On Movies & Media

Overstreet's Favorite Films of 2022 — Part One: Honorable Mentions

The Academy Awards are about to hand out a bunch of Oscars, and they're going to throw around the term "best" a lot. That's a relatively meaningless term. I want to know about the films that moved and inspired you. Here's Part One of a three-part post on my own favorite films of 2022.

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

Here, I've posted comments on my ten favorite films of 2022. Each film is announced with its poster, synopsis, trailer, and my very own video commentary. Enjoy!

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I may need to talk about the new U2 tracks with my therapist...

Advance tracks from U2's Songs of Surrender have me thinking about times when my favorite bands have really blown it.

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Close: my first great moviegoing experience of 2023, and one I hope everyone will see and talk about

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

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Overstreet's Favorite Films of 2022: Honorable Mentions

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Life-and-death cinema: In No Bears, a director plays himself in a movie he's forbidden to make

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My 36 favorite recordings of 2022: Part Three (The Big Finale: The Top Ten!)

And now, for you who are supporting this journal, the top ten!

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Surprise Package! February 6, 2023

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Ken Priebe gives us some light

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28 Days Later... twenty years later!

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My 36 Favorite Recordings of 2022: Part Two

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Is this the "best first film" for very young children?

This Oscar-nominated animated short is a rare wonder that will likely become an early-childhood treasure for young viewers and families.

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Surprise Package! Monday, January 30, 2023

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Live from Professor Overstreet's Office: 1/27/23

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Living (2023)

The great Bill Nighy is masterful in a strangely simplified adaptation of "Ikiru."

On Songs & Albums

Favorite Recordings of 2022: #36 – #21

You're likely to find some new favorites here in this wildly diverse list of albums and selected tracks from my favorite 2022 recordings.

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My 36 favorite recordings of 2022: Part One

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The 2023 Academy Award Nominations!

(Or, "I would prefer not to.")

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"Living": a reverent but strangely abbreviated remake of a Kurosawa masterpiece

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Tolkien fans: Do you dare?

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It's January 2023, and I'm already basking in the glory of new music.

On Songs & Albums

Favorite Recordings of 2022: Part One — Honorable Mentions

As I'll need some time to prepare my post on my Top 30 Favorite Recordings of 2022, I hope that this substantial feast of "Honorable Mentions" leads you to many hours of new musical discoveries.

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Twas the season of "comfort food" movies...

A flashback to the '80s: Here's a new reflection on a "comfort food" movie worth revisiting during the holidays.

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A conversation with Frederick Buechner in my quiet, snowbound house

Wondrous things can happen at Christmastime. And so it was that I found myself in deep conversation with the late Frederick Buechner just before Christmas. I wrote it down, and as it's probably relevant for many of us, I'm sharing it.