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Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet

Jeffrey Overstreet

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Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet

An Alphabetical Index of Film Reviews and Reflections

I’ve written about hundreds and hundreds of movies since the mid-’90s. I am in the process of restoring a vast library of titles from my decades of writing on Wordpress, Substack, Image, Christianity Today, Paste, and elsewhere. Here is an alphabetical index-in-progress of some of them. Right now, many of them direct you to other sites, but that will be corrected soon.

If a link is bold and live, the review is probably in decent condition and ready for readers. If it isn’t, then it can probably be found via Search, but I haven’t updated and approved it for visitors. If you’re looking for a review you can’t find, email me at overstreetreviews—at—Gmail, at I’ll do what I can.

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DISCLAIMER: Keep in mind that I, being human like you, have grown and changed dramatically since I began reviewing movies in the early 1990s. And that process continues. To borrow a line from an Over the Rhine song: “I am truly skeptical of all that I have said.” I will gladly correspond with anyone about my reviews, even those who disagree. (Fact is, I disagree with myself frequently!) But I will not answer hate mail. And I will permanently block those who send me rants and insults. There is enough violence and cruelty in the world, and I am making this website a safe place for neighbors to gather and give one another respectful attention as our we grow in wisdom and grace.

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016): flashback review
  • 12 Years a Slave (2013): flashback review
  • 13th (2016): flashback review
  • 127 Hours (2010): review
  • 1917 (2019): review
  • 20th Century Women: review
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (2001 re-release) (1968): flashback review
  • 2046 (2004): flashback review
  • 21 Grams (2003): flashback review
  • 24 Frames (2018): notes on the Good Letters review; review at Good Letters (the Image blog)
  • 28 Days Later (2003): flashback review
  • 28 Years Later (2025): review
  • 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2006): expanded review
  • 65 (2023): review
  • 8 1/2 (1963): a conversation with Michael Leary at The Other Journal (originally published at Filmwell)
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019): review
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001): flashback review
  • A Brighter Summer Day (1991): reflection
  • A Ghost Story (2017): review
  • A Hidden Life (2019): review
  • A History of Violence (2005): review
  • A Mighty Wind (2003): review
  • A Quiet Passion (2017): review
  • A Quiet Place Part II (2021): review
  • A River Runs Through It (1992): 2012 revisit and review
  • A Scanner Darkly (2006): review
  • A Serious Man (2009): review
  • A Star is Born (2018): review
  • A Thousand and One (2023): review
  • A Very Long Engagement (2004): flashback review
  • Aau’s Song (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 review
  • Abigail Harm (2012): review
  • Adaptation (2002): flashback review
  • The Adjustment Bureau (2011): archived review for Image's Good Letters blog
  • The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011): review
  • After Yang (2022): included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Alien: Resurrection (1997): flashback review
  • All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (2022): review
  • All the Pretty Horses (2000): annotated flashback review
  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2023): review
  • All We Imagine as Light (2024): included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Amazing Grace (2019): essay published at Image; included in Favorite Films of 2019
  • Amistad (1997): review
  • Amores Perros (2001): review
  • Amour (2012): review
  • Anchorman (2004): flashback review
  • Anger Management (2003): review
  • Another Year (2010): – reviewed alongside Win Win
  • Ant-Man (2015): review
  • Apocalypse Now Redux (2001): review
  • Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (2019): review
  • April and the Extraordinary World (2016): review
  • Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) — review; included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Argo (2012): review
  • Army of Shadows (1969): capsule review
  • Arrival (2016): review published at Christianity Today
  • The Artist (2011): review
  • As It Is In Heaven (2014): review
  • Ash is Purest White (2019): review
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): review
  • Assault on Precinct 13 (2005): review
  • Asteroid City (2023) — review; notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • At the Death House Door (2008): a guest review by Kenneth Morefield
  • At the Edge of the World (2008): a guest review by Kenneth Morefield
  • Atanarjuat – The Fast Runner (2001): review
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001): review
  • Avatar (2009): review
  • The Avengers (2012): review
  • Awake My Soul (2006): reviewed alongside Homemade Hillbilly Jam, We Are Together
  • Babe: Pig in the City (1998): review
  • Babel (2006): review
  • Babette’s Feast (1987): reviewed alongside other food-related films
  • Babies (2010): review
  • Baby Driver (2017): review
  • Bacarau (2020): review
  • The Balcony Movie (2022): review
  • The Bandits of Golak (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) — included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Barbie (2023) — included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Batman Begins (2005): review
  • Battle in Seattle (2007): review
  • Be Cool (2005): review
  • Be Kind Rewind (2008): review
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): review; Film Forum
  • Before Midnight (2013): An All-Thumbs Review and a Response capsule review
  • Before Sunrise (1995): revisited
  • Beginners (2010): review
  • The Beguiled (2017): review
  • Bella (2007): review
  • Best in Show (2000): review
  • Between the Temples (2024): review
  • Bewitched (2005)
  • The BFG (2016)
  • The Big Short (2015)
  • Birdman (2014)
  • Black Bag (2025): review
  • Black Panther (2017)
  • Black Swan (2010)
  • Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
  • The Bling Ring (2020)
  • Blue Jasmine (2013)
  • Blue Like Jazz (2012) – A review published at Filmwell.
