Film Review

An open letter to Kelly Fremon Craig about her outstanding new all-ages crowd-pleaser

First Impressions of "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret."

Women Talking

Talking about "Women Talking"

Rye Lane

First impressions of Rye Lane

This meet-cute rom-com from newcomer Raine Allen Miller just might be the meet-cutest.

A River Runs Through It

Where great rivers converge...

Film Review

Overstreet Archives: Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

A flashback to a curious moment at the crossroads of Christianity and the big screen: a VeggieTales movie that actually scored "fresh" on... wait for it... Rotten Tomatoes.

Pawel Łoziński

A guy sets up a camera on his balcony... and magic happens.

Film Review

The Quiet Girl (2023)

No, this isn't about a girl who doesn't speak. Cáit has plenty to say throughout. This is, instead, a movie about the extraordinary power of people who have the patience and generosity to listen — to the soft-spoken, the uncertain, and the insecure.

Daniel Goldhaber

First impressions of How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Is this spring's most suspenseful thriller too relevant to ignore? Or is it too preachy to succeed?

Pinocchio

Three Pinocchios

Film Review

Not a "yes man" for Enys Men — not yet, anyway

More a celebration of an aesthetic than a coherent narrative, Enys Men is absorbing but is it less than the sum of its surreal and meticulously crafted parts?

Davy Chou

First impressions of Return to Seoul

I saw this ten days ago, but the demands of Winter Quarter grading and Spring Quarter planning kept me too busy to write until now.

Newsletter

It's going to be okay. There's a new Bruce Cockburn album.

Newsletter

Down in "the miry clay"

Colm Bairéad

First impressions of The Quiet Girl

Colm Bairéad's enchanting and patiently observant film about a child caught between two families and two ways of living is a rare treasure.

Newsletter

OSCAR REFRESH: On this post, I'll add my reactions, responses, ruminations, reminiscences, and rages throughout the Oscar broadcast.

Adam Driver

65 million... reasons to avoid this movie

Let's look on the bright side: Anything Adam Driver does going forward will probably be better than this.

On Movies & Media

Overstreet's Favorite Films of 2022 — Part Three: The Top Ten

The day has finally come — I've seen enough films from 2022, and spent enough time reading about them, talking about them with thoughtful moviegoers, and writing about them that I'm ready to post my favorite films of 2022. (Just in time for the Oscars!)

Newsletter

Eyes on the Road: Overstreet's March 8, 2023 commute report

Give Me Some Light

Building a cathedral: how to begin

On Movies & Media

Overstreet’s Favorite Films of 2022 — Part Two: Top-Ten-Worthy Runners-Up

This list of fifteen more represents all of the movies that I cannot believe I’m not including in my final Top Ten list.

New Music

Vampiric relationships and a classic collaboration

Give Me Some Light

Talking with students about Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life"

Give Me Some Light

The day has arrived: I can share my big news.

For you, friends and subscribers, here's a first look at the big turn my life is taking.

Newsletter

Surprise Package: Monday, February 27, 2023

Newsletter

Good Times: Remembering the controversy over "Amour"