Cameraperson (2016)

I don't think I'm going to see a film in 2017 that affects me as powerfully, or that excites me as cinematically, as Cameraperson.


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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.


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What are you eager to see?

What movie are you most looking forward to seeing between now and New Year's Day 2017?


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The BFG (2016)

Once upon a time, a father and son saw Steven Spielberg's "The BFG." You won't believe what happened next.


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Elsewhere: The Lives (and Films and Albums) of Others

In this episode of "Looking Elsewhere": The Lives of Others. Lisa Hannigan. Emmylou Harris and friends. The Criterion Collection. And so much more...


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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is one of those rare movies that I immediately recognize as special because it makes me want to avoid reviewing it. I don't want to spoil anything for you.


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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”