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The Void Within Daniel Plainview

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Jeffrey Overstreet

21 Feb 2008
Filed under: On Movies & Media • There Will Be Blood • Daniel Day-Lewis

Steven Shaviro, who applauds Daniel Day-Lewis's performances as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood, poses an insightful rebuttal to Stephanie Zacharek's critique of that performance.

In doing so, he deepens my appreciation of Anderson's latest masterpiece even further, and inspires enthusiastic comments.

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
Bragg, Bryan, and Springsteen light the way for artists of conscience in 2026

Bragg, Bryan, and Springsteen light the way for artists of conscience in 2026

The great Bruce Springsteen is stepping up and singing with courage, conscience, and truth...
03 Feb 2026 3 min read
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