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Movies That Force Heroes to Make an Impossible Choice

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Great movies force their protagonists to make hard choices that help us understand their true character traits and motivations. Sometimes those choices are extremely difficult, messy, and uncomfortable while others only have the appearance of being like that while they … Continue reading →

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The Defining Movies of the Last 5 Decades

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

We are on the cusp of beginning a new year and a new decade, and, with this in mind, a friend and I were recently talking about movies that define the last five decades. He’s about 20 years older than … Continue reading →

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What Should John Murdoch Do at the End of Dark City?

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Much has been said about 1998’s Dark City. Other people have analyzed its similarities to 1999’s The Matrix, fawned over its rich marriage of murder mystery and science fiction, and explored its deeper meaning and symbolism. But there’s one aspect … Continue reading →

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Sequels That Show What Happened Right After the First Film’s End Credits Rolled

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Most sequels acknowledge the fact that a lot of time passes in between film productions by showing us familiar characters in new situations, a la Die Hard 2. After all, it probably wouldn’t have been much fun to see what … Continue reading →

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MovieBob’s Mistake

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I like MovieBob’s Really That Good series of movie reviews. He drills deep into instant-classic films, such as Ghostbusters, Die Hard, The Avengers, and the first two Spider-Man films, to discover why they connected with audiences upon their original release … Continue reading →

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Whoa! The Matrix Is a Symmetrical Film

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Wachowskis have made yet another box-office bomb in the form of Jupiter Ascending. But that doesn’t mean that all of their films are terrible. I would like to draw your mind back to a time when they seemed like … Continue reading →

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