Harrison Ford is back in character!
We held our breath. The Lucasfilm logo came up. We cheered. Familiar music. Familiar sights. And then...
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How to Get “Let It Go” Out of Your Head: The Hadestown Cure
I've spelled out some reasons why I think "Let It Go" caught on, and some reasons why we should question its widespread popularity. I've also recommended an alternative.
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Looking Elsewhere: MFA Adventures, April Foolishness, and More
From April Fool's antics to coming attractions, this installment of "Looking Elsewhere" is loaded with goodness.
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Up on my sweet-smelling soapbox
Soap A makes your hands smell fruity and fresh. Soap B has no scent at all. Which one makes your hands cleaner? And what does this have to do with movies?
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Song of the Sea (2014): A Conversation With Animator and Author Ken Priebe
The Secret of Kells is gorgeous, dramatic, funny, moving, alive with mystery, and bursting with details that continue to emerge viewing after viewing. It's no surprise that it took so many years for Tomm Moore and his team to come up with another feature-length film: Song of the Sea.
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Foxcatcher (2014)
In which three film enthusiasts — all named Jeff — discuss and debate Foxcatcher.
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An Hour of Wisdom and Storytelling with Joe Henry
Joe Henry, who recorded my favorite record of 2014 (Invisible Hour), was the guest on the latest installment of the excellent podcast "On Being," with Krista Tippett.
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Oscars 2015: Listen to My Discussion and Debate with Dr. Jeff Keuss, Novelist Jennie Spohr, and Producer Anna Miller
Finally... an Oscar year that brings some much needed focus to a subject sorely overlooked at the movies — great men with big dreams!
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Seek Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.
Bear with me. This isn't a movie review or a music review. This is just something that's on my mind today. I'll explain why, but first I have to write down the heavy stuff.
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The Lone Bellow, U2, Bob Dylan, and Aaron Strumpel – or, How I Learned to Stop Scowling and Love Liturgy
I may have sensed, on some level, the dissonance between such prejudice and Jesus’ own teachings. But if I did, I suppressed it. That sense of superiority, of being on the right team, of having Jesus’ favor: they felt too good to give up. One of the easiest targets on my denominational dartboard was liturgy.
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Looking Closer at Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups
Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups screened at Berlinale today. Here come the reviews...
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As It Is In Heaven (2014)
Even more evidence that films about faith are alive and well in contemporary cinema (and that there is no need for a preachy "Christian movie industry"): As It Is In Heaven is an intelligent, riveting thriller that shows wisdom on the subject of cults and their appeal.
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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”