  • Blue Sun Palace (2025): review
  • Body of Lies (2008)
  • Booksmart (2019)
  • Born Into Brothels (2005)
  • Bottoms (2023): review
  • The Bourne Identity (2002)
  • The Bourne Legacy (2012)
  • The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023): notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Boyhood (2014): – A three-part review; and a podcast conversation at Christ and Pop Culture.
  • Brave (2012)
  • The Breadwinner (2017) — A review and a follow-up post
  • Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
  • Broken Flowers (2005)
  • Brooklyn (2015)
  • The Brothers Grimm (2005)
  • The Brutalist (2024): review
  • Buechner (2005)
  • The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
  • Cabrini (2024): review
  • Calvary (2014)
  • Cameraperson (2016)
  • Cars 2 (2011)
  • Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
  • Catwoman (2004) : annotated flashback review
  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) – “Stories from Before We Can Remember, Part One”
  • Certified Copy (2010)
  • Challengers (2024): review
  • Chariots of Fire (1981): Part 1, Part 2
  • Children of Men (2006)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – A review in Christianity Today, and a review in Response
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
  • Chungking Express (1994)
  • Civil War (2024): review at Current
  • The Class (2009) – Reviewed alongside To Be and To Have (2002)
  • The Clearing (2004)
  • Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
  • Close (2023): review
  • Closer (2004): review
  • Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) : annotated flashback review
  • Collateral (2004)
  • Compliance (2012) – “Why I Abandoned Compliance“
  • Constantine (2005)
  • Contagion (2011)
  • Conviction (2010)
  • Coraline (2009) – “Neil Gaiman’s Girls” (Part One, Part Two)
  • The Counselor (2013)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
  • The Courier (2021)
  • Cowboys (2021)
  • Crash (2005)
  • Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
  • Crimes of the Future (2022)
  • Da 5 Bloods (2020)
  • Daddio (2024): review
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – A film forum review
  • Days of Heaven (1978): full review; capsule review for Arts & Faith
  • Dead Poet’s Society (1989): a few thoughts about the opening moments; revisited and reviewed; a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • Didi (2024): review
  • Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
  • The Departed (2006)
  • Departures (2008)
  • Devi (1960)
  • Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
  • The Dish (2000)
  • Distant (2002)
  • Django Unchained (2012): Christianity Today commentary “Blaze of Gory”
  • Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
  • Do the Right Thing (1989): a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022): some first impressions
  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
  • Dogville (2003)
  • Don’t Think Twice (2016)
  • Doubt (2008)
  • Dreamcatcher (2003)
  • Dream Scenario (2023): review
  • Drive (2011)
  • The Duke (2022)
  • Duma (2005) – guest review
  • Dune (2021)
  • Dunkirk (2017)
  • Earth Mama (2023): included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Eastern Promises (2007)
  • The Edukators (2004) – A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
  • Eephus (2025): review
  • The Eight Mountains (2023): review
  • El Dorado (2008)
  • El Sur (1983)
  • Elf (2003)
  • Eighth Grade (2018)
  • Emergency (2022)
  • The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
  • The End of the Affair (1999)
  • Enemy at the Gates (2001)
  • Enys Men (2023): review
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): flashback review
  • Evening (2007)
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) : review; included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Exodus: Gods and King (2014)
  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005): a review and an interview with Scott Derrickson
  • Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
  • Extra Ordinary (2020)
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele de Blanc-Sec (2010/2013)
  • The Fabelmans (2022): notes and a video review included in the 2022 Top Ten List; full episode discussion with Eli Price on The Establishing Shot podcast in October 2025 (coming soon)
  • Falcon Lake: included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • The Fall Guy (2024): review
  • Fallen Leaves (2023): included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • The Farewell (2019)
  • Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (1997)
  • Ferrari (2023): review
  • Fight Club (1999)
  • The Fighter (2010)
  • Finding Dory (2016)
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
  • Finding Neverland (2004) – guest review
  • First Man (2018)
  • First Position (2011)
  • First Reformed (2018)
  • The Fits (2016)
  • The Five Obstructions (2003)
  • Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
  • Flannery (2020)
  • Flight (2012)
  • Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
