Tag Archives: romance

The Most Epic Cinematic Chiasmus I’ve Ever Done

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

We’re starting 2023 with a bang. I’ve taken on the unprecedented task of uncovering the incredible chiasmus found in Pride and Prejudice (1995). That’s right, the BBC miniseries. Not a two-hour movie or even a trilogy of movies. I’m talking … Continue reading →

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The Parent Trap (1998) Is a Doubly Symmetrical Film

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

You’re about to see double, and not just because we’re talking about a movie with twins. The Parent Trap (1998), in addition to being one of my favorite films, is an example of Cinematic Chiasmus. That means that the first … Continue reading →

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5 Quick Ways the Parents in The Parent Trap Could Have Distinguished Annie from Hallie

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There’s a scene in The Parent Trap (1998) that always perplexed me. The parents have decided to part ways, but their twin daughters aren’t willing to go along with that plan. So they make it seemingly impossible for their parents … Continue reading →

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The Hasty Rewrite of My Last Article

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I have never done anything like this before. But I want to share it because it was such an interesting experience. Since the beginning of the Deja Reviewer in 2011, I’ve almost always published a new article on Tuesdays. The … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Detail I Never Noticed Before in The Parent Trap (1998)

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

We are going to talk about one of my favorite movies today. When I find a movie I really enjoy, I often wind up watching it obsessively. Over and over. It’s kind of a blessing and a curse. Because I … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got Mail Has the Perfect Solution to a Love Square

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I promised I would avoid talking about Miraculous: The Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir several months ago. But I have to break that commitment in this article. I recently discovered that a 1998 movie entitled You’ve Got Mail has … Continue reading →

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My Improved Version of ‘Uninvited’ from City of Angels

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Uninvited has a hauntingly beautiful melody and terribly lame lyrics. So I rewrote them to make them mean much more than unrequited love. Continue reading →

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‘Ephemeral’ Broke My Heart

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

When I try to explain my feelings, my words usually come out clumsily. So I apologize if I prove incapable of properly capturing everything I long to say. I’m going to talk about fictional characters as though they were real … Continue reading →

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An Example of Seemingly Random Things Happening for a Reason

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

“There are no accidents,” said a wise turtle named Oogway. I believe that to be a true statement. It might seem like a random series of events produced everything we see around us, from life to civilizations, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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A Book That Makes Me Cry on Every Page

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Few pieces of entertainment have the power to make me cry. For example, the scenes in Beauty and the Beast (1991) where the Beast releases Belle and she returns just in time to watch him die always draw tears from … Continue reading →

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