Tag Archives: history

10 Timely Lessons from A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

A Man for All Seasons has suddenly become a movie for all seasons. The lessons it teaches about the corruption of power and the need for good people to stand against tyranny still ring true today. Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Improve | Tagged a man for all seasons, biographical films, drama, england, films, history, middle ages, morality, movie review, movies, renaissance, robert bolt | 7 Comments

10 Ways American Sniper Missed the Mark

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I wanted to love American Sniper. I finally saw it for the first time a few days ago, and I was excited. This is an R-rated movie that attracted bigger audiences in the U.S. than any other blockbuster in 2014. … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, books, clint eastwood, films, history, iraq war, middle east, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, true stories, war, war movies | 8 Comments

Braveheart Is a Perfectly Executed Example of Cinematic Chiasmus

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Sons of Scotland! I am the Deja Reviewer. And I see a whole army of moviegoers who are here in defiance of casual movie viewing. You’ve come here to dig below the surface of a great film, and dig we … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged academy awards, action movies, braveheart, chiasmus, drama, epic, films, history, love, mel gibson, movie review, movies, oscars, relationships, romance, scotland, war | 10 Comments

10 Movies Whose Hero and Villain Never Actually Meet

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some movies are so well-constructed, they don’t even need their hero and villain to be anywhere close to each other to create lots of suspense and conflict. They might talk with each other over the phone, but they never have … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, animated films, bambi, braveheart, disney, films, heroes, history, hunt for red october, james bond, james t kirk, last starfighter, movies, patton, science fiction, star trek, star wars, the truman show, villains | 16 Comments

The 10 Most Obscure Movies That Earned More Than $300 Million (Adjusted for Inflation)

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This summer’s crop of big-budget movies struggled to get into true blockbuster territory in the U.S. and Canada. Domestically, only one film has managed to gross more than $300 million in 2014 – Guardians of the Galaxy, a film that … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, blockbusters, classic films, comedy, films, fun, history, movie review, movies | 10 Comments

Bill and Ted’s Symmetrical Adventure

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In my last Cinematic Chiasmus, I demonstrated how the entire Back to the Future Trilogy follows the same pattern backwards and forwards. This time I’ll delve into another classic ‘80s time-travel movie: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Wait. A seemingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged 1980s, bill and ted, bill and teds excellent adventure, chiasmus, comedy, films, fun, funny, history, humor, jokes, keanu reeves, love, movie review, movies, puns, romance, science fiction, time travel | 14 Comments

RoboCop (1987) Is an Almost Perfectly Symmetrical Film

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Old Testament is full of examples of chiasmus, which is a figure of speech used in ancient times to emphasize balance. It lists a bunch of ideas or things and then repeats each of them in reverse order. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, films, history, movie review, movies, robocop, science fiction | 170 Comments

Movies That Get Worse on Multiple Viewings: Field of Dreams

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

I used to think Field of Dreams was a deep movie. Then I grew up and realized there’s more to life than baseball and the 1960s. Today I’m going to explain why 1989’s Field of Dreams gets worse on multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Get Worse | Tagged baseball, drama, field of dreams, films, funny, history, humor, kevin costner, major league baseball, movie review, movies, movies based on books, politics | 12 Comments

Movie Matchups: Braveheart vs. The Conqueror

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some friends of mine recently discovered a forgotten 1956 John Wayne film entitled The Conqueror. Since we all have great respect for that classic Western actor, we decided to watch that movie and see why it’s been lost for all … Continue reading →

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How to Restore Liberty in the United States

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, I have been wondering where the federal government’s power ends. If the government can force us to buy health insurance or pay a penalty, … Continue reading →

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