  • Flow (2024): review; included in the 2024 Top Ten List
  • Ford v Ferrari (2019)
  • The Fountain (2006)
  • Four Daughters (2023): notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Foxcatcher (2014)
  • Fremont (2023) — notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • The French Dispatch (2021): some first impressions
  • Frost/Nixon (2008)
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024): review
  • Galaxy Quest (1999): annotated flashback review
  • Game Night (2018)
  • Gasoline Rainbow (2024): review; included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Get Out (2017)
  • Get Shorty (1995)
  • Girl Rising (2013)
  • Ghostlight (2024): review
  • The Girlfriend Experience (2009) — (also mentioned in “More Nightmares Before Christmas” at Image)
  • Gladiator (2000)
  • The Gleaners and I (2000) – reflection published at Good Letters, “A Fortune Right in Front of Me”
  • Gloria (2014)
  • God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
  • God’s Not Dead (2014) – links to reviews worth reading
  • Godzilla Minus One (2023): review
  • The Golden Compass (2007)
  • Gomorrah (2009)
  • Good One (2024): review; included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Gomorrah (2009)
  • Good Time (2017)
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) – and some second impressions
  • Gravity (2013)
  • The Great Beauty (2013)
  • The Great Gatsby (2013)
  • The Green Mile (1999)
  • Grizzly Man (2005) – guest review
  • Grosse Point Blank (1997)
  • Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022): commentary on three Pinocchio films
  • Hail, Caesar! (2016)
  • Hamilton (2020)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
  • The Hate U Give (2018
  • Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
  • Hellboy (2004): annotated flashback review
  • Her (2013) – Also: guest review
  • Her Smell (2019)
  • Here (2024): included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Hero (2002)
  • High Fidelity (2002)
  • His Three Daughters (2024): included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Hit Man (2024): review
  • Hit the Road (2022)
  • Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) – guest review
  • The Hobbit (1976)
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
  • The Holdovers (2023): review
  • Holy Motors (2012)
  • Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians (2011)
  • Homecoming (2019)
  • Honeydripper (2008)
  • Honeyland (2019)
  • House of Flying Daggers (2004)
  • How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023): review
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
  • Hundreds of Beavers (2024): review; included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • The Hunger Games (2012)
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
  • Hustlers (2019)
  • I Am Not a Witch (2018)
  • I Am Your Mother (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • I Don’t Want to Live In This World Anymore (2017) — guest review
  • I Heart Huckabees (2004)
  • Ida (2014)
  • I’m Not There (2007)
  • The Immigrant (2014)
  • In America (2004)
  • In My Country (2005)
  • In the Heights (2021)
  • In the Stars (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • Inception (2010) – Part One and Part Two
  • The Incredibles (2004) : annotated flashback review
  • Inside Out 2 (2024): review
  • Incredibles 2 (2018)
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
  • Inglourious Basterds (2009) – “The Inglourious Dilemma” – Part One and Part Two
  • The Innocents (2016)
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
  • Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024): review; included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Inside Out (2015)
  • The Insider (1999
  • Interstellar (2014)
  • Into Great Silence (2005)
  • The Island (Ostrov) (2006)
  • Isle of Dogs (2018)
  • It’s Not Me (2024): included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Jane Eyre (2011)
  • Janet Planet (2024): review
  • Jindabyne (2007)
  • John Carter (2012)
  • Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
  • Journey to the Dark Head (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
  • Junebug (2005)
  • The Jungle Book (2016)
  • Juno (2007)
  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
  • Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) — and comments on the Jurassic franchise: review and comments on the Jurassic franchise
  • The Kid With a Bike (2011)
  • The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
  • The Killer (2023): review
  • Killer of Sheep (1977/2007)
  • Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — review; included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • King Kong (2006)
  • The King’s Speech (2010)
  • Kinsey (2004) – guest review
  • Knife in the Water (1962)
  • Knocked Up (2007) – guest reviews
  • L’Enfant (2006)
  • La Dolce Vita (1960)
  • La Vie en Rose (2007)
  • Labyrinth (1986)
  • Lady Bird (2017) — an audio review
  • The Ladykillers (2004): annotated flashback review
  • Lake Tahoe (2009)
  • Lassie (2006)
  • Last Days in the Desert (2016)
  • Leave No Trace (2018)
