Together Together (2021)
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
May 1, 2021
Behold — the invention of the "non-rom-com": a genre for stories about loving-but-platonic relationships between men and women!
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Tenet (2020)
April 3, 2021
Christopher Nolan's movie was meant to restore our enthusiasm for big-screen cinema. So why do I think it's best watched on a laptop?
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Lee Isaac Chung Week, Day Five: a review of Abigail Harm
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
February 27, 2021
Lee Isaac Chung's strangest film isn't easy to watch. Nor is it easy to forget. But it is well worth seeking out for its cautionary tale of a compromising love affair, mystical visitors from "up there," and the dangers of self-isolation.
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Lee Isaac Chung Week, Day Three: reviews of his first two films
February 24, 2021
I stared writing about the films of Lee Isaac Chung more than a decade ago. Now that Minari is finally earning him the attention he has long deserved, it would be interesting to revisit those conversations and reviews. Here are the reviews. The conversations are coming tomorrow.
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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
February 22, 2021
Compelling, occasionally impressive in its cinematographic finesse, occasionally obvious in its allusions, often too familiar in its form, eventually painful in its truth-telling, this flashy new film is, ultimately, a necessary testimony.
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In space, no one can hear you scream. But on a podcast?
On Movies & Media,On Books & Writing
February 15, 2021
Listen to the latest episode of Looking Closer, which features a conversation with Sarah Welch-Larson about her new book on the theological implications of the Alien franchise.
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Overstreet’s 39 Favorite Films of 2020
February 14, 2021
Consider this a travel journal full of wonders, escapes, thrills, wisdom, and revelation. These are the films that blessed and challenged me most in 2020. Most of them are easily accessible now and you can enjoy them and share them. Take your time and explore.
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Oscar-bait extravagance: Mank is a mess
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
December 6, 2020
In David Fincher's much-anticipated epic about the origins of Citizen Kane, its political context, and its troubled screenwriter, so much artistry is spent on ambitious and extravagant scenes. But there's no magic happening here.
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