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Over the Rhine

Over the Rhine on The New York Daily News

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Jeffrey Overstreet

04 Mar 2005
Filed under: Over the Rhine • On Songs & Albums • Marriage • Drunkard's Prayer • 2005 • March 2005
Over the Rhine on The New York Daily News

My favorite album of last year, Sam Phillips’s A Boot and a Shoe, was born from divorce. It was a heartbreaker.

This year, what may well be my favorite album has come from a marriage that’s been saved.

And The New York Daily News is taking notice.

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First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Two: What does this movie love?

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Two: What does this movie love?

In Part Two of my reflections on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, I consider what Nolan’s movie does well... and what it “loves.”
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First impressions of The Samurai and the Prisoner

First impressions of The Samurai and the Prisoner

At the end of 2026, you’ll find Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 16th century murder mystery ranking highly on my favorites list — and probably high on many other critics’ lists as well.
09 Aug 2026 6 min read
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