  • The Legend of Ochi (2025): review
  • The Ladykillers (2004): original review
  • The LEGO Movie (2014)
  • Left Behind (2014) – A review roundup and a commentary: “Well-Made Films Won’t Be… Left Behind”
  • Les Misérables (2012)
  • Let Me In (2010)
  • Let the Corpses Tan (2019)
  • Let the Right One In (2008)
  • Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
  • Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
  • Life Itself (2014) – first impressions
  • The Life of Chuck (2025): review
  • Light from Light (2019)
  • Like Someone in Love (2013)
  • The Limits of Control (2009) – “Jarmusch 101” – Part One, Part Two
  • Lincoln (2012)
  • Lisa Frankenstein (2023): review
  • Little Children (2006)
  • The Little Prince (2016)
  • The Lives of Others (2006)
  • Living (2022): review
  • The Loneliest Planet (2011)
  • Longford (2006)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  • Lorna’s Silence (2008) – Also: a guest review
  • Lost Love (2023): review
  • Lourdes (2009)
  • Love Lies Bleeding (2024): review
  • Lucky (2017) — an audio review
  • Lucky Life (2010)
  • Lucy (2014) – A film forum survey
  • Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
  • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  • Madeline’s Madeline (2018)
  • Madison (2005)
  • Man on Fire (2004)
  • Man on Wire (2008) – A Reflection
  • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019)
  • Manchester By the Sea (2016)
  • Manderlay (2005)
  • Mandy (2019)
  • Mank (2020)
  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022): review; reflection on Marcel and the pandemic at The Rabbit Room; included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • March of the Penguins (2005) – A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
  • Margaret – The Extended Cut (2012)
  • Margot at the Wedding (2007)
  • Martha Marcy May Marlene – “Martha in the Middle”
  • Mass (2021)
  • The Master (2012) – “A Long Post-Viewing Conversation“, “Wrestling The Master“
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
  • The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
  • Maudie (2017
  • Max (2002)
  • May December (2023) — review; notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
  • Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky (2009) – “Stalking the Master of Stalker” – Part One and Part Two
  • Memoria (2023): review; included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Miami Vice (2006)
  • Midnight Special (2016)
  • Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  • Millions (2004)
  • Mine (2009)
  • MirrorMask (2005) — “Neil Gaiman’s Girls, Part One, Part Two“
  • Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One (2023): review
  • Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011)
  • Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)
  • Monster (2023) — review; included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Monster’s Ball (2001)
  • Monsters University (2013): review; Response capsule review
  • Moonage Daydream (2022): review; included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012): review; a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • Mr. Bachmann and His Class (2022): included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022): review
  • Much Ado About Nothing (2013): Response capsule review
  • Mud (2013): Response capsule review
  • Munyurnagabo (2007)
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
  • The Muppet Movie (1989) – “Something That I’m Supposed to Be” – Part One, Part Two
  • The Muppets (2011)
  • Museum Hours (2013)
  • My Father’s Dragon (2022)
  • My Kid Could Paint That (2007) – Also: A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
  • My Life as a Zucchini (2017) — an audio review
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988): a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • My Old Ass (2024)
  • My Week with Marilyn (2011) —”An American Starlet in Sir Laurence’s Court”
  • The New World (2005) – Reviews of the theatrical release and the “extended cut” video release
  • Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
  • No Bears (2023) — notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • No Country for Old Men (2007) —Also: A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
  • No End in Sight (2007)
  • No Other Land (2024)
  • No Sudden Move (2021)
  • Noah (2014) — Review: Part One, Part Two; plus, a commentary and notable reviews, and a podcast discussion
  • Nomadland (2020)
  • The Northman (2022)
  • Nothing Compares (2023)
  • Ocean’s 8 (2018)
  • Of Gods and Men (2010)
  • Oldboy (2005)
  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019): A Guest Review by Damian Arlyn
  • Onward (2020)
  • Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
  • Oppenheimer (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2025)
  • Paddington 2 (2018)
  • Palm Springs (2020)
  • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
  • Paprika (2006)
  • Passing (2021)
  • The Passion of the Christ (2004) – Also: A Letter to Christians About Mel Gibson’s Movie; a 10-year anniversary reflection
