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Alissa Wilkinson on Tim Burton in Blunderland

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Jeffrey Overstreet

10 Apr 2010
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Tim Burton • Alice in Wonderland

"Why was I... bored?"

I haven't seen Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland yet, and Alissa Wilkinson isn't convincing me to hurry out and change that.

Have you seen it? What was your impression of Burton's latest?

The Generosity (or, why we’re celebrating Luci Shaw’s 97th birthday anyway)

The Generosity (or, why we’re celebrating Luci Shaw’s 97th birthday anyway)

In memoriam: Luci N. Shaw, 1928–2025.
10 Jan 2026 12 min read
Sending out a New Year’s SOS, and making a resolution

Sending out a New Year’s SOS, and making a resolution

An update regarding my recent absence, and a resolution — despite my soul’s fatigue — to keep on keepin’ on.
10 Jan 2026 3 min read
First (and second) impressions of Sinners

First (and second) impressions of Sinners

Sinners is a film of two halves: daytime and nighttime. The first half is colorful, epic, and full of surprises; the second is shadowy, violent . . . and disappointing.
31 Dec 2025 13 min read
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