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2014-11-29T13:25:35-07:00

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Cinematic States Contest Results: And the Winner Is…

Last updated on: November 29, 2014 at 1:25 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Last week, I invited you to tell us which movie best captures the character of your home territory. The winner would receive a signed copy of the book "Cinematic States," Gareth Higgins' thought-provoking tour of the U.S.A. by the way it is revealed through its movies. Whose name did I draw from the hat? Read more

2014-11-29T15:05:02-07:00

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Exodus: Gods and Kings — Justin Chang Posts an Early Review

Last updated on: November 29, 2014 at 3:05 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Film critic Justin Chang, a consummate professional over at Variety, is among the first out of the gate with a detailed review of Ridley Scott’s major Biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. I’m seeing the film in a few days, and this review has surprised me by making me much more eager to see the film…. (more…) Read more

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Exodus: Gods and Kings

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The Bible on the Big Screen

2014-11-27T15:19:31-07:00

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Looking Closer’s Thanksgiving Movie: Terrence Malick’s The New World

Last updated on: November 27, 2014 at 3:19 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

So, putting on my film critic hat, I will do as I usually do at Thanksgiving — I will recommend that we remember the origins of this nation, that we reflect on the early days of European culture converging and clashing with Native American culture, through the lenses, the imagination, the eyes, and the conscience of Terrence Malick. My Thanksgiving movie is the "Extended Cut" of The New World. Read more

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2014-11-27T13:10:13-07:00

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Rough Neighborhood: A Note About Facebook, Comments, and Social Media Manner

Last updated on: November 27, 2014 at 1:10 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

It’s been a rough week in America — and that means it’s been a rough week on social media as well. Yesterday, I posted something on Facebook that I wanted to offer as food for thought: Mostly, the consolation of Scriptures — messages assuring us that our longing for justice will be completely fulfilled by a just and loving God. But, knowing that emotions on the subject of justice were running high, and finding angry exchanges on almost every page I... Read more

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2014-11-24T22:20:09-07:00

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Coming Not Soon Enough to a Troubled Neighborhood Near You

Last updated on: November 24, 2014 at 10:20 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

“This film does more to advance new conversations on the legacy of human rights and the ever-present threat of violence and trauma in black life- something that seems so regular within the racist hierarchies that allow it, but when broadcast across the world and into homes of fellow human beings, becomes grotesque. There is no way to watch this film and not think of Ferguson, of Trayvon walking home, of Renisha McBride, of the severity and sudden violence lurking around... Read more

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2014-11-22T22:39:18-07:00

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 — My First Impressions

Last updated on: November 22, 2014 at 10:39 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Our futures will be shaped by the capacity of rising generations to challenge and test what their screens and gadgets tell them about the world, and The Hunger Games is a parable for them, about them, summoning them to demand freedom, human rights, and the truth. Read more

2014-11-21T11:35:43-07:00

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Which Movie Captures Your Part of the World? Tell Me, and You Might Win a Great Book.

Last updated on: November 21, 2014 at 11:35 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

“This is really wonderful stuff. Thoughtful, unique, insightful, and funny. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read.” That’s what Scott Teems, director of Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey and That Evening Sun, and writer for the hit TV series Rectify, says about Cinematic States, the new book by my friend, the Northern Irish film enthusiast and author Gareth Higgins. Marc Cousins, the brilliant film scholar who created the best documentary series on cinematic history that I’ve ever seen, The Story of Film, calls this book “a... Read more

2014-11-21T11:39:24-07:00

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Looking Closer at “Saving Christmas”: Featuring Novelist N. D. Wilson’s Review

Last updated on: November 21, 2014 at 11:39 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

I've been talking to my new friend N. D. Wilson, author of Boys of Blur, Death by Living, 100 Cupboards, and more. While discussing the popularity of Kirk Cameron's films among Christians, I asked him if I could publish his thoughts on Cameron's latest big-screen endeavor. He generously agreed. Read more

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2014-11-23T01:11:32-07:00

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Interstellar (2014)

Last updated on: November 23, 2014 at 1:11 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

After I got home from seeing Interstellar — I saw it in good old-fashioned 35 mm, not in IMAX — I had mixed feelings about the movie, and decided I would jot down a few notes. About 90 minutes later, I was still writing. Read more

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Interstellar

2014-11-14T11:53:46-07:00

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Birdman (2014)

Last updated on: November 14, 2014 at 11:53 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

I've read that Birdman is a movie that pulls back the curtain to reveal (surprise!) that show-biz is really just a hell of egomaniacs on adrenalin highs, using and abusing one another for stardom, and taking the name of "art" in vain. The rumors are true... it does. Read more

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