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September 2012

September 19, 2012

Religion, Fuel, Fathers, Sons, Egomania, America: A Look Back at “There Will Be Blood”

Five years ago, on September 27, Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" screened for...

February 2009

February 17, 2009

Nothing Compares to You

Cinematical posted this scene today, and I'm going to post it merely to demonstrate that...

August 2008

August 15, 2008

Reader mailstrom, 8/15: “Learn to Think Critically” about “There Will Be Blood”

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

June 2008

June 18, 2008

Brian Volck Discovers “There Will Be Blood”

Brian Volck saw There Will Be Blood for the first time on DVD. That's too...

April 2008

April 10, 2008

Psycho, Killer, Bigot, or Saint? Christians in the Movies in 2008.

It's 2008, and I'm still waiting to see if any brave filmmakers out there will...

March 2008

March 06, 2008

Michael Leary’s Film-think; “No Country” Re-examined

Nobody I know takes the question "What is Christian film criticism?" more seriously than Michael...

March 03, 2008

Is “There Will Be Blood” Anti-Christian?

I've been trying to ignore this, but Movieguide's Ted Baehr just keeps bashing away at Paul...

February 2008

February 24, 2008

The Oscars, and How to Pick a Real Winner…

Who will take home those golden chunks of cheese tonight? Well, if you're looking to...

February 21, 2008

The Void Within Daniel Plainview

Steven Shaviro, who applauds Daniel Day-Lewis's performances as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood, poses...

February 05, 2008

Bad Dialogue? Or Real History?

Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, my favorite American movie of 2007, is being...

February 05, 2008

The 2007 Critics’ Choice List from Christianity Today’s Film Critics

You saw the first list, the Most Redeeming Films of 2007. Now, here's the Critics'...

January 2008

January 15, 2008

Is “There Will Be Blood” a Film for “Narrow-Minded Bigots”?

"The realistic, gritty atmosphere created by screenwriter/director Paul Thomas Anderson and actor Daniel Day-Lewis as...

January 06, 2008

Seitz on Paul Thomas Anderson

Matt Zoller Seitz is still writing about There Will Be Blood. Here he is in...

December 2007

December 30, 2007

There Will Be Blood (2007)

This review was originally published in an abridged edition at Christianity Today. - In Roman...

December 22, 2007

Ask 100+ critics to name the best movie of 2007…

... and they say: There Will Be Blood. The runner-up is quite a surprise too....

December 12, 2007

LA Weekly critics hail "There Will Be Blood" as a film of historic significance

LA Weekly critics love Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood: As for There Will...

November 2007

November 16, 2007

A Portrait of My Favorite Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis rarely ever acts in a film. But when he does, it's not something...

September 2007

September 28, 2007

There Will Be “There Will Be Blood”

At Hollywood Elsewhere, the buzz for Paul Thomas Anderson's new film is building... with some...

September 06, 2007

Best Movie Poster Since “Children of Men”?

Wow. I want one for my wall. If I get any more excited about this...

February 2006

February 19, 2006

Updates on Paul Thomas Anderson and Brett Ratner projects

THERE WILL BE DANIEL DAY-LEWIS! While the list of films I cannot wait to see...