Were we worse than the KKK?
January 15, 2018
I'm beginning to see. Lord, heal my blindness.
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Spielberg invites you to Post dramatic stress
January 9, 2018
Even if you know this story of #RealNews and a crooked government, your nerves will be singed by this slow-burn Spielberg drama.
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Their Finest (2017)
January 4, 2018
#25 on my Favorite Films of 2017 list is about the battle of Dunkirk and those who sought to tell its story onscreen.
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The Last Jedi’s Disney punchline
December 22, 2017
Overstreet observes a (vaguely spoiler-ish) connection between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and a Disney classic.
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U2 Rangarok?
On Movies & Media,On Songs & Albums
November 18, 2017
There are some strange correlations between the new Thor movie and the new U2 songs.
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Carolyn Forché on the Image Podcast
October 7, 2017
Image editor Greg Wolfe interviews poet and social activist Carolyn Forché.
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I’m Blade-running behind
On Movies & Media,Film Forum,Blog
October 6, 2017
I'm traveling at the moment, so I'll have to catch the most important sequel of the decade after everyone else has seen it. But here are some reviews worth reading.
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The Dardennes speak!
September 27, 2017
Attention to detail: Darren Hughes interviews the Dardenne brothers about observation and subtlety at work in their new film The Unknown Girl.
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Film Forum: mother! and the haters
September 23, 2017
You don't have to like Darren Aronofsky's mother!, of course. But don't condemn it without seeing it or considering its complexity. Narrow interpretations aren't good enough.
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Em-Bark on a new Wes Anderson adventure
September 21, 2017
Who let the dogs out? Looks like Wes Anderson did.
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Innocence Mission: past, present, future
On Songs & Albums,On Books & Writing
September 21, 2017
A new interview with Karen Peris raises the question: Who are your favorite children's book illustrators?
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Agent Cooper goes to pieces
September 20, 2017
David Lynch’s cult-classic revival is exactly as imaginative—and as discomforting—as it always needed to be.
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Welcome to a new & improved Looking Closer!
September 20, 2017
A quick note about the design improvements you're seeing on the website.
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New Bruce Cockburn, Lizz Wright, Lone Bellow
September 11, 2017
If you act quickly, you can listen to three important new end-of-summer releases for free!
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I Don’t Want to Live In This World Anymore (2017)
September 4, 2017
Guest reviewer Daniel Melvill Jones reviews Macon Blair's directorial debut, the winner of this year‘s Sundance Grand Jury award.
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Arcade Fire Now
On Songs & Albums,Music Reviews
August 20, 2017
Arcade Fire's latest is lighter and more streamlined — the most danceable thing that they've done. They're making a whole career out of variations on "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
August 12, 2017
In Part Two of my Spider-Man focus, I zoom in on Spider-Man: Homecoming. How does it measure up to other Spidey films?
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Why I keep getting stuck in Spider-Man’s web
August 10, 2017
Spider-Man has always been the most interesting and compelling superhero for me — the only one whose movies I always want to see. Why? I think I finally figured it out.
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Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet
(now the ears of my ears awake andnow the eyes of my eyes are opened)
– e. e. cummings, “i thank You God for most this amazing”