Netflix It's not too late: Ava DuVernay's 13th is shock treatment for America's conscience From the Looking Closer Archives: Here's my original review of Ava Duvernay's astonishing Netflix documentary, which I originally wrote for Christianity Today.
Film Review No Other Land: these filmmakers are risking their lives so you will watch their movie This Oscar-winning documentary should be seen and discussed by every American, as we are supplying the resources for cruelty and erasing whole communities.
Documentaries No Other Land: these filmmakers are risking their lives so you will watch their movie This Oscar-winning documentary should be seen and discussed by every American, as we are supplying the resources for cruelty and erasing whole communities.
Film Review At long last — a substantial documentary on Flannery O'Connor Listen to a podcast reading of this review and additional commentary from Jeffrey Overstreet at the new Looking Closer podcast. How I wish this film had been available last winter when my Seattle Pacific University students and I were politely arguing about Flannery O'Connor. From January to March,
On Movies & Media They Shall Not Grow Old (2019) Peter Jackson has saved his best Middle-Earth movie for last. I know — it sounds like I'm baiting a hook just to get you to read about a documentary. But no, I'm serious: If you want to understand The Lord of the Rings, you should probably understand
Film Review Life Itself (2014): first impressions "Drama holds a mirror up to life, but needn't reproduce it." Roger, Roger, Roger. Here I am watching a film about your departure, and I'm still jotting down things you said that will be worth quoting in my own film reviews. There is a
On Movies & Media For Kids Who Can't Write Good Can a good movie be made about bad writing? If you've seen Twilight, you may think otherwise. But seriously: Can a good documentary be made about the challenges of becoming a writer? This upcoming documentary certainly looks interesting.
On Movies & Media Who's the Fairest of Them All? (As Documentaries Go, Anyway...) If I say "documentaries," most readers will probably stop reading and move on to something else. But for those of us who who are enjoying a "golden age" of documentaries, finding that they are often more engaging and rewarding than other kinds of films (Was there
On Movies & Media Born Into Brothels (2005) The film's subject matter may incline viewers to steer clear of it, assuming that it's an unpleasant way to spend two hours. But the overall effect of this inspiring and joyous film is spectacularly surprising.
On Movies & Media A familiar debate: Christians and movies. But this is happening in Hong Kong! ``Christianity has just begun its move into [popular] culture here,'' says Pastor Enoch Lam. ``The hostility and the misunderstanding have softened - but a lot of people have very sensitive nerves.'' The story's in Weekend Standard, "China's Business Newspaper." The
On Movies & Media Buechner (2005) [These comments were originally published in an installment of Film Forum column at Christianity Today in January 2005.] • Buechner ... is simply a conversation with the subject. If that's what you're looking for, you won't be disappointed. On the first day of the war in
On Movies & Media Frederick Buechner - The Movie [2025 Update: This post is past its expiration date. Links to New Life Films no longer work. I’m keeping it for archival purposes.] Okay, chalk this up on the MUST-SEE MOVIES list... Great Laughter is a documentary about an essential Christian writer, Frederick Buechner. Click on the link above
