Tag Archives: tom clancy

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 →

Patriot Games Just Got a Whole New Layer of Complexity

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

While most people were watching the Patriots defeat the Seahawks at the Super Bowl last Sunday, I was watching Patriot Games and discovering something profound about it. What I learned is far more intriguing to me than any football game. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, jack ryan, movie review, movies, movies based on books, patriot games, sequels, tom clancy | 7 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: The Hunt for Red October

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The first movie with Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy’s put-upon CIA agent, is still the best in that series. The Hunt for Red October came out in March 1990, it made a killing at the box office, and then it quietly … Continue reading →