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Is Forbidden Planet’s Chiasmus a Happy Accident or Did They Plan It?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Forbidden Planet is a wonderful movie. It predated Star Trek, Alien, and other popular science fiction tales, and it set the stage for the direction they would take. As it turns out, it also established an important precedent in the … Continue reading →

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Why Didn’t Steve Guttenberg Become as Big as Tom Hanks?

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some movie stars get big because they appear in big movies. Others make movies big by their very presence in them. For example, there are two actors who started out around the same time in the early 1980s: Tom Hanks … Continue reading →

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I Was Dead Wrong About the Final Destination Series

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

At the end of 2022, I wrote an article called “Final Destination Is Unique Among Movie Series.” I felt safe in making this pronouncement because it had been 11 years since the debut of the last film in the series, … Continue reading →

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Why I Love The Sound of Music Even More Than Bluey

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Bluey is a great TV show. The music is excellent to listen to, often referencing classical compositions. The visuals are compelling and rich. And the stories are frequently moving. Its primary audience is children, yet it also speaks to adults … Continue reading →

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The Running Man Comes Full Circle in an Action-Packed Chiasmus

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Unlike Ben Richards, I definitely do requests. And when my amazing reader Jordan asks me to analyze a film to see if it’s a chiasmus, I always say yes! He has a perfect track record, helping me discover the chiasmus … Continue reading →

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X2: X-Men United Is an Extraordinary Chiasmus

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I mentioned weeks ago that Jordan asked me to see if X2: X-Men United is a chiasmus, and I agreed. Unfortunately, I got very sick shortly after that, so it took me quite a while to make good on that … Continue reading →

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Music Seems to Represent Love in The Sound of Music

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love The Sound of Music. It’s one of my favorite films. And I recently discovered something special about it I would like to share with you. Each song in The Sound of Music seems to represent a unique aspect … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: Three Men and a Baby vs. Baby Boom

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In 1986, there was a famous rivalry between fighter-plane movies in which Top Gun trounced Iron Eagle. In 1988, it was body-switch movies in which Big crushed Vice Versa and 18 Again! But what about 1987? Was there any rivalry … Continue reading →

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The Hunt for Red October’s Chiasmus

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Jack is back, and so is Jo! The first Jack Ryan film I uncovered as an example of Cinematic Chiasmus was Patriot Games. It turns out that that is not the only film featuring the famed CIA agent to be … Continue reading →

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The Most Surprising Thing About Kung Fu Panda 4

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The fourth film in a series is a big make-or-break moment. It is often where a series runs out of ideas and begins recycling old ones or else it becomes a self-parody. That’s true of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom … Continue reading →

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