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It Came Upon a Big Screen Clear: An examination of overlooked, underrated Christmas films

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Jeffrey Overstreet

26 Dec 2008
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Christianity Today • Christmas • Christmas Movies

Here's the latest installment in the Through a Screen Darkly series at Christianity Today...

It Came Upon a Big Screen Clear

Holiday movies don't often depict the real Christmas story, but when they do, it's a light shining in the darkness.

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.
25 Aug 2026 24 min read
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.
18 Aug 2026 6 min read
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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