The Quiet Girl (2023)
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April 11, 2023
No, this isn't about a girl who doesn't speak. Cáit has plenty to say throughout. This is, instead, a movie about the extraordinary power of people who have the patience and generosity to listen — to the soft-spoken, the uncertain, and the insecure.
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Overstreet’s Favorite Films of 2022 — Part Three: The Top Ten
March 9, 2023
The day has finally come — I've seen enough films from 2022, and spent enough time reading about them, talking about them with thoughtful moviegoers, and writing about them that I'm ready to post my favorite films of 2022. (Just in time for the Oscars!)
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Overstreet’s Favorite Films of 2022 — Part Two: Top-Ten-Worthy Runners-Up
March 5, 2023
This list of fifteen more represents all of the movies that I cannot believe I’m not including in my final Top Ten list.
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Overstreet’s Favorite Films of 2022 — Part One: Honorable Mentions
February 24, 2023
The Academy Awards are about to hand out a bunch of Oscars, and they're going to throw around the term "best" a lot. That's a relatively meaningless term. I want to know about the films that moved and inspired you. Here's Part One of a three-part post on my own favorite films of 2022.
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Is this the “best first film” for very young children?
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January 30, 2023
This Oscar-nominated animated short is a rare wonder that will likely become an early-childhood treasure for young viewers and families.
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Living (2023)
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January 27, 2023
The great Bill Nighy is masterful in a strangely simplified adaptation of "Ikiru."
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Twas the season of “comfort food” movies…
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December 28, 2022
A flashback to the '80s: Here's a new reflection on a "comfort food" movie worth revisiting during the holidays.
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Overstreet Archives: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
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December 18, 2022
Ten years ago, I wrote about The Muppet Christmas Carol for another website, marking the film's 20th anniversary. Here, at the film's 30th anniversary, I'm bringing that review to Looking Closer.
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The Wonder (2022)
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December 16, 2022
On the week that I watched The Wonder , I had a challenging encounter with a stranger that brought the movie's central tension vividly to mind. It seems that the best way I can highlight my admiration for the movie is to share my experience alongside my review.
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All-Stars: Steven D. Greydanus and 20+ years of extraordinary writing on film
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December 4, 2022
Star-gazing again, I'm pointing to one of the brightest in the cosmos of criticism: Steven D. Greydanus. I'd be hard-pressed to think of a critic who has had a more consistently inspiring influence on me over the last 20 years of my engagement with film and with film essays.
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