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Watership Down

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July 8, 2026: Angela Morely, new songs, and more

July 8, 2026 Overstweets * Chris Williams of Chrisicisms has the best note on Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. * I missed this back in May — which is a shame, because I was teaching a film class about Martin Rosen’s adaptation of Watership Down, and we were talking about

Overstreet Letterboxd Update: May 21–June 8, 2026

Overstreet Letterboxd Update: May 21–June 8, 2026 Here are links to reports of my post-movie rants and raves over the last three weeks: Tuner, Power Ballad, Good Boy, Backrooms, Wendy & Lucy, Alice in the Cities, Watership Down, Undine, The Love That Remains, Send Help, Silent Friend, I

An unforgettable evening for fans of Watership Down

An unforgettable evening for fans of Watership Down

On Books & Writing

Why Watership Down belongs alongside Narnia and Middle-Earth

Among the many artists we lost in 2016, the one who influenced me the most passed away on Christmas Eve. Without his imagination, I might have lived a very different life.

A rabbit's gospel

A rabbit's gospel

I've become weary, in recent days, from the aggression, the vitriolic language, and the fear-driven messages coming from professing Christians — in their social networking, their politics, and their protests. I've seen so much hate speech. I've seen a forceful refusal to make "

Watership Down (1978): Looking Back at an Animation Classic

On Movies & Media

Watership Down (1978): Looking Back at an Animation Classic

2014 Update: Oh how I wish someone would re-release Watership Down on Region 1 blu-ray in a format that captures the vivid beauty of the theatrical release. The current American DVDs show that they were produced from a worn and faded print. Attention, lords of the Criterion Collection!

On Movies & Media

My Favorite Novel is Going to Be a Movie. Again.

Hmmm. From the director of Cube, Vincenzo Natali... Apparently it's going to be a television miniseries. For more information, click here. The original film adaptation of Watership Down severely abrdiges the story, but considering that it would be impossible to tell the whole story in a two hour