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First impressions of Weapons
Zach Cregger's impressively ambitious horror film is filled with allusions to his influences. But do all of these ideas cohere into something…
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Jeffrey Overstreet
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It's not too late: Ava DuVernay's 13th is shock treatment for America's conscience
From the Looking Closer Archives: Here's my original review of Ava Duvernay's astonishing Netflix documentary, which I originally wrote for Christianity…
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First impressions of Sketch
One of 2025's brightest surprises, bound to become a new family favorite, Seth Worley's film understands the dangers of suppressing imaginations, even…
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Jeffrey Overstreet
In 2003, 28 Days Later revitalized a genre, cautioned us about viruses and rage, and divided Christian film critics
From the archives at Looking Closer, here's my original review of 28 Days Later, along with reactions from critics I quoted in my Film Forum column at…
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Jeffrey Overstreet
Silence According to Scorsese: an interview from the Looking Closer archives
As Fr. James Martin has just published a new interview with Martin Scorsese about his faith, I thought it a good time to revisit my own 2017…
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Light Reading #1: On the opening line of Leif Enger's I Cheerfully Refuse
Something new: To glean more nourishment from my reading, I'll start a series of posts where I pay close attention to a few lines of a book. You're…
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Jeffrey Overstreet
First impressions of Sorry, Baby
In this free post, I urge everyone to call up a friend and make plans to see Sorry, Baby, while it's still in theaters. If it's too late, rent and…
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F'ing up: Thoughts on F1 on an IMAX screen
These notes may include some spoiler-ish comments. But the movie's so predictable, does it matter? Here are my thoughts—more importantly, my…
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Laura Palmer’s House
Jeffrey Epstein, Twin Peaks, and dreams of justice.
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July 2025

Time to catch up! Here are some overdue notes on Superman.
I'm late to the party. But then, the party would not have enjoyed my take on James Gunn's Superman. Here's the first of several catch-up reviews I plan…
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Jeffrey Overstreet
Songlights: Rhiannon! Lucinda! Sufjan! Sixpence! Plus, new Jon Batiste, Jeff Tweedy, Sunny War, Robert Plant, Deerhoof, Wet Leg, Russ Taff…
[UPDATE: New from Mike Reid & Joe Henry!] Here's a flight of flavors that have been helping me drink down a difficult week.
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First impressions of Jurassic World Rebirth — and my complicated history with dinosaurs
Gareth Edwards's new film in the classic Spielberg franchise has rekindled troubling memories of my childhood obsession with dinosaurs.
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