  • Past Lives (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Paterson (2016) — notes on my first-impressions; Christianity Today reflection and discussion guide; a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • Pather Panchali (1955)
  • Penelope (2006)
  • The People’s Joker (2024)
  • Personal Shopper (2017)
  • Pete’s Dragon (2016)
  • Peter Pan and Wendy (2023)
  • Petite Maman (2022)
  • The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
  • Pig (2021)
  • Pina 3D (2011)
  • Pinocchio (1940): reflection on three Pinocchio films; a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  • The Pit (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • The Plains (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Playtime (1967)
  • The Polar Express (2004
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
  • The Post (2017)
  • Priscilla (2023)
  • Problemista (2024)
  • Promises (2001)
  • The Proposition (2006)
  • Prospect (2018)
  • Puzzle (2018)
  • The Quarry (2020)
  • The Quiet Girl (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
  • Quo vadis, Aida? (2021)
  • Ragamuffin (2014) – guest review by Martin Stillion
  • Ratatouille (2007)
  • Ready Player One (2018)
  • A Real Pain (2024)
  • The Reaping (2007)
  • The Return (2004)
  • Return to Seoul (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • The Revenant (2015)
  • The Rider (2018)
  • A River Runs Through It (1992)
  • Riddle of Fire (2024): review; included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • The Road (2009): “A Harrowing Journey But Meaningful," and “More Nightmares Before Christmas"
  • Room (2015)
  • Rye Lane (2023): review; included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Saturday Night (2024): review
  • Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
  • Screecher’s Reach (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
  • The Secret of Kells (2010) – a review in Christianity Today; “Revealing the Secret of Kells: A Conversation with Steven D. Greydanus”—Part One, Part Two; and a podcast interview with Dr. Jeff Keuss, Dr. Christine Chaney, and Dr. Brian Bantum; a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • The Secret of the Grain (2007)
  • Seraphine (2008)
  • Serenity (2005) – “Can’t Stop the Signal: Flashback to a Meeting with Joss Whedon and the Firefly Cast“
  • Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
  • Shaft (2000)
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998)
  • Shirley (2020)
  • Shotgun Stories (2008)
  • Showing Up (2023): review; notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Shrek (2001)
  • Shrek 2 (2004): annotated flashback review
  • Sing Sing (2024): review
  • Sinister (2012)
  • Sith (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • Skyfall (2012)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  • Snowpiercer (2014): First impressions
  • The Social Network (2010)
  • Society of the Snow (2023): notes and video review included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
  • The Son (2004)
  • The Song of Sparrows (2008)
  • Song to Song (2017)
  • Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
  • The Spectacular Now (2013)
  • Spider-Man (2002)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  • Spider-Man 3 (2007)
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023): review
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): included in Favorite Films of 2018
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017): review; also, an introductory post about why Spider-man is important for me
  • Stop Making Sense (1983): review of the A24 reissue
  • The Spy Dancer (short) (2023): Star Wars Visions 2 series review
  • Stalker (1979)
  • Star Trek Beyond (2016)
  • Star Wars, Episode III — Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
  • Star Wars: Visions — Season 2 (2023): review
  • Stardust (2007)
  • The Station Agent (2003)
  • Still Life (2006)
  • Still Walking (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
  • Stone (2010)
  • Stories We Tell (2013): Response capsule review
  • Strange Negotiations (2019)
  • Sully (2016)
  • Summer Hours (2008)
  • Superman (2025): review
  • Superman Returns (2006) – Plus… A Guest Review by Greg Wright
  • The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
  • Tár
  • The Taste of Tea (2004)
  • The Taste of Things (2024): included in the 2024 Top Ten list
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023): review
  • Tenet (2020)
  • The Terminal (2004)
  • Terminator Salvation (2009)
  • Theater Camp (2023): included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • Their Finest (2017)
  • Thelma (2024): review
  • There Will Be Blood (2007)
  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
  • They Cloned Tyrone (2023): review
  • They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
  • This is Martin Bonner (2013) – Plus… an interview with director Chad Hartigan
  • A Thousand and One (2023) — included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
  • Three Colors: Blue, White, and Red (1993) — Also, information on my major essay on Blue, published in an anthology of film essays.
