Film Lists - Jeffrey Overstreet

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The Weekender - Third Weekend of December 2021

The Weekender - Third Weekend of December 2021

Merry Christmas early! The Weekender will be a Surprise Box, an unpredictable newsletter, a bulletin board of things I'd like to share that I would have expanded into full, individual posts if life had afforded me the time.

Their Finest (2017)

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Their Finest (2017)

#25 on my Favorite Films of 2017 list is about the battle of Dunkirk and those who sought to tell its story onscreen.

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

My favorite film critic's top 10 of 2016

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My favorite film critic's top 10 of 2016

Steven Greydanus of Decent Films and The National Catholic Register has published his Top 10 films of 2016. It's definitely worth your attention. But of course it is — he's my favorite film critic. And now I'm frustrated that I haven't finished and

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Memento or Vertigo? What's Your Favorite Film About Memory?

The long-running community of friends and colleagues called Arts and Faith has published their latest list of essential films: The Top 25 Films on Memory.

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2014: Overstreet's Favorite Films

This year's Favorite Films list accomplishes several things for me: 1. It reminds me that — for a variety of reasons (including the fact that I'm working full-time and going to school, and the fact that Seattle is getting major releases much later than New York and