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Paul Harrill

A collection of 6 posts

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Light from Light (2019)

Paul Harrill, director of Something, Anything, returns with another venture into the borderlands between body and spirit, head and heart. But this time, it might not be God that a young woman is discovering. It might be a ghost.

Light From Light: A Looking Closer Film Forum

Until I can finish my own review, here's a round table of reviews worth reading that represent a range of perspectives on my favorite ghost story of 2019.

The 25 best films about "waking up"

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The 25 best films about "waking up"

What do the movies Spirited Away, Joe Versus the Volcano, Arrival, and The Truman Show have in common? They appear on a new list of films that are... specifically about characters who “wake up,” who learn not to be one-sided, who cast aside busy habits of inattention, or who learn

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2015: Overstreet's Favorite Films

Note: I will continue to add brief reviews to this post as the weekend progresses. But since I said I'd post this list on New Year's Eve, and it is now two days late, I'm posting the bare-bones list now.

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Two Days, One Night & Something, Anything

I saw all of the Oscar hopefuls, and none of them have stayed with me as powerfully as these unpredictable, suspenseful, and richly rewarding films.

Something, Anything (2015)

Ida, Ewa, Gloria, and now... the final contestant in this, the Looking Closer Beauty Pageant. Readers, let me catch you up: In early 2014, I began a four-part series in which I focused on films that captured the rare cinematic marvel of a living, breathing, three-dimensional female character — somebody who