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October 2010

October 06, 2010

How many of the Top 100 have you seen?

A note like this can make my day... Jeffrey, I saw your post about the...

July 2010

July 25, 2010

God Bless Gracious Commenters

Friends and colleagues who leave comments here, consider this a little love note, prompted by...

April 2010

April 16, 2010

Spam: The Next Step in Evolution?

Normally, I hate spam. Daily, I delete spam. But this week, I must admit that...

June 2009

June 26, 2009

With email like this, who needs reviews?

An email from my dear friend Bryan Rust (CAUTION: "Mild" spoilers.) : Hi Jeffrey:Jane and...

June 09, 2009

Day-making Email about “Auralia’s Colors” and The Kindlings Muse

Two years ago at this time, I was frantic to wrap up revisions on Auralia's...

March 2009

March 23, 2009

“Knowing” Remarks from Ebert and… Well… Others

Roger Ebert bothered many film critics and moviegoers when he turned in a four-star review...

November 2008

November 13, 2008

Cyndere in Singapore

Cynthia writes: Hello from hot and humid Singapore! I have become a fan of your...

October 2008

October 25, 2008

Cyndere’s Midnight: Reviews and Letters, Part 2

I'm still waiting to hear young Ezra Ribera's response to Cyndere's Midnight. I may be...

October 16, 2008

Reader mailstrom, 10/16: Through a Screen Darkly; Prince Caspian; Lakeview Terrace; Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Welcome to Reader Mailstrom, a chronicle of stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer...

October 03, 2008

Reader Mail: Ballast! Ghost Town! Ted Baehr!

BEHOLD... BALLAST! A little while back, you posted a trailer for Lance Hammer's Ballast on...

July 2008

July 04, 2008

Reader Mail – 6/4: Pocorn is evil; Cyndere’s cover art; Derrickson on gradual bedazzlement; Bob on the iTunes lecture

from Julie: What do you eat at the movies? MY RESPONSE: I try not to...

June 2008

June 19, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/19

Welcome to Reader Mailstrom, a chronicle of stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer...

June 18, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/18: “Your reviews are no longer of value to the Christian community.”

I'm starting a new column, chronicling stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email....

June 17, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/17

I'm chronicling memorable messages from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email. Most of these...

June 13, 2008

Reader Mailstrom – 6/13

I'm starting a new column, chronicling stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email....

June 08, 2008

“You reviewed WHAT??”

Mark Moring responds to a chorus of angry readers regarding why Christianity Today Movies bothered...

May 2008

May 12, 2008

Reader!!!! Mail!!!!

This week's blue-ribbon-winning letter from a reader comes in response to my review of No...

January 2008

January 11, 2008

Top Five Favorite Responses from Angry Readers

'Tis the season for top ten lists. So, having posted my top¬†10 (and more)¬†favorite movies...

November 2007

November 23, 2007

“… like tears in rain …”

In today's mail, I received a note from a reader named Trace: Hello Mr. Overstreet....

November 15, 2007

And Sometimes My Email Cheers Me Up

And sometimes, I get email that makes my day. And from total strangers! Hello, my...

November 14, 2007

Anybody Want to Answer My Email Today?

Here's today's email... I post this simply because a few people have asked me recently...

September 2007

September 29, 2007

Reading Letters and Blogs “Darkly”

Letters like this make my day. I hoped that the book would inspire people to...

July 2007

July 12, 2007

An Almighty Groan

Latest letters at CT Movies: Tonight I took my two teenagers and a couple of...

May 2007

May 11, 2007

So it continues: Are Christians a niche audience?

Readers are responding to my recent article at Christianity Today Movies: Christians as a Niche...

April 2007

April 04, 2007

New Feedback at CT Movies

There are a couple of new letters up at the CT Movies feedback page... or,...

March 2007

March 05, 2007

“Have We Lost Our Minds?” Readers Say “No!”

My blog post about CT Movies' reviews and the Christian perspective that informs them was...

February 2007

February 13, 2007

CT’s Top Ten Lists: A Sign of the Coming Apocalypse?

If you're reading Through a Screen Darkly, you've probably come across some of my "war...

January 2007

January 12, 2007

Vote now in CT’s readers’ poll: Best Movies of 2006!

Just so you know, Christianity Today gives positive reviews to wicked movies like Pan's Labyrinth....

December 2006

December 21, 2006

Bono’s not a Christian Because He Cusses. Or So I’m Told.

This just came in as a comment on a previous post, but hey... I think...

December 14, 2006

A New Batch of Responses at CT Feedback

UPDATED!! NOW, with even more provocative responses from readers... Here's one of the letters contributed...