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April 2018

April 12, 2018

Revisiting Moonrise Kingdom

"It's the rhythm in rock music that summons the demons," said the church community of...

February 2018

February 07, 2018

Paddington to the Rescue

As immigrants fall to the fury of fearmongers, could it be Paddington the bear (a...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

In the Company of Women, Part II

By Jeffrey Overstreet Continued from yesterday. “You’re the sort of man who can’t know anyone...

August 24, 2016

In the Company of Women, Part I

By Jeffrey Overstreet In late July of 1992, Batman Returns ruled the box office. I...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

The Boy Who Believed in Airplanes

This is Jeffrey Overstreet’s last post as a regular contributor to Good Letters. We thank...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

The Hobbit on Steroids

In a public library, there waited The Hobbit. And in a cineplex, there screened The...

November 2012

November 23, 2012

Holy Motors’ Motor Skills

As Holy Motors begins, a sleepwalker leans against his bedroom wall, upon which a forest...

October 2012

October 24, 2012

A Tale of Two Rivers

“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. We lived...

October 01, 2012

Wrestling The Master

I found myself in this strange conversation this week.... Interviewer: Do you recommend The Master?...

September 2012

September 07, 2012

Why I Abandoned Compliance

Between 1994 and 2004, strip search prank call scams happened several times. In each scenario,...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

In the Company of Women, Part 2

“You’re the sort of man who can’t know anyone intimately, least of all a woman.”...

July 30, 2012

In the Company of Women, Part 1

This two-part post is dedicated to the summertime brides of Good Letters. Congratulations to Allison...

July 05, 2012

Moonrise Kingdom and the Divine Symphony

"It's the rhythm in rock music that summons the demons," said the church community of...

June 2012

June 10, 2012

First Position and the Competition Crucible

All of the dollars and expertise that produced The Avengers, Men in Black 3, and...

May 2012

May 18, 2012

To Run and Not Grow Weary, Part Two

Maybe it was instinct that sent me back to relive the 1924 Olympic Games. In...

May 17, 2012

To Run and Not Grow Weary – Part One

So, why Chariots of Fire? Why is that what I chose for tonight’s movie? Netflix...