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On Movies & Media

Violence's Spirituality

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Jeffrey Overstreet

05 Oct 2005
Filed under: On Movies & Media • David Cronenberg • A History of Violence

Is A History of Violence a "spiritual film"?

The Revealer takes a look at the spiritual questions of A History of Violence.

Thank goodness somebody's taking a look (besides the various Christian film critics I've quoted in tomorrow's Film Forum).

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Three: a lack of enchantment

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Three: a lack of enchantment

Here, at last, is the conclusion of my epic overview of Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster.
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First impressions of The End of Oak Street

First impressions of The End of Oak Street

The End of Oak Street is a big, dumb, unpretentious good time.
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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.”
15 Aug 2026 12 min read
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