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January 2013

January 26, 2013

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Jackson ended up parting ways on their collaboration on "The...

January 25, 2013

Will These Books “Grab You By the Throat”?

I'm almost always surprised when I come across new reviews of my four-novel fantasy series,...

January 22, 2013

Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book,” Directed by Wrong Howard?

An open letter to Neil Gaiman: Why? Why has "The Graveyard Book" been taken away...

January 18, 2013

A Pledge of Allegiance: In Search of Beauty at Good Letters

Here is an index of all of the Good Letters posts I turned in. Some...

January 15, 2013

A Late Addition to My 2012 Top 10: “The Queen of Versailles”

Every year, I end up adding a couple of late titles to my top ten...

January 13, 2013

Another Year, Another Bunch of Meaningless Awards

A lot of people are talking about last night's Golden Globes awards. And why not?...

January 12, 2013

Look! – Sicinski on “Barbara” and “Zero Dark Thirty”; Greydanus on “It’s a Wonderful Life”; “American Horror Story”; “Universal Soldier”; “Twin Peaks” Teaser

Who's "Barbara"? What's wrong with "Zero Dark Thirty"? Why are critics ganging up on "It's...

January 11, 2013

Start 2013 with The Lone Bellow

I usually marinate in all of the "favorite music of last year" lists through the...

January 10, 2013

A (Temporary) Farewell to Film Review Work

Writing, I find, is a joy and an adventure. But it's not much of a...

January 10, 2013

Roger Ebert on “Les Miserables”

Roger Ebert, who missed out on some of the year's big Oscar-season releases, finally caught...

January 05, 2013

Over the Moon: A Critic in Top Form

Sure, there are some critics out there who strive to seem superior to others. But...

January 04, 2013

Sara Zarr’s “This Creative Life”

This morning, as the caffeine was just beginning to take effect, Anne and I appeared...

January 01, 2013

Overstreet’s Favorite Films: 2012

So, here they are: The films that inspired, moved, challenged, and intrigued me in 2012.

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings: 2012

I'd invite you all to a New Year's Eve Listening Party, but there are just...

December 22, 2012

Les Misérables (2012)

I suspect that this testimony will earn me a lashing from fans. The power of...

December 21, 2012

Matthew Dickerson on “The Hobbit” – Part 2

Did you read Part One of Matthew Dickerson's reflections on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?...

December 21, 2012

Matthew Dickerson on “The Hobbit” – Part 1

In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit. And on a wooded hillside...

December 21, 2012

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

"The Muppet Christmas Carol" was about as faithful an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic story...

December 18, 2012

Margaret – The Extended Cut (2012)

I'm grateful to the good folks at The Brehm Center for inviting me to contribute...

December 13, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

The filmmakers took one children's book and expanded it into three movies. So I'll take...

December 08, 2012

What If Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli Made “The Hobbit”?

Can you imagine what Tolkien's Middle-Earth would look like through the eyes of the animators...

December 05, 2012

Nine Years Ago, I Met Gandalf

Even though I was starting a brand new job the following Monday, and even though...

November 2012

November 23, 2012

Holy Motors (2012)

Whether you call it inspiring, baffling, offensive, or exhausting — I suspect you'll describe it...

November 21, 2012

Look! Wes Anderson Winners, Over the Rhine, James Bond, “Anna Karenina,” “Lincoln,” Twitter, Wim Wenders, Aimee Mann, Scott Derrickson, Sara Zarr, and “The Kid With a Bike”

Look! These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later....

November 20, 2012

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Blight: The Problem With Pi-ety

If A. O. Scott's description of Ang Lee's new movie "Life of Pi" is accurate,...

November 16, 2012

35 Years Ago Today, Strange Lights Filled the Sky

Today's anniversary nearly slipped past me. But then a tweet from actor Richard Dreyfuss caught...

November 14, 2012

Leaving the Country?

I wish these words would be read from pulpits, on radio programs, on television, and...

November 14, 2012

Father-Figuring It Out: “Margaret,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” and More

What does "Moonrise Kingdom" have in common with "The Master," "Sinister," "Beasts of the Southern...

November 10, 2012

Skyfall (2012)

The new James Bond movie comes armed with something that "The Dark Knight Rises" lacked:...

November 09, 2012

Lincoln (2012)

This time, Spielberg focuses on the delicate art of bringing characters to life instead of...