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The Biggest Problem with Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I remember somehow watching Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead as a kid and actually enjoying it. I’m not sure if my mom even knew I saw it. It must have been the film’s final part that won me over because that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Get Worse | Tagged 1990s, comedy, film endings, films, movie review, movies, relationships | 3 Comments

Raiders of the Lost Ark Is a Symmetrical Masterpiece

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I know I said that I have three more Cinematic Chiasmus articles to write, which were submitted by a reader of mine named Jay. I promise I’ll get to those. But I had such a powerful impression that I needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, classic films, films, george lucas, indiana jones, movie review, movies, raiders of the lost ark, steven spielberg | 3 Comments

10 Things I Appreciate About Airport 1975

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I like Airport. There hadn’t been anything quite like it until it came out in 1970, and it won the Best Picture Academy Award, kickstarting the disaster-movie craze for the rest of the decade. I have a soft spot for … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged action movies, airplane, airport film, charlton heston, disaster movies, films, movie review, movies, sequels | 4 Comments

Who You Gonna Call a Perfect Chiasmus? Ghostbusters!

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

As I mentioned last week, this Cinematic Chiasmus is not my own. A reader of mine named Jay not only suggested it, but he mapped it out for me. All I had to do was write the descriptions. I’m happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged 1980s, chiasmus, comedy, films, ghostbusters, movie review, movies, science fiction | 8 Comments

Clever Foreshadowing in The Dark Knight

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love the dialogue in The Dark Knight. It’s punchy, full of memorable lines, and has plenty of excellent callbacks to Batman Begins and earlier lines within the film itself. “You either die a hero, or you live long enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged action movies, batman, comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, sequels, the dark knight, two-face | 1 Comment

We All Need a Pat on the Back Sometimes

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’d like to share a little story from when I was a new father. My first son was just over a year old when my daughter was born. It was hard having two young babies so close to each other. … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged action movies, family, fathers, films, james t kirk, movie review, movies, relationships, science fiction, sequels, star trek | 1 Comment

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Is About Bigger Things Than I Remembered

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. I somehow got invited to another kid’s birthday party, and I was delighted to go. None of my brothers or sisters had seen it yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Improve | Tagged adventure, comedy, disney, family, films, honey i shrunk the kids, james horner, movie review, movies, relationships, science fiction, soundtrack | 3 Comments

And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Remember that 2008 movie where, near the start, a bunch of mobsters’ money disappears from every bank in their city and gets put into one big pot that none of them have control over? And yet they’re told (by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged action movies, batman, comic books, films, joker, money, movie review, movies, movies based on books, sequels, superhero, the dark knight | Leave a comment

The Man Upstairs

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

As a father, I’m in uncharted territory. For more than a decade I’ve been raising a bunch of young children, but that is changing. I officially have a teenager now. My eldest son is a good soul, which bodes well … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged animated films, children films, fathers, films, God, humor, jokes, lego, movie review, movies, personal, relationships, the lego movie | Leave a comment

I’ve Been Living Like Lightning McQueen for Too Long

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The end of this month marks 10 years since I purchased my home. And I spent most of that time keeping my expenses to a minimum in order to pay it off last August. And since August, I’ve continued to … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged animated films, cars, debt, disney, films, money, movie review, movies, pixar | 1 Comment