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Jack Black, a Wrestling Priest? Donnie Darko Director Directs The Rock?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

21 Apr 2005
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Jack Black • Nacho Libre • Richard Kelly • Southland Tales

Jack Black will play a wrestling preacher. That's funny enough without a punchline.

Donnie Darko director Richard Kelley's carefully guarded new project Southland Tales is beginning to emerge from the fog. And yes, the surprises have already begun.

Poet Scott Cairns has a message for the President

Poet Scott Cairns has a message for the President

Today, Cairns shares a particularly pointed poem for the President.
19 Jun 2026 1 min read
SDG picks the best MCU movie

SDG picks the best MCU movie

My favorite film critic, Steven D. Greydanus, has announced his pick — and I’m quite happy with it. A
18 Jun 2026 2 min read
The Boy Who Believed in Airplanes: reflections on Empire of the Sun (1987)

The Boy Who Believed in Airplanes: reflections on Empire of the Sun (1987)

In my last Good Letters column for Image, I turned to Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun as a way to express my vision and gratitude.
09 Jun 2026 6 min read
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