Film Forum
Jeffrey Overstreet writes CT's "Film Forum" column and "Reel News", posts in-depth reviews of films and music at Looking Closer, and has contributed to Books & Culture, Paste Magazine and Image Journal. Jeffrey works at Seattle Pacific University, and in his spare time he is working on a series of novels.
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Flimsy Flux a Flop for Theron
Christian critics question Aeon Flux. Plus, more reviews of Rent, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Walk the Line.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Christian Critics: No Thanks for New Movies
Yours, Mine & Ours, Rent, The Ice Harvest, Just Friends, In the Mix—;Christian film critics aren't happy with any of them. They're still more interested in Walk the Line, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Pride & Prejudice and Shopgirl.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Harry Does His Magic. Is That Good or Bad?
Christian film critics have mixed views on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Walk the Line, Paradise Now, and Christmas in the Clouds. Plus, more on Pride & Prejudice.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
A Soaring Romance, a Flying House, a Derailed Marriage
Christian critics praise Pride & Prejudice, play Zathura, debunk Derailed, bicker with Bee Season, and bury Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Plus, more reviews of Good Night, and Good Luck and Jarhead.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
The Squid and the Whale One of Year's Best
Jeff Daniels shines in this candidly honest depiction of the consequences of divorce and infidelity. Plus: Christian film critics look at Jarhead, Chicken Little, and G, and more reviews of The Legend of Zorro, and The Weatherman.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Murder, Shopping, Weather, and Swordplay
Christian film critics weigh in on Capote, Saw II, Shopgirl, The Weather Man, The Legend of Zorro, Prime, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and a new DVD release called The 3 Wise Men. Plus, more reviews of Good Night, and Good Luck, Dreamer, North Country, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
LB OK, Dreamer Delightful, Doom Dumb
Christian critics OK with Left Behind: World at War, cheer for Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story and North Country, fire on Doom, puzzle over Stay, and turn in more reviews of Elizabethtown, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
George Clooney Has a Good Night
Good Night, and Good Luck is good moviegoing, but Elizabethtown needs to be rebuilt, and Domino's disgusting. Plus, Nine Lives, The Fog, and more reviews of Wallace & Gromit, Everything Is Illuminated, and In Her Shoes.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
The Gospel, Gromit, Girls, Gambling, Guns
The Gospel pleases Christian film critics, but anyone else? Plus, Christian film critics review Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, In Her Shoes, Two for the Money, Waiting...;, and Dear Wendy, and offer more opinions on Serenity, A History of Violence, and Oliver Twist.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Serenity Soars, Violence Shocks, Game Plays Well
Christian film critics review Serenity, A History of Violence, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Oliver Twist, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, and Into the Blue. Plus, more reviews of Flightplan.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Flight, Fright, or Fractions?
Foster's tense in Flightplan. Burton's brilliant with Corpse Bride. Paltrow's brainy in Proof. Wood's wide-eyed in Everything Is Illuminated. Plus: Roll Bounce, and more reviews of Lord of War and Just Like Heaven
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Deadly Romantic Comedies
Corpse Bride and Just Like Heaven are charmingly spooky, but are critics swooning? Plus, reviews of Lord of War, Junebug, Cry Wolf, Venom, The Thing About My Folks, and more reviews of An Unfinished Life and Echoes of Innocence
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
The Mixed Reviews of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose stirs up a film critics' fracas. Plus, reviews of The Man, An Unfinished Life, Echoes of Innocence, and further responses to The Constant Gardener and Underclassman.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Craftsmanship, Conscience Distinguish Gardener
Critics praise The Constant Gardener, visit 2046, dump The Transporter 2, blast A Sound of Thunder, flunk Underclassman, and remain unpersuaded by Pretty Persuasion. Plus, more reviews of Undiscovered and The Brothers Grimm.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Brothers Are Grimm Indeed
Grim reviews for The Brothers Grimm, The Cave, Undiscovered, and The God Who Wasn't There. Plus, more reviews of Red Eye, Murderball, Sky High, Valiant, and Broken Flowers.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Religious Media Frown Upon This Virgin
Christian film critics chastise The 40-Year-Old Virgin, mixed on Valiant, treat Red Eye, and cross off Supercross: The Movie. Plus, more reviews of Saint Ralph, The Great Raid, Murderball, Broken Flowers, and the new DVD release of The Flowers of St. Francis.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Great Raid, Great Reviews ...Mostly
Christian film critics mostly praise The Great Raid, and review Four Brothers, Saint Ralph, The Skeleton Key, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and Grizzly Man.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Dukes Are Hazzardous to Your Health
Christian critics are not amused by The Dukes of Hazzard, but are applauding Bill Murray in Broken Flowers and a boy and his cheetah in Duma. Plus, more reviews of Sky High, March of the Penguins, Murderball, and Stealth.
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Tired of Explosions and Mindless Action?
Stealth just the latest noisy thriller to crash and burn at the box office. But Sky High gets, ahem, high marks and Must Love Dogs gets mixed reactions. Plus more on March of the Penguins, Murderball, Rize, The Beautiful Country, The Island, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
The Island Overrun by Bad Reviews
Critics unhappy with The Island, Bad News Bears, and The Devil's Rejects, but somewhat impressed with Hustle and Flow. Plus, more reviews of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
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