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March 2009

March 25, 2009

Wild Things!

They make my heart sing! I recently listened to an archived interview by Terry Gross...

March 16, 2009

To Be and To Have (2002) and The Class (2008)

This two-part review of The Class and To Be and To Have was originally published...

March 16, 2009

The Class (2009)

This two-part review of The Class and To Be and To Have was originally published...

February 2009

February 18, 2009

Let the Right One In (2008)

This review was originally published at Good Letters, the daily blog for Image journal. -...

February 06, 2009

The Reviews of Steven D. Greydanus

Movie critics (and this includes me) are too easily tempted into being snarky, sarcastic, and...

January 2009

January 21, 2009

Bella (2007)

Jose (Eduardo Verástegui) is a New York chef in his brother's Mexican restaurant, and he's...

January 06, 2009

Because You Asked: Why I Didn’t Dance at the End of “Slumdog Millionaire”

Pop quiz: Which popular 2008 release features this exchange? “Come away with me.” “And live...

December 2008

December 26, 2008

The Island (Ostrov) (2006)

This review was previously published as an installment of Jeffrey Overstreet's "Through a Screen Darkly"...

December 26, 2008

It Came Upon a Big Screen Clear: An examination of overlooked, underrated Christmas films

Here's the latest installment in the Through a Screen Darkly series at Christianity Today... It...

December 26, 2008

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

This review of The Tale of Despereaux was originally published at Christianity Today. - Kate...

December 25, 2008

The Departed (2006)

You might be a cop. You might be an undercover agent. You might be a...

December 25, 2008

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Perhaps you think this photo is funny. And it is, in an "Oh, I feel...

December 24, 2008

That’s The Spirit!

Roger Ebert: The Spirit is mannered to the point of madness. There is not a...

December 24, 2008

A glorious volume of meaningful meditations and art

Highly, highly recommended.

December 24, 2008

Whitest Christmas Ever.

We're snowed in for Christmas. We've canceled our trip to Portland to spend the holiday...

December 23, 2008

Cincinnati memories + OTR Set Lists

You're welcome to browse my often-blurry snapshots from my weekend in Cincinnati and my three...

December 23, 2008

Browser – “Snowpocalypse” edition: Over the Rhine, U2, WALL-E, Sam Phillips

Merry Christmas, everybody! I've just returned from Cincinnati, where I joined about 2,500 friends to...

December 18, 2008

Hello, Cincinnati! And Happy 20th Anniversary, Over the Rhine!

I'm arriving in Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon. It'll be my first visit there, and I couldn't...

December 18, 2008

U2’s “No Line on the Horizon” arrives March 3.

The Washington Post: Irish rockers U2 have named their new album "No Line On The...

December 16, 2008

What’s Your Favorite Movie Poster of 2008?

I'm a big fan of movie posters. I surround myself with them at the office,...

December 13, 2008

“The Tale of Despereaux”: Read the Book. (Don’t Wait for the Movie.)

My review of The Tale of Despereaux is coming to Christianity Today Movies next Friday....

December 11, 2008

Hope for Where We’re Going: An Interview with Louis Schwartzberg

Filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg has collected 25 interviews with memorable, remarkable Americans and sewn it together...

December 10, 2008

First Word on “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

ComingSoon.net offers a review of Scott Derrickson's The Day the Earth Stood Still! Director Scott...

December 09, 2008

The Los Angeles Film Critics: “WALL-E is the Best Movie of 2008”

Something is happening. Among American film critics, WALL-E is emerging as a favorite for the...

December 09, 2008

Here’s your Christmas bonus!

Deep inside this mysterious tent in Indianapolis... ... musicians Nathan and Sarah Partain are reading...

December 09, 2008

Browser: Gerard Manley Hopkins & Paul Mariani; A moratoriaum on Holocaust films?; Plus, U2, Katherine Heigl, Keanu and more 2008 Film Awards

Paul Mariani, one of my favorite poets, has now penned a new book on Gerard...

December 07, 2008

Catherine Hardwicke Won’t Direct the “Twilight” Sequel. Thank Goodness.

I can't help but feel sad at the news that Catherine Hardwicke's been fired from...

December 05, 2008

Roger Ebert’s favorite films of 2008.

The master has spoken. I have a rough-draft list of my favorites for 2008, and...

December 05, 2008

Grasping for the Wind posts a review of Cyndere’s Midnight

I'm grateful for the review of Cyndere's Midnight that just appeared at Grasping for the...

December 05, 2008

Browser: Of Billboards, Brando, and the Best of 2008 (Updated 10:25AM)

NPR has the story of Rev. Gloria White Hammond, who brings a "ministry of healing"...