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2015-03-20T13:53:10-06:00

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Something, Anything

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 1:53 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Ida, Ewa, Gloria, and now… the final contestant in this, the Looking Closer Beauty Pageant. Readers, let me catch you up: In early 2014, I began a four-part series in which I focused on films that captured the rare cinematic marvel of a living, breathing, three-dimensional female character — somebody who does not capture our attention by being fashion-model “perfect,” but rather by evincing a far more human kind of beauty. The fourth part of the series has been long delayed... Read more

2015-02-20T22:45:32-07:00

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Seek Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.

Last updated on: February 20, 2015 at 10:45 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Bear with me. This isn't a movie review or a music review. This is just something that's on my mind today. I'll explain why, but first I have to write down the heavy stuff. Read more

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2015-02-16T13:31:57-07:00

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The Lone Bellow, U2, Bob Dylan, and Aaron Strumpel – or, How I Learned to Stop Scowling and Love Liturgy

Last updated on: February 16, 2015 at 1:31 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I may have sensed, on some level, the dissonance between such prejudice and Jesus’ own teachings. But if I did, I suppressed it. That sense of superiority, of being on the right team, of having Jesus’ favor: they felt too good to give up. One of the easiest targets on my denominational dartboard was liturgy. Read more

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2015-02-15T14:34:20-07:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Two Visits to London, Two Well-Rounded Characters

Last updated on: February 15, 2015 at 2:34 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

This weekend, I had an incredible amount of writing to accomplish. So I only allowed myself two breaks, and I stuffed them with two movies. I chose wisely. The two I chose have a few things in common. Both films take us to London. Both bring beloved characters to life (one fictional, one historical). And both of those characters are… shall we say… well-rounded? (more…) Read more

2015-02-10T10:26:25-07:00

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God, Family, Country… Right? American Sniper’s Troubling Anti-War Truth

Last updated on: February 10, 2015 at 10:26 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

So, I avoided seeing American Sniper for a few weeks because the highly politicized debate about it was so intense. I’d been given a very strong impression from certain ugly responses to the movie that it was a celebration of heroism in the Iraq War; that it glorified the killing of Iraqis; that it depicted the Iraq war as another case of Americans saving the world; and that it failed to question why in the world we went there in the first... Read more

2015-02-08T18:31:12-07:00

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Looking Closer at Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups

Last updated on: February 8, 2015 at 6:31 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups screened at Berlinale today. Here come the reviews... Read more

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2015-02-07T12:24:06-07:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Now Streaming: One of 2014’s Most Meaningful Thrillers

Last updated on: February 7, 2015 at 12:24 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Even more evidence that films about faith are alive and well in contemporary cinema (and that there is no need for a preachy "Christian movie industry"): As It Is In Heaven is an intelligent, riveting thriller that shows wisdom on the subject of cults and their appeal. Read more

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2015-02-04T09:16:35-07:00

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Discover The Chrysostom Society: Meet Editor and Book Enthusiast John Wilson

Last updated on: February 4, 2015 at 9:16 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

In the early days, they plotted how to kill each other. Read more

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The Chrysostom Society

2015-02-03T20:34:56-07:00

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What Breakup Record Cuts Your Heart Open? Readers Respond!

Last updated on: February 3, 2015 at 8:34 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I posted a question on Facebook and elsewhere: What breakup songs or breakup records mean the most to you? What music do you find entangled in your own hurtful experiences of separation? The floodgates burst open. Read more

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2015-01-26T15:28:33-07:00

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Listening Closer: Bjork’s “Stonemilker”

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 3:28 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Sharing your heart with someone who in turn takes sledgehammer to it understandably leaves an impression. Read more

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