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The Best Picture of 2010 So Far?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

25 Mar 2010
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Werner Herzog • Rahmin Barani • Short Films

I once said that I would have liked American  Beauty if it had been all about the plastic bag. Well, here it is, directed by Rahmin Barani: 18 minutes of "too good to be true" ...

Yes, that's Werner Herzog as a plastic bag.

Wake Up Dead Man — a review in progress

Wake Up Dead Man — a review in progress

Rian Johnson's third film in the Knives Out series is not only my favorite of the series — it's one of the most provocative films about Christian faith I've seen in many years.
02 Dec 2025 7 min read
Train Dreams (2025)

Train Dreams (2025)

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) collaborate on another enthralling film about men seeking meaning in hard times.
22 Nov 2025 11 min read
Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Technical difficulties interrupted my posting this week.
22 Nov 2025 1 min read
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