24 Frames (2018)
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
March 11, 2019
In which Overstreet returns to writing about movies for Good Letters with a celebration of Abbas Kiarostami's final, enigmatic, meditative movie.
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Overstreet Archives: The Matrix Trilogy (1999 – 2003)
March 10, 2019
In the first post of a new treasure hunt in this website's archives, Overstreet digs up his original reviews of The Matrix and its sequels.
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The best book-to-movie achievements… and the worst
On Movies & Media,On Books & Writing
March 2, 2019
In which I talk about the art of book-to-movie productions, a lot of great movies, and a few terrible movies, with David Kern and Steven Greydanus. Listen to our lively, in-depth exploration of the art of adaptation!
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Three professors profess their love for The Secret of Kells
March 2, 2019
Listen as Jeffrey Overstreet welcomes Dr. Christine Chaney and Dr. Brian Bantum from Seattle Pacific University to a conversation about the many wonders of the movie The Secret of Kells.
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A tale of two podcasts: my visits to Forma and Libromania
On Movies & Media,On Books & Writing,Journal
January 15, 2019
In which I find myself as a special guest on two separate podcasts, both of them hosted by David Kern, for conversations about Madeleine L'Engle and the best movies of 2018.
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Widows (2018)
December 14, 2018
Widows starts with a bang and then devolves into an overstuffed, over-serious, and even predictable thriller.
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Madeline’s Madeline (2018)
December 3, 2018
Josephine Decker's wildly imaginative new film is worth seeing for its experimental ambitions, even if, in the end, it's all a bit too much.
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