terminator 2 and The Spy Who Shagged Me Are Pretty Much the Same Movie

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m feeling much better this week, and I am stoked to share this movie comparison, which was also inspired by a conversation with another of my brothers. I had just finished watching Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me for … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, austin powers, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, terminator | 1 Comment

Fun with Movie Titles: Tag

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

To complete Tag’s title, all we have to do is put two more movie titles right after it, like so. Continue reading →

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My Oddly Specific Love of Little Big League

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Let’s step up to the plate and figure out what it is about this film that appeals to me when I don’t know if it would appeal to anyone else in quite the same way. Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged baseball, childhood, children films, films, fun, funny, humor, little big league, major league baseball, movie review, movies | 4 Comments