Jeffrey Overstreet
  • Home
  • About
  • Journal
  • Overstweets
  • On Movies
  • On Music
  • Overstreet’s Books
  • Interviews
  • The Book of Wisdom
Sign in Subscribe
On Movies & Media

"Promises": A Movie That's More Powerful Now Than It Was When First Released

  • Jeffrey Overstreet

Jeffrey Overstreet

27 Nov 2006
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Response • Promises

If you haven't seen Promises, find it and rent it.

I've finally condensed my review to a readable size. It was hard to abbreviate my thoughts about it, it's such a beautiful, moving experience.

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025, Part Two: #30–#16

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025, Part Two: #30–#16

Time to open up your music apps and make yourself a list of outstanding albums you might have missed!
15 Feb 2026 20 min read
Kate Hudson earns that nomination: first impressions of Song Sung Blue

Kate Hudson earns that nomination: first impressions of Song Sung Blue

This is a story that deserved a decent movie, and it got one. It might’ve become by-the-numbers melodrama, but cut through my cynicism and made me believe.
07 Feb 2026 6 min read
Refueling, revving the engines...

Refueling, revving the engines...

A Surprise Package post full of recent highlights — Muppets! Anna Tivel! Rian Johnson! Catherine O’Hara! and much more.
07 Feb 2026 7 min read
Jeffrey Overstreet © 2026
  • Sign up
  • Favorite Recordings, Year by Year
Powered by Ghost