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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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First impressions of Blue Sun Palace
One of my favorite films of 2025, and perhaps the most promising directorial debut, focuses on women struggling for survival, companionship, and hope in…
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Only twelve years ago, 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture at the Oscars
My notes on this film were originally published at Looking Closer on November 2, 2013. It's time to republish them.
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First (and second) impressions of The Phoenician Scheme
After two viewings (and more on the way), here are my notes on Wes Anderson's latest—his first led by Benicio Del Toro , and, more importantly, his…
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June 2025

Fundamentals of Fatherhood: Reflections on My Father's Life (in Four Parts)
I offered a much-abridged version of these reflections at the Celebration of Life service in memory of my father, Larry Overstreet, at Damascus…
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Songlights: Join me & Anne for Over the Rhine's 3-day music festival with Amy Helm, Jeffrey Martin, & more. Also: David Byrne laughs…
I'll keep updating this post with new music that moves me between June 28 and July 4. So, check back! Share a song that's deeply moving you right…
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
More than a quarter-century later, this Star Trek spoof remains a gold standard for sci-fi satire. With the announcement of a new Star Wars spoof, maybe…
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First impressions of 28 Years Later
Danny Boyle returns to direct the third episode of the series he began in 2002. This one features the best performances in the series so far, but in…
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All the Pretty Horses (2000)
For 25 years, I've wanted to see a movie that Harvey Weinstein destroyed. Here are my original notes on the wreckage of Billy Bob Thornton's Cormac…
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Blaze of Gory: Overstreet's Christianity Today commentary on Django Unchained
One from the archive: Here's the commentary that Christianity Today editors asked me to write in 2013.
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First impressions of Eephus
I'm back from a long, hard road to offer my overdue review of one of the year's funniest movies: an elegiac comedy about America’s declining traditions…
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