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June 2014

June 13, 2014

Looking Closer at How to Train Your Dragon 2

I'm thinking about seeing "How to Train Your Dragon 2." So I'm consulting the opinons...

June 05, 2014

Pray for Seattle Pacific University.

Thursday afternoon: Report 1 - 4:30pm. : I am in a conference room here at...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Confessions of an X-Men Ex-Fan [Revised]

I'm not going to try to talk anybody out of liking "Days of Future Past."...

May 24, 2014

Why Moviegoers Everywhere Must Learn to Say “Zvyagintsev”

If you hear film buffs shouting "Zvyagintsev!" in the coming months, do not say "Gesundheit."...

May 20, 2014

Gadzooks! A Godzilla for Malick Fans?

Here are some of the more intriguing paragraphs I've read about Godzilla...

May 14, 2014

Aragorn’s Favorite Peter Jackson Movie (Hint: It’s Not The Return of the King)

It's another return of the king! Aragorn is back, and he has some kingly wisdom...

May 11, 2014

30 Must-See Movies for Kids

Featured in a WORD-FM Radio interview, here's my list of more than 30 of my...

May 11, 2014

Ten Years Ago Today…

Just marking the occasion... Seems to me the best way to mark the 10th anniversary...

May 09, 2014

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) … or Squandering Mr. Hanks

If you want to hang on to that warm "Mary Poppins" feeling, you may just...

May 09, 2014

Forget Twilight: These Are My Favorite Vampires

We're all vampires. That is to say, we all have particular kinds of "blood" that...

May 02, 2014

Hey, Moviegoers: You’re Invited to a Secret Seattle Q&A [Updated: Robert Horton Details]

If you could meet and interrogate your local film critics, free of charge, would you...

May 01, 2014

TEN YEARS! Pt. 2: The Best of Looking Closer – 2005

This blog turns ten years old on May 11, 2014. And this post is Part...

May 01, 2014

Podcast: Listen as a Theology Professor, an English Professor, an Ordained Minister, and a Film Critic Talk About That Noah Movie

Did the theologian think the movie was "un-Biblical"? Did the English professor think the "rock...

April 2014

April 27, 2014

TEN YEARS! Pt. 1: The Best of Looking Closer – 2004

This blog is turning ten! Let's look back a whole decade. What were the highlights...

April 26, 2014

Listen Closer: Joe Henry; Peter Gabriel & Elbow; The Secret Sisters; Hiss Golden Messenger; Belle & Sebastian; Beck Covers Arcade Fire

Sample new music from Joe Henry, Elbow, Hiss Golden Messenger, The Secret Sisters, Belle and...

April 23, 2014

Scarlett Johansson is a Monster: Under the Skin

Feel free to eavesdrop as I argue with myself upon exiting the theater after seeing...

April 17, 2014

Q&O = Question & Overstreet! On Muppets, Korean Cinema, U2, God’s Not Dead!, and more.

Q&A time! If you're interested in MFA programs, Korean cinema, Muppets, God's Not Dead, U2,...

April 12, 2014

An Ugly, Arrogant Gospel: God’s Not Dead, But Is He Shaking His Head?

Now, two of the finest film critics in Christian media agree: There's something quite contrary...

April 11, 2014

I’m Singing On the Radio. Forgive Me.

This weekend, I'm a guest on "Tapestry with Mary Hynes" on CBC radio and, in...

April 11, 2014

Noah (2014): Part Two of a Two-Part Commentary

In which two very different moviegoers wrestle with Noah, and with some of the questions...

April 10, 2014

Noah (2014): Part One of A Two-Part Commentary

Darren Aronofsky made an epic Old Testament movie in which he wrestled with some of...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Is It Dangerous? Biblical? Gnostic? Awesome? — Here’s All The Noah That’s Fit to Print

Let's focus on the reviews of Noah that demonstrate an actual love for movies, an...

March 15, 2014

Three Years Ago Today, We Raised Our Glasses to the Ale Boy

"This is my favorite fantasy series," says the latest Amazon reviewer of The Ale Boy's...

March 14, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Every scene was like a spectacular frosted pastry with a sharp object baked into the...

March 14, 2014

Seven Films That the Oscars Forgot

Now would be a great time to catch up with what the Oscars missed. And...

March 13, 2014

Girl Rising: A Film About Horrors, But It’s Not a Horror Movie

“I’m told my mother burst into tears when she learned my sex. She set me...

March 11, 2014

Still Reeling: The Passion of the Christ Revisited

Would I now disagree with the review I wrote ten years ago? Would I flinch...

March 10, 2014

What’s So Funny? – Part 2

When movies make fun of religious characters, should we laugh?

March 09, 2014

What’s So Funny? (Or: Christianity and Comedy are Not Exclusive)

A criminal steals a baby. Are you laughing? A rabbi uses Jesus' name in vain?...

March 03, 2014

The Incredibles (and Other 10-Year-Old Films); Jesus Films; Matt Zoller Seitz; Scott Cairns

This week, special thanks go out to Brad Bird, Matt Zoller Seitz, and more. Find...