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Why The Starfighters Is the Best Film MST3K Ever Riffed

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Starfighters is the most perfect movie ever to appear on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It debuted during the show’s magical sixth season – after Joel Robinson had escaped the Satellite of Love, but before TV’s Frank or Dr. Forrester … Continue reading →

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Did MST3K’s Joel Robinson Create Artificial Intelligence for His Bots?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I know I’m not supposed to worry about how Joel eats and breathes, and other science facts (la la la), but I can’t help wondering: Did Joel create artificial intelligence for his Bots? Continue reading →

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10 Movies About Aliens That Don’t Have Any Language Barriers

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Science fiction is a funny business. You want to have just enough scientific realism to be believable, but you don’t want to spend the whole film talking about hardware or the linguistics problems involved in human-alien communication. Some movies manage … Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: The Shining (1980) vs. Manos: The Hands of Fate

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Stanley Kubrick did something that no one else can boast of doing when he made The Shining in 1980. He took the worst horror film ever made, 1966’s Manos: The Hands of Fate, and turned it into the best horror … Continue reading →

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How MST3K Inspired the Internet Generation

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The first generation of Internet users has been heavily influenced by many things. It might seem silly to try to pin down one aspect that had the biggest influence, but that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’d like to … Continue reading →

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