  • Three Identical Strangers (2018)
  • THX 1138 – The Director’s Cut (2004)
  • Timbuktu (2015)
  • Times and Winds (2006)
  • Titane (2021)
  • To Be and To Have (2002) – Reviewed alongside The Class (2009)
  • To the Wonder (2012)
  • Together Together (2021)
  • Tokyo Story (1953)
  • Top Gun (1986) – some 2022 reflections
  • Top Gun: Maverick (2022): a two-part review (Part One, Part Two)
  • Toy Story 3 (2010)
  • Toy Story 4 (2019): a three-part review (Part One, Part Two, Part Three)
  • The Tree of Life (2011): a film professor's reflection; comments on Sean Penn controversy; Criterion blu-ray review; reflections published at the Image blog Good Letters — Part One, Part Two; audio from The Kindlings Muse panel discussion hosted by Jenny Spohr
  • Troy (2004): review
  • True Grit (2010)
  • The Truffle Hunters (2020)
  • Tsotsi (2005)
  • Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
  • Twisters (2024): review
  • Two Brothers (2004)
  • Two Lovers (2009)
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His Past Lives (2010) – “Stories from Before We Can Remember, Part Two”
  • Under the Skin (2014)
  • The Unknown Country (2023): review; included in the 2023 Favorites list
  • The Unknown Girl (2017)
  • Unwanted Witness (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
  • Up (2009)
  • Up in the Air (2009) – “More Nightmares Before Christmas”
  • Up the Yangtze (2007)
  • Vagabond (1985)
  • The Vast of Night (2020)
  • Vertigo (1958)
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
  • Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2010)
  • Waitress (2007)
  • Walk the Line (2005)
  • War Horse (2011) – “A War Story for Everyone”
  • War of the Worlds (2005)
  • Waste Land (2010)
  • Watership Down (1978): audio of Overstreet’s Rabbit Room lecture; flashback review; reflection at ThinkChristian; a film professor’s reflection; a full chapter reflection in the upcoming Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books, May 2026)
  • The Way, Way Back (2013)
  • Wendy and Lucy (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
  • Whale Rider (2002)
  • What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?: included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • Where the Game Stands Tall (2014) – A film forum survey
  • Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
  • Wicked Little Letters (2024): review
  • Widows (2018)
  • Wild Rose (2019)
  • Win Win (2011) – “Pillars of the Community”
  • The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
  • Wings of Desire (1987): review; conversation with Wim Wenders
  • The Wings of the Dove (1997)
  • Winter’s Bone (2010)
  • The Witch (2016)
  • The Wolfman (2009)
  • Women Talking (2022) : review; included in the 2022 Top Ten List
  • The Wonder (2022)
  • Wonder Boys (2000)
  • Wonder Woman (2017) — and a podcast conversation that includes reflections on Wonder Woman
  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023): included in the 2023 Top Ten list
  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor (2018)
  • The World’s End (2013)
  • Wrath of Man (2021)
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
  • X2: X-Men United (2003)
  • Yes God Yes (2020)
  • Yi Yi (2000)
  • You Can Count On Me (2000)
  • Zodiac (2007)
  • Zoolander (2001)
  • Zoolander 2 (2016)

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