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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The Witch (2016)
This is world-class horror filmmaking. And it illustrates unnerving truths about what happens to community and family when the response to evil is blame and violence instead of soulful repentance and faith.
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Archival footage of creation discovered?
Are you ready to go backward and forward in time again with Terrence Malick?
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Finding Dory (2016)
I did feel some trepidation as I took my theater seat. Did I really want a sequel to what I consider to be Pixar's most beautifully realized film, its most perfect execution of its narrative strengths? Could a follow-up do anything but dilute the formula?
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In Memory of Peter Shaffer
I've just learned that the imagination responsible for one of my favorite films passed away today.
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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”