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Louis L’Amour’s The Sacketts vs. Tombstone

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Louis L’Amour’s The Sacketts feels like a prototype for Tombstone. It’s a two-part miniseries that came out in 1979, 14 years before Tombstone. Both have Sam Elliott playing one of three brothers who get into a shootout with some bad … Continue reading →

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9 Iconic Performances That Weren’t Even Nominated But Should Have Won Oscars

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Academy Awards seem so arbitrary to me. Sometimes they completely forget to acknowledge performances that turn out to be iconic genre changers in retrospect. Here are nine particularly egregious examples of actors who should have not only been nominated … Continue reading →