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November 2013

November 11, 2013

Hi 5: Creativity in the Dark; Sam Phillips; Todd Fadel; Mike D’Angelo; Matt Zoller Seitz; John Sayles; and More.

This week, Looking Closer sends a Hi 5 to the Face out to Fast Company,...

November 08, 2013

A Dog Named Inigo, A Cat Named Scully… and Other Pets Named After Movie Characters

A few days ago, I asked people to speak up about the pets that they've...

November 04, 2013

U2: Rattle and Hum is 25 Years Old! Share Your Concert Film Memories…

Phil Joanou's groundbreaking concert film U2: Rattle and Hum opened during my senior year of high...

November 02, 2013

12 Years a Slave (2013)

It's a film I would encourage every American over the age of 16 (in general)...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

What’s “The Most Cinematic Movie” Ever Made?

What movies pop into your head if I say the word "cinematic"? Tell us about...

October 28, 2013

Did You Name Your Pet After a Movie Character?

Do you have a pet named after a movie character? If so, send me a...

October 27, 2013

Farewell to Lou Reed

Rest in peace, Lou Reed. Here's the legend himself, appearing in Wim Wenders' film Faraway...

October 26, 2013

The Counselor (2013)

This is not more of the trendy Tarantino revelry in nastiness and violence. This is...

October 18, 2013

My Interview with World Vision Photographer Jon Warren (Plus: Some of His Favorite Images)

I love interviewing artists. And I've enjoyed a wild array of unforgettable interviews. But few...

October 17, 2013

Gravity (2013), or Dr. Stone and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Space Walk

Critics will go on and on comparing "Gravity" to groundbreaking works of art like "2001:...

October 09, 2013

Who Won the Paula Huston Book Giveaway?

In which copies of "A Land Without Sin" are given away to two eager readers...

October 06, 2013

Grace Unplugged: Ken Morefield Has Written Today’s Must-Read Film Review

Here's another example of how Christianity Today is refusing to join the "circle the wagons"...

October 02, 2013

Overstreet on Tour: Nashville’s Hutchmoot, Covenant College Creative Writing Class, Lee University Film Lecture

In October and November, I'll be speaking and teaching in Tennessee and Georgia. Will I...

October 02, 2013

What a Chipotle Commercial Has In Common With My Two Favorite Films of the Year (So Far)

Today, at Christianity Today, I have the privilege of sharing about the two movies that...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Win a Free Copy of Paula Huston’s New Novel: A Land Without Sin

It's easy. If you have a Facebook account, you can enter to win a copy...

September 28, 2013

A Film About Reno Without Casinos? A Film About Faith Without Preaching?

So many things make Chad Hartigan's film "This is Martin Bonner" remarkable. In my interview...

September 26, 2013

Constantine (2005): Remembering a Movie I’d Rather Forget

My experience with the DC Comics character Constantine was unpleasant, at best. Some of you...

September 26, 2013

Hi 5: Autumn Arrives, Eric Crissman Moves On

BREAKING NEWS: Summer is over and Autumn has arrived in Seattle! After an intolerable stretch...

September 19, 2013

The Sound of a Place: Guest Writer Brian Volck on Over the Rhine’s New Album

I posted my own review of Over the Rhine's new album earlier this week. I...

September 14, 2013

Meet Me At the Edge Of the World: Over the Rhine Arrives at a Place Called Home

I've been writing this review for months. I could go on writing it for months...

September 13, 2013

Wings of Desire’s Cassiel Takes Flight: Otto Sander Dies at 72

The German actor Otto Sander died today. But he will live on in the movies...

September 11, 2013

The Late Gatsby: First Impressions

Luhrmann's films are the equivalent of opera ("popera"?), with the soaring kaleidoscopic imagery and light...

September 10, 2013

With Gratitude for the Life and Work of Lee Hough

Lee Hough was my friend, my counselor, my confidant, my voice of reassurance, my coach.

September 08, 2013

Hi 5: Why Criticism Matters; Alissa Wilkinson; William James Bookseller; Facebook Followers

Here's today's Hi 5 to the Face report. Hi 5s are going out to... Adam...

September 05, 2013

Hi 5: Sam Phillips’ “Push Any Button”; Sara Zarr’s “The Lucy Variations;” Tasha Golden; Josh Wilson; Nick Olson; Alissa Wilkinson; and More.

A Hi 5 to the Face to... Legendary rock-and-roll recording artist Sam Phillips: For sending...

September 03, 2013

Losing My Religion

In which I ramble on about burnout, about disillusionment, about driving myself into dangerous territory,...

September 02, 2013

Secondhand Lions (2003): A Conversation with Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, Haley Joel Osmen, and Tim McCanlies

A film-review assignment can change your life. In fact, ten years ago this month, a...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

“It Can Entrance You For a Moment…”

"Debate doesn’t really change things. It gets you bogged in deeper. If you can address...

August 26, 2013

Biggest Surprise of This Moviegoer’s Year (So Far)

I've reworked my top 10 of 2013 so far, and "This is Martin Bonner" is...

August 23, 2013

The World’s End (2013): My Apocalyptic Chat with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright

Read my conversation with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost, the three masterminds of...