Good Letters - Jeffrey Overstreet (Page 2)

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Good Letters

A collection of 45 posts

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A Boxer and Some Briefs

Huh. Once in a while, my opinion of a movie aggravates other reviewers I really respect. That seems to have happened with The Fighter. Over at artsandfaith.com, there's been quite a long debate about the film. And now, today, my thoughts were quoted in an unexpected place.

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Me Versus The Fighter

I've summed up my thoughts on the movie The Fighter... ...and they're published over at Image's blog Good Letters today.

Inception (2010)

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Inception (2010)

[This two-part review was originally published at Good Letters, the Image blog. Here are Part One and Part Two.] Part One: Mind Over What Matters If Inception sounds a bit heavy, that’s because it is. The summer moviegoing standard is Fast Food for Juvenile Appetites. But Christopher Nolan’s

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Why I'm Not Doing the Zero-Gravity Dance Over Inception

My review of Inception is a two-parter, and it goes up on Good Letters, the Image blog, today and tomorrow. Here's Part One. Basically, Part One is about why I think it's interesting but ultimately disappointing. Oh, but there are some very cool things in Inception.

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MINE (2009)

This review was originally published at Good Letters, the blog hosted by Image. • As I’m writing this, my magnificent mutt of a cat — Jonathan Mardukas — is purring like he’s never been happier. Mardukas (or “The Duke”) does this when he knows I’m not feeling well, or when

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If Only...

“I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least — and it is commonly more than that — sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.” * Henry David Thoreau ... to which I respond, "SHUT. UP."

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A Beginner's Guide to the Films of Jim Jarmusch

I've meant to write about the films of Jim Jarmusch for a long time. I knew it would be a challenge. He's one of a kind. I could have written a whole book on him, with a chapter for each film. Instead, I wrote a two-part

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"The Wolfman and Breaking News"

Okay, so the majority rules that The Wolf Man is a miserable failure of a film. Me? I had a blast. I've written about it for Image. It's up on their site today.

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Police, Adjective... Review, Adjectives

My review of Police, Adjective is posted at Image. Here's how it starts. Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, Adjective—hailed as the latest masterpiece of the Romanian New Wave—is likely to convince American moviegoers that they should avoid the Romanian New Wave. The movie moves at a

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Is This the Year's Best Christmas Film?

That's my question in my latest article at Image's Good Letters blog. Here's how it starts: I have terrible taste in Christmas movies.

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Avatar (2009)

[This review of Avatar was originally published at Good Letters, the official blog of Image.] • If you didn’t have one, you had a friend who did: The Big Toybox. You know the one I mean: A wooden crate like the Ark of the Covenant, full of mystery and revelation.

A Serious Man (2009)

A Serious Man (2009)

[This review was originally published at Good Letters, the blog hosted by Image.] * There’s an envelope full of cash on Larry Gopnik’s desk. He didn’t put it there. But he can guess who did. A student in Larry’s physics class has been begging him for a

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

[This two-part post about Quentin Tarantino's style and the release of Inglourious Basterds was originally published at Good Letters, the Image blog. I have also posted a guest review of the film by Ryan Holt.] • NOTE: The following post contains spoilers. • Part One In elementary school, I read

Munyurangabo (2009)

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Munyurangabo (2009)

This review was originally published at Good Letters, the Image blog. • Sangwa’s family stands in a line, raising their picks, and striking the ground again, again, and again. In writing about director Lee Isaac Chung’s first feature film, Munyurangabo, it may seem strange that I’m singling out

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Elliott Spitzer Makes a Porno, Part II; Also: Christian Approach to Movies

Laura Bramon Good delivers Part 2 of her series "Elliot Spitzer Makes a Porno" ... at Image's blog, Good Letters. (If you missed Part 1, it's here.) * Greg Wright on "Anatomy of a Christian Approach to Movies" (Hey, thanks, Greg! I'm

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Double feature: "The Wedding and the High Wire Act" and "Watch... and Listen"

At Image, a balancing act. At Christianity Today, a look at three films about music.

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Image: Ricky Gervais, a Bad Word, the Pacific Ocean, and More.

A few highlights from the last week of Good Letters, the Image blog... * A.G. Harmon on Ricky Gervais - "My Favorite Atheist" * Brian Volck on a maddening word... "nice." * Kelly Foster on the power of the Pacific Ocean. * Ann Conway on "The Fear Dog

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IMAGE: "The Secret" is screwy, and other recent observations.

I continue to find frequent, thought-provoking, inspiring thoughts at the new Image blog. Ann Conway notes the problem with The Secret. Other recent IMAGE commentaries include: * A look at the new film As We Forgive, "first-time filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson's look at reconciliation in the wake of

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Highlights from Image: Amazing Grace; Bono and Christian music

This new Image blog? I'm loving it. Brave, thought-provoking, substantial¬†new material every week. Check out A.G. Harmon's skepticism regarding the celebrated movie Amazing Grace. And Lukas Kwong's excellent consideration of church music and the Christian musician. Should Christian musicians be following Bono&