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July 2011

July 02, 2011

Delicate Machinery Suspended: Anne M. Doe Overstreet’s First Book is Here!

Ladies and gentlemen... you may now order Anne M. Doe Overstreet's first book of poetry: Delicate...

July 02, 2011

Cars 2 (2011)

Dear people of Pixar, I've seen the trailer for Brave... It gave me chills....

June 2011

June 29, 2011

Your favorite films of 2001?

So, it’s been ten years… Now that you’ve had a decade to chew on these...

June 29, 2011

Is Today’s Young Adult Literature “Too Dark”?

If you were to ask me that question, I would refer you to my favorite...

June 20, 2011

10 Things My Friends and I Said On Facebook Since Friday

It's been a lively weekend on my Facebook page. Are you following the news and...

June 15, 2011

We’re All Beginners

Beginners is a very persuasive film, largely due to nuanced performances—and that includes the charming...

June 14, 2011

My Kind of Loser.

To continue this week of celebrating the 30th anniversary of my favorite adventure movie, here's...

June 12, 2011

30 years later, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is Still, For a Lot of Moviegoers (Including Me), the Big Screen’s Greatest Adventure.

Apparently, I'm not the only one... Here's Ryan Holt: I must have been as young as...

June 09, 2011

The Tree of Life: My First Impressions

My first-impression thoughts on The Tree of Life are posted at Image's blog - Good...

June 09, 2011

The Tree of Life (2011)

The Tree of Life has quickly become one of the most talked-about movies ever made....

June 06, 2011

Job-hunting? Want to work for IMAGE?

IMAGE is ready to hire a full-time Director of Development. Could this be you? Apply...

May 2011

May 24, 2011

Happy 70th Birthday, Bob Dylan!

In honor of the king of American music, here is my review of I'm Not...

May 23, 2011

Be Mindful: Beginners is Coming.

On Sunday, I had the distinct pleasure and privilege of shaking hands with filmmaker Mike...

May 23, 2011

Filmwell Returns!

Over the last week, I've been thrilled to see Filmwell - the collaborative and strange...

May 23, 2011

Wait… Who Gets “Left Behind”?

My friend Matthew Dickerson, author of Ents, Elves and Eriador: the Environmental Vision of J.R.R.Tolkien...

May 23, 2011

Return to The Suburbs: Two New Arcade Fire Songs!

Thanks to the folks of ListenBeforeYouBuy.net, we can listen to two new songs from the...

May 23, 2011

Worst/Best Fake-Out Trailers of All Time

I submit that this was the worst fake-out trailer of all time. When the audience...

May 19, 2011

Reviews and Reviews and Reviews! The Ale Boy’s Feast on the CSFF Blog Tour

Terrence Malick's new film The Tree of Life played at Cannes this week, and...

May 16, 2011

In Memory of Jim Henson.

In memory of my hero, Jim Henson, who died 21 years ago today. He changed...

May 16, 2011

The New World (2005)

This review was originally published at Christianity Today. A follow-up review was published at Image...

May 12, 2011

Where Is My Tree of Life Review?

A lot of folks have been asking why I haven't posted my review of Terrence...

May 09, 2011

How The Muppet Movie Inspired My Childhood, and How It’s Saving My Endangered Imagination Today

Today is Kermit the Frog's 56th birthday! I just found out, and I'm surprised. Because...

May 02, 2011

My Favorite Blog About The Ale Boy’s Feast

There have been some wonderfully encouraging reviews and blog entries about The Ale Boy's Feast....

May 01, 2011

In View of Sunday’s Night’s Breaking News…

In view of what Americans are learning tonight about the killing of America's #1 most...

April 2011

April 28, 2011

Writer & Director: A Conversation with Tom “Win Win” McCarthy

Did you love The Station Agent like I did? How about Pixar's Up? Are you...

April 25, 2011

Dark on Bell

Why do we need the word "hell"? We need a loaded, volatile, adequately violent, dramatic,...

April 22, 2011

Death is Dead

Why this Friday is good: It was not death that pleased God the Father, but...

April 21, 2011

My Conversation with Sam Phillips: An IMAGE Interview

For a limited time, my interview with Sam Phillips from IMAGE's 20th Anniversary Issue is...

April 20, 2011

David Bentley Hart Shrugged (or How Great is Ayn Rand?)

In the current issue of First Things, David Bentley Hart delivers a memorable rant on...

April 18, 2011

The Return of Gillian Welch

Josh Jackson at Paste just posted some news that made me shout out